MY TOP 5 ROMANCE NOVELS OF 2020
Need Book Recs? These Are the Five Best Romance Novels I Read In 2020, plus a Bonus Book Rec. It’s been a bizarre and disorienting year at best for most of us. As a result, maybe you’ve read more to
RANDOM MUSINGS: WRITING DURING CORONAVIRUS LOCKDOWN
Why Is Writing Romance Easier for Me than Nonfiction During the Coronavirus Lockdown? How are you doing with your quarantine life? Are you getting into a rhythm and staying productive? Or forcing yourself to take a shower and get out
Random Musings: Romance Authors as Writing Robots
How Many Books Should a Romance Author Publish Every Year? According to most research, the average reader goes through a book or two a month. Authors of most styles of fiction publish a book every year or two. A few,
Random Musings: Why I DNF Books
Five Reasons Why I DNF (Do Not Finish) Books Once I learned to read in kindergarten, I was unstoppable. Books became my life. Or at least my escape from real life for a while. For many years I read a
Random Musings: Sex Scenes in Romance Novels
Why I Write (and Like Reading) Steamy Sex Scenes in My Romance Novels When I tell someone I write steamy romance, I get one of two immediate, knee-jerk responses: a broad grin and conspiratorial gleam in the eye, or the
Random Musings: On Feminist Romance
What’s So Special About Feminist Romance? I remember reading my first romance novel in my late teens. Or at least, I should say I remember the cover—the classic Fabio bodice-ripper—and a line about a turgid member and a deep, moist well
Random Musings: Becoming a Romance Author
How I Became a Romance Author When I first told my friends and family that I was leaving my job as Communications Director of a non-profit mountain biking organization to write steamy contemporary romance novels, I got some pretty interesting
Reworking the ending of my latest and it is SO HOT! I love when someone bares their heart even though they risk getting it crushed. It's sexy and scary and wonderful all at the same time. And once they both realize they're in love, the sex is super steamy. #amwriting #romance
