Stacy Gold’s Wild Love Romance Series Explained

Stacy Gold’s Wild Love Romance Series Explained

Mar. 9, 2023 by

Stacy Gold’s Wild Love Series of Steamy, Adventure Romance Novels Features Badass Women, ‘Mansels in Distress’, and Mother Nature. I’m finishing edits on the second book in my Wild Love romance series, Drive Me Wild, and it’s got me thinking

My Philosophy for Writing Romance

My Philosophy for Writing Romance

Oct. 4, 2022 by

My Author Philosophy for Writing Romance Novels Twenty years ago, if you’d asked any of my friends if I would ever write romance novels (let alone have a philosophy for writing romance), they’d have laughed you out of the room.

Seven Lessons I Learned On the Grand Canyon

Seven Lessons I Learned On the Grand Canyon

Dec. 23, 2021 by

The Top Lessons I Learned Achieving My Long-Standing Goal of Kayaking the Grand Canyon, and How They’ll Impact My Romance Novels. Recently, I achieved one of my biggest, hairiest, most audacious goals—kayaking the entire 226 miles of the Grand Canyon

The Alpha Male Isn’t My Romance Fantasy

The Alpha Male Isn’t My Romance Fantasy

Oct. 28, 2021 by

So, why am I constantly being sold the idea that all women fantasize about the alpha male sweeping them away? On two different occasions in the last few weeks, I’ve had someone say to me, “Well, you know, every woman

BOOK REVIEW: QUEEN MOVE BY KENNEDY RYAN

BOOK REVIEW: QUEEN MOVE BY KENNEDY RYAN

Jun. 17, 2021 by

Queen Move by Kennedy Ryan is a stellar, page-turning, childhood best-friends-to-lovers romance. If you’re looking for your next great romance read, look no further than Queen Move by Kennedy Ryan. I regularly buy books without knowing much about them, especially

My Big, Hairy, Audacious Romance Author Goals for 2021

My Big, Hairy, Audacious Romance Author Goals for 2021

Jan. 15, 2021 by

I’m planning on hitting some amazing romance author goals this coming year. Yes, I know. Setting any kind of goals for the coming year,  especially professional romance author publishing goals, might seem like an exercise in frustration and futility. But

RANDOM MUSINGS: IMPLICIT BIAS AND WRITING ROMANCE

RANDOM MUSINGS: IMPLICIT BIAS AND WRITING ROMANCE

Jan. 21, 2020 by

What it Means to Have Implicit Bias, and How It Impacts Romance Authors (Including Me) Implicit bias…We all suffer from it. Though those on the receiving end of our resulting words and actions suffer from it the most. What is

BOOK REVIEW: THE ONE YOU CAN’T FORGET

BOOK REVIEW: THE ONE YOU CAN’T FORGET

Nov. 19, 2019 by

Roni Loren’s “The One You Can’t Forget” features the best meet cute ever! After reading, “The One You Can’t Forget” (Book 2 in The Ones Who Got Away series), I’ve added Roni Loren to my list of favorite romance authors.

Random Musings: Consent in Romance and Real Life

Random Musings: Consent in Romance and Real Life

Aug. 30, 2019 by

Consent in Romance Novels – Sexy or Not Sexy? In the #MeToo era I’m always shocked to hear someone say they don’t think consent belongs in romance novels because it kills the mood. Sure, early romance novels featured plenty of

Random Musings: The Five Biggest Relationship Lies

Random Musings: The Five Biggest Relationship Lies

Jul. 12, 2019 by

The Five Relationship Lies We’ve Been Fed for Years Hurt Everyone In my teens and twenties I was your typical relationship pessimist. My parent’s marriage seemed a thing of evil, and I couldn’t understand why anyone would get married voluntarily.