I’ve been a neglectful blogger here lately, but I’ve got good reasons, I swear! I’m still blogging over at the BookBub Blog and on Lady Smut, and also I’ve been finishing Stolen in Love, the second book in my Love & Lawbreakers series. As I finished, revised, and edited this draft, I’ve thought a lot … [Read more…]
One of my exes had a funny analogy for getting back together with someone you used to date. He said it was like getting a carton of milk out of the fridge, sniffing it and realizing it was rotten, putting it back in the fridge…and then pulling it out two weeks later and drinking it. … [Read more…]
It’s a new month, and for the Romance Trope Tuesday series, I’m focusing on a new type of love story: second-chance romance. There can be two possible definitions of this popular trope in romance. One, it could mean a second chance at love, when two people who’ve had previous relationships that ended with other people … [Read more…]
Today concludes my look at the enemies-to-lovers trope in romance fiction as part of the Romance Trope Tuesday series. In case you missed it, check out what it is and why it’s so popular, how it works within a film, and a suggested reading list. This Tuesday I’m providing some best practices for writing your own … [Read more…]
I’m happy to announce that my goth rom-com SCARY, LOVESICK, FOOLISH releases today! SCARY, LOVESICK, FOOLISH is the sequel to CRAZY, SEXY, GHOULISH and continues the story of Nora and Brendan. It was a question he had to ask… Brendan Forrester loves his girlfriend, Nora. Like can’t-live-without-her, Gomez-to-her-Morticia-Addams loves her. But when he asks her … [Read more…]
The Writers Who Read series continues this week with poet Athena Kildegaard. Who are you? In summer I’m a gardener and a canner. In winter I teach and sometimes I shovel the front walk. In fall I walk and kick up leaves as I go and smell the must that they leave behind as they … [Read more…]
The Writers Who Read series continues this week with Jane Carter Barrett. Who are you? My name is Jane Carter Barrett and I attended Duke University and the University of Texas School of Law. Although I was born in Maryland and raised in New York, I currently live in Austin, Texas with my family. I … [Read more…]
The Writers Who Read series continues this week with historical romance author Christina Alexandra. Who are you? Hi, my name is Christina and I’m a recovering foodie. Oh, who am I kidding, I’m enjoying every delicious bite! 😉 I’m Christina Alexandra. I write steamy historical romance set in Georgian and Regency England. You can find … [Read more…]
The Writers Who Read series continues this week with poet Leah Umansky. Welcome, Leah! Who are you? I’m a poet, a collage-artist, a writer, a writing mentor, a reader, a pop-culture junkie and a middle and high school English teacher. Straight Away the Emptied World, is my third book, and second chapbook. It’s dystopian-themed and … [Read more…]
The Writers Who Read series continues this week with romance author Kelly Bennett Seiler. Welcome, Kelly! Who are you? I’m Kelly – a mom of three exhausting (but beautiful) children, a wife of nearly 20 years, a Jersey girl who’s become a Texan. I love few things as much as sleep. Some people collect dolls … [Read more…]