Just a quick update here: Summer Chaparral is revised and off to the editor again! I’m tentatively planning for an October release for that book. Tentatively. Also, I made up a new cover for An Artful Entanglement! It’s the same model, same color scheme, etc–just closer to how I picture the heroine of this book. … Read more
I’ve been thinking a lot about Emma’s comment on DA about what makes a classic–is it the emotional response it engenders in readers, especially those books that pull readers into a genre, ones that get stuck in their memories? Or is it something more formal–a recognition of the skill in the writing, the way the … Read more
Apologies for the cheesy post title. I’ve finally updated my website to includes covers, blurbs, and tentative release dates for all my series. Took a little long than I had anticipated, but I think it’s been worth the wait. You can read about the first in my Western historical series, Summer Chaparral, here. This book starts off my Las … Read more
OK, so this post isn’t really about housekeeping; it’s about a conversation between my husband and me. I should point out that my husband and I are a pair of smartasses and that everything said here is said with equal amounts of snark and love. (As my stepfather was fond of saying, “If I’d wanted a smartass, I’d have … Read more
I’ve been thinking quite a bit about endings in romance novels lately–both my own endings and some of the very satisfying ones I’ve read recently. Many romance writers will agree, writing the ending is one of the most difficult parts of the book. Which doesn’t make sense on the face of it–it’s a romance and … Read more
We haven’t had much indolence here recently, have we? (Well, we have, but I haven’t been writing about it.) So today we have a post on leeks! Leeks are some of my favorite vegetables and are the essence of spring to me. They have a delicate savoriness that reminds me of the scent of spring … Read more
Growing up, my grandparents always sent a check for my birthday. It was for my college fund and I remember my father always taking the check from the card and setting it in a safe place in his office, to be deposited in my own account at the bank, along with all the other checks … Read more
Versions of this post have been simmering in my mind for months and now it’s finally time to write it. (Don’t worry, like any good romance, it has a happy ending.) As you might notice if you’ve ever visited my book page, I write two different series. Both are set in the same period and … Read more
First off, I should have posted this ages ago, but here it is now. My critique partner, Emma Barry, and I have been discussing religion in romance novels over at her blog. You should head over and check it out! (And we have more coming soon.) Now for today’s topic. When I was five, the … Read more
I’ve said this before, but winter is the season when we eat a lot of greens, many of them from our winter garden. (Of course, this year we’re not having much of a winter at all. Not only are the fruit trees in bud, they are also beginning to bloom. There have been many mutterings … Read more