Whether you have big plans or hoping for a quiet evening, I hope you have a wonderful Valentine’s Day. If it’s too late to make plans, I recommend curling up on the sofa to watch a romantic comedy, read a romance novel or listen to your favorite love songs. Treat yourself on this Valentine’s Day!
At first that might seem like a strange question. After all, Valentine’s Day is noted on calendars and discussed in the news. I can’t go into a store without seeing a red and pink display and there seems to be a lot of gift/craft/makeover/date ideas for Valentine’s Day.
Valentine’s Day was a big deal when I was [...]
As 2009 draws to a close, I look back and see all that has happened this year. There were challenges and celebrations along the way, and I’m glad I got to share them with you. In case I don’t get a chance to pop in during the next few days, I want to take this [...]
I can’t believe it! I won the Harlequin Presents Writing Contest!
When the editor called to let me know the good news, I flashed back to the moment when I was in middle school and reading my first romance novel, The Arrogant Duke by Anne Mather. Reading that Harlequin Presents opened a whole new world for [...]
An e-book edition of Lip Lock is now available for U.S. readers. You can download it at Amazon.com or Barnes and Noble. There is some debate on whether this book is chick lit or romantic comedy.
The Romance Reviewer said, “If you like your chick lit to have a little bite to it, Lip Lock is [...]
As the United States celebrates Thanksgiving, I want to thank you all for sharing your thoughts with me through my blog, e-mail, social media, and letters. I’m grateful for having readers who not only look forward to reading my books, but also recommend my work to others. Most of all, I appreciate the time you take to keep [...]
Naughty Bits is now available as an e-book for readers in the United Kingdom. You can find out more at the Mills & Boon website.
This book is still available in trade paperback, and in electronic format for readers in North America.
My contribution for this anthology is “Anything You Want”. The erotic short story was first [...]
Unleash Your Story is a combined read-a-thon and write-a-thon for readers and writers. This annual event is organized by the Romance Unleashed writing group, and this year their goal is to raise $23,000 for the Cystic Fibrosis Foundation.
The coordinators also have a pacesetter author and reader so you can challenge their goal or try to [...]
According to a study in the Social Science Quarterly, the top 10 “Bad Boy” names (in alphabetical order) are: Alec, Ernest, Garland, Ivan, Kareem, Luke, Malcolm, Preston, Tyrell and Walter.
The belief is that “giving newborn males oddball, girly, or strange first names may just help them land in jail.”
Riiight. No one has ever accused me [...]
I’ve had the flu a few times in my life, but I’ve never been tested for it until tonight.
I knew I was in trouble when the lab assistant held out this swab with a long stick. Then he tells me he has to swab my nose.
That thing was going in my nose?
And then he tells [...]
