My friend author Kitty Bucholtz is stopping by today to share an excerpt of her chick lit book, Little Miss Lovesick (btw a great, funny, sweet story!). Kitty is very special to me because a few years back she generously … Continue reading →
Have you noticed an uptick in Zombie obsession lately? On a recent trip to northern Arizona, we followed a car bearing this slogan up the mountain. I thought to myself, these crazy Arizonans have been watching too much Walking Dead. … Continue reading →
A couple of months ago I blogged about another “foreign” U.S. holiday, St. Patrick’s Day, and mentioned Cinco de Mayo. This holiday seems to be promoted by beer and tequila makers, all well and good, but there’s a lot more to … Continue reading →
Last week’s Wall Street Journal featured a story, Love at First Sight: It can Happen, but You Have to Believe. Do you believe? According to a 2014 survey of singles conducted by Match.com, 59% of men and 49% of women DO believe in … Continue reading →
While flipping through Bulfinch’s Mythology this week in search of an inspiring goddess, I instead came across a reference to an inspiring woman, Lady Charlotte Guest. Bulfinch’s Mythology includes not just Greek and Roman myths, but also the Legends of Charlemagne, … Continue reading →
I learned last week that my novel, Bella’s Band is a RONE Award nominee! What are the RONE awards? Each year InD’tale Magazine honors the very best books in the Indie and Small publishing industry by awarding the prestigious RONE … Continue reading →
A few weeks ago I blogged about the lead-up to the two hundredth anniversary of the Battle of Waterloo, and today, it’s my pleasure to have as a guest author Susana Ellis whose book Lost and Found Lady is included in … Continue reading →
The last weekend of March was the super-busy crush of the California Dreamin’ Conference and it seems like I’m still recovering! Three hundred authors came together for three days in Brea, California to connect (and reconnect) with friends, industry professionals, … Continue reading →
My favorite Regency romance author, Loretta Chase, had a post up last week on the Two Nerdy History Girls blog she shares with fellow author Isabella Bradford with a delicious quote from the great George S. Patton. “I present him here,” … Continue reading →
Many Regency romances are set against the dramatic backdrop of an island nation fighting for its very survival against a messianic European man bent on world domination. (Echoes of World War II? Who says history doesn’t repeat itself!) At the height of the conflicts with Napoleon, … Continue reading →