Giveaway Update (February 15th, 2021) We have winners!!! Shirley Halverson is the winner of my $10 Amazon Gift Card prize Traci Bell has won the Grand Prize of $75 US Congratulations, and a huge thank you to everyone who joined … Continue reading →
Reading the Classics I’m taking a break today from sharing new releases or historical research to talk about a couple of very old releases, one by the author of the first Regency romance, the other historically significant as the first … Continue reading →
Santa has finally made a holiday appearance at my house! This is my “Hoo-hoo-hoo” holiday Santa, presented to me by my daughter when she was a first-grader. I hang it up every year to remind her I love her–and to … Continue reading →
It’s Release Day for a sizzling new Regency, The Duke’s Temptation, and I’m thrilled to have author Addie Jo Ryleigh as my guest today. Take it away, Addie Jo! Alina, thank you for welcoming me to your blog today. … Continue reading →
While agonizing over what to title a novelette I’m editing, I took a break to clear my head and catch up on some reading. This week I finished my friend Diane Benefiel’s contemporary romantic suspense, Shot Through the Heart. Is that not an awesome cover? It … 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 →
“Good morning, sir,” said one child, on being introduced to the Duke of Sutherland at one Coronation. “No, boy!” hissed his embarrassed father, “Say ‘Your Grace.’” “Beg pardon, father,” rejoined the child, and looking the Duke full in the … Continue reading →
A spinster’s secrets tempt a killer—and steal a soldier’s heart. It’s official! Bella’s Band has a beautiful new cover and a release date, September 3, 2014, from Soul Mate Publishing. Here’s an excerpt from the middle of the story, where the hero … Continue reading →
No–not that kind of ring! I’ve been working on the third novel in my Ring series, and I can’t decide what to call it. In the first two stories I’ve used alliterative titles. Rosalyn’s Ring was released by Soul Mate Publishing on … Continue reading →
In honor of Father’s Day this coming weekend, I thought I’d talk about some of my favorite fathers in romance novels. Most of the fathers I’m going to mention are not the heroes of the books, but the fathers of the heroes … Continue reading →