SECRET PARADISE is out now!
Finally, for those of you who enjoyed ALL I WANT IS YOU (AIWIY) here’s your chance to find out what Monica and JD have been up to. Plus Monica’s younger sister, Nikki, gets her own chance at a sexy romance. If you haven’t read AIWIY, don’t worry. SECRET PARADISE stands on its own. I hope you’ll enjoy Nikki and Lucian’s story as much as I did. Order at amazon Order at barnes&noble.com Paradise just got a lot hotter Nikki Dupree feels like the luckiest designer in the world. She’s just been commissioned to reinvent the magnificent island home of wealthy recluse Lucian Kontos. From the moment the private plane he…
A Q&A with Jayne Ann Krentz
Before I had the privilege of calling Jayne Ann Krentz my friend, I used her as my invisible mentor. She guided me through my long journey to publication. I even used her fabulous book Dangerous Men and Adventurous Women: Romance Writers on the Appeal of Romance for the basis of a paper I did in college (got an A!). From Jayne I learned the value of finding one’s core story and keeping one’s sense of humor. Here’s a brief conversation she never knew we had. Q. Jayne, do you really think I can make it as a writer? A. ABSOLUTELY, POSITIVELY. Q. Really? A. Yes,TRUST ME.
Mr. Darcy’s Proposal author Susan Mason Milks
I’d planned on making this another 3 Quick Questions post, but as I learned more about debut author Susan Mason Milks and her new release MR DARCY’S PROPOSAL, I knew I couldn’t stop at three. Jayne Ann Krentz first brought her to my attention on her Facebook page and when I discovered Susan was a Jane Austen fan like myself (Ms. Austen was a big influence on THE DAUGHTERS OF WINSTON BARNETT) I had to talk to her. Enjoy! About the book Mr. Darcy’s Proposal Available in both print and eBook formats! This retelling of Pride and Prejudice asks “what if” events prevented Fitzwilliam Darcy from proposing to Elizabeth Bennet that…
The Dairyman and the Gentleman
It was a rainy day in Seattle when I first saw him. I’d planned on reading that day, but my aunt’s dog had chewed up one of my favorite books and I was in a rather foul mood. So I turned on the TV and a man walking with a lame horse appeared on the screen. He was talking to me about his town of Anatevka and the traditions there. Soon I got to meet his wife Golda and his five daughters: Tzeitel, Hodel, Chava, Sphrintze and Bielke. I watched the movie Fiddler on the Roof transfixed. I was ten, but I knew these people. I knew this man. I…
Artists are Weird, but Writers are Crazy: Tortoise versus Hare
Please note that this series is written in fun. If you don’t like hints of sarcasm and hyperbole don’t read this series. If you find the title offensive, don’t read this series. However, if you understand that this is a great time to be a writer of fiction and feel like a lone happy person in a tsunami of fear, read on. In a previous post I described how many writers have been brainwashed into thinking that the pace in which they produce their work matters. Today I’ll talk about a different type of pace: Sales! Many writers have been brainwashed into thinking that fast sales mean a book is…