Love’s Courage: Square Peg in a Round Hole?

Most romance readers prefer a particular heat level in romance. These levels range from inspirational, where there is no intimate contact below the neck, to sweet, aka “behind closed doors,” where intimacy occurs, but the reader uses her imagination. Next is sensual where romantic scenes are more detailed, but not as numerous as spicy, where heat level is high and intimate scenes are frequent. Finally, erotica, which burns up the pages (and the romance market). When I was having coffee with my editor, Julie Sturgeon, we had a conversation about these levels. She suggested that readers will read “down” according Read More

The Cavanaugh House Audiobook is on Tour and You Could Be the Winner!

  AudioBookworm is featuring the audiobook version of The Cavanaugh House on a tour from May 3-12. Join the fun and enter to win a $50 Amazon Gift Card! See the tour schedule below.   About the Narrator: Amy McFadden  has narrated over 250 titles in many different genres with a focus on Comedic Fiction, Romance, and not-super-violent Thrillers.  She is an Earphones Award winner, and a four-time Audie Award finalist in Humor, Mystery/Thriller and Literary Fiction.     What readers are saying about the audiobook version of The Cavanaugh House: “The Cavanaugh House is one of the best audiobooks Read More

BURIED SECRETS on Sale for 99 Cents Plus a $50 Amazon Gift Card Giveaway!

How better to celebrate my BURIED SECRETS  99 cents sale than with a BLOG TOUR  and GIVEAWAY?! When Jesse Graham almost runs over a “body” in the road one night, she is plunged into a labyrinth of secrets, lies and murder. All Jesse wants is a simple life teaching at St. Bart’s… and a chance at love with Joe Riley. She realizes that plan has been thwarted when puzzling occurrences at St. Bartholomew Academy for Girls get increasingly dangerous. The danger doesn’t just spring from the ghost who haunts the grounds of St. Bart’s, but from a sinister presence that Read More

The American Revolution from the Loyalist Point of View

Elaine Couglar and I have a lot in common. Like me, Elaine Couglar is a retired teacher. Like me, Elaine writes historical fiction set during the American Revolution. Our approach in our writing is, shall we say…different. Elaine writes from the Loyalist point of view, and I write from the Patriot’s point of view. How fun is that? Welcome, Elaine. Talk about the books you’ve written. What was the first seed of an idea you had for your book? How did it develop? Almost ten years ago my son asked me if there was anything I wished I had done Read More

I’m Going on a Blog Tour and You Could be the Big Winner

Love’s Destiny and Love’s Spirit are included in Amazon’s Holiday Kindle Sale. Both books are on sale for $1.99 through Nov. 30. To celebrate, I am touring the sites listed below and inviting you along. You can enter to win a $25 Amazon Gift Card by visiting the following sites and entering the Rafflecopter giveaway with the options to Follow my Blog, Follow me on Twitter and Facebook, to Tweet about the post, or leave a comment on the blog hosting the tour. I hope you’ll come along with me!   Here is my Tour Schedule: Monday, November 23, 2015 Read More