Anyone want to do homework along with my mentee? Here was the first assignment. To start off, we dive into character to lay the groundwork for what your MCs want, what they fear, and what is standing in their way. This comes from Michael Hauge’s Identity and Essence which I think works great for romance arcs. There’s a really lovely…
Thrilled to be working on my 4th book with Kensington!
The Pitch Wars submission window will be upon us before long, and many authors will be gearing up to enter this not-a-contest. So many, in fact, that the chances of getting in will be long. Your odds are better straight querying than to get picked as a mentee, so why should anyone bother? I’m not here to answer the…
The book that would become SOME KIND OF MAGIC was the third MS I queried. From 54 queries, I received 15 partial or full requests, followed by an offer from Dystel and Goderich. The title of my book has been changed, and you can see how much the back cover copy retained elements of my query on the Goodreads page….
It is a thrill and a half to me that my next book DATING BY THE BOOK will be translated into German. German is my third language — not nearly as good as my French, but worlds better than my Spanish. I was once married to a German and I spent a great deal of time traipsing about in…
So pleased that SOME KIND OF MAGIC finaled in the Contemporary Romance category of the Colorado Romance Writers Beverley contest. https://coloradoromancewriters.com/contests/the-beverley/
So thrilled that SOME KIND OF MAGIC has finaled in the Contemporary Romance category of the TRW Northern Hearts contest.
Thrilled to learn that SOME KIND OF MAGIC has finaled in the Contemporary Romance Writers Stiletto Contest! http://contemporaryromance.org/2018-stiletto-contest-nominees/
I entered contests with both my books just hoping to possibly final in one or two, and I’d be happy with that. I certainly never expected my little book A Crazy Kind of Love to actually win one of them. So imagine my shock when I got the email from Desert Rose RWA that my book won for Contemporary…
A CRAZY KIND OF LOVE is a finalist for the 2018 Desert Rose RWA Golden Quill.
SOME KIND OF MAGIC has been selected as an OKRWA National Readers’ Choice Award finalist!
Some Kind of Magic is a finalist in the Virginia Romance Writers HOLT Medallion contest for Best Long Contemporary AND Best First Book AND Best Book by a Virginia Author. I’m over the moon! http://virginiaromancewriters.com/holt-medallion/2018-holt-medallion-finalists-wi/
I’m crazy excited to share this interview with Kristin Button whose book, The Summer Corset, is available exclusively on Radish. Synopsis Eighteen-year-old Jenna O’Brien was born too late. She’s a natural for her new summer job after high school graduation at a historic Civil War fort as a living history interpreter, complete with petticoats and snood. She grows weak…
I’m a Francophile. I have been since I was in sixth grade and my teacher took our class on a tour of the world and filled my imagination with visions of enormous museums, ancient monuments, fancy breads, funny hats, and beautiful accents. I couldn’t start taking French 1 until I was in 9th grade. My family moved to a…
The French language version of A Crazy Kind of Love, renamed Y A Pas Photo, will be available Jan 30, 2018. I absolutely adore the new cover! You can pre-order from Amazon France.
I’m excited to be a part of the release blitz for the third installment in Kari Lemor’s Love on the Line series: What you don’t know can get you killed . . . Construction company owner Scott Holland doesn’t go looking for trouble, but he’s just stumbled on plenty. The rundown mill he’s bought is plagued with mysterious…
Release Date November 28, 2017 Synopsis In this irresistible new novel by Mary Ann Marlowe, one woman’s up-close and sexy encounter with a tabloid sensation reveals the dizzying—and delicious—dilemma of dating in the spotlight . . . Celebrities hold zero interest for photographer Jo Wilder. That’s a problem, since snapping pics of the stars is how the pretty…
Release Date November 28, 2017 Synopsis In this irresistible new novel by Mary Ann Marlowe, one woman’s up-close and sexy encounter with a tabloid sensation reveals the dizzying—and delicious—dilemma of dating in the spotlight . . . Celebrities hold zero interest for photographer Jo Wilder. That’s a problem, since snapping pics of the stars is how the pretty paparazza…
Title: The Right Kind of Reckless Author: Heather Van Fleet Genre: NA/Contemporary Romance Release Date: November 7, 2017 I’m in love with a woman I can’t have, and there’s absolutely nothing I can do to stop myself from falling. The problem? Her brother’s my best friend. I shouldn’t want her this much. Not when it goes against the…
Title: The Right Kind of Reckless Author: Heather Van Fleet Genre: NA/Contemporary Romance Release Date: November 7, 2017 I’m in love with a woman I can’t have, and there’s absolutely nothing I can do to stop myself from falling. The problem? Her brother’s my best friend. I shouldn’t want her this much. Not when it goes against the bro…