I’ve packed my virtual bag and gone for a holiday. Today I have three stops. At Author Missy Jane’s blog, I’m talking about leopards, which are one of my favorite big cats. I might also mention my husband in this post. I’m also visiting author Vicky Burkholder where I...
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Sleep, My Friend!
Sleepy Worker, Shanghai Today I’m really excited to visit my friend Mary at Dark Thoughts….Without sleep we become tall two-year-olds. Read more at Dark Thoughts About once a month I blog over at Not Your Usual Suspects, which is a blog about romance, mystery and...
Using Real Life in Your Story
I’m thrilled to welcome Amber Skyze to my blog today. Grab your favorite beverage, pull up a chair and settle back to hear about Amber and her latest release. Isn’t the cover gorgeous? Over to Amber… I’m often asked if I use any real life events in my writing. The...
Enticing The Spymaster by Julie Rowe
Today I’m thrilled to host Julie Rowe with her new release Enticing the Spymaster. A blend of historical and medical romance, Enticing the Spymaster is book two in Ms. Rowe’s War Girls series. The perfect read for historical romance lovers who want a change from...
Thirteen Cinderella Facts
Cinderella is my favorite fairy tale. I like the idea of Cindy getting ahead of her horrid stepfamily and snagging the prince to live happy ever after. Recently I’ve written a contemporary romance that’s a modern retelling of Cinderella, and I thought Cinderella facts...
Review – Hero of My Heart by Megan Frampton
In this emotional and powerfully erotic tale of love and redemption, a tender vicar’s daughter and a tortured war hero discover that sin may be their only salvation. When Mary Smith’s corrupt, debt-ridden brother drags her to a seedy pub to sell her virtue to the...
The Female Villain: She’s Alive, Well and Ready to Bite
I’d like to welcome Carol Van Atta today who is celebrating the release of her paranormal romance I Kissed A Dog. She has a very interesting heroine, but today she’s brought a villain out to play. Over to Carol… The Female Villain She’s alive, well, and ready to bite....
Do you have a skill for when the grid goes down?
Please welcome author Karin Shah who is celebrating the release of In Like A Lion. I’m a sucker for a shifter romance, and this one contains a chimera—something a little different. My favorite kind! Over to Karin… The announcement last year that power might be...
In Praise of Strawberries
The strawberry season is drawing to an end down here in New Zealand. I’m a huge fan of strawberries. Let me count the ways…. Reasons Shelley Likes Strawberries: 1. The appearance of the first strawberries is a signal that summer is underway. 2. They’re low in calories...