Years back I wrote what was to be the first novel in a mystery series. It featured a amateur sleuth by accident that didn’t fit the parameters of a cozy, detective, legal/medical, police procedural, romance or suspense. None totally. Nada.

The manuscript won awards and was debated over by agents for the better part of a year. Nothing came of it. Nobody’s take on it was the same, nor where the suggestions for rewrites. Even hiring an editor to give an in-depth look gave me a solution that differed. So I shelved it.

But I could never get it out … Read the rest »

I’m way late posting an update out our trip to NOLA, arriving several days before the RT Booklovers Convention 2014. Of course I’d signed up to go, and since we hadn’t been away on a real normal trip, we thought why not do it now.

Upon arriving early, we checked in, unpacked quickly and hit the streets. Bourbon St to be exact. It was everything exciting I thought it would be plus everything icky creepy mixed in.

The soulful jazz and blues oozing from dives amid the French Quarter make it heavenly magic. I liked it and wanted to see … Read the rest »

I just received the cover for my July Presents. Love it!

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Who knew I could juggle? Certainly not me. Yet I’m writing another intense romance for Harlequin Presents while Gina and Luke, the heroine and hero of my upcoming RS, sit suspended in danger.

With luck and a lot of work, my first hybrid novel, will release in May. Edging up to that time, I’d love to have a street team in place.

Any takers?

Email me please. I’d love to get my dedicated readers on board first.

More to come next month. … Read the rest »

My amazing Harlequin editor offered a two book contract, acquiring Luciano’s and Caprice’s romance in this deal.

Pending title: Bound by The Italian’s Contract.
Release date: July 2014 … Read the rest »