I recently attended a writer’s conference and heard a NY Times best selling author (who shall remain nameless because she didn’t have her session taped for a reason) share that a reader had once written her to tell her that she’d found her book offensive and after finishing (?) it, she’d burned the book. I [...]

Last night I attended a party. It was one of those awesome parties. Awesome because, well, it was for me. To celebrate the release of my newest book, Viva Las Bad Boys!, 80 or so friends and family gathered for fun, food and a booksigning.
Believe it or not, being the center [...]

So, today is my birthday. I’m always vaguely surprised when this day comes around every year. I know that makes me sound like an airhead, but truthfully, I don’t really celebrate my birthday much anymore. I mean, I like the date — August 19th will always be special to me, more than [...]

I think it all started with Ally McBeal. Did you ever watch that show? I used to love it. The dancing baby was the best, but I also loved the way their tongues would fall out when they saw a hot man. LoL. There has been a few times [...]

Yesterday I took a much needed break from my deadline, not because I needed the break but because we needed food in the house! After finishing up my page count for the day, I compiled a list from all the little post it notes I had hanging all over the house to remind me to [...]

Over my dinner of chile relleno poblano last night and his of chicken enchildas, the husband and I started talking about M. Night Shyamalan’s movies, specifically Signs, Unbreakable, and The Sixth Sense. We haven’t seen Lady in the Water, and I’ll talk about The Village in a minute.
I’m much more of a fan than [...]

Romance writers have a secret.
We know what makes a hero “to die for.”
As romance writers, we construct men that women will fall in love with. At least, that’s the goal. Most writers realize without a fantastic hero, you don’t have a great book.
How often have you read a book and found [...]