Ever have those days where it feels like the combined strength of your best java, Extra Strength Tylenol and hours of intensive therapy couldn’t possibly get you through your waking hours? Those head-exploder days where all your worries have bubbled into a seething mass of unmistakable stress?
We’ve all been there. Whether it’s a […]

As a resident of New York State, I’ve been reading about an awful lot of sex in the news lately. Scandalous politicians. More scandalous politicians. And a flurry of follow-up articles to feed our curiosity on the difference between a one diamond prostitute and a five diamond prostitute. I’ve been bombarded […]

Series romances are getting shorter.  Across the board, Harlequin has tightened up their word count guidelines in the last year, condensing most of their series by a few thousand words.  This is good and bad for authors.  On the one hand—maybe I can finish my story faster with a shorter word count!  On the other […]

It’s a good thing I have to blog today.  Since I’ve taken so much time away from the computer over the holidays I feared I’d forgotten how to write.  Blogging should be an easy way to get the feet wet, right? 
But even without the blog assignment, the New Year draws me back to the keyboard.  […]

            Last night I watched my neighborhood transform into Ghost Fest 2007.  Streetwalkers hoofed it past the house arm in arm with generic gory ghouls and Harry Potter look-alikes.  Maybe it was the amarettos over ice I was consuming, but it made me think about how much we like to see a good masquerade story […]

I need a vacation.
With the kids in school and up to their eyeballs in sports, I can’t necessarily run off to the Caribbean and take a few days R & R right now, but I still crave some fresh surroundings and the taste of exotic foods. I could wail about the […]

I joined Shelfari a few months ago.  If you haven’t been there,  this web community introduces readers to other book lovers and allows members to share their book recommendations and reading preferences in a fun forum.  Part of the fun is building your bookshelf—sharing what you’re currently reading along with your personal keeper shelf. 
Because I […]