On Bookstore Romance Day 2026, if you’re near Milwaukee… I might get to meet you, which would be really exciting for me! I’ll be joining romance authors Elizabeth Cole (who also writes cozy mystery under another pen name) and Kelly Farmer to talk about books and writing and sign some books! If you have any questions about romance writing, publishing,
Hey, brilliant writers…it’s Work in Progress Wednesday! I do have some new blog followers, so let me explain that on the first Wednesday of every month, I share a snippet of a work in progress and invite you to do the same. Occasionally, comments are slow to load. If you’re not seeing your comment appear right away, copy and
As an author, I always dreamed of having a book turned into a movie. And a couple of weeks ago, I saw that dream coming true as I visited the set of the Hallmark movie based on Her Knight at the Museum . I flew into Vancouver, then took an Uber to a really cute town about forty-five
Welcome to the second half of the year! July 1st is the exact midpoint. I hope 2026 has been good to you so far…and if it hasn’t, I hope it turns around right this minute. Yesterday afternoon, I got the shooting schedule for the Hallmark movie adaptation of my book, which was so wild! In a few weeks, I will
Hi all! Welcome to my June recap, and I’d love to hear how things are going with you! We’ll start with a little talk about the movie… Sometime next month, hopefully, I’ll be going to Vancouver to a visit the set of the movie based on my book, Her Knight at the Museum . I’m still trying to get firm
This list of plot twist ideas is one I’ve been meaning to share for a while. I’ve been thinking a lot about plot twists in my own writing lately! My novel Her Time Traveling Duke was the first one in which I ever employed a true plot twist, even though romances don’t usually have a lot in the
I’ve been reading some of the best summer thriller books lately, because I’m writing a thriller myself for the first time! I’ve also added a lot of thriller and suspense novels to my “to be read” pile. I thought it would be fun to share some…and maybe get some recommendations, too! But first of all: what’s the difference between thriller