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
Hello, hello! I hope your summer is off to a wonderful start. I have a new summer tradition that I’m calling “golden hour reading.” It’s very simple. In the morning, I take note of what time the sun is going to set that day. Later, an hour before that, I stop work, go out on the patio, and read a
Last night around midnight, I checked my inbox and shrieked at the top of my lungs. Mr. Donovan came running—“What! What’s wrong?” But I was reacting to amazing news! It was an email from a producer at the Hallmark Channel. Now as some of you know, before my novel Her Knight at the Museum was even published in 2024, it
I hope your month is off to a good start! As most of you know, Work in Progress Wednesday is on the first Wednesday of the month. I share a little of what I’m writing, and if you want to, you can do the same in the comments section. Please note that if you’ve never commented on the blog before,