How to Have a Facebook Party
I’m having a Facebook Party for Beneath the Skin! Tomorrow is my big day. Beneath the Skin will be released to…
Host a Great Book Signing Party!
~Sign that Book! ~ I held my first big book signing party for Beneath the Skin yesterday. It was a lot of work and a…
Beneath the Skin Book Trailer
How I Made a Book Trailer for Beneath the Skin! Book trailers are the hot new thing in book marketing. With my background in making…
Beneath the Skin now available for Pre-Order
Beneath the Skin is Here! Look what arrived yesterday! A whole box of my hot off-the-press romantic suspense Beneath the Skin. I have published books…
10 Characteristics of a Great Romance Hero
Who makes a great romance hero? Here are ten things every romance hero needs to have. Deserving: Every hero needs to deserve our empathy. There…
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Awesome Romance Authors
Starting today, I will be instituting a new feature to appear on Wednesdays: Awesome Romance Authors. This is a chance for you to meet some really…
Which do you prefer? Novels set in real places or imaginary ones?
If you have been following my blog, you already know quite a bit about my characters: what they wear, where they eat, and what their…
Beneath the Skin Release Date June 17, 2016
Calling all readers! I have just heard. The worldwide release date for my romantic suspense Beneath the Skin is June 17th, 2016. On that date,…
What Makes A Villain in a Romantic Suspense?
You can’t write a romantic suspense novel without a great villain. Now we all know that villains are evil and do very, very bad things….
Food Moments in Fiction
Characters have to eat too. Today is National Pizza Day so I thought I would give a plug for Fornino in Williamsburg, Brooklyn. This is…
Ethically Made Handbags for My Romantic Suspense Characters
It is amazing the things you need to research when you are writing a romantic suspense novel. Today I am editing the sequel to Beneath…
Let Them Wear Red: Ethical Clothing for My Characters
Today is National Wear Red Day in honor of women. So I thought that I would share some red outfits my characters might enjoy wearing on…