I went to see the Sex And The City movie with a friend last night. Yeah, I know. Little late to that party. I actually held off because, well, the show’s finale summed up their lives so well for me that I didn’t see what a movie could add. But I [...]

The good people at the Today Show have a poll posted. This one is in conjunction with a story about Danielle Steel. The poll asks if you read romance. Specifically, the affirmative response goes like this: “Yes, yes, yes! Bodice-rippers are my ultimate escape.” Yeah, it was written by a [...]

Because a fellow romance author needs a little help…
Dear Friends,
One of our own, author Jo Leigh (aka Jolie Kramer) lost her husband on June 13 after he courageously battled cancer. If you don’t know their story, which is the stuff romance novels are made of, you can read it here and see their wedding picture [...]

Soon after I moved to San Diego, I joined my local RWA chapter. One of the first people I met was Jill Sorenson. She’s a sweetheart. And, she’s super talented. Oh, don’t take my word for it. Ask the editors at Silhouette and Bantam Dell who recently snapped up her [...]

My dad is alive and well and living with my mom in Lancaster County, Pennsylvania. To this day I can’t watch the movie Commando - a movie I saw with him once on a lazy Sunday afternoon - without hearing his voice in my head say, “this is the damn dumbest thing.” It’s likely [...]

According to the fine people at Barnes & Noble (online), HARD AS NAILS is available now! Some lovely readers have written to say they got a confirmation email from B&N saying the book was on the way. So…. the wait for these three awesome heroes is over. Go order.

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I blogged about urban fantasy covers yesterday. Both Meljean and Kerry commented on one of my favorite new urban fantasy covers. It’s for Red by Jordan Summers. This cover is amazing. Something about the way the red pops and the woman stands out…well, don’t take my word for it. Here [...]

I think a lot of the urban fantasy covers have the same look - a sexy, butt-kicking chick in front of an apocalyptic background. I keep waiting to get sick of these covers. It hasn’t happened yet. I still like them. Some better than others, of course.
As an example, [...]

Proving that chick lit is not dead after all, USA Today posted an article called, Book Roundup: Chick Lit. This just shows that there are people out there brave enough to use the term “chick lit” rather than resort to the odd descriptions we use now, like sassy women’s fiction…or whatever strange thing we’re [...]

Both MaryJanice Davidson and Christina Dodd have given me cover quotes - Thank you!! I am so grateful to both of these amazing authors. Now, the consumer side of me and the author side of me view this differently. As an author, I love it. But the book buyer in me [...]