Guest Post Re-Post: Originally posted 6/29/2014 on Bitches Be Writin' as a guest post - part of my Black Orchid blog tour organized by Masquerade Crew. *** One of my personal favorite paranormal romance devices is that of the destined or fated lovers. In the Svatura series, I call them te'sorthene. By this I mean that fate or the... Continue Reading →
Oh the Drama!: The Incorporation of Serious Issues in Contemporary Romance
Guest Post Re-Post: Originally posted 6/28/2014 on 3 Partners in Shopping as a guest post - part of my Black Orchid blog tour organized by Masquerade Crew. *** I am, primarily a writer of paranormal romance. However, I both read and write contemporary romance as well. A trend I have noticed just in the last five to ten years... Continue Reading →
My Top 10 Desserts
Guest Post Re-Post: Originally posted 6/27/2014 on Lilly Mac's Blog as a guest post - part of my Black Orchid blog tour organized by Masquerade Crew. *** Is it possible that you know me personally? Because you could not have asked this question to anyone who would struggle more to answer. I am a dessert-aholic. In college, when I... Continue Reading →
The Evolution of Sex in Romance
Guest Post Re-Post: Originally posted 6/25/2014 on Getting Personal as a guest post - part of my Black Orchid blog tour organized by Masquerade Crew. *** As a reader of romance for the last 25 years (I started young, what can I say) – one of the trends that I’ve found particularly interesting is the evolution of sex in... Continue Reading →
Key Elements of Paranormal Romance
Guest Post Re-Post: Originally posted 6/24/2014 on Cabin Goddess as a guest post - part of my Black Orchid blog tour organized by Masquerade Crew. This topic was requested and I really enjoyed thinking about and writing this post. Kriss had some awesome graphics to add to her post. I highly recommend you click that link and read the... Continue Reading →
My Top 10 Bad Habits (or Bottom 10)
Guest Post Re-Post: Originally posted 6/23/2014 on Indie Author How To as a guest post - part of my Black Orchid blog tour organized by Masquerade Crew. *** I had a lot of fun with this top 10 list. There were so many ways I could take it. My personal bad habits, my writing habits, my pet peeves for other’s... Continue Reading →
Top 5 Literary Heroes On Screen
Photo by Ginny from Flikr.com This started as a list of the most attractive on-screen heroes (according to me), not just literary heroes on screen. But when I realized the all of the men I selected were also literary heroes first, I just had to alter the theme a bit and explore why. In thinking... Continue Reading →
Top 10 Reasons I Love Spring
Spring is very much in the air in Northern California where I live. This is - hands down - my favorite season of the year. Since I always have such fun with top 10 lists, I thought I'd get a little silly and do a top 10 reasons I love spring. Without further ado (and... Continue Reading →
Top 10 Things I’ve Learned In Life
I had to really think about this one as there are several directions I could take it. In the end, I decided to make this a note to younger me. If I could go back and tell myself the ten most important things I’ve learned that could maybe get me through childhood, high school, and... Continue Reading →
Alpha Males (A Fine Line to Write)
Guest Post Re-Post: Originally posted 3/30/2014 on darksilvertree as a guest post. Part of my Andromeda's Fall blog tour organized by Masquerade Crew. ***** If you’re a romance reader, then you’re like me – you like a good alpha male. But what is it about these guys that we love so much? Photo by Walt Stoneburner on Flikr.com As... Continue Reading →