Review and giveaway: INSIDE by Brenda Novak

This twisting, turning tale had me rooting for the unlikeliest of heroes. After spending over a decade in prison for a crime he didn’t commit, Virgil Skinner is exonerated. While incarcerated, he did what he had to in order to survive—including joining a tough and well-connected gang. Now that he’s out of prison and trying… Continue reading Review and giveaway: INSIDE by Brenda Novak

Who got you hooked on romance?

Romance readers tend to be a devout bunch. Though we span the spectrum of religious beliefs, economic backgrounds, and geography, our passion for romantic literature brings us together and gives us endless possibilities of things to chat about. Most of my friends (outside the wonderful community I’ve met in cyberspace) don’t read romance. When I… Continue reading Who got you hooked on romance?

Don’t bulldoze your writing distractions – win one of mine!

I’m not a natural motivator. I will never do an impersonation of an army drill instructor and yell at you to sit your butt in front of your computer or drop and give me twenty. Why not? Because that’s not me. I’m not interested in having people yell at me, even if it’s online where… Continue reading Don’t bulldoze your writing distractions – win one of mine!

Step into another world

This is cross-posted on The Season blog. Every keen reader knows how it feels to lose themselves in a completely different world—whether that’s JRR Tolkien’s hobbity Middle-earth, or the snappy, witty Regency England of Julia Quinn’s imagination. Isn’t escape one of the biggest reasons genre fiction is so popular? It transports us to another time… Continue reading Step into another world