

Cupid is Stupid!
As someone who has written romance, you’d think I would be all over Valentine’s Day. Truth is, I never was a big fan, even when my husband (John) was alive and we were very happily married. I always saw it as a Hallmark-fueled day that put a lot of “he went to Jared’s” pressure on those who were coupled. Even more, I felt it was a mean-spirited roses-in-your-face slam on the single, a day determined to remind them of just how SO single they were. For this reason, I was known


This two-book "Heart Tide" series makes great Holiday Gifts! Check out our latest e-blast
Romance. Mystery. Family Saga. Cops and Robbers. The "Heart Tide" Series will transport you to the 1930s with two books that you will not be able to put down! They make for fantastic reads and are great for holiday giving! (We've even gotten rave reviews from men and teens, too! So it's a good choice for everyone in the family!) This series is composed of two books; neither are stand-alone. Book 1, "Watching the Water" is a cliffhanger ... read more about this book here. Th


Why This Pulpwood Queen Says "Give Me a Home Where the Cartwrights Roam."
My mother and paternal grandma were responsible for my love of TV westerns. Mother’s favorite show was Gunsmoke and she enjoyed it so much that she was going to name me Marshall Dillon if I'd been a boy. True story. And Grandma? I don't think she knew who the actor Lorne Greene was, but she could give you every stat about his Bonanza character Ben Cartwright, along with those of his three sons (Adam, Hoss, and Little Joe) living on the scenic Ponderosa ranch. My Saturdays thi