The third Recipe for Love novel, Just One Taste, is now available! Revisit the misfits, outcasts, and renegades of trendy Manhattan eatery, Market–or meet them for the first time.

Just One Taste delves into the scrumptious secrets of aphrodisiacs, … Read More »

Usually Mondays are filled with utter drudgery, but today was not that at all!

I went off and volunteered for a while at the kids’ school for their back to school barbecue and meet the teacher day. Every experience I’ve … Read More »

Today’s theme is holidays! I generally don’t write holiday themed books but when I do, I always enjoy it. I’ve written about The Day of The Dead (Celebration for the Dead), Christmas and New Years – To Do List and … Read More »

Though it has that, “could be any day of the week because your life is crazy busy and you don’t know what day it is” feel too.

Here’s a little something for the writers reading today:
Call for goodies!

A … Read More »

I have been thinking a lot about attitude lately. Chiefly, about negativity and how it breeds nothing more, ever, than more negative energy and outcomes.

Misery is a communicable disease. ~Martha Graham

Publishing is in flux. This isn’t a … Read More »

Last week we snuck away for a little family vacation time out on the Washington coast. We stayed at the Kalaloch Lodge – built in 1938. It’s not swanky at all, but it doesn’t have to when this is your … Read More »

First I’m over at Anya Bast’s blog today with a sneak peek at INSIDE OUT and a chance to win a digital ARC or a copy of Insatiable. Her new book, Cruel Enchantment is coming out next month and it … Read More »

I love to write food scenes. Making food, sharing it with your loved ones is part of how we create family and community. It’s how Tate reaches out to Matt after he helps her the first time they sort of … Read More »

This time from a positive perspective. Last time I posted about Author Don’ts the subject of just what DOES work came up and I asked around to get some comments from other authors:

Promotion is important. No doubt about it. … Read More »

The last birthday of the month is here – mini me, my baby girl is six today.

She came when we did not expect her to. In fact we’d decided we were done with having babies and I was getting … Read More »