Recently my publisher re-released Temptation with a new cover. I wanted to share it here. It’s really striking, isn’t it? My first thought when I saw it was “What’s Reece Witherspoon doing on my book?” And no, I didn’t have her in mind when I wrote Temptation. I was thinking Sienna Miller. Read more…
More good news!
Thursday night as I was about to go to sleep I decided to check my email one last time. I’m glad I did, because there was an email informing me I’d been named a finalist in the WisRWA Write Touch contest, in the Single Title Contemporary category! How thrilling! Of course I couldn’t go to […] Read more…
Temptation won the Golden Quill Best First Book contest (with a little help from my editors)
I’m thrilled to announce that Temptation has been chosen as the Golden Quill Best First Book! Yesterday I was tearing my hair out over revisions for my next book. I block out the internet while I work, so when I logged on, I had a few emails waiting. One was the announcement that my debut […] Read more…
This news made my day!
Late last night I was reading a research book I’d just discovered and downloaded, yawning, yet engrossed in the gripping true story. Finally I decided to put the iPad away and go to sleep, but first, I absently clicked on my email, and noticed a new one from the coordinator of the Golden Quill contest, which […] Read more…
Happy Father’s Day
My brother was one of the best dads I know. He died a little over a year ago, and I know his two children think of him every day. He was a great “dad” even before he became a father—I remember him as a teenager, playing with all the younger kids on the block, all […] Read more…
The Sunshine Award
I’ve been given the Sunshine Award by Eve Devon! The Sunshine Award is given to bloggers who “positively and creatively inspire others in the Blogosphere”. How lovely! Now I have to answer the questions and tag other bloggers, I mean, award them the Sunshine Award. Here are the rules: Here are the Sunshine Award rules: […] Read more…
Summer of revisions
Despite a summer that’s been anything but—an ornery jet stream has brought us cold temperatures, overcast skies and endless rain—I’ve been having a pretty good time. That’s because I’ve been spending the summer doing revisions. First I had a set of revisions from my editor, and now I’m reworking a novel I’d written several years […] Read more…