Beyond the Romance: Kids
Why in the world would someone of basic wisdom include children in a romance novel? Let me take a second to look at my life, which has had a romantic element wi...
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Beyond the Romance–Dementia: a Q&A, Part I
I have enjoyed reading your thoughts and reviews on Beneath the Stars in the 2+ weeks since its release. Now that I’m hearing back from readers, I’d...
Cast of Characters: The Marneaux Family
The (potentially) final mood board I have for you contains the people that surprised me the most in this book–the story that hadn’t originally facto...
Still Waiting on that RV
The book tour continues and no one’s brought me the RV for a more leisurely ride. Even still, I’ve stopped at some lovely blogs and shared a variety...
Virtual Book Tour Continues
This long weekend brought a couple of nice reviews and fun tour stops: Just Love Reviews gave Beneath the Stars a lovely 4-star review: I guess what I’m trying ...
Cast of Characters: Sid and Eddie
It’s hard to believe we’re only two days away from the release of Beneath the Stars. I hope you’ve enjoyed the sneak peek into the characters ...
Take Care
A couple weeks ago, on a phone call with my editor, I expressed my struggle with feeling creative, with wanting to talk about superfluous, creative things (IOW,...
Cast of Families: James-Garner Family
I wouldn’t typically include peeks into families as part of my introduction to a book, but Beneath the Stars is a little different in that the families th...
On Looking Back, Pt. II
Last week, I looked back at a favorite childhood staple, Winnie the Pooh, and how the lessons that book series teach can help guide us forward as we face…...
Cast of Characters: Adrian Garner
Putting a young child into a romance is a risky move, I understand that. But, I’m all about writing romances that reflect real life. That tell stories wit...