I was talking to someone recently about how the person people see when they look at us isn’t always who we really are. Or, more specifically, it’s not all of who we are. When that happens often enough, we can start to feel unseen – like nobody cares enough to look beyond the surface. We […]
In Love vs. I Love (is there a difference?)
Do you have certain phrases that a character says that immediately get your hackles up? For me, it often happens when a romance has been building up so beautifully and the characters have overcome so much and then finally comes the declaration I’ve been waiting for. Only one of them says, “I’m in love with […]
Love whispers—or does it shout?
Sometimes love whispers. It grows slowly, sweetly, over many months and years. Other times, love shouts! It can happen in an hour, a day, a week. I believe it can be just as real, just as true, no matter how it happens. In many of my books, my characters fall in love fast! From first […]
Happily ever after? Plus a book giveaway!
“And they lived happily ever after.” The ending of all good fairy tales. The ending of all good romance novels. But is being in love enough to live happily ever after? I loved reading Elizabeth’s post last week about how she and her husband fell in love. The wonderful stories in the comments made me […]
Echoes of Edinburgh — Plus Giveaway!
My new novella (really more of a short novel due to its length), Echoes of Edinburgh, releases tomorrow! I had so much fun writing this one. I’ll be honest: most publishers stay as far away as possible from a book set in a foreign locale. I love to travel; it’s one of my favorite things […]