Mr. Mike the King of Tats
I'm still halfway back in San Diego, except I'm drunk with the beautiful sight of our green hills in Northern California Wine Country. The grasses are still short, and the green is way longer than it usually is. In a…
Santa Rosa to Santa Cruz Day Trip. Saying Good-Bye
Yesterday we took a road trip from Santa Rosa to Santa Cruz. The excuse was to attend a farewell family gathering there organized by my husband's sister's family. But we took the whole day to enjoy the scenery along the…
RELEASE WEEK! A New Bachelor is Released: Jake
On Tuesday, we release Book 3 in the Band of Bachelors series (part of the overall SEAL Brotherhood series). I've had a great time writing this hero. I have a printable book list on this website, if you go back…
Protect The Work
I used to wonder when I was a little girl what my future would be. I think most of us with any kind of imagination would. That little record player and I when I was 3 or so, living upstairs…
SEAL Of Time (Paranormal SEAL, Trident Legacy) or the Water of Love
I'm having a good time with a little novella, taking a break to finish my project due in March, SEAL Of Time, about the son of Poseidon. I'm doing this as a collaborative venture with Kathryn LeVeque. Our boys are…
BEING A BEST FRIEND AND BIG SISTER TO MYSELF
The recent celebration with my granddaughter, who was chosen as Student Of The Month, inspired this post. Her standard, adorned with her funny picture and smiling face, chronicles all her favorite likes. It is an award for the whole student…
EASY TO START, HARD TO STOP
When I was a full time business coach, I used to tell my customers, you must be easy to start and hard to stop. Everyone thinks they start from way behind the curve. They've procrastinated and now when they have…
Why 2017 Will Be My Favorite
There are a number of things I am grateful for in 2016. It was great for a lot of reasons: 1. I survived. ? 2. Got sick and got well. ? 3. Finished 5 books. ? 4. Weathered some breakups,…
AND NOW THE MADNESS BEGINS – OR DOES IT???
Some of you understand what it's like to be a romance writer during the holidays. Those family get-togethers turn bizarre in a heartbeat, don't they? I know as a child, the weirder and weirder it got, the better I liked…
Valley Forge Celebration
Last weekend I attended a book signing at Valley Forge, at the Freedom Foundation Center building, hosted by Renee Fisher and A.L. Wood. I'd never been to Valley Forge before, and it moved me greatly. I trust my gut instincts when…