It isn’t so easy to spy on a spy. Especially when you’re not quite a spy yourself. Call me Double-0 Nervous. I tried not to make it completely obvious. But my eyes kept following Henry, one of the newest hires at Beta Group – and certainly the hunkiest. Since his Day One I’d been attracted to those broad … read more
Romance writing
Jamaican Herbal Lore
One of the most fun things about writing fiction is being able to include some real-life tidbits. And that was definitely the case as I wrote The Captain’s Kidnapped Bride. In this rather unusual Victorian historical romance, the heroine gets swept away to Jamaica. There, she finds healing for herself and others with a variety … read more
The Magic of Romance Novels
So, what’s the secret that makes Romance novels so attractive to readers? There’s definitely a splash of magic there. Romances are the “queen” of genre fiction, with over $1.4 billion in sales in 2021. They’re also the 800-pound-gorilla of mass market fiction, snatching up nearly a third of its sales. So why has this previously … read more