Amber Leigh Williams's Blog

I’ve been gone a while from The Cozy Page, and I wanted to give readers an explanation. Over the course of spring this year, a lot of things fell through the cracks, not just my blogging, due to sickness. It’s the best kind of sickness, however. In late November, the hub and I are going to be parents! I wouldn’t have let first trimester symptoms stop me from blogging if they had been a bit milder. Unfortunately, I’ve been dealing with severe morning sickness and fatigue. On a positive note, the...

As many of you Cozies know, I am a proud dog owner. (Forthose who don't know me by Twitter ,the technical definition I like to use is "Herder of Large, Goofy Dogs.") Dogs,labs in particular, have been a big part of mine and my husband's lifetogether. He bought me a chocolate lab puppy, Kahlua, to commemorate ourengagement in 2005. We raised her and bred her with his dog of nine years,Rocky, which led to a litter of seven. (When I say dogs have been a big part ofour life together, I really...

It's that time of year again – Canada's Read-an-Ebook Week!For all my readers, I encourage you to take some time for yourself this weekand read an ebook. And for those who haven't heard, they're giving out freeones at The Roses of Prose . If yourpocket book's a little stretched this week, all you have to do is download A Holiday to Remember from our website or Smashwords ….


Candy Wright didn't become ahigh-powered Manhattan business executive by letting men walk all over her. Shewatched her...

March marks St. Patrick's Day on the seventeenth, but moreimportantly it marks Irish American Heritage Month. As someone who's a littlebit Irish, I share my favorite Irish sayings, blessings, toasts, pub songs, andpoems I uncovered in my WIP research here at The Roses of Prose ….
March is also Women's History Month! We're celebrating allmonth at Sweethearts of the West .This week, my post about Cherokee woman, Nancy Ward, is featured at Sweethearts so be sure to check it out….In more good news, ...

Ihave to take a moment out of the work week to spread a little love for myfavorite television show here at the ol' blog…. Last night marked the end of Downton Abbey: Season 2 on PBS Masterpiece Classics. While yesterdayI was looking forward to seeing the finale episode, it's sad we'll have to waita whole year for the third season (that I hear is now in the works!!!). There'salways the DVD, though! And for those with Netflix, Downton Abbey: Season 1 is now streaming. I thought today I...

It's Library Lover's Month and I'm celebrating in style atThe Roses of Prose – by sharing a collection of photos from my favorite homelibraries around the world. Grab a cup of cocoa and enjoy!

Just thought I'd do a little writing update here at the ol'blog….
First of all, I'm pleased to announce that my secondcontemporary romance is coming to the end of its major rewrite. Proof that Iwork better with a deadline. At the end of January, I decided that I wanted tostart writing my next western romance trilogy on March 1st. As Ionly have another 15,000 words to complete my rewrite, I'd say I'm right onschedule. The muse and I so far have been working surprisingly well in2012. Part of...

Happy Valentine's Day! We've come to the end of our 14 Daysof Romance celebration and I wanted to do something special…. Two years ago onValentine's Day, I listed my top ten favorite romance novels of all time. Sincemuch has changed in two years, I thought I would put together a comprehensivelist of my current romance faves by author…. 

Homespun Bride by JillianHart – This romance is in equal parts historical, western, andinspirational. I've always had a soft spot for a hero/heroine with some...

We're coming to the end ofour 14 Days of Romance Valentine's Day celebration and we've saved the best forlast! Readers, please welcome fellow Sweetheart of the West, author CarolineClemmons! Take it away, Caroline….

Happy(Almost) Valentine's Day! Thanks to Amber Leigh for inviting me to share theCozy Page with you today.
Sheasked me to share my favorite romances. Wow, is that ever a difficult question!As authors, Amber Leigh and I know literally hundreds of people who write andwhose books we...

14 Days ofRomance is now in the home stretch to Valentine's Day! Today we Cozies playhost to author Jean Adams, whose favorite romance novel of all time is theLaura Kinsale title, Flowers from theStorm….


The Duke ofJervaulx was brilliant and dangerous. Considered dissolute, reckless, andextravagant, he was transparently referred to as the ′D of J′ in scandalsheets, where he and his various exploits featured with frequency. Butsometimes the most womanising rake can be irresistible, and even...