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February 5, 2016
Jack is Real for Courtney
Courtney Lopes, one half of Designing Women (she and her twin sister, Ashley, are graphic designers for Team Jack), was a bit nervous the first time she met Marie face-to-face. Marie, was, after all, a New York Times bestselling author. But Courtney had nothing to worry about. She had lunch with Marie in Alexandria, Virginia …
Designer and Book Cover Model: Ashley Lopez’s Grand Experiences on Team Jack
Ashley Lopez’s work on Team Jack has allowed her and her husband to be models for the cover of a New York Times bestselling book. As a graphic designer for Marie, her work is also seen by thousands of readers and allows her great creative freedom. Not bad for a part-time gig. Ashley and her …
Joining Marie’s Team Was Like Music to Nikki’s Ears
Starstruck Nikki, Julie and Carter Beauford, drummer for the Dave Matthew Band You can credit the Dave Matthews Band for bringing Nikki Colquhoun into the Marie Force fold. In 2000 Nikki joined an event management company where Julie had been working. Their work focused on one facet of event management, registration. After they circled around …
Cheryl Serra’s Lesson From Marie: Writers Write
I love my job so much I rarely even consider a job. It’s something I am fortunate enough and honored to do. I get to work for a friend I’ve had for more than two decades and in whose wedding I was a bridesmaid. To say that my ‘boss’ is one of the most prolific …
Rie Rie Teaches Isabel About Publishing and Adulthood
She was always just Rie Rie to Isabel. That’s Aunt Rie Rie. Isabel is Marie’s only niece on her Sullivan side of the family. Isabel is the daughter of Marie’s brother, George, and Team Jack member Holly. Isabel says she and Marie got along so well she always considered “Rie Rie” her second mother, albeit …
January 27, 2016
The House That Jack Built
About fifteen or so years ago, I was living in Florida while my husband was stationed on the U.S.S. John F. Kennedy, his last tour before retirement from the Navy. My kids were two and five, and I had a full-time job working for a wonderful company headquartered in the Washington, D.C. area. I got …
January 21, 2016
The Readers Are Crazy for Hayden & Addie! And…. A Giveaway!
OMG, you guys! More than 80!! five-star reviews for Hayden and Addie at Kindle alone! My readers are the best! Thank you for giving RAPTUROUS such an awesome welcome. So glad you’re loving Hayden in all his complicated, dominant, alpha glory! If you loved Flynn and Natalie in Virtuous, Valorous and Victorious, you’re going to …
January 19, 2016
Get Your Hayden On! RAPTUROUS IS OUT TODAY!
Who is ready to read Hayden and Addie’s story in RAPTUROUS? I can’t wait to hear what you think of their SMOKING HOT ROMANCE! Here’s a little snippet to give you an idea of what you can expect in RAPTUROUS. Oh who am I kidding? It was one of the only PG scenes I could …
January 14, 2016
Reader Mail and Other Fun Stuff
I posted this to Facebook yesterday and the response was overwhelming! I couldn’t keep up with the comments from readers, so I decided to share it here, too: To the people who insist on writing to me to say there is FAR too much graphic sex in my books (or too much cursing in the …
December 21, 2015
Keeping Time
On Friday, I hosted another installment of my ongoing Friday Night Follies in which readers ask me questions, I give answers and hand out prizes to participants. It’s always a lot of fun, but I do get some of the same questions from one week to the next. One of them, in particular, led me …
