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January 25, 2012
If You Loved Me
She needed his help to find her son – no matter what the cost! Surgeon Emma Garrett had made sacrifices to follow her dream of becoming a doctor – and yet none was as painful as turning down Gray McKenzie. But not even the threat of losing her greatest love could stop Emma from fulfilling [...]
If You Loved Me – now available
She needed his help to find her son – no matter what the cost! Surgeon Emma Garrett had made sacrifices to follow her dream of becoming a doctor – and yet none was as painful as turning down Gray McKenzie. But not even the threat of losing her greatest love could stop Emma from fulfilling [...]
January 6, 2012
Plotting 2012 – aided by Covey, Milk, and synchronization
(This post also appeared at PenWarriors.com) It's January and I'm plotting my life in 2012. As with most tales, there's a backstory: SETTING: Vanessa's newly remodelled study. Fresh paint, new carpet, several years of hoarding cleared out. Time: mid-December GREMLIN (Vanessa's internal critic): Here it is 2012 and you've got a todo list the size [...]
January 1, 2012
Catalina’s Lover – book 1 of the Latin Legacy series
Catalina’s Lover (Latin Legacy) Years ago she ran from a hopeless love … she never dreamed she’d return as his prisoner! Juan Corsica Perez was a man who believed the earth belonged to him, and everyone in it. Only Cathy Jenan thought otherwise. They had known each other once and once it had been wonderful, [...]
Catalina's Lover – book 1 of the Latin Legacy series
Catalina's Lover (Latin Legacy) Years ago she ran from a hopeless love … she never dreamed she'd return as his prisoner! Juan Corsica Perez was a man who believed the earth belonged to him, and everyone in it. Only Cathy Jenan thought otherwise. They had known each other once and once it had been wonderful, [...]
December 29, 2011
A special thank you gift for my readers … STORM is free Dec 30 & 31
As a special year-end thank you to my readers, on December 30 and 31st, I'll be giving away one of my favourite novels, my recently released novel STORM. Storm is the first of three novels I wrote which were set on the Pacific Northwest islands of Haida Gwaii and it's always been one of my [...]
December 26, 2011
"Storm – the Author's Cut" is now available
I expected to have this new edition of one of my favourite romances up back in September, but when I started editing the manuscript in preparation for the new release, I couldn't resist making a few small changes – then one thing led to another, and here it is, almost the end of December. Storm is [...]
October 16, 2011
Writing + an effortless life = attainable goal??
This afternoon I followed an EC Sheedy tweet to Leo Babauta's blog about an effortless life. I'm sceptical of effortless, but I could handle easier, and when EC posts words of wisdom I generally check it out because she's – well, wise. I was entranced by Babauta's blog, and impressed by the power of synchronicity. Last week I [...]
October 10, 2011
Necessary Lies, Steven Covey, and this writer…
This blog first appeared at PenWarriors.com The novel I'm now working on – Truth to Tell (TTT) – has surpassed all my other books by having the longest gestation period on record. I conceived of the idea over two years ago when I wrote a couple of scenes, then stalled and put it aside to [...]
October 2, 2011
If You Loved Me
Coming soon as an Indie publication. Recently I received the almost-ready-to-publish-as-an-ebook file of If You Loved Me, a novel of mine originally published by Zebra Bouquet (Kensington Books). I love this story and I'm so pumped to know it will soon be available once again! Originally I wrote it for Mills and Boon Harlequin, but my [...]
