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Traveling and…Coffee?

You bet! Some people when they travel scope out tourist spots, or certain types of restaurants, or highways of significance, or the nearest Walmart. Me, I scope out where the coffee shops are. Where’s a Starbucks? Is there something local that would be cool to try? What kind of coffee service does the hotel provide? [...]

Temptation Tuesday – Eli’s Promise

Eli’s Promise is the second book in The Bar Next Door series. It follows part-owner and bartender Eli as he struggles with his feelings for the young, hot buck Asa as well as his feelings about letting go of his lover Thad who’d passed away several years ago. Eli is rough. He’s scared to let [...]

Music Monday

I’ve been working on Eli’s Promise (male/male) edits over the weekend and writing on Slide Down On Me (contemporary erotic). Working on two such different books is hard sometimes, but music helps me differentiate the moods and the tone I’m going for. And yeah, there’ve been a lot of 80′s classics going through my earbuds. [...]

Guest: Sofia Grey

Kindle Guilty Secrets We all have them. Some are more… guilt-laden than others. Some you’ll admit to in the office, some in the pub after a few drinks, and others only in the privacy of your bedroom, safely tucked under the sheets with darkness around you. I’ll bet there [...]

In The Kitchen With…Lissa

Yeah, it’s me. But you know, I was thinking, we should have some guests come by specifically for kitchen days. I mean, I have several guests who are coming by over the next month or so, but none for In The Kitchen With…segments. I’m going to have to work on that. In the meantime, you’re [...]

Guest Post: Holly J. Gill

Thank you Lissa for having me. My topic is about writing erotic/erotica romantic fiction and enjoy what you write. Writing erotic/erotica fiction gets an audience, whether its “OMG that’s disgusting,” or “Wow, you really write that stuff, that’s naughty,” giggles. It comes with mixed reactions whether you’re shocked or intrigued. Sex, lovemaking is natural, a [...]

Temptation Tuesday – Slide Down On Me

So, now that I’m back from Lori Foster’s Reader Author Get Together, I’m trying to get back into the swing of writing. Even though I wrote a few thousand words while there, it still takes a few days to get into the groove once home. There’s housework to balance with writing… kids, pets, husband, cooking, [...]

Music Monday

It’s back to writing for me today. I wrote some while I was at Lori Foster’s Reader Author Get Together and it was more than I had expected to write, but not enough for what I was working on… So, what’s playing today? Breaking Benjamin. I swear if they don’t come back soon, or at [...]

Author Friday – Release Day and Expectations

Yes, you read that right. Another new release. This one is short, a story I wanted to tell. It’s emotional, very sexual, and all one scene. There’s depth and angst and the need to grow up. There was a line in a movie, The Expendables. The first one. Jason Statham has a scene with a [...]

Guest Promo Sharon Hamilton

One of my fellow Military Romance authors is offering two new box sets that I thought I would introduce you to. The first box set features: Prequel: SEAL Encounter Novel: Accidental SEAL This boxed set contains the prequel to and the full length novel Accidental SEAL. In the prequel, the reader is introduced to the [...]