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That Old Black Magic signed ARCs – 3 of 'em!

Okay, it's simple…. I have three more signed That Old Black Magic advance reading copies up for grabs. I want to help celebrate Urban Fantasy Month (another great contest on Jaye Well's blog here). TOBM isn't really UF, it's paranormal romance, but I think it's close enough! All you gotta do is leave a comment [...]

Bullying… My Story

There's so much about this subject in the news lately, and it's so utterly tragic when kids feel like they have no choice but to kill themselves over what a stupid bully says or does to them, I thought I'd tell my story of being bullied. It took me a while to realize that's what [...]

"A date with my character(s)" contest winners

First of all, thank you so much to everyone who took the time to write and send me a contest entry telling me which of my characters you'd like to get to know better for a chance to win a signed ARC of THAT OLD BLACK MAGIC. I had so much fun reading about your [...]

Win 1 of 3 signed ARCs of THAT OLD BLACK MAGIC

I have three advance reading copies of THAT OLD BLACK MAGIC up for grabs! This is the final book in my Living in Eden trilogy — it officially comes out December 6th. I'm very happy with this book and I hope readers enjoy Darrak and Eden's further adventures as much as I enjoyed writing it! [...]

The Deadly Sins of Romance Writing

I wrote this article for my RWA chapter newsletter, but thought I'd share it here as well…. ** I know I still have tons to learn about writing, and romance writing in particular, but I also feel as if I've managed to get a decent grasp over what editors and agents are looking for over [...]

Celebrating milestones

Just lucky enough to hit 4000 followers on Twitter. About to hit 5000 awesome friends on Facebook (which is the official cap of friends you can have — I love you Facebook, but boo!). Got around 2500 "likes" on my Facebook book page. I think that's worth celebrating! Instead of doing a random giveaway on [...]

State of the Rowen

Inspired by Jill Myles' list of works in progress, I thought I'd do the same…. ON DECK Second draft of REIGN FALL (Demon Princess #3) is done and I'm happy with it. I think it's my favorite DP book to date, but I usually feel that way when things are so fresh in my mind. [...]

Confronting my Demon (Princess)

I hate cliffhangers. Actually, that's not really true. I love cliffhangers when I can anticipate what's going to happen next and get excited to  buy the next in the series when I know it'll ultimately wrap up in a satisfying manner. I ended book two of my Demon Princess series on a cliffhanger — or, [...]

Win an audiobook of Nightshade or Bloodlust!!!

It's been a crazy summer so far! I'm staying really busy with my writing. I just finished Blood Bath & Beyond (A Sarah Dearly Mystery #1) and it's with my beta-readers. I'm brainstorming what will happen in book two of that series. I have approval to start writing Wicked Kiss (Nightwatchers #2), which I'll be [...]

New directions

Since my site has now been hacked twice, i feel like there's something wrong down deep with it. I'm going to get a redesign done and trash everything that came before. It's like a phoenix rising from the ashes, maybe? … Continue reading →