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May 25, 2014
Happy Memorial Day!
So many of us have had loved ones give their lives in service to our country. Let us all take some time today to remember their sacrifice.
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May 22, 2014
Meet 2014 Golden Heart Finalist Laura Trentham!
And if that’s not impressive enough, she’s completed two more Regency manuscripts, a contemporary novel, plus two historical novellas.
She may also be the only Regency author out there who was once a hard-hat and steel-toed-boot-wearing Chemical Engineer. She even ran (and I quote) “a testing rig for processing pump-grade gasoline...
May 21, 2014
The Ruby Slipper Burlesque Revue at RT
This year, the Rubies decided it was time to host our first Ruby Slipper event at the Romantic Times convention and after some brainstorming, we came up with the perfect idea for New Orleans: The Ruby Slipper Burlesque Revue!
In addition to being able to put on an event for readers, it also allowed a group of Rubies, who are busy little bees atconference, to get together for a photo.
Front row, left to right: Sara Ramsey, Shelley Coriell, Dani Wade, Tamara Hogan, Jeannie Lin Back row, left to r...
May 20, 2014
The True Cost of Self-Publishing
The True Cost of Self-Publishing
When it comes to self-publishing a novel, I don’t claim to know it all. But I have learned a thing or two from my other indie-pubbed Ruby Sisters and then there’s all of that stumbling around I did when I published my first book, Place Your Betts.
Everyone thinks there’s some secret to self-publishing and that’s it’s horribly expensive, but the truth is, there’s no secret and the initial outlay of money is reasonable. In truth, I’ve made the money I invested in...
May 19, 2014
RUBY RELEASE: Sixth Grave on the Edge
To celebrate the sixth in the Charley Davidson series, we are offering an EXCLUSIVE excerpt just for the readers of the Ruby Blog! Hope you enjoy! ~D~
North American Cover
THE BLURB THING:
Sometimes I wrestle my demons.
Sometimes we just snuggle.
—Bumper Sticker
Most girls might think twice before getting engaged to someone like Reyes Farrow—but Charley Davidson is not most girls. She’s a paranormal private eye and grim reaper-in-training who’s known to be a bit of a hell-ra...
RT Virgin No More
RT Virgin No More
Last week I attended the Romantic Time Convention in New Orleans. Since I’d never been, I had no idea what to expect…I could not have imagined RT if I’d tried. Because it’s fan based instead of author based, it was a party all the time. From beer pong to candy and spoons to author spotlights and publisher spotlights, it was amazing and scary and BUSY and wonderful!
I met tons of my fans, made new ones, ran into Charlaine Harris and tried to not go all fan-girl, and hobnobbed w...
May 16, 2014
Early, On Time, or Late?
After a recent comment my husband made, I’ve been giving this a lot of thought. His comment, “You’re getting better about not running late.” It had almost become a joke at our house that he’d build in extra time to allow me to be ready “on time”. Only, that didn’t always work because I knew he’d added to the “leave” time. What confused matters more, my alarm clock is set for thirty minutes ahead. So, not only was I subtracting my husband’s extra time, but I was also having to subtract thirty...
May 14, 2014
Up To His Butt in Alligators
It will not surprise you to discover this historical romance writer LOVES period movies and television series. And while I do have the first four seasons of Downton Abbey on DVD, it isn’t my favorite. BBC America’s Ripper Street is my #1 guilty historical pleasure.
Set in Victorian England, just after Jack the Ripper murders his last known victim and slinks back into whatever evil cesspool spawned him, Ripper Street is centered around three men who work in H Division in the White Chapel distri...
May 13, 2014
Meet 2014 Golden Heart Finalist Shelly Chalmers!
Her book, HIDDEN MAGIC, is her seventh complete novel. It’s actually paranormal historical, and part of a series—what she likes to call “CSI: Regency.” In real life, she lives in rural Alberta, Canada, takes care of her three-year-old, and (in her words) pretends she’s taking care of the house and garden (she’s usually writing). She loves learning about unusual nuggets of history, like the Bow Street Runne...
May 12, 2014
Ruby Tuesday: Rita Henuber
Welcome to our first May edition of Ruby Tuesday, the day when we put one of our Rubies on the hot seat and get to know her a little better. Today’s victim volunteer is our Floridian scribe of thrilling romantic suspense, Rita Henuber! Take it away, Rita!
[image error]Name: Rita Henuber
2009 GH Category & Title: Romantic Suspense - Guardian Angel
What Happened to That Book: Was published with a new title Under Fire.
Website: http://www.ritahenuber.com/
What subgenre(s) do you write? Romantic Suspense
When did y...
