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MJ’s Musings: SEP-Heaven Texas

I really like this book. I love how the heroine is the only one who can see through the hero’s BS–and calls him on it. The hero is a lot deeper than many romance heroes.  He is a genuinely good soul all the time. Even at the black moment in the story, and events turn […]

MJ Monday: MJ Meals-Mediterranean Turkey Wraps

These wraps became a summertime staple for us last year. I keep a batch in the refrigerator nearly every week. They make a quick and easy lunch on the run. My husband will grab one before he heads out to a baseball game. I packed them when we went to our film festival last year, […]

MJ’s Musing: Word Nerd

There used to be a board game called PROBE. Used versions on Amazon are shockingly expensive. When my parents cleared out their games a couple of years ago, I “called” PROBE, but one of my nieces ended up with it. The purpose of the game is to come up with a word (using letter cards, […]

MJ Monday-MJ’s Manuscript: BETRAYED BY THE MOON

My book comes out on Wednesday! I am very excited. This is book one of a three-book series, SERVICE FOR SANCTUARY. With their packs’ very existence at stake, can two fated mates find the courage to love? For generations, werewolves have lived under the protection of service-for-sanctuary treaties with the government. Now amid growing unrest […]

MJ’s Musings-Book Bingo: Art for Love’s Sake

Art for Love’s Sake. I read Barbara Freethy’s Don’t Say a Word. and used it for this square.  Lots of art in this romantic suspense: heroine is a DJ, hero is a photographer and the son of a photographer. There are ballerinas involved in the story, too. The arts abound. The first clue is a photograph. […]

MJ Monday: MJ’s Music-Playlist for BETRAYED BY THE MOON

I create a playist for every book I write. I listen to the music whenever I can: driving, writing, alone time. The songs help keep my head in the story. Here are the songs behind the story of the book coming out on June 26. Talking to the Moon-Don Henley The Moon Looks Down and […]

MJ’s Musings: The Creativity of Writers

Sometimes an author’s creativity isn’t in only her writing. Twice a year, I go out of town on a long writing retreat. A fellow author’s family has a cottage on a creek in the woods they let us use. The first time we walked in (and oohed and aahed )and noticed there wasn’t much shelf […]

MJ Monday: MJ’s Movies: The Mark of Zorro

I went on a long writing retreat in May. We were gone on May 4 (Star Wars Day) and May 5 (Cinco de Mayo). Being the total geeks we are, we decided to cook corresponding meals and watch relative movies on those two days. Star Wars went off without a hitch. We planned to watch […]

MJ Musing: SEP-It Had To Be You

The first of Susan Elizabeth Phillips’ Chicago Stars books, It Had to be You is a fun romp through the world of professonal sports. I am not a football fan, but a reader doesn’t need to be fond of a sport to enjoy a well-told story. The heroine wants everyone to believe she’s a sexy bimbo. […]

MJ’S Monday-Meals: Mediterranean Buddha Bowl Salad

I recently needed to come up with a dish-to-pass for a family gathering. Since most others were bringing some sort of pasta slathered in mayo, I figured it was up to me to come up with something a little healthier. And thus the Mediterranean Buddha Bowl Salad was invented. Start with quinoa. I boiled two […]