Saturday, April 28, 2012

April Reading Challenge Results

In case you don't recall (and I don't recall what I had for breakfast, so why would you recall a post from earlier this month?) the Reading Romances 2012 April Challenge was all about Alternate Realities month! You can revisit my original post, but I've left an overview and my review of my challenge book below. If you've joined the reading challenge, I hope you've left your review at the Reading Romances site so you're entered for The Matchmaker's Mark giveaway!

For Alternate Realities

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Friday, April 27, 2012

Staying Alive Updates

This past week my brilliant daughter has been playing HvZ on her college campus. Since the game began on Sunday, she's been sending me "Stayin' Alive" text messages. The song's been stuck in my head ever since (which I'm sure is just a bonus for her).

Those messages are fun, and I in turn update the rest of the family. They invariably ask me questions I can't answer - usually in regard to the particulars of the game. For me, it's not about the particulars - I'm not there so I don't have to

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Monday, April 23, 2012

More Fun for Readers!

Welcome to another fabulous and fun blog hop full of great prizes and giveaways! This one is sponsored by a crew dedicated to a cause dear to my heart... Indie Authors! Be sure to visit the hosts for the Indie Giveaway Blog hop: Booked Up and A Daydreamer's Thoughts, with support from the Making Connections, Blogger Loving, and Shut Up & Read Goodreads groups!

Making Connections has oodles of indie book prizes listed, including my own lighthearted paranormal romance, The

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Tuesday, April 17, 2012

Inquiring Minds Ask a Paranormal Romance Author

As a paranormal romance author, it's my goal to write novels packed with action all the way to the happily ever after endings. What can I say? I'm a hopeful romantic who loves adventure!

Recently some of the circumstances of the world building in my 2096 Shadows of Justice series have readers asking "How did you come up with that?" So I thought I'd answer a few of the most frequent questions:

Why 2096?

Blame it on 1066. It was a crazy year of upheaval in England and the first time

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Saturday, April 14, 2012

Love and Legends In The Matchmaker's Mark

You might think research is secondary for a paranormal romance writer, but personally I find so much inspiration in the research process. The Matchmaker's Mark, the first novel in my lighthearted paranormal romance series, is set in Charleston, South Carolina a place that is full of legends and history. Many times, those legends include tales of great love.

One of the my favorite scenes in The Matchmaker's Mark takes place in the Unitarian Churchyard when the matchmaker meets the Lady in

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