Each Saturday I welcome a guest author to share a first meeting excerpt. This week I am happy to have Jordan K. Rose with her paranormal romance The Demon Mistress. Jordan’s fun fact is that every hero she’s ever written has at least one trait she’s taken from her husband. I like that! This excerpt… Continue Reading
As we approach Thanksgiving — the holiday that is now lost between Halloween and Christmas — I thought I’d make a list of seven things I am thankful for. (Earlier this fall I made a football etiquette list that stopped at seven, so I’m sticking with that plan. And yes, I know that I have… Continue Reading
Every week on First Sight Saturday I welcome a guest author to share an excerpt of a first meeting between two characters. Today Patricia Kiyona brings us a portion of her sweet contemporary romance, Christmas Wishes. An interesting fact about Patricia: her grandparents came to America from Japan in the 1920s. Since they and their… Continue Reading
Today is a day of change, at least on the periphery of my life. My best friend is selling one house and buying another in preparation to live with her recently widowed mother. A good friend of my husband is, oddly enough, buying said best friend’s house as he goes through a rocky period in… Continue Reading
Each week I welcome an author to share a first meeting excerpt. This week Michelle Grey has brought her romantic mystery, Unspoken Bonds. SETUP OF SCENE: When Garrett meets Rachel, he’s just found out he must assume responsibility for his niece, which doesn’t fit into his plans at all. EXCERPT: Garrett had reviewed the… Continue Reading
Your student athlete’s season is winding down. There is a light on the horizon. A beacon that promises normal dinners around the table instead of too many carbs stuffed in faces before, during, or after practices and games. You may, perchance, sit of an evening with a book, or peruse the on-demand list of TV… Continue Reading
Welcome to First Sight Saturday, where a new guest author shares an excerpt of a first meeting each week. Today I am happy to welcome Margay Leah Justice (awesome name) with The Scene of Humanity, her women’s fiction book that has some romance and suspense sprinkled in. Here is the setup of the scene: Silvie… Continue Reading
Our energetic, devoted coach expected pride in everything the players do. I had planned to write a cynical post today complaining about the curse of sports banquets. Having just been to one that brought tears to my eyes, I didn’t have the heart for that…yet. Maybe I’ll be able to share those whining complaints next… Continue Reading
Every week on First Sight Saturday I welcome a guest author to share a first meeting excerpt. Today Jan Hudson is visiting with her lightly suspenseful contemporary romance Big and Bright which is Book 1 in the Berringer Brothers Trilogy. (Who doesn’t love finding a new series? Not to mention one with a hot cowboy….) Fun… Continue Reading
In a game as rough and tumble as football, it is surprising that there is etiquette both on and off the field. Here are some of the rules I’ve learned. You can crush me now, but if you hit me three seconds from now, after the whistle is blown, you’ll get thrown out of the… Continue Reading
