Flag Day, which officially commemorates the adoption of the US Flag on June 14, 1777, has always been a non-holiday on my calendar but in thinking about holidays and books, I realized it is a good excuse to promote my sweet historical romance, Sass Meets Class. Specifically, I am offering a discount through Smashwords so… Continue Reading
Today on First Sight Saturday, I’m sharing the first meeting from my first book! Unbidden has the most traditional hero and heroine of all my books, in my opinion. In this scene, David, a Bavarian soldier, has arrived to escort Rochelle, a woman he has never met, to an interview with the emperor. Unfortunately, her mother… Continue Reading
Every week on First Sight Saturday I feature an excerpt of a first meeting between two important characters. This week I welcome an author I’ve met in person. We are on an author loop together and, while discussing local book events, figured out we live maybe 15 miles apart. Awesome! Anyway, Jane Wakely shares with… Continue Reading
On First Sight Saturday, I usually feature a guest author, but this week I’m going to be my own guest and share the first meeting between Doeg and Philantha from Redeemed, the second book in my Evolution Series. If you haven’t read the series, Doeg is the villain from the first book, Unbidden. The first… Continue Reading
Each week on First Sight Saturday I feature an excerpt of a first meeting written by a visiting author. Today I welcome Qwillia Rain with Looking at Rose, book one in her Poker Posse series. This is an erotic romance, but I promise the excerpt below is rated PG! SETUP: In a story, it sometimes isn’t… Continue Reading
I’ve been working hard on a new shortish story that will fall after the last book in the Evolution Series. I say “shortish” because it will definitely surpass the 10,500 words I wrote for Second Love: A Short Historical Romance Story. The short story phenomenon is surprising to me, but I had one of my… Continue Reading
Every Saturday I feature a first meeting from the book of a guest author. This week Linda McLaughlin shares an excerpt from her sweet Regency romance Lady Elinor’s Escape. SETUP OF SCENE: Lady Elinor Ashworth always longed for adventure, but when she runs away from her abusive aunt, she finds more than she bargained for.EXCERPT: There… Continue Reading
First Sight Saturday is a feature I host every week to showcase the first meeting between two characters. Today I welcome E.R. Davis with her paranormal romance/gothic urban fantasy serial novel Chalice Blood: Hidden. (To clarify, a serial novel is a story that is told in parts. Hidden is part 1 of 5 of the novel called… Continue Reading
Last week I posted the second portion of a scene of from my new release, Vain, and here is the rest of it. Lily, the abandoned daughter of a tailor, has just sworn to Theophilus, Lord of Ribeauville, that she indeed knows how to sew. As she made her promise she placed her hand on… Continue Reading
Here is the second portion of the first scene in Vain. Last week we saw Theophilus, Lord of Ribeauville, stop by a shop searching for a tailor reported as having been scarce for the last few months, leaving his daughter alone. He has just asked Lily when her father left, and she tries to distract… Continue Reading
