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Welcome to my website. Have you seen the USA Today Cover reveal for Made? Go check it out!  USA Today Happily Ever After It’s been a whirlwind year for me. My first novel, Boss, released on March 6. Since then a lot of firsts have been happening for me. First signing at Girls Night Out […]

The Siren Call of Romance

[dropcap type=”square or circle”] W[/dropcap]hen did you first start reading romance? I was asked this question twice last week. I thought about it a lot, especially on my way to a romance pilgrimage with my critique partners Cate Tayler and Laralyn Gill. We attended the author signing at Turn the Page Bookstore. Did I mention it was 15 degrees? […]

Fanfiction Brought My Dream Back

I love fanfiction

I’m thinking fanfiction today, and not only because of my interview with Denny S. Bryce for her Happily Ever After column on USA today, but fanfiction as a gateway to a dream. When Denny asked questions about the fanfiction I love to read and write, I couldn’t help but think back about how it’s been […]