Hey There Beautiful Friend,

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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 […]

Meet Miles Gardner

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Miles, rebellious Billionaire from New England, is the star of  Cate Tayler’s novel, Love MeNow.  And we have him all to ourselves today! JL: Miles, tell us a little bit about yourself MG: If you ask some people, there isn’t much to tell. On the surface, I’m just your average playboy billionaire, a yes-man doing […]

The Moments That Live Forever … in the Embarrassing Vault of Memories

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[dropcap]W[/dropcap]hen something embarrassing happens to you, it feels like you’re the only person in the world. That only you would make that stupid mistake or leave that kind of foolish impression. While on training today, the instructor discussed embarrassing moments and for a second, while he talked, I was treated to a memory slideshow of […]

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 […]