Don’t read your reviews is what every author tells every other author. Guess what every author does? We read our reviews. Don’t respond to your reviews, is the other thing authors tell each other. This one is hard but necessary. Apparently even saying ‘thank you’ to nice reviews makes you look like a creep, and […]
Read MoreLast Saturday night Empty Nests and Bowerbirds tied for second in the 2016 Koru Awards, Long Romance section, given by the Romance Writers of New Zealand. I was told (but not by someone on the awards committee so I can’t be sure) that this was the first time they had a same gender novel submitted. […]
Read MoreWelcome to the release day for Bowerbirds (Nested Hearts: Book 2). It’s picking up where Empty Nests left off with James and Gabe developing their relationship but hitting some bumps along the way. I’ll be starting off an extensive blog tour over at the official Dreamspinner Press Blog where I will be talking about the […]
Read More
Created by the always brilliant Paul Richmond my I present the cover art for Bowerbirds (Nested Hearts, Book Two) Coming soonish from Dreamspinner Press. Two very different men have a chance at happiness, but only if they can let go of their painful pasts and allow love to take precedence. After spending his teens and […]
Read More
I cut a sex scene out of Empty Nests. It wasn’t originally my idea. It was suggested by my editor. I originally balked at the idea. Who cuts a sex scene out of a romance novel? But I gave it a try and it stayed cut. My editor’s thoughts were that if felt like it […]
Read More
The Empty Nests blog tour is now wrapped up, (though the Rafflecopter giveaway is still going for a few more days) and it has been a busy few weeks. I did a lot of Q&A, several 10 Things lists, gave my version of writing advice, and produced a pretty cool writing play list. I know […]
Read MoreFive years in the making, here it is, Empty Nests (Nested Hearts #1) Neither James nor Gabe has ever had a real relationship. They might make a connection if they can get past their differences—and their fears. At age fourteen, James Maron decided to prove he wasn’t gay despite vast evidence to the contrary. Now […]
Read More
Empty Nests Tour Dates & Stops: 12-Jun Carly’s Book Reviews 16-Jun Prism Book Alliance My Fiction Nook 19-Jun Bike Book Reviews Butterfly-O-Meter Love Bytes 23-Jun Hearts on Fire Kimi-Chan 26-Jun Amanda C. Stone MM Good Book Reviews 30-Jun 3 Chicks After Dark Mikky’s World of Books Inked Rainbow Reads 3-Jul Happily Ever Chapter Scattered Thoughts […]
Read MorePresenting the cover art for my upcoming book Empty Nests, created by the amazingly talented Paul Richmond. Empty Nests is also now available for pre-order in paperback and ebook format. It will be released June 12th. Neither James nor Gabe has ever had a real relationship. They might make a connection if they can […]
Read More
This is another recipe from my upcoming book, Empty Nests. I need to start it by saying I love my mother, I really do. We have a good relationship, that’s gotten better since I moved out. And when it comes to special occasions she can cook. If you think my A&P baking was insane you […]
Read More