A side effect of publishing books means I’ve also had to learn a bit about graphic design. Although I have help with many of my covers from the wonderful Abigail Sins, that still leaves me to work on the marketing materials myself, and I’ve developed a love/hate relationship with Photoshop over the past couple of […]
Calendar Girl Series by Audrey Carlan Blurb: Mia Saunders just barely escaped a paltry life back home in Las Vegas until she gets the call that her Father has been beaten to within an inch of his life for not paying his gambling debt. Problem is, the lone shark is her lousy, ruthless ex-boyfriend. Another […]
Inspiration can strike in odd places. As another idea popped into my head while I was riding my horse yesterday, I thought about some of the strange places I’ve written. Here are my top 5: 1. At a motor racing circuit. I volunteer as a race marshal in my spare time, and an idea came […]
Recently, awesome crime writer Rebecca Bradley invited me to write a guest post for her blog on how I turn all the oddities in my head into a first draft. If you’d like to find out, why not take a look? Rebecca Bradley – Murder Down To A Tea
Face Value by Ian Andrew Blurb: Kara Wright and Tien Tran, former members of an elite intelligence gathering team active in Afghanistan, Iraq, and places still classified, now make their living through Wright & Tran, a PI service that tracks errant spouses, identifies dishonest employees and, just occasionally, takes on more significant cases that allow […]
Wolf Bait by Nina West Blurb: When life turns to hell, most people talk about running away. Abbi Mitchell actually does it. Determined to escape her humiliating heartbreak and her overbearing mother, Abbi takes a summer job at a resort in Alaska. It’s supposed to be four months of snow-capped mountains, peaceful wilderness, and figuring […]
Touch Me Not by Apryl Baker Blurb: A past tragedy has left Lily Holmes burdened with a devastating secret… Since the death of her twin sister, Lily can’t bear to be touched. Not accidentally, not casually…and certainly not intimately. This makes it impossible for her to confess to her best friend Adam Roberts that she’s […]
Love Drunk by Libby Rice Blurb: The love that lies built? Wine importer London Whitley dots her I’s and crosses her T’s. Her meticulous nature insulates her from fears that she might just be crazy, as in certifiably, medically nuts. When her almost ex-boyfriend winds up dead at her hands and she’s soon accused of […]
I’m having one of those “why?” days… Here are a few things I didn’t know before I started publishing my books. – The book in your hands represents months of work. Months. No self-respecting author simply writes the book then hits publish. They write. They rewrite. An editor rips their carefully constructed words apart. They […]
While busy working today (okay, so I was on Facebook), I came across a New Year reading challenge, and as one of my New Year’s resolutions is to read more, I plan to give it a go. So, I need to read the following: Now, the question is, what shall I read? I have a […]