Olivia, the female lead in my latest work-in-progress, loves to cook, as does Georgia in Gray is my Heart, so I thought I’d add a few of their recipes to my blog. I can just imagine them cooking these cakes for Nye, Xavier, and the rest of the Blackwood team! WARNING: This recipe makes A […]
I’ve always been a sucker for romance, and one of the first authors I met when I began writing myself was the lovely Michelle Jo Quinn. I fell in love with the characters in her Bliss series, and even borrowed a couple of them to appear in my Trouble series. And I’m super happy to say […]
Today, Emmy and Black are here to answer your questions, and maybe give a few hints of things to come in the Blackwood series… EN: So, why a security company? Black: *Shrugs* Figured I should do something I was good at. Nate thought the same way. EN: You didn’t consider something a little less dangerous? […]
The other day, I was reading my reviews on Amazon (I know, I know—I should avoid them, but they’re just there), and one stood out that got me thinking: I did enjoy the book, but there was far too much use of the f word. This word was overdone and for me, it popped up […]
Like it or not, readers do judge a book by its cover. You can tell the best story in the world, but unless people pick up the book in the first place, nobody will ever know. For most writers who choose the self-publishing route, the cover represents the biggest investment apart from editing, so it’s […]
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 […]