I don’t normally write book reviews but couldn’t resist this time. I feel so haunted by Kathleen Grissom’s The Kitchen House that I feel the need to write out my feelings, as if to shake off the hold. This was a difficult book for me. It took me over three weeks, and in that time I finished numerous… Read More Book Review: The Kitchen House
Seward, Alaska is a dream. Or at least it was when we were there this past weekend. Perfect blue skies, sunshine, temps in the mid-30s. What is it about small towns that are so enticing, that suck you in, cause you to slow down and savor each moment? That is what we did: We savored.… Read More Hanging out in Seward, Alaska
Today I get to chat with a true goddess, or at least a chick lit goddes. Isabella Louise Anderson hosts the popular Chick Lit Goddess Website and is wrapping up the editing process of her first two novels, Refined Dreams and The Right Design. She’s a member of the Romance Writers of American, received a certificate for winning… Read More An interview with a goddess (a chick lit goddess, that is)
Tomorrow we pack up the SUV, grab our running shoes and the dog and head down to Seward for a book signing at Cover to Cover bookstore. I was lucky enough to live down in Seward for almost two years, writing and editing The Seward Phoenix Log. It was a bittersweet time. I loved living… Read More Dreaming of Seward
This past week I’ve been blessed. Blessed with books. Is there anything better? On Monday I received a copy of The Liars’ Gospel, by Naomi Alderman. I won this in a giveaway, though I don’t remember which one (oops!). So thanks, for whomever hosted the contest. It was great to win. And will be even… Read More Books! And Friday Freebies
Today I was lucky enough to nab an interview with Sherri Hayes, author of the romance and erotic romance novels, Hidden Threat; Slave (Finding Anna Book 1); Need (Finding Anna Book 2), Behind Closed Doors (A Daniels Brothers’ Novel); Red Zone (A Daniels Brothers’ Novel), and a short story, A Christmas Proposal. Hayes lives in central Ohio… Read More Hello, Sherri Hayes
Today Jane Aire stops by to chat about her steamy erotic novel, Black Rose, recently published by Bravebird Publishing. Q: How did you come up for the idea for Black Rose? A: Black Rose came out of a difficult time in my life. I’d begun some self-exploration and finally admitted to myself that my sex… Read More Jane Aire’s erotically-charged interview
