An author friend fessed up to crafting stories around real life people or personalities that inspire her and asked who inspires me. I hesitated to answer. I write fiction. The characters in my books are an amalgamation of my life experiences and imagination. An interview in a magazine spawned the character of Chef […]
Tag: romance
Write Up! July 2021
Ah, Summer. My favorite time of year. As an Iowa child, I dreamed of living where it’s warm year round. Where ice is served in drinks, snow is on Christmas cards and neither ever falls from the sky. Then I married a Canadian. So much for that dream! But we do live near the […]
Write Up! June 2021
I was about four chapters into this book when I caught myself wishing the story was on a screen. Cable, movie, doesn’t matter. It has that much potential for a strong visual story. This political thriller, refreshingly set in Canada instead of Washington DC, has the pace of Scandal and the complexity of West […]
Romance Novella “Love Unlikely”
Looking for that sweet-to-sizzling mid-summer read? Top up your beverage of choice, settle into your favorite chair and cushions, in the sun, on the porch or indoor reading nook, and get ready for romance! “Rachel, you are the most beautiful and desirable woman I have ever known. Waking up next to you, making love to […]