I couldn’t be more delighted than to have Date & Switch not only included in the WMG 2021 Holiday Spectacular, but also chosen as the Valentine’s Day selection. This story is very close to my heart. (And if you pop over to the WMG site, you can subscribe, and get the whole collection of Valentine’s… Read More “Date & Switch” in the Valentine Spectacular

I love driving along the Pacific Coast Highway – most of it, actually, but particularly the stretch between San Francisco and Los Angeles. There’s something about being on that little strip of road with the fog rolling in off the ocean that is nothing short of magical. Which is why I chose that as one… Read More “Fog and Memory” in Fiction River: Chances

I’m a bit of an anomaly among my friends, because I don’t think of chocolate as a life-affirming food group, but more of a nice accent. So when I saw this anthology call, there wasn’t a particular form of chocolate that begged me to write about it – until we went out for a birthday… Read More “Barrel-Aged Love” in Love is Like a Box of Chocolates

I spent many wonderful hours – and sleepless nights! – delighting in the adventures of the vampire, Le Comte de Saint-Germain, as chronicled by the incomparable Chelsea Quinn Yarbro. So when I decided to write a contemporary paranormal with Gothic elements, I naturally turned to Le Comte and Yarbro for inspiration. I particularly loved her… Read More “Renaissance Man” in Love Among the Thorns

I’ve never actually tried to write a romance story before, but just for kicks and giggles, I dove headfirst into the New York City Midnight short story competition. You can bet I was surprised as heck when I took first place in my round with a sweet little romance about a tow-truck driving gal and… Read More “Intersections” – or How I Became a Romance Author