Happy Midsummer Night!

In honor of the shortest night of the year, a little snippet from my story “Midwinter” from Eat the Peach. And oh yeah, it’s pretty racy stuff, so consider yourself warned. from “Midwinter” In the cold, dark night before the shortest day, the priestess Alena dreamed of summer. She was a maiden again, one ofContinue reading “Happy Midsummer Night!”

Three Things I Love (About Winter Knight)

Winter Knight, the book I have coming out on February 11, 2020, is the only romance I’ve ever written just for me. I love all my kissy book stories, all my heroines, all my heroes. But with Winter Knight, I asked myself, if I was on Amazon or at the bookstore looking for a romanceContinue reading “Three Things I Love (About Winter Knight)”

The Viking and the Witch – Chapter Seven

Two days into the voyage, the girl fell ill from her wounds. By late afternoon, she had fallen into a delirious stupor, and by nightfall, she was completely unconscious. Asmund’s men said nothing, but he caught them exchanging glances. He knew they hadn’t forgotten Stian’s warning that Maeve was a witch. If she had beenContinue reading “The Viking and the Witch – Chapter Seven”

The Viking and the Witch – Chapter 4

  Asmund woke up naked and alone. He opened his eyes to a patch of blue sky through a hole in the roof of a tiny hut. He could hear the roar of the sea and the screams of gulls and ravens. He felt hot but not feverish; someone had covered him with blankets heContinue reading “The Viking and the Witch – Chapter 4”

The Viking and the Witch – Chapter 3

Maeve had walked the path from her home village to the place on the beach where she had built her hut at least a hundred times. She couldn’t possibly get lost. But this time, she seemed to be walking for hours, and she was still in the woods. She couldn’t even hear the ocean inContinue reading “The Viking and the Witch – Chapter 3”

The Viking and the Witch – Chapter 2

As promised, the next installment of a good, old-fashioned magical historical romance: Chapter Two   Maeve spent the whole long night conjuring cures for the fallen Viking. She built up the fire then stripped off all his blood-stained and seawater-soaked clothes. She washed him all over, first with clean water from the ocean, then freshContinue reading “The Viking and the Witch – Chapter 2”

The Viking and the Witch – Chapter 1

So here lately, most of what I’ve been writing and publishing has not been historical romance. But y’all know me; I can’t just give it up. So I’ve been working sporadically on an old school paranormal just for my own amusement, and it occurs to me that y’all might want to see it, too. AllContinue reading “The Viking and the Witch – Chapter 1”

Big Girls Love Fairy Tales, Too

Another Little Red Hen excerpt, this one from the contemporary fairy tale novel, The Last Winter Knight, free to download this week only: The bedroom door opened on a long upstairs gallery that looked down on the entryway she’d seen when he carried her in. All of the gas lamps were lit, giving all theContinue reading “Big Girls Love Fairy Tales, Too”

Falconskeep Trilogy E-Books, $8.99 each!

Finally, finally, finally!  Simon & Schuster have FINALLY released my first three books (A Falcon’s Heart, This Dangerous Magic, and Wicked Charms) in e-book at a consistent and pretty decent price – $8.99 each!  And to celebrate, I’ve given them their very own blog with all the info – synopses, reviews, inspirations, etc., with excerptsContinue reading “Falconskeep Trilogy E-Books, $8.99 each!”

It’s Release Day!

Today is the day! My fairy tale romance, Christabel’s Tale, is finally out from Purple Sword Publications.  Without further ado, get your copy here:  http://purplesword.com/index.php?main_page=product_info&cPath=6&products_id=172 ! But if you need a little further ado, I’ll be happy to oblige.  I love this story. Not surprising; I love all my stories.  But writing this one was theContinue reading “It’s Release Day!”