All I want to do these days is stay home and watch Turner Classic Movies – it’s 31 Days of Oscar month! As you could probably guess even if I didn’t talk about it all the time, I am an absolute sucker for old movies. And looking over this year’s schedule, I’m realizing just howContinue reading “10 Great Romances from 31 Days of Oscar”
Category Archives: Other People’s Awesome
Black Romance Matters
I have a book of my own coming out this week, and trust me, I’ll be telling you all about it. But watching the news and talking to my friends and reading the internet this week, I feel like it’s more important to shine my little spotlight on books from some of the amazing BlackContinue reading “Black Romance Matters”
The Paperback Rack at the Big Star
Every writer has a touching story about their favorite bookstore or library as a child, the place where they discovered the ineffable delights of literature. I can go on at great length about my love for Miss Daisy at the Chester County Library or my swoon of ecstasy the first time I walked into theContinue reading “The Paperback Rack at the Big Star”
Free E-Books, No Stealing!
Everybody loves free stuff. Some readers love it so much, they’re bankrupting writers by supporting pirate sites. The crazy thing is, it is perfectly possible to get all kinds of great free fiction without bending the rules or pissing off your favorite author. Sites like Prolific Works have shiny, well-produced, absolutely-bug-free E-books from every genreContinue reading “Free E-Books, No Stealing!”
ConCarolinas 2019!
It’s that time of year again – ConCarolinas is back, and I’ll be there! I only consistently show up for one fandom and writing convention a year, and ConCarolinas in Charlotte, North Carolina, is it. And this year’s slate of guests and events is particularly excellent. The people in charge have worked their collective caboosesContinue reading “ConCarolinas 2019!”
The Excellence You Swear You Cannot See
The Romance Writers of America has released the names of the nominees for their yearly RITA Awards, and, you guessed it, they’re about as diverse as a glass of milk beside a plate of sugar cookies with white chocolate chips. So all of us writing and publishing types have taken to the Facebooks and beyondContinue reading “The Excellence You Swear You Cannot See”
Charlotte Writers’ Fair 2017
Hey Kittens – guess where I’ll be on Small Business Saturday? Meeting readers and trading witty banter with other writers and hopefully selling lots and lots of awesome print books just in time for Christmas. The Charlotte Writers’ Fair is the bouncing baby brain child of writer and publisher John Hartness, author of the amazingContinue reading “Charlotte Writers’ Fair 2017”
Dusk Warriors – New Vamps from Emerian Rich!
One of the great things about having a network of brilliant author friends is having people to provide brilliant content for your blog. Author and goth culture goddess Emerian Rich is taking over today to give us an excerpt from her new release, Dusk Warriors: ‡‡‡‡‡‡ Lucy was kind enough to let me share anContinue reading “Dusk Warriors – New Vamps from Emerian Rich!”
A Review of Thomas Jefferson Dreams of Sally Hemings by Stephen O’Connor
In this meticulously researched and exquisitely deconstructed narrative, novelist and historian Stephen O’Connor views the life and work of the great American architect of personal liberty through the prism of his relationship with Sally Hemings, a woman he considered his rightful possession. This paradox strikes at the heart of our national identity, and while heContinue reading “A Review of Thomas Jefferson Dreams of Sally Hemings by Stephen O’Connor”
Naked: Phoenix Rising, Book 1
My baby sister, Alexandra Christian, has started a brand new series of sci-fi romance thrillers with Boroughs Publishing Group: OUT OF THE STACKS Librarian Phoebe Addison has lived her entire life within a seventy-five mile radius of her small Louisiana town, but when she receives a strange medallion from her adventurous, off-world sister, reality tiltsContinue reading “Naked: Phoenix Rising, Book 1”
Lucy Blue Writes 