This hop is merely to raise awareness of something that, yes, I believe in. I refuse to accept that people should be stripped of their rights or treated as somehow other because of their orientation. As an...
Today marks the day that women are “officially” allowed in the maneuver battalions. I’m not going to re-hash the long trail of tears over how we got to this day: the short version...
It’s time to scorch up the summer! It’s hopping time again (noticing a trend around here) and today I’ve got a steamy excerpt from Because of You to help fog up your computer screen! Make sure...
I have a small obsession with makeup. Specifically, I love it and I’m always searching for the next best thing. I’ve always had this thought that I would find that magical product and I’d use...
So last year at RWA Nationals, I was on cloud nine. I’d just sold my first book to Sue Grimshaw at Loveswept and I was over the moon when she’d told me the authors...
I am beyond excited to reveal the cover for my next book from Loveswept UNTIL THERE WAS YOU! Is this not the most delicious cover! From the cover: Jessica Scott returns...
Lori Y! Please email me asap with whether you prefer a Kindle or a Nook so I can get it in the mail today!! Thanks so much to everyone who entered! Tune in...
I’ve been thinking a lot about just deserts and merit and a whole lot of things that revolve around awards, entitlements and the like. What I mean by that is how much time do we spend...
I’m beyond thrilled to announce that BECAUSE OF YOU has been selected by the HOLT Medallion reader judges as an Award of Merit recipient in the HOLT Medallion Award for outstanding...
Mom’s are pretty important. I just finished the book PARTIALS by Dan WELLS and it’s pretty scary what happens to a society when there are no moms. Well, actually there are plenty of moms but no...
I love love love giving stuff away! Folks shoot me an email so I can get your prizes off to you and you get to experience the awesomeness that these great authors have to offer! So the lucky...
I met Shawntelle Madison last year at RWA and we’ve been working together for a little while now. We gave away a joint promo bag for this years DABWAHA and she’s an amazing...
I’m super excited today to welcome back Laura Griffin to my site. If you’re a long time reader, you know that Laura is one of my few auto buy authors. I’ve read every one...
It’s blog hopping time and this time, the prizes are very cool. To celebrate spring, I’m giving away 4 digital copies of Because of You! And as you follow the hop links, the main prize over...
I have the distinct pleasure of bringing the Romance Man onto the site today. He sent me this piece earlier and you can read the post and the rest of his hilarity...
Sometimes the most eloquent thing I can say about a subject is “I call bullshit”. Look, I work. I’m a mom. One of my best friends in the entire world is a stay at home...
Let me tell you a story. When I was a company commander, we gave an article 15 to a soldier for smoking pot. So what, right? She was pregnant. It was...
I had the great opportunity to read an early copy of Brandon Webb’s The Red Circle: The Making of A Navy SEAL Sniper. I read a lot of military books about the war in...
Last night my husband and I attended his battalion ball. You can check out the snark and sarcasm on twitter under the hashtag #tweetsfromtheball if you’re that interested but all in all,...
So about two weeks ago, I decided to go offline to finish revisions on my current book. I was about a week out from deadline, so I needed to clear my head and focus. And,...
Before I published, several authors advised me to avoid reviews. I’ll admit to not being perfect about it but by and large, I have skipped over them. Not because I don’t appreciate them, I absolutely do. It’s an...
It’s blog hopping time again! And there’s two going on around here. First up is the Romance At Random St Patrick’s Day Hop and I’m testing out rafflecopter so we’ll have to see...
My life had been getting back to normal. I’d escaped over Christmas but very rapidly recaptured due to the sneaky human putting down peanut butter. It’s kryptonite for...
This week saw the backlash against Rush Limbaugh’s hateful comments go into full swing and my tweets and blog post were part of that. I said my piece because the attacks on women’s right to decide...
Folks, it’s the first time I have a book eligible for the DABWAHA tournament and after last year’s fun, bribery and shameless pandering by some of my favorite authors, I *really* want to enter...