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A Celebration of Friendship and Found Family

A writer friend and I began brainstorming a book series back in 2021. We’d been friends for about ten years at that point, having met while dropping our kids off at Hebrew school. Amanda is a “lucky stars” kind of friend – I cannot believe she dropped into my life when she did, and how […]

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3 Tips for Book Lovers on Stuff Your Kindle Day

This is my first time participating in Romancebookworms‘ Stuff Your E-Reader Day, but as a former librarian, I feel compelled to share a few tips to help bibliophiles of all things romance navigate. We are more than halfway through this 3-day extravaganza where romance writers of all genres offer up free copies of novels in […]

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When is a book truly born?

Happy 10th birthday, you rockstar! September 17th is a date on the calendar that has a built-in familiarity to it, just as ingrained as my own birthday and those of my loved ones. While it is the day my debut novel Louder Than Love released into the world, I’ve been thinking a lot lately: when […]

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More Than Merry – A free short story!

In the spirit of the holidays, I’m giving away MORE THAN MERRY, a Love & Steel Short Story, exclusively to subscribers of my newsletter. The elves and I are still tinkering, but you can sign up now and be one of the first to receive it for free when it becomes available in mid-December. Join […]

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Much Ado about Much I Do!

I am so very excited to finally be able to share the news that Producer Sunta Izzicupo of Izzicupo Entertainment has purchased the exclusive right to shop the film/TV rights to DICTATORSHIP OF THE DRESS and COURTSHIP OF THE CAKE, the first two books in my MUCH I DO ABOUT NOTHING series!  Izzicupo believes the […]

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A Fresh Pick…and a Sale! #readarockbook

Happy Rocktober, readers! I’m excited to announce that Softer Than Steel has been named a Fresh Pick by readers and reviewers at Fresh Fiction! “Style, substance, and sexiness!” Read Softer Than Steel’s Fresh Review Craving more of the Love & Steel world? Go back to where it all began with Louder Than Love! For the […]

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Softer Than Steel is here!

Two years ago, I was preparing for the release of my very first novel into the world. It’s easy to compare the feeling to impending parenthood – after conceiving an idea and nurturing it, then toting it around for months, you are so ready to have it out in the world. And once it’s out […]

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Summer…and a Series!

Ah, summer. The time when music lovers can take their pick from the smorgasbord of festivals that colorfully dot the landscape. Appearing out of nowhere, raising hell and pulling out the next day like some traveling rock and roll circus. Connecting fans with live performances, with one other, and with nature. Stretching my arms toward […]

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Have Your Cake…and Read It, Too!

Hear those champagne corks popping? There’s much ado going on in the writing cave today, as I celebrate the release of COURTSHIP OF THE CAKE, the second book in my “Much ‘I Do’ About Nothing” series! Rock stars, masseuses, and bakers – oh my! This book has them all, and then some. It’s a story […]

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News Out of Nowhere, via tinyletter

Hey. Hi. Hello. If this post is currently caressing your eyeballs, then chances are you either a) subscribed to this lovely blog once upon a time or b) stumbled across a link while Googling “fruit that begins with the letter X.” (Yes…I totally went there.)  Either way, you totally rock and thanks for giving it […]

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