Originally posted on Rock my Words:
Nana and the “c” — bucket list An incident took place 10 years ago as I was struggling with the all too common enemy—breast cancer. I shared the story with friends, and they kept insisting I should write it. About it a year later, I did and also took photographs of my grandchildren to be used as inspiration for… Continue reading

The hardest thing for an indie author or a “B” list author to do is marketing their books. Even if a book is really good, full of history, romance and characters who come up off the page into your heart, it is difficult to gain notice. Mr. James Lupton’s “Tarboro Tea Party” is one of those books. Set during World War two in rural Tarboro, … Continue reading Tarboro Tea Party by James Lupton

I want it all and I want it yesterday. I’m probably not the only one who feels this way. When you get to a certain age, you look back at your life and think, “what have I accomplished?” It’s daunting to be facing another birthday and know there are still things I haven’t done. For years I put my writing on the back burner, writing … Continue reading I Want it All

Year One by Nora Roberts. There is a reason why Nora Roberts is known as the queen of romance. She was the first author inducted into the Romance Writers of America’s Hall of Fame, the author of 225 novels, with a combination of 861 weeks on The New York Times Best Seller list. But it’s not just about the numbers, no matter what pen name … Continue reading Year One by Nora Roberts

Amanda Quick, also known as Jayne Ann Krentz is one of my favorite authors. She continues to entertain with her second novel in Hollywood Heyday romantic suspense series. “The Other Lady Vanishes” brings us back to Burning Cove introducing as to waitress, Adelaide, an escapee from an insane asylum and her customer, LA businessman, Jake Truitt. Adelaide blends teas for a local tea shop, creating … Continue reading The Other Lady Vanishes