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I'm so excited! Elemental Fire has been nominated for a 2023 InD'tale RONE in the Urban Fantasy category. It is an honor to be nominated and it would be awesome if Elemental Fire made it into the Finalist group. Please vote and help Elemental Fire make the finals. THANK YOU! To vote, follow this link... Continue Reading →
I am super-thrilled to have my first attempt at urban fantasy/paranormal romance, Elemental Fire, receive a crowned-heart review from InD'tale Magazine. It wasn't until the third volume, Transgressions, that The Twelve Systems Chronicles achieved a crowned-heart. Only twenty-percent or so of all InD'tale reviews achieve the 4.5-star or 5-star rating required for the crowned-heart. With... Continue Reading →
What with one thing and another, I've managed to miss two regular Spotlight posts. To make it up to all my readers, here are a few of my favorites that are currently free or 99c to ease the strain on overheated holiday season wallets. Contemporary Damon Slone wanted his new assistant. And not only to type his... Continue Reading →
I love a good romantic suspense story. Lately, they all seem to feature heroes who are part of (or own) a high-powered security firm with oodles of military and quasi-military contacts. In a pleasant change of pace, Scarlett Finn's Take A Risk features a former cop turned private-eye who works out of his brother's strip club. Lyssa, a... Continue Reading →
Closing out my coverage of InD'tale's 2022 RONE awards, here are the winners of the categories featured in my blog. For a complete list of all category winners, check out the November edition of InD'tale . *Due to space limitations, blurbs have been abridged. TIME TRAVEL & SCIENCE FICTION Agent Sabine Harper is thrilled to receive her... Continue Reading →
A lot of historical romance tends to be modern behavior in fancy dress. In Educating Elizabeth, Kate Pearce teeters on the edge of that hazard but manages to remain clear, for the most part. This somewhat improbable tale of high-society chicanery, espionage, betrayal, and romance is engaging, with well-drawn characters and a page turning plot. There is even... Continue Reading →
Check out my latest guest blog on the Spacefreighters Lounge. The definition of slipstream fiction has evolved since the term was coined. In current usage, it commonly refers to “novels not categorized as strictly under science fiction, fantasy, or horror,” but some combination. In relation to space opera, space opera romance, and science fiction romance,... Continue Reading →
AMAZON * KOBO * APPLE * NOOK Sin Marston is a rare human who can see through glamor. With the veil with the treaty of 2010, the magical visitors, known as the Hidden, flowed into the Terran realm. With her unique talent, Sin's services are in demand from businesses and law enforcement with Hidden problems. She... Continue Reading →
Lords and ladies, fortune hunters and physicians, entrepreneurs and rogues; from the Nile Valley to the streets of London to the hills of Ireland, this selection of finalists provides stories of romance in the the most unexpected circumstances. London, 1851 In the shadow of the Great Exhibition, poverty and crime stalk the meaner backstreets of... Continue Reading →
Dark romance in medieval Wales and England. A secret baby in the 17th century Scottish highlands. Christmas in 16th century Denmark. In an unusual development, the RONE candidates in historical romance are slender for the periods pre-dating regency romance resulting in this wide ranging set of finalists. The son of The Dark Lord joins forces... Continue Reading →
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