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Note: This recap is spoiler-free for the ending of Justified. Back in 2010, my husband and I heard about a new show that was described as a sort of modern-day Western, with a dash of cops-versus-robbers. We hadn’t heard of most of the cast before, but we liked the lead actor, Timothy Olyphant, so … [Read more...] about Justified, a character recap

I've been humming along writing The Sweetest Burn, book two in the Broken Destiny series, so I don't have much to blog about that wouldn't be a rephrasing of "I wrote words!" And really, how interesting is that to say in several different ways, let alone one? :) I will have some scene snippets from … [Read more...] about Whatcha watchin’?

As the subject line states, I have no central theme for today's post. Just different items. First up, I've added one more appearance to my 2015 schedule. I will now be attending the Romance Writers of America (RWA) convention in New York, NY from July 22nd through July 25th, at the New York Marriott … [Read more...] about Topic potpourri

Thanks to everyone who voted for Up From The Grave in the DABWAHA competition! Our bracket had a record turnout, however, Up From The Grave did not advance. Still, it was really cool to have it in the contest at all, let alone to have it make it past the first round. Plus, I loved the book that did … [Read more...] about Thanks, and about that bribe…

ETA: Today is the day! Vote for Up From The Grave here on March 21st between noon and midnight only, Eastern Daylight Time. For your amusement, I have copied and pasted the Twitter "fight" that Ilona Andrews and I had last night, whereupon we used our rapier wits (heh!) to insult each other's … [Read more...] about My DABWAHA bribe

Guess what, UK readers? Remember all those times I've posted about US ebook sales and you've bemoaned the fact that the sale wasn't honored overseas? Well, this one is just for you! From now until the first week of April, Amazon UK has the ebook edition of The Beautiful Ashes, Broken Destiny book … [Read more...] about UK sale and what I am/have been reading

Note: This post has nothing to do with books, appearances or publishing news, so skip if you only want professional updates. I saw on the news that a Twitter hastag has been going around called #DearMe, where women are encouraged to Tweet advice to – you guessed it – their former, teen selves. I … [Read more...] about My “Dear Me” letter

Many of you have been asking me about the next novel in the Broken Destiny series featuring Ivy and Adrian. I've been mum on the subject because (1) Bound By Flames's recent release has taken center stage, and (2) my publisher and I were still working out some details, but now I have some news to … [Read more...] about Broken Destiny book two news & Apollycon!