The RITA ceremony took place last night at the RWA conference. For those unfamiliar: Up to 2,000 romance novels are entered in the RITA competition. A novel may be entered either by the author or by the book's publisher in one of the contest categories. After the first round of judging by published romance authors, entries that meet the qualifications to become a finalist then advance to the final round. Once RWA announces the RITA finalists, a final round of judges evaluates and scores Continue Reading

Inclined to Scandal by Zoe Mullins Released July 10, 2018 A misfit in proper society, Lady Georgiana will risk her future for a night of pleasure with Captain Wrath. Lady Georgiana Knolls is a misfit in proper society, only there because her brother insists she have a Season and learn what it means to be ‘a lady’. The rules and etiquette forced upon unmarried women of her class are stifling and she breaks them more often and more publicly than is wise. After years at sea, Captain Wrath Continue Reading

Happy Hump Day! It's that time again, and I've come to share with you the quotes this week that made me swoon and swoosh!  This week's read was the sexy military collab romp, Off Base, by Tessa Bailey and Sophie Jordan. Kenna and Beck By Tessa Bailey When Kenna Sutton is tasked with driving home newly returned Beck “True Blue” Collier, she expects the strategic Army mastermind to be a pasty number cruncher. Never at a loss for words, Kenna is nonetheless rendered speechless by the Continue Reading

For two years I have been honored by being asked to be a final round judge in The First Coast Romance Writers prestigious NERFA, (National Excellence in Romance Fiction Award), contest. This year my catogory was Best First Book. My choices were; Hearts Unleashed by Paris Wynters Her Texas Rebel by LeAnne Bristow His Perfect Partner by Priscilla Oliveras It was very hard as all three participants are extremely talented authors whose stories not only exemplified what I feel romance Continue Reading

Law of Attraction by Alison Biss Series: Tangled in Texas, 3 Entangled Publishing June 25, 2018 Favorite Quote: "At this point, I knew only two things for sure. Having sex with Seth had just returned me to the world of sexually active woman. But unfortunately, he had just ruined me for all other men." For single mom Bobbie Jo Weston, finding a husband is not on her to-do list. She's focused on turning a run-down chicken farm into a Bed & Breakfast. She agrees to let a friend’s Continue Reading

Baby you're a fireeeeworrrk! HAPPY FOURTH OF JULY! If its anywhere near as sweltering where you are as it is where I am, I hope you too are able to find some AC or a cool breeze and get your heat from a hot novel, just as I intend to today. I have no intention of journeying out into the fires of 1,000 suns until the heat index isn't off the charts! Besides, I much prefer smexy times to keep me hot!  Today's wistful/wanton quotes come from a novel  near and dear to me, One Foot in the Continue Reading

You’ve probably seen pictures or heard the news about the volcanic eruption on the Big Island in Hawaii. My contemporary, new adult romance novel, Finder Keeper of My Heart, is set on the Big Island. Of all the Hawaiian islands, it’s my favorite. I love the Big Island’s rugged and singular beauty born out of its volcanic origins. The eruption of Kilauea Volcano is truly humbling, a reminder of how precarious nature can be. In Finder Keeper, Emma Munroe, an aspiring Broadway actress, Continue Reading

Happy Wednesday! Time to get humpin! This week's quote are from an oldie but goodie, Desolation by Bella Jewel. Desolation is the fourth book in Jewel's Joker's Wrath series, a particularly cracky MC series from a few years ago. Heroine, Pippa, sold into human trafficking and forced to work at a remote labor farm, Pippa has had almost everything stripped from her. Chained to a fellow laborer and forced to witness all manners of abuse and atrocity, she's desperate to escape as she knows she Continue Reading