I can't believe it's been this long since I've written a blog post. Where does the time go? Most of it to my day job. And then there have been concerts and cons with my daughter! (I met Jason Momoa and many of the Walking Dead cast) Plus, I've been working really hard on my new novel, "Eternally Wild". This book means so much to me and I want it to be perfect! In my previous blog, I mentioned how the idea for this story came to be. I finished the first draft in March. A mere

I had a difficult time letting this manuscript go. Kept feeling like it needed more...add more...edit more. Had to make sure EVERY timeline issue was perfect with the continuity and flow of the story so no dates were botched or in conflict. The perils of writing a series of books I suppose. I'm ecstatic about this particular story because it has a lot of twists, turns, new characters, and of course lots of sex. My readers will find that Adrian has matured so much from the

I honestly thought I was done when I finished Book 3, Adrian and Melody. The couple has come full circle. It seemed like the happiest of endings had finally arrived. But then something magical happened. You see Book 3 is going to introduce a LOT of new characters. And the more I wrote about these new characters and their story lines, I thought, hmmmm...why not write new novels with THESE characters. They are all part of the "Love on Fire'' series, so why not carry on wit

On April 15, I was lucky enough to see Duran Duran for the first time in 32 years. I traveled to Atlanta to see them perform at the Philips theater. What an amazing show. I enjoyed them more now than I did back when I was 19. Back in 1984, we were a bunch of screaming teens just there to see those gorgeous guys and we yelled so loud, no one could even hear the songs they were playing. The crowd was crushing one another and several times, Simon had to stop and say "Everyo

Book 2 in the Love on Fire series will be published later this year by Extasy Books. It continues the story of Adrian and Melody as they face their first year together as "adults". This book is very different from the first. The first novel was a push/pull of wills between two headstrong teenagers who hated admitting they're in love with one another. Book 2 explores Adrian's past as he tries to cope with a serious dilemma happening within his band and his relationship with

Some people may read "A Melody for Adrian" and think to themselves, "Where are the drugs? These guys are in a punk rock band, they should be doing drugs?" I made a decision to not have drugs in the first book (although there will be some issues in book 2) for a simple reason. I've never done any illegal drugs and have zero experience with them. Therefore, I didn't want my band to have anything to do with them either. The problem of course is making that believable since d

One movie moment that stood out to me as a young girl was when Sandy from "Grease" had to become a "Bad Girl" to get her man. I remember thinking, "why does she have to change, why can't he?" It bothered me, probably because I would have been considered that "good girl" and I didn't want to have to be "bad" to get a guy. So, when I was 18 and began to write the very first draft of "A Melody for Adrian", I knew I did not want a female lead who had to change to be with the ma

When I write, I picture the characters and their actions in my head, like a movie. So for me, inspiration on what those characters look like or act like often comes from my real world experiences. Annette was inspired by my best friend in high school. Mary Jo stood by me through thick and thin and we had some amazing experiences together! I know I would not have had so much fun without her along for the ride. I'm too shy to have done many of those things by myself. As th

It's obvious to many, especially those who know me, who inspired the character of Adrian "Bolt" Hall. Since 1983, I have been a Billy Idol fan! As a young fan of eighteen, the story came to me in a dream and I immediately began writing it down. Being that young, I was inexperienced in sex as well as in writing. So, over the years, the story of Adrian and Melody evolved. The HEAT ramped up, and the writing became more polished and professional. Being a female writer, I