With this hashtag trending, I noted many women strongly speaking out and letting people know their stories. I too, am among the many who have suffered sexual abuse in the past. I don't remember much about my real father who left when I was two, but I remember many things about my stepfather who ended up adopting me, and none are good. He molded me and shaped me into what he wanted, a child who would trade sexual favors for gifts, money....you name it. If I wanted it, it was m

I thought I'd have lots of time to write this summer. But, life happened as it is always prone to do. It started with the lawn mower breaking down on me. Not even a year old and already stopped running after using it what? Maybe three times? I have a huge backyard that is hard on mowers but that seemed a bit ridiculous. Then my phone stopped working. Worst of it is, I still owed money on it. LG4 apparently is crap and has a class action lawsuit getting geared up agains

Excited to announce that the tentative release date for Adrian and Melody is August 4. Currently, it is available on my publisher's website as a presale if you wish to reserve a copy now. (they're having a great summer book sale!) I have added a page here on the site with the story synopsis. Yes! It's a good one I promise. Fans of the series will be delighted to see many characters come full circle and have a satisfying and heartwarming conclusion to their stories. Others won

Most people celebrate New Year on January 1st, but for me, my birthday, April 29 has always felt like the beginning of a new year. It's a time when I assess the past year, look at my accomplishments, failures, and decide what I want to happen before my next birthday rolls around. Since April of last year, many things have happened, the biggest being I completed Melody and Adrian's part of the Love on Fire series. Their story has come full circle and is done. They'll appear

Today, I went to see the new version of Beauty and the Beast with my daughter. It was always my favorite Disney movie and one of the first movies she and I shared together when she was young. As I watched in awe at the spectacular special effects and wonderful creation Disney came up with this time, I thought about the heart of the story. How love can transform a very unlikable character into a prince of a guy. I realized that my novel series is in a way that classical "o

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

Finally I have seen all my muses live. The 80's icons who inspired the characters in my novel series and lead me on this wonderful journey of writing! On December 2, I was able to travel to Atlanta to see Brian Setzer, who inspired the character of Douglas "Dagger" Meyers. It was an amazing show. Brian is an awesome performer! He brought everything to the show...Christmas, rockabilly and big band swing. I was bummed that I could not get any photos due to tight security, b

Release date has arrived! Super excited to now see TWO novels with my name listed on book selling lists across the world! Readers who enjoyed the first book will love this sequel even more. But, I have to warn you. The story will put your heart through the ringer! There will be some hard subjects to deal with among the pages of Book 2. You'll definitely experience a full range of emotions. Adrian "Bolt" Hall is still going through some changes. He's older, but not exactl

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

I recently received the cover of my new book, Adrian's Melody which is Book 2 in the Love on Fire series. I am so much happier with this cover. With my first book...well it was my first book and I rushed myself through the process because I was so thrilled to have it published. When my editor told me to go to this stock photography site and choose cover models, I honestly did not take the time I should have to really search for something I loved. I settled for like. The a

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

I meant to write a blog for the new year. But then realized I don't really get into this whole new year thing. To me, the new year begins on April 29, my birthday. That is when I take stock of my life and see what I want to accomplish before my next birthday. Last year it was to get my book published. So, I ramped things up and got it done. I also wanted to meet Billy Idol. I got that done. Other great things that happened were meeting James Marsters and visiting Senoia

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

In the sequel to my current novel, A Melody for Adrian, the main characters have something major happen to them on September 18. So imagine the thoughts running through my head when I found out I could see my Idol in Nashville, Tennesse on September 18th of this year. I felt like fate was knocking me upside the head and saying, "Get your ass there!". My daughter, Kayla, convinced me we should make the trip even though I knew as soon as I bought tickets, he would probably b

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