My Regency series: The Scandalous Seasons series and The Heart of a Duke series. My Latest Release: MORE THAN A DUKE just debuted January 3rd, 2015 and it is the latest release in my Heart of a Duke series. A Little Bit About Me: I’ve always considered myself a writer. I’ve loved to write since I was a girl of 13 and knew when I picked up my first Judith McNaught book that I’d someday write Happily Ever Afters. I divide my writing into two parts: before I was a mother, and after I was a mother. When my son was born, I discovered he had Down syndrome, and it redefined my life as a writer, mother, and as a person in general. He opened my eyes to the beauty of imperfection. From then on, I began to create Happily Ever Afters for oftentimes broken, imperfect heroes and heroines deserving of a happy ending. Readers, authors, and reviewers also frequently call me prolific. I have the ability to craft stories rather quickly and I love to share them with my readers! Therefore, I tend to release a new book/novella every 6 weeks or so! What You Will Find in My Books:…

Although every romance novel naturally focuses on the relationship between the hero and heroine, any writer worth her salt will spend quite a bit of time on the secondary characters, too. In HOW TO PLAN A WEDDING FOR A ROYAL SPY, my new Renegade Royals historical romance, I experimented a bit with secondary characters. For one thing, my heroine, Evie Whitney, is an identical twin. She and her sister are best friends and as close as siblings can be, even though they’re quite different in personality. I had a lot of fun playing with the twin relationship and developing Evie’s character in contrast to her sister, Eden. But Evie isn’t the only character in the book with a “sidekick.” My hero also has a best friend who figures prominently in his life. In fact, you might even say he’s involved in a bromance—that classic, male bonding relationship between two buddies who are almost inseparable. Until, that is, they find their soulmates! My hero, Captain Will Endicott, is a tough-guy military spy for the Duke of Wellington, commander of the British Army. Will’s fellow agent is Captain Alasdair Gilbride, a charming rogue who, like Will, is the illegitimate son of a…

Thanks for having me at Fresh Fiction! In my latest release, SOME LIKE IT SIZZLING, the heroine Jenna has been hit by a string of bad luck. Really bad luck! She’s been left nearly penniless and will do almost anything to get back on her feet – including selling all her designer clothes and working as a process server (just to name a few). It got me thinking, what are other ways to save a few bucks? And here is what I came up with: 1) Turn down the heat – Instead, just get a picture of Sam Heughan, who plays Jamie Fraser on the TV series Outlander. Seriously, even in the polar vortex you’ll be taking a cold shower. 2) Eat more chocolate – Small chocolate bars are around one dollar. A head of lettuce is nearly two. Really, it’s just economical. 3) Put a dollar in a jar every time Thomas on Downton Abbey does something horrible but ends up weaseling his way out of the situation – Okay, so not really cutting costs, but it is forced savings. And as anyone who watches the show knows, that money will add up fast! 4) Become a Fan Girl…

Rugby (Or Rugby Union) is a contact team game originating from England in the early 19th century. It is played by two teams of fifteen players, using an oval shaped ball on a rectangular field with H-shaped goal posts at either end. Okay…that’s the factual (and boring) description. Ladies, imagine thirty, well-built, muscular men in sports kit (no armor) on a muddy field with some wrestling thrown in and you have the visual from any rugby game. These men train hard to play a brutal game and believe me, they have the bodies to match! Way before I actually understood any of the rules, I was more than happy to watch the scenery, shall we say? 😉 If you haven’t checked out any rugby players, then get your google-fu on and check some names: Owen Williams, Lee Halfpenny, Adam Thompstone, Owen Farrell… I’ll wait (you can thank me later ;)) So… let’s talk a little more about the game (ogle later ;)). Rugby differs from football (or soccer if you’re not a brit) in a number of ways. Other than the fact the ball is a different shape (and seems to have a mind of it’s own), the players can…