They are men…They are brothers…They are Legends I’m so excited about my brand new historical western romance series that will kick off on October 4th. Men of Legend has the big feel of the old Bonanza TV show. Patriarch, Stoker Legend, is busy running the huge Lone Star Ranch while trying to keep tabs on his three sons – Sam, Houston and Luke. Sam Legend is a famed Texas Ranger and is featured in Book #1, TO LOVE A TEXAS RANGER. Houston Legend is a rancher and cowboy like his father. And Luke Weston Legend is an outlaw with a price on his head. Though Sam feels a duty to arrest him, he can’t bring himself to do it. Putting his brother in jail will rip their family apart. But if he doesn’t, he’ll lose his job and might find his own butt in the calaboose. This family comes from tough stock. They don’t back down. Ever. They know exactly how to administer their own brand of Legend justice—and do. About TO LOVE A TEXAS RANGER Gravely injured on the trail of a notorious criminal, Texas Ranger Sam Legend boards a train bound for his family ranch to recuperate…only to…

For me, making the hero for TO LOVE A LIBERTINE wasn’t about giving a guy in tight breeches a bunch of cool gadgets or putting him in a secret underground lair. It was about showing a man’s struggle to overcome a dark past and figure out who he wanted to be. Lord Percival Falloure, Marquess of Tavistoke, started out as the quintessential bad boy—and when I say bad, I mean Vicomte-de-Valmont-bad. Yes. My darling, dashing Percy once was a cad and a blackguard. He once tried to steal his best friend’s bride! When TO LOVE A LIBERTINE begins, however, we see a penitent Percy who has only recently set foot on Reformation Road after losing in love and unwittingly helping to rescue a severely abused young prostitute from certain death. These experiences have irrevocably altered his perception, making him question himself and his role in the world. Whereas a villain is made when a person decides to embrace their badness, a hero is created when the opposite occurs. But how does one become a true hero? Wanting to be good or simply not being bad isn’t enough. Otherwise, we would never have seen Clark Kent transform into a spandex-wearing, caped…

I love to travel – short trips, long trips (but, really, are any trips long enough?), weekend trips and daytrips. I usually say ‘anywhere with a beach’, but in reality if a trip involves a plane, train, car or cruise ship, I’m in – even if a beach doesn’t come with the visit! I also love coming home, because the best thing about going on a trip is coming home to your own bed and your own chair and your own cooking. We’ll ignore the laundry for just a bit. Here are five of my favorite places to visit: Lake of the Ozarks, Missouri I know, this one isn’t exotic, but it’s home for me. I was raised in a small town on a farm/ranch near the Lake of the Ozarks. RadioMan, bebe and I call Lake Erie home now, but it’s always so much fun to go back to Missouri, see the extended family and spend an afternoon or three cruising Lake of the Ozarks on a pontoon! Chicago I know, I know, traffic. But the train system is amazing and can get you wherever you need to go without battling other cars or trucks. Plus, there is Navy…