When I’m not working my day job as attorney and writing my books, you can always find me performing lead vocals for a band. Yep- for a fee and a meal of rubber reception chicken, you can have us entertain you and your guests at the best day of your life.  And writing PLAYING WITH THE DRUMMER (about a celebrity wedding) got me thinking about all of the weddings I’ve done over the years. We get lots of special requests and we bend over backwards to accommodate the couple but there have been some weird ones that live on in my memory. Here are the top five: 5. All My Exes Live in Texas by George Strait: The father of the bride was a huge fan of the King of Country but I think I could have picked any of his dozens of number one love songs before this one. 4. Gold Digger by Kanye West:  Not my favorite by any stretch of the imagination and really weird to sing when you watch the realization of what they lyrics are about dawn on the faces of the older guests –even though we change some of the words to ones less…

Did vampires help us win the American Revolution? That was the question that popped into my mind when I was brainstorming ideas for my first paranormal, SEX & THE SINGLE VAMP while I strolled the streets of Colonial Williamsburg with my family. Not the path of inquiry I would normally take when planning a sexy, dark romance between two vampires but it sparked an idea that just wouldn’t let me go. In my story, Deacon and Cici have known each other for over 200 years and they have quite a colorful past together and apart. They met in Williamsburg , VA in 1774, when what was to become the United States was on the brink of war for its independence. As I vacationed that week and heard tale after tale of how the Revolutionaries formed secret groups and spy rings to carry the word of rebellion I wondered how many people assisted in the cause—people who risked it all for the idea of freedom but are omitted from the history books. It was a time of bravery, fear, and high emotion that sent many a young couple into the path of passion as they grasped life with both hands when…