Candy hearts OR box of chocolates? Chocolates, as long as it’s dark chocolate. YUM! Flowers OR jewelry? I love flowers, but not roses. I want carnations or wildflowers—something that will last longer. Romantic dinner at a fancy restaurant OR romantic picnic outdoors? Picnic, for sure. I’m not big on fancy…
Category: Straight Talk
It is a truth universally acknowledged that a romance writer in possession of a deadline must be in want of a stiff drink. Combine that with a love of reading Jane Austen’s novels as a way to procrastinate unwind, and you end up with a very fun, and boozy, pastime. But…
Sharks—we all have that atavistic fear of them. I remember seeing Jaws as a kid and being terrified. Then I worked as a docent at the NY Aquarium when I was seventeen—my station was the shark tank, and one of the sand tiger sharks (which have a lot…
The Making of a Bad Girl Last year, I was putting together a proposal for a new Brazen series and I needed some way to tie the characters together. There are loads of ways to connect people: family, location, work… My Babysitting a Billionaire series is about a group of…
So you’re going away, maybe to someplace with a beautiful beach, and maybe it isn’t even very far away. Just far enough to have a few days of sun and fun. It’s not beyond the realm of possibility, you know, even for us canucks up north. After all, that super-harsh…
The cornerstone of Bliss romances are the small town locations and strong community as couples find everlasting love. Kelley Vitollo joins us today to talk about why she loves small town romances. I love small town romances. Some of my favorite books are favorites because of those special quirks I…
This week, we are all about multicultural, multiracial love, and celebrating diversity in every way. We live in big, wide world filled with so many interesting people. To celebrate each and every love story out there, every day this week we’re featuring a post by an author who’s written a…
Please welcome Nina Croft, bestselling author of the new hit Thriller THE DESCARTES LEGACY, for a little bit of Straight Talk! We’ve invited Nina Croft to the Entangled in Romance blog today to chat about her newest release, THE DESCARTES LEGACY. Join us for few minutes and discover why readers…
Please welcome Eve Devon, the author of The Waiting Game, for a little bit of Straight Talk! How do you celebrate when finishing writing a book? I grab the bottle of bubbly, Hubby grabs the food and we drink and cook while listening to REALLY loud music—it’s both celebratory and cathartic.…
Today we’re pleased to welcome Tonya Burrows to the blog for a little Straight Talk! When you are getting ready to start a new book, what’s the first thing you do? It changes depending on the book, but generally the first thing I do is find the characters from…