seductive-suspect

(Parts of this were originally posted on June 6, 2013) Trope: Author Avatar Description: Not limited solely to books, the Author Avatar is a version of the creator of a work inserted into the work itself. This can work in a number of different ways. Sometimes the Author Avatar is the narrator, giving opinions on […]

(Parts of this were originally posted on January 17, 2013) Trope: Ice Queen (and its sub-trope, the Defrosting Ice Queen) Description: The Ice Queen is aloof and, well, frigid. She may not want to get emotionally close to anyone, or it may just be men she disdains. There are a few different ways her icy […]

Yup, you can keep your minds in the gutter, because this post is about exactly what you think it’s about: which characters dominate your sex scenes? As I was chugging along on A Flame Among the Stars, I started thinking about how in most romances, one half of the couple is usually more forward or […]

I’m still happily chugging along on Elemental Forces. I passed the 20K word mark and have plenty of story left to tell. While I don’t have a firm word count estimate just yet, this is shaping up to be the longest book I’ve written in quite some time. Believe it or not, I don’t have […]

This past Saturday was my birthday. I’m now 34 years old, so pretty firmly into adulthood by now. It sounds stupid, but sometimes I forget that being a responsible independent adult has its perks. Like, I’ll think, “Oh, I wish I could (do whatever thing)” and then remember hey, wait a minute, I can! A […]

As my old series Trope-tastic Thursdays indicated, tropes are not a bad thing. We all use them, whether we’re aware of them or not. I’m sure I’m not alone when I say there are some tropes I like better than others, and some themes or character types keep popping up. I’m on Chapter 3 of […]

I’ve finally arrived at the final chapter of my novella-in-progress (okay, there’s going to be a little epilogue, too), and as always, I’m sprinting toward the finish line. I don’t know what it is about endings that gets me to write faster. Maybe it’s because since I write in order, I’ve been thinking about the […]

The Seductive Suspect virtual tour kicks off tomorrow, with interviews, guest posts, and fun new material at every stop – how exciting! The full schedule is below. I encourage you to check out all these great sites, show some love to the hosts, and enter to win the giveaway! October 23: Erotica For AllOctober 23: […]

As the post title implies, I’ve been running around like crazy for the past couple weeks, and things aren’t scheduled to settle down AT ALL until the first week of November or so. (And then something new will come up, I’m sure.) But! One of the things taking up some time has been prepping for […]

We had a couple hiccups along the way, but the cover for Seductive Suspect is finally ready for the world to see! If this doesn’t scream “sexy mystery”, I don’t know what does. I mean, really. Though we haven’t solidified an official release date yet, the book goes up for pre-order at the end of […]

First off, I just got the mock-up for the Seductive Suspect cover, and as always, it’s fantastic. It’s not completely finished, so I can’t share it yet, but I can’t wait until it’s ready! That exciting email with the cover stuff might just motivate me to write soon. So far this summer has been CRAZY, […]

I’m never one to pass up jumping on a good bandwagon. Writing/blogging buddies Krystal and Michelle recently made great posts about going back to their old writing projects and critiquing their opening lines. They were a ton of fun to read, and I also never shy away from self-deprecating humor, so I figured I’d have […]