We cultivate our own happiness, don’t we? That’s what all the self-help books say – tend to the happiness within one’s self – and it must be fairly decent advice, because, if I have learned anything from this life, it’s that happiness can never be found without. Of course, there are things in life that…
Well, I have been staring at a blank screen for some time, and I got nothin’. I am utterly tapped out on funny and clever – I do hope I left it all in the book – so, apologies, but this post will now proceed to be painfully lame. The Four Proposals is out, though,…
I have been enjoying the hell out of this playlist. Super sexy AND ridiculously romantic. Ridiculously. 1 – Strut, Adam Lambert 2 – Red Blooded Woman, Kylie Minogue 3 – Let’s Get to the Love Part, Play 4 – Something Beautiful, Trombone Shorty 5 – Lay Your Hands On Me, Beth Hart 6 – Life…
The Four Proposals, sequel to The Wish List, comes out February 11th. Minor spoilers within for anyone who hasn’t read The Wish List. And now, an excerpt from the opening scene. ***** Pale yellow lace, tinted just past cream, was all Kelsie’s brain could process. Except, of course, for the skin, soft peach, that strained…
All my favorite books read well aloud. I like sentences that find their own distinctive rhythms, while maintaining the cadence of the stories in which they are written. I despise long blocks of back-and-forth dialogue with no references as to who is speaking. I actually like adverbs. Most of the time. I appreciate writing that…
It was just before 5 p.m. when the knock came at the door. Hoping to find the important package filled with rare goods* she was expecting sitting on her doorstep, where the lazy courier always dropped them, sometimes without so much as a knock, Riley was surprised to discover a standing package instead – a…