Another Title Coming Soon!

I am a little late in blogging this, but in December I signed a contract with Monster Ivy Publishing to publish my third novel, Bell of the Night. I am both giddy excited and incredibly nervous at the prospect. Monster Ivy focuses on edgy and clean fiction, so Bell of the Night fits in perfectly.

Update on The Bloom of Roses

With school back in swing, I mistakenly thought I would have tons of time to get back to writing. Not so much. With four children ages 4-12, we are constantly go-go-go. But I’m working slowly and steadily. The Bloom of Roses is over 70,000 words now with no end in sight (I’m estimating it to

Why Historical?

Some books take place in the current day, but I generally write historical books. War-Torn Heart takes place in the 1940s. When Waves Break happens in the late 1960s. My current work in progress, The Bloom of Roses, is set from the 1840s through the 1880s. So why write historical? Well, in a nutshell, it’s

Burning Flames v. Smoldering Embers

Writers and readers alike know that burning flames in a romance novel sells books. It’s no different for Christian romance either. The flames may look a little different – there’s nothing gratuitous or inappropriate – but everyone feels the flames from their cheeks to their toes. All fires need three things – fuel, heat, and

When Waves Break Update

I recently received my second round of edits for When Waves Break. My amazing editor and I will go back and forth a few times with edits. Most of which consist of my inability to place commas appropriately, but also include a few bigger things. For instance, she didn’t like that Abby called someone “large.”