There’s that tiny season in between the holiday season (yea!) and tax season (boo!). It’s the 30 days when everyone starts (and ends) an exercise regimen and/or a diet–diet season According to the Wall Street Journal, exercise routines–the stuff of New Year’s Resolutions–die around the third week of January. The … Read More
Winter Meals in Montana
My last California novel, California Sunrise, was released in June. It’s gotten great reviews for its today’s-headlines tie-in (immigration), and will be part of a bundle, Romance in Color, releasing November 16, 2015 (Hint: Get your copy of 10 books for under $1–available for pre-sale now.) But I’m done with … Read More
So You Want to Write! [Guest Post]
On November 16, my novel, California Sunrise, will be included in a new bundle entitled Romance in Color. Each story in the bundle contains multi-cultural heroes and heroines, more reflective of our country as a whole than many of our bookshelf offerings. One of my fellow authors in that bundle, … Read More
What’s Your Sign? A Romance Writer’s Musings on Astrology
When I sit down to begin a new book, I prepare an extensive background on my characters. My editors might tell you that I should spend a little less time doing this and more time honing the conflict. But I love people! What makes them tick? Why do they do … Read More
Romance and Wine
February — the heart of romance! Romantic evenings, wine, chocolate, roses–all the trappings of what we’ve come to think of as Valentine’s Day, followed by an evening of … well … this is where the movies used to fade to black. Wine holds a special place in the September romance … Read More
Tech Beginnings
“You’re a woman of extremes,” my dentist told me. Of course, I couldn’t answer. Like most dentists, the young man in Cut Bank, Montana, had thoroughly mastered the skill of asking questions while stuffing fingers, hardware, and disgusting plastic molds into a mouth. Besides, what was there to say? I … Read More
Montana Beginnings
I’m lucky to live in the great state of Montana, but I wasn’t born here. My Montana beginnings occurred in my 20s, although I’d been fascinated by the West from a young age. The late 1950s and early 1960s were the time of the western on television: Daniel Boone, The … Read More
My Tipping Point
Happy New Year! My wish for you is to have 2015 is to be the best possible year for you to have. When I was coaching, I used to ask my clients where they wanted to be at this time next year. How did they want their life to look? … Read More
Montana Christmas Romance
Montana Christmas Romance: A Collection of Heartwarming Holiday Stories Authors: Casey Dawes, Danica Winters, R.L. Syme, Clare Tallier, Melissa Tenley, H.A. Somerled, Jade Barnaby Blurb Take a trip to Montana with this collection of seven heartwarming Christmas romances by award-winning and best-selling authors who call Montana home. This collection of … Read More
Romance and Mental Illness
May is National Mental Health Month. As someone who grew up with relatives with mental illness, I’ve been aware of the pain that goes along with many of the diseases we can’t see. A person who has a gushing, bleeding wound gets more sympathy than someone with a gushing mental … Read More