Less than a month away! California Homecoming will be released on June 24th and I’ve already gotten the cover. Remember Sarah, Elizabeth’s daughter from California Sunset and California Wine? She’s getting her own story now. At the opening of California Homecoming, Sarah has just purchased an old Victorian in Costanoa … Read More
Cycles of Life — Vineyard’s Spring
Let’s face it, wine and winemaking are entwined with romance. Books about winemakers and the life in Napa and Sonoma are popular. When my husband and I lived in California, we were entranced by the number of wineries around our home in Santa Cruz County. We were so engaged that … Read More
Heartbreakers
Admit it. You’ve loved just one in your life. They’re the cool guys…always living on the edge. The sex, when it comes, and it will, is going to be fast, furious and fulfilling. He’ll swear he loves you to the day he’d die, that he’ll change everything about him if … Read More
Readers –Thank you
Yesterday I had the privilege of being part of Kindle’s Daily Deal. It’s an opportunity that not everyone gets and a big thanks to my publisher, Crimson Romance, for getting me that slot for California Sunset. As the numbers shot up, I felt like a I was at a horse … Read More
The Wines in California Wine
When my husband and I were dating in California in 2001 and 2002, we did a great deal of wine tasting. We were both transplants to California and had managed to plunk ourselves near a historic wine region that wasn’t Napa. One day we were at the Joullian Vineyards tasting … Read More
New Year’s Traditions – Blog Hop Is Over
If you read my books, you’ll often find my family traditions popping up in characters’ lives. Traditions are often how we define ourselves and our origins, remind ourselves of loved ones and experience the comfort of home. Some traditions I’ve developed over time, from new relatives as we joined together … Read More
The Next Big Thing…
Thanks, Lynna Banning, for inviting me to be in this tour. I met Lynna several years ago at the Monterey Bay Chapter of RWA. Like the other members, she was supportive of my dream to create a romance book. She spent hours critiquing my work, helping me become a better … Read More
California Romance Series
Ever since I was a little girl reading Nancy Drew, I’ve loved series. When I graduated to romance series, I was hooked into Debbie Macomber’s Cedar Cove, Robin Carr’s Virgin River and Susan Mallory’s Fool’s Gold. What makes a romance series so memorable? For me, it’s two things. Romance Series … Read More
Harvesting
When we go through our lives, we plant many seeds. Some are for our future growth, some impact others’ lives and some we plant, literally, in our gardens. This is the first year I’ve been able to have a garden in decades. I enjoyed the zucchini abundance, and was anxiously … Read More