I love Christmas, don’t you? Especially the possibilities of miracles. The greatest miracle of all for me is love in its broadest sense. Think of everything love can accomplish! Advent, that period before the birth of Jesus, is a time of anticipation, hope, and reflection. Much of the story of … Read More
The Bodice Rips on Page 25 (Part 23)
The Bodice Rips on Page 25 (Part 23) The Bodice Rips on Page 25 is a tongue-in-cheek contemporary and regency romance in a draft state. Warning! The ending of this story about love will not be revealed! To start at the beginning, click here. *** Jane browsed the catalog as … Read More
Writing Romantic Suspense — Anticipation
Much as I love my California Romance series, I enjoy a short project that I can complete quickly, especially if that project is a story out of the norm of what I write. Chasing the Tumbleweed was a project like that. I wrote it in three weeks in a chilly … Read More
First Time….I Shot a Gun….
(Please note this blot hop is now over.) Interviewer: Our guest is Laurie Bevins, history graduate from Westminster College in Salt Lake City. Her father is a Hollywood television producer. I understand his first movie, a romantic suspense, is coming out next month. Would you like to tell us about … Read More
The Bodice Rips on Page 25 (Part 22)
The Bodice Rips on Page 25 (Part 22) The Bodice Rips on Page 25 is a tongue-in-cheek contemporary and regency romance in a draft state. Warning! The ending of this story about love will not be revealed! To start at the beginning, click here. *** Two months later Jane was … Read More
The Bodice Rips on Page 25 (Part 21)
The Bodice Rips on Page 25 is a tongue-in-cheek contemporary and regency romance in a draft state. Warning! The ending of this story about love will not be revealed! To start at the beginning, click here. *** Jane picked up the phone on the third ring. Two weeks had passed … Read More
The Bodice Rips on Page 25 (Part 20)
Jane was stunned by the comment. “I’ve been in love. Plenty of times.” Michael raised an eyebrow. “With whom?” Jane searched her mind frantically. “Well, there was Tom in high school.” Michael snorted. Jane glared at him. “Jim….Jim…Campbell. He was my college boyfriend. We had sex and everthing.” “Wow…” Michael … Read More
The Bodice Rips on Page 25 (Part 19)
Jane stared in the mirror. Her face was pale and no amount of make-up was going to change it. Her disappointment in herself was written in frown lines at the edges of her lips. Why had she agreed to go on this date at all? He hadn’t left her with … Read More
The Bodice Rips on Page 25 (Part 19)
Jane hadn’t heard from Michael since the ball. She’d never mentioned the conversation with Sally to him and he hadn’t commented when she declined an after-dance drink. She’d claimed a headache and he’d let her go with a brief brush of his lips at her apartment door. She’d had her … Read More
The Bodice Rips on Page 25 (Part 18)
Sophie stared in bewilderment at the scene before her. “Close the door,” Jane hissed from a corner of the room. “Someone might see you.” “I suspect the only one who can see me is you,” Sophie said. She closed the door behind her and sank onto a small stool. “I’m … Read More