We all know what happened at the U.S. Capitol on Wednesday this week. Over the past two days commentators have remarked repeatedly that the last time invaders stormed the Capitol was during the War of 1812. I was aware of this fact because of all the research I did for... read more
We all know what to deck the hall with. That’s right, boughs of holly. Sure, we all know it because the song has an upbeat melody and lots of fun fa-la-las. But it’s also memorable because it sets the Yuletide scene so deftly. Along with all the fresh and fragrant... read more
Money for Nothing is Book II in my Buy Me Love shapeshifter trilogy. I am delighted to say that it will be available at the end of this month. You can preorder now. I began the series with a prequel, The Alpha’s Edge. There I introduced the were-world I intended... read more
2020 is the year of Artemisia Gentileschi – or, at least, she is the current queen in one corner of the art world. I’ll point out that I’ve known about her for the past 30 years. Since I made one of her paintings the central plot point in my 1990... read more
On Saturday November 28, 54-year-old Mike Tyson will return to the boxing ring after a 15-year hiatus. He’ll be fighting 51-year-old Roy Jones Jr. I wouldn’t normally be interested in such a match. However, the name Roy Jones Jr. rang a bell. Turns out I wrote a blog about him... read more
On October 3 the National Gallery in London opened an exhibition devoted to the Italian painter Artemisia Gentileschi (1593-1653). The exhibition runs until January 24, 2021. The title image for my blog is “Judith Slaying Holofernes” from the exhibition. No copyright infringement is intended. If you can’t make it to... read more
On March 24, near the start of the global lockdown due to the coronavirus pandemic, I had a brainstorm. I realized that I needed to make all my romance novels available for free on all platforms. Why? Stories are what keep us going, especially during dark times. In the past... read more
In January, 2015 the Wall Street Journal ran a front page article on the rise of professional cuddlers. These people might charge $1/minute to spoon. No skin-to-skin contact occurs. The cuddlers and their clients keep their clothes on. Their customers say that cuddling lessens anxiety and increases a sense of... read more
I love to travel, and I love to evoke a sense of place in my novels. Either I go out into the world by setting foot outside my door. Or I let the world come to me, primarily through books. This is how romance novels give me a sense of... read more
What’s a Decameron Special? First, I made it up. Second, it refers to Giovanni Boccaccio’s The Decameron of 1353. Third, the Special means that I am offering all my books for free on all platforms. For how long? I can’t say. For at least as long as we are all... read more
