Tag Archives: Romance

Sep 3 2025

New Direction – And I’m Liking It

I’m working through final edits on my upcoming holiday romance, SNOWY NIGHTS & MR. RIGHT. This is my second contemporary title this year and marks a directional change for me. Over the past thirteen years that I’ve been writing romance I’ve focused primarily on my paranormal and romantasy titles. I even thought for several years that contemporary romance just wasn’t my thing. Then I took a trip to Dublin and by the time my plane touched down at home I was halfway through a contemporary book that was eating my brain and all but writing itself. SOMEDAY IN DUBLIN became one of my bestsellers, and since then, I’ve tried to throw in a contemporary book now and then to my yearly selection of titles. While I’ve had steady sales on my paranormal and romantasy novels, the truth is my contemporaries are now outselling them, particularly at in-person events.

With that in mind, I decided to regroup, pull out my folder full of book ideas, and plot a new strategy. Starting this year, I am limiting my paranormal/romantasy books to one new title per year (and some of those titles will be novella anthologies). The other two titles for the year will be contemporary, and part of a new themed “collection.” I put the quotes there because these books are all stand-alone stories but will feature similar rhyming titles. We began this year with the hugely popular DARING DEEDS & SMUTTY READS, will continue with SNOWY NIGHTS & MR. RIGHT, and in the spring of next year, you’ll get my next rhyming offering (bouncing between two ideas at the moment – I’ll have that settled soon).

I’m very happy to introduce my Rhyming Hooks, Steamy Books collection. I already have over thirty titles in the works, so I’ll be chugging these out for years to come. Now tell me- which sound more fun for next spring? A romance about rivals competing at a Lego master builder contest? Or a romance about a harried personal assistant assigned to babysit a major Hollywood heartthrob hunk who’s rebuilding after a fall from grace? Please comment and let me know.

May 7 2025

I’m On Beventi!

That’s right – you can now find me and all my books on Beventi. If you’re unfamiliar with them, they partner with authors for book events as a pre-order portal. I’ve already loaded up nearly all my events for this year plus one in January. I especially encourage anyone attending Once Upon A Con to take advantage of the pre-order portal as that’s going to be a large-scale event and I’d hate to run out of a title you’ve got your eye on.

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My regular pre-order form (you can use either)

Sep 16 2024

Part Three Of The Great Re-Cover Project

We’re going to end our cover odyssey with the new covers of two of my golden oldies – THE SEEDER SAGA and THE ELEMENTAL DESTINIES.

The Seeder Saga had a set of new covers a few years back (it’s been around since 2012), and while they were an improvement on what my newbie-author self had on them back then, they still weren’t the covers this epic sci-fi romance deserved. The Elemental Destinies had lovely, professional covers that look a bit dated now, so it was time for a refresh. I love how both sets came out.

Now on to the new stuff!

Sep 12 2024

More Great New Covers!

These outstanding covers are a glow-up of my contemporary romance titles. I think they perfectly fit the heart and humor of these steamy stories and my designer did a great job on all three (as well as the cover for SNOWBOUND, my contemporary romance-thriller coming out next month).

I can’t wait to share the rest with you!

Jul 3 2024

What’s Up Wednesday – I’m A Busy Bee

It’s been a hot minute since I’ve done an update, but believe me, I’ve been busy!

Saturday will be two weeks until the Sexy and Sassy Signing (SaSS) in Norfolk, VA, followed by RomantiConn in Trumbull, CT the following weekend. These are two of my biggest Romance shows for the year and I am really excited for both (tickets are available on Eventbrite for anyone who still needs them). After that comes four more show across the summer and fall. Then it’s a frantic dash to finish and polish the final draft of my holiday novel, SNOWBOUND. This is a contemporary story about a girl trying to get home for the holidays who finds herself stranded – along with her handsome Uber driver – in the Maine wilderness during a snowstorm. Despite the frigid locale, it’s going to be steamy!

Along with all that, I’m planning a key change to my book lineup along with a rebrand (that will include some new covers on old favorites). I’ll unveil it all in December, along with my first title for 2025, so stay tuned. Exciting things are happening!

Apr 24 2024

What’s Up Wednesday: Writing, Writing, Writing

It’s been a while since I’ve done a writing update, mainly because I’ve been insanely busy with my alter-ego. This has unfortunately, put a pause on some of my romance writing for a short (hopefully) period while I handle some priority items.

Some of you may be aware that I also write as award-winning YA Author L.E. DeLano. My latest YA book just dropped yesterday, so I’ve been pushing out the marketing plan and will be signing at a slew of bookstores and book festivals. In addition, I just reacquired the rights to an earlier YA Fantasy series and I’ve been knee-deep in formatting and re-releasing that.

Finally, I’m set to be a presenter at this year’s Pennwriters conference (also as L.E. DeLano) in a few weeks, and I’m tweaking and polishing that presentation. Once all that is out of the way, I can put a full push on finally getting SPELL CROSSED out the door, hammering out my next anthology, and putting some time into this year’s holiday romance novel – all between working on my next YA book. And holding down a full-time job. And being a single mom. All of this is achieved through a complete lack of social life and entirely too little sleep.

It’s not easy juggling two pen names, a crushing publishing schedule, and a life around all of it, but rest-assured, I’m still plugging away, still pounding the keyboard, and pulling out my hair until it all gets done. Thanks for supporting this insanity, and me.

Mar 6 2024

Dublin On My Mind

Every year rolling into St. Patrick’s Day, I throw SOMEDAY IN DUBLIN into heavy media rotation, and I get a warm, fuzzy feeling all over. I’d tell you that book was a labor of love, but the truth is, it felt like no work at all. Before I started writing, I had taken a short trip to Ireland, and since I only had five days I limited myself to Dublin and the surrounding area rather than driving all over the country and having very little time at each place. The trip was wonderful and entirely too short, but I did have some quality time in a few spots.

I wandered all over the city, toured Malahide Castle, took a drive down the coast, and spent half a day in the port town of Howth and its cliff walk, which was no less than magical. I started scratching out the story of Amy the American and Michael the handsome Irish guy she meets in a pub in a notebook on the flight home and didn’t sleep a wink. The rest of the story spilled out over the next couple of weeks, surprising and delighting me with plot twists and reveals that even I hadn’t originally seen coming. Within 4 weeks, it was written, edited, and getting its final proofread. I have never before or since written a book so fast or so effortlessly. It was also a major departure for me at that time because I exclusively wrote paranormal romance, and this was my first contemporary romance book. Today it remains one of my top sellers.

I invite you to do something I wasn’t able to do – take your time with SOMEDAY IN DUBLIN. Have a cup of tea, and settle in as the story unfolds. Find the magic I discovered in Ireland, and wrap your arms around these two warm and wonderful characters.

Jan 8 2024

Looking Ahead To 2024

2024 is shaping up to be a stellar year! I’m already confirmed at a few events like Love Is In The Air, the Pennwriters conference, RomantiConn, Sexy and Sassy Signing, Books Books Books, and Fall In Love New England. I’ll be adding more as they come along, but I think that’s a healthy start. If you plan to attend any of these events, be sure to check out my pre-order page for an extra discount and a chance to win a special pre-order swag pack with free book.

Along with the book fests, I’ve got some terrific new releases planned for the year. I’ll have LOVESTRUCK, my Valentine’s Day paranormal romance out in early February, and then in June, a new paranormal anthology of strictly Fae romance novellas. We’ll round out the year with a steamy holiday romance about two strangers stranded in a snowstorm together, bonding to each other as they battle for their lives.

I can’t wait to share all the fun (and heat!) with all of you.

Dec 28 2023

2023: What A Year It Was!

I’m waving goodbye to 2023, but not without a wistful (and grateful) look back. I was a signing author at a lot of great events this year: Love Is In The Air in Mechanicsburg, PA, RomantiConn in Trumbull, CT (even though I faceplanted, smacked my skull, and ended up with an ambulance ride and a CAT scan instead of a great day selling books), the Sexy & Sassy Signing (SaSS) in Norfolk, VA, The Festival of Books in the Alleghenies in Ebensburg, PA, Books, Books, Books in Lancaster, PA, the Collingswood Book Festival, in Collingswood, NJ, The Write Women Book Fest in Bowie, MD, and Fall In Love New England in Marlboro, MA.

I had some new releases this year, including KIERAN’S QUEST, COTILLION, SEASONS OF LOVE, and SHORE THING, and just last month was the cover reveal for LOVESTRUCK, my Valentines Day release. I had originally intended for SPELL CROSSED to be out last month, but unfortunately, life got in the way for both me and my editor. I expect this to release mid-January, if all goes to plan. Sorry for the delay, but I’d rather wait the extra weeks and give you a terrific story and a great looking book.

I spent a lot of time meeting readers and authors and loved every minute of it. Many thanks to every one of you who supported me this year. I can’t wait for 2024!