Springtime seems to finally be making its presence known in Minnesota, where winter likes to hold on with icy talons for as long as possible. Despite its best efforts and a lingering chance of snow, my crocuses have pushed forth their heads and the grass is beginning to green. I find myself perusing seed catalogs, visiting greenhouses, and waiting anxiously for the return of hummingbirds. One … [Read more...]

My novel A Nest of Sparrows is free today in ebook format. Of the forty-plus books I've written, this one is my favorite of all time. I don't think I could say that about any of my books until I'd written at least a dozen or so. And interestingly enough, A Nest of Sparrows is the hardest book I've ever written, mostly because of the research involved—and the fact that I turned the book in at a … [Read more...]

I use a lot of words when writing my romantic stories. Of my novels only one, My Stubborn Heart, is shorter than one hundred thousand words. And some (Turn to Me and Her One and Only) are over one hundred and twenty thousand. But can a romantic story be written in just a handful of words? I gave the readers in my Cheer Squad Facebook group this challenge.... Here are some of their … [Read more...]