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A Crime Too Big and Close to be Ignored

May 18, 2015

  My latest romantic suspense novel, The Lair, will be released  June 16th.  It’s set in Verona, Italy, in the glamorous world of elite hospitality.  Several of the characters, including the heroine, are co-owners of a five-star luxury hotel company that caters to the world’s richest clientele. Yet the crime at the heart of the story is anything but high class. I’m talking about human trafficking, which is a fancy term for modern-day slavery for the purposes of forced sex or labor. My ... VIEW POST

Filed Under: blog Tagged With: human rights, human trafficking, modern slavery, suspense, writing

Get Your Alligator On … and Put Your Readers on Edge

May 11, 2015

Our annual summer bocce league is almost underway. Over two dozen teams, made up of four players each (plus alternates), meet at a local park to play bocce every Wednesday evening.  Over the course of three months we battle it out to see who will be crowned the League champions and get to take home the so-cheesy-they’re-cool gold medals.  It’s tons of fun. This year, with a slightly different group of team members, we decided a new team name was in order.  Normally teams call themselves some ... VIEW POST

Filed Under: blog Tagged With: bocce, horror, romantic suspense, suspense, writing, writing craft, writing tips

How to Keep Readers From Uttering Those Four Dreaded Words …

May 4, 2015

[NOTE: I submit this blog post as a writer, a reader, and a regular, everyday person. When I use the word ‘we,’ I’m referring to the collective, as in all writers, all readers or all citizens.] In the real world, where what happens to us via laws and public policy really matters, we seem to be okay with the fact that those we hire (read: “elect”) to represent us in government, are not straight with us.  Basically, they lie.  Even as candidates for office they lie, either directly or by ... VIEW POST

Filed Under: blog Tagged With: believability in writing, editing, fiction, historical fiction, news media, politics, public policy, writing, writing tips

How Reliable are Memories?

April 27, 2015

I remember you ... sort of The past is a province in a fairy tale, suspended in the midst of pain, beauty and freedom. It is a universe of mirrors and an infinitely arbitrary, yet exciting, itinerary of metamorphosis.                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                              Journalist Cesare ... VIEW POST

Filed Under: blog Tagged With: creative writing, fiction, memory, romantic suspense, suspense, The Lair, writing

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The Art of Love The Art of Love (The Golden City, #1)
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The Depth of Beauty The Depth of Beauty (The Golden City, #2)
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The Price of Compassion The Price of Compassion (The Golden City, #4)
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The Lair The Lair (Sinner's Grove #2)
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ratings: 51 (avg rating 4.14)

The Promise The Promise (The Golden City, #3)
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ratings: 58 (avg rating 4.02)

 

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