Paranormal Historical Romance
Where strange things can happen,
and living in the past is a good thing!
The cover of DARK OBSESSION was featured on Barbara Vey's blog, Beyond Her Book, on the Publishers Weekly site today. The article is hilarious, and I'm honored to be part of it! For a good chuckle, follow the link:
| On July 12th I'll be speaking and signing DARK OBSESSION at the World Erotic Art Museum in South Beach, Miami, along with fellow Florida Romance Writers Lyn Armstrong, Zelda Benjamin, Linda Conrad, Traci Hall, and soon-to-be-published authors Mary Ricksen and Jianne Carlo. The museum features artwork from all over the world and all time periods. The day will start off at 11:00am with a museum tour, followed by a rousing discussion about the varying levels of sensuality in romance novels, ranging from sweet to sinful! This should be lots of fun, educational, and a great way to escape the midday summer heat -- or maybe not, considering the subject matter! If you live in the South Florida area or will be vacationing here, I hope to see you! The museum is located at 1205 Washington Ave., Miami Beach, FL. |
With Father's Day on the horizon, I started thinking about the traits that constitute a real life hero. In romance novels, the heroes are always tall, broad shouldered, devastatingly good-looking, fierce, brave, passionate, a tireless lover...you get the idea! Those are heroic ideals and make for compelling reading. But in real life, if we all held out for that sort of man, well, I think we'd all be waiting around forever because he just doesn't exist, at least not with all of the above endowments. That's OK, of course, because as women we're not perfect either. In my experience, a real life hero might not have intense, piercing eyes, but when he looks at you, he doesn't focus on your flaws but sees you as beautiful. He might not always make sparkling and witty conversation, but he's willing to listen when you need him to. He might not cut a perfect figure in designer clothes, but he's always got a shoulder ready for you to lean on. He might not be a man of influence and power, but he supports you in everything you do. For the past few months, I've been struggling to make one deadline after another: handing in a manuscript, then revisions, more revisions and finally, just last week, copy edits. My husband scored big hero points by not only cooking countless dinners, but stopping off at the grocery store on his way home from work so that there was actually something to cook, and never once complaining about our habitually empty refrigerator. Then there was the cleaning, laundry, chauffeuring our younger daughter around, etc, etc.. Poor guy! But in my opinion, a true hero and definitely a keeper.
So what's your idea of a real life hero?
What started out as one of the happiest days of Honora Thorngoode’s life ended in utter disaster. It makes no difference that she has done nothing wrong or that there is absolutely no truth to the rumors about her. As far as society is concerned her reputation is utterly and completely ruined. Nora is horrified but determined to persevere and live her life the way she wants. Unfortunately, her father has other plans.
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