My name is Maureen, and I’m a chocoholic. Milk chocolate, dark chocolate, chocolate cake, chocolate cookies, chocolate pie, you get the picture. As a child, I once ate so much chocolate, I … But I digress. Suffice it to say, … Continue reading
Six-Sentence Sunday: Grace Helps her Enemy
Excerpt from Fur Ball Fever: Wishing her conscience would shut the hell up and leave her in peace, Grace tossed a life jacket over the side. As she slipped a knife into her zippered pocket, she touched the supple leather … Continue reading
Memorable Birthday Dinner (A Writer Never Stops Researching)
Before you start reading this (substantially) true story, I feel compelled to mention that we writers are a hyper-observant bunch. It’s the cross we have to bear. Snooping, lurking, and eavesdropping–all in the name of information gathering–is a time-honored technique. … Continue reading
Six-Sentence Sunday (18 Nov. 2012): A Serious Error in Judgement
Excerpt from The Jaguar Legacy: She nearly fainted from the pain that mushroomed in her head. Her ears rang with the force of the blows. He tightened the pressure on her neck, squeezing her windpipe until a red haze clouded … Continue reading
Autumn’s Harvest Blog Hop: The Best Way to a Man’s Heart
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Over 200 romance authors and bloggers are ready to share our romantic autumn stories. And while we do that, we are EACH doing a giveaway. But that’s not all …. We have THREE grand prizes. You as a reader can go to … Continue reading
Six-Sentence Sunday: Nick’s Partnership Strategy
Excerpt from Fur Ball Fever: The main stumbling block to partnership, Nick reasoned, was Grace’s irrational notion that he was an overprotective male chauvinist. Tonight he intended to demonstrate unparalleled flexibility, understanding, and tolerance. In short, he would grovel. He … Continue reading
Six-Sentence Sunday (Oct. 07, 2012): The Ancient Pyramid
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Excerpt from THE JAGUAR LEGACY, Charley’s first glimpse of the archaeological dig): She caught her breath at the sheer size and grandeur of the excavation. Directly across a wide-open space the size of several football fields, a dazzling white pyramid … Continue reading
Guest Blog: Melanie Robertson-King
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I am delighted to interview a fellow Ottawa Romance Writer Association member, Melanie Robertson-King, for one of the stops on her blog tour to launch her debut novel, A Shadow in the Past. Here is her Blog Tour Button. Prior … Continue reading
Six-Sentence Sunday (Sept. 30, 2012): The Seduction Begins
Excerpt from THE JAGUAR LEGACY, Kincaid and Charley have climbed to the top of the Olmec pyramid and are admiring the view: A soft breeze infused with elusive sweetness refreshed her fiery cheeks. She unclipped her hair and let the … Continue reading
Six Sentence Sunday (Nick & Grace’s First Kiss)
Excerpt from FUR BALL FEVER: All of a sudden what he’d started as an act of expediency turned into a real kiss. Her familiar scent and sweet taste flooded his senses. A wave of lust, thick, fast, and damn near … Continue reading







