Characters for Autumn: All About the Fall "Feels"!
Last week I participated in my monthly Golden Heart blog party with the theme “favorite holiday books”. But instead of talking about A Christmas Carol or The Polar Express, I made…
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Books for Autumn: Yes, Fall has Feelings Too.
When I was a kid, I listened to Christmas music year-round. I would play my dad’s vinyl Goodyear Christmas records on St. Patrick’s Day, Easter weekend, Memorial day through Labor…
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Mothers & Daughters Rock the Night Sky: An Interview with Suzanne and Melanie Brockmann
Today I’d like to welcome Suzanne and Melanie Brockmann, along with Ellen Wray, for a Kiss and Thrill first: A mother/daughter interview with the NYT best-selling mother/daughter writing team! How did…
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Beware the RRH: Research Rabbit Holes affect the Space-Time Continuum!
Today’s Writer Wednesday post is all about research. As a Reference Librarian who has worked in many different libraries–special, scientific, and public–this is a topic I love and hate. Love it…
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The Best and Most Beautiful Things
It was neither the best day, nor the most beautiful. But no amount of rain could dampen my mood. I sat across from a writing friend I’d known for years and…
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Locked, Loaded, & Lying with Debut Author Sarah Andre
Sarah Andre and I have been close friends (some would call us twins) and Golden Heart sisters for a long time, and it’s a friendship I treasure. So I am…
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2015 Summer Middle Grade & Young Adult Reading List
The last few years, our very own Rachel Grant has put together Kiss and Thrill’s annual MG/YA summer reading list. But since she’s in the midst of another book release (Covert…
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P. A. DePaul’s Shadow of Doubt . . . Pure Action and Romance!
Today on Kiss and Thrill, I am so excited to introduce P. A. DePaul, an amazing romantic suspense author who Julie Ann Walker calls “A bold new voice in romantic suspense”. P….
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Writer Wednesdays: Wedding Day Highlights (Re: Disasters)
I have been asked by my amazing Golden Heart sisters to participate in a monthly Writer Wednesday’s blog party. It will be like reality tv for romance writers where we…
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Yes, Mr. Angry Young Man. There is a Happily Ever After.
If you’re a romance writer, then you are probably aware of the drama going on regarding the question how much romance is necessary for a story to be classified a romance novel. I think of…
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War Paint, Fall Out Boy, and Winston Churchill: The Three Things All Writers Need to Win
“Wait for me!” my niece yells as she runs after the older kids. But her six-year old legs can’t keep up with the other four in the nine-to-thirteen set. “You’re slow,”…
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Joyful Noise: Lessons Learned from the Yam Girl.
“Yams? I don’t want yams!” The woman ahead of me yelled at the cashier of my local grocery store. “I want sweet potatoes.” She slammed down a plastic bag and…
