Sunday, December 31, 2023

Happy New Year

Well, here we are, friends and readers. Another year under the belt. Another batch of wonderful romance novels to read. More days to do the things you love and be with the people who mean the most to you.

For me, 2024 will be the time to get serious about writing again. I've been through almost two years of upheaval: a move, changes in my job, a sick mother, a cancelled writing project. Yikes! While I haven't stopped writing and don't intend to, I've definitely been derailed. I want to get back to my three books a year pace, which was a pretty good clip. A few novels and maybe an anthology will satisfy me!

Another goal is to wrap up a couple of my series, including the final Wicked Affairs book, the final Birds of Paradise book and I've been playing with the idea of writing a companion novel to my Imogene series, about her three brothers.

Alas, many books are started by few are completed.

The most current project is my next novella for a Christmas anthology due next year for publication. Since I have group responsibilities here, it will be the first thing I finish.

I'm ready for the new year!!!!





Tuesday, November 7, 2023

Giving Thanks

Wow! I am dizzy with the speed of this year's passing! You? 

Well, what's new? I already told you that an anthology I was to be part of was cancelled. But, good news, I am part of a new one for Christmas 2024, probably available sometime in Sept/Oct of next year. That's just the fun of being part of a group project! 

This will be a Regency setting - my story is set in the winter of 1816, during one of the worst weather events of the 19th Century. But honestly, isn't that one of the best tropes in romance writing, forced proximity? Bad weather, especially snow, can make for some romantic, sexy times!! Add Christmas and a few mistletoe kisses... What can I say, it will be hot. I know you expect no less.

So, Thanksgiving is coming up. I will have a week off as family will be visiting and my sister has all kinds of things planned. Come December, I am traveling by train to the coast for a few days in the sun. I know these next few weeks will fly by.

MANY THANKS to all of you who've purchased my books and even better read them and left reviews. It means so much! 


A few pictures from a trip to London (a few years ago)







Friday, April 21, 2023

Hang with me

Hi readers! 

Some sad news. My anthology has been canceled! I was really excited for this...the story premise was very interesting.  I'll need to rewrite this, of course. That is always a pain but when the story line itself is interesting, it is doable.

The real problem is that I am just behind! Moving, a couple work trips, sick parents, my focus has just been missing.

So, hang with me please! I will get some new stories out soon.

Keep on reading! E.



Wednesday, March 8, 2023

New Anthology coming

          

 Just a quick update:

Still writing, but at a little slower pace due to my very, very hectic last nine months. I feel like things have settle down quite a bit, so onward!!

The main project right now is the anthology I am working on. The book is due in October with a publication date around January 2024. Of course, delays can happen when you are working with several authors, but I am hopeful. These stories will be all new works, including author Sandra Sookoo! I really like the binding premise of the stories. Let's just say there are many interesting characters visiting the curiosity shop.

You know I mostly write Regency-era romance. This will be in the Victorian era, much like my Imogene Farrell series, (which you should read - it is consistently my high-rated books/series). There are just so many changes happening in England during the Victorian era: telephones, expansive train routes, suffragette movements, Jack the Ripper, the building of Tower Bridge and so much more. It's going to be a fun, and magical, anthology.


Tuesday, December 20, 2022

Happy Holidays, Readers and Friends

 Here we are! It's almost Christmas.

For me, the gift this year is that I've gotten through a very difficult six months involving COVID, my mother, my job, packing and moving (for the last time, I swear!) and moving into a new place. There were also some emotional stressors that I usually don't experience. I almost feel like writing one of those 'stressors' as the villain in my next manuscript!!!

So, I am ready for the new year with plans to write like CRAZY. I've got an actual writing commitment for an anthology that is coming along nicely though I have changed my hero from one obvious choice to a secondary character that just popped into the second scene in my book. Love when that happens!!!

To all my readers, I hope you have a joyful, blessed and meaningful Christmas. And my gift to you... I'll try to keep my motivation up to continue to write interesting romances.




Friday, November 18, 2022

Greetings and updates

 Sometimes I am just shocked by how much time passes between blog posts. Even commitments to post "once a week" get lost in the shuffle.

So, what am I working on:

Book 4, Infamous Forresters, about brother Oliver and the mysterious Lavina. I still don't have a name for this work.

Book 5, Infamous Forresters, titled Miss Sinclair Dares It All, about Virginia Sinclair and brother Nicolas. Oliver and Nicolas are twins, so I am lightly coordinating their stories. Not as easy as I thought it might be.

A new book titled The Thomas Browne Affair as part of the Love and Other Curiosities Boxed Set due out late next year. This has been a fun story to write and is currently getting all my time.



Sunday, September 4, 2022