romance

Progress report: One Shade of Red

 Image: Creative Commons  I have learned a few things in the year since I published my first novel, The Bones of the Earth — even some things about publishing books. I tried to apply them when publishing my second book, One Shade of Red. I’ve known the importance of promotion and advertising any […]

LIFT OFF! One Shade of Red available TODAY

It’s out! My second novel, One Shade of Red, is now available on Amazon and Smashwords! And to celebrate, I’ve put it on sale: just 99 cents TODAY ONLY! One Shade of Red is my parody of the biggest bestseller ever, Fifty Shades of Grey. Whether you liked or hated that book, you’ll get a […]

Fantasy preview: Charity Parkerson's Sinners of Water & Fire

If there ever was a writer who knew how to cross genres, it has to be Charity Parkerson. She has won awards for her paranormal fantasy Sinners series, especially The Danger with Sinners and hit the Amazon bestseller list with her military romances, sports romances and erotic stories.Her latest book, Sinners of Water & Fire, […]

Wodke Hawkinson on style

With six books, dozens of short stories and two blogs, the writing team of Wodke Hawkinson is widely recognized as a force in the independent author community. Wodke Hawkinson is actually the writing team of Karen Wodke and PJ Hawkinson, two lifelong writers who, after each publishing a book on her own, teamed up to […]

Welcome to Charity Parkerson's The-Adonis Blog Tour

I’m happy to host best-selling author Charity Parkerson once again. This time, she’s announcing the release of her latest scorching love story, The-Adonis. Charity Parkerson is the author of several books, including twelve Amazon bestsellers. She was born in Tennessee and she still lives there with her husband and two sons. Her “Sinners series” was […]

Image: Wikipedia Commons Today’s Six Sunday Sample is another from my National Novel Writing Month work-in-progress, One Shade of Red, a parody of (you guessed it!) Fifty Shades of Grey. This excerpt comes from what’s shaping up to be Chapter 7: The Dinner Date. It takes place in a high-end restaurant in downtown Toronto. The […]