Behind The Quill: Being a Good Beta Reader
We’ve now come to the point in the process that can be the scariest for many authors: sharing the book that they’ve been toiling on for so long with actual other human beings. For some, this will just be a back and forth with their editor. For others, as we talked...Behind the Quill: First Drafts and Next Steps
Hello again all of you lovely readers, some of whom may now be writers as well! If you participated in National Novel Writing Month in November, no matter how many words you got through, you should absolutely take a deep bow and give yourself a huge round of applause....Behind The Quill: Finding Inspiration in the World
While perusing your local bookshop, reading a wonderfully unique novel, or scanning the “Also By” page of a book by one of your favorite authors, you’ve doubtlessly been struck with the same question at least once: How do they get all of their ideas? It’s seriously...Behind the Quill: Researching with Holly Newman
I am a history junkie. I love history, and, in the past, I have been known to get lost in my research to the detriment of my novel writing. I’d chase details down a rabbit hole and become lost in a different world, like Alice in Wonderland. In wide-eyed wonderment,...Featured Books
Mafia Redeemer
The friend of my enemy is about to be mine.
She’ll come willingly.
And when she does…
There will be no stopping me from giving her the moon and stars.
I dare anyone to try to stop me.
I know what I want, and so does she.
We want us.
Neither of us will walk away.
Neither of us will give in.
There’s nothing I won’t do to protect what’s mine.
Mafia Redeemer is a dark romance with a HEA and no cliffhanger. It contains EXTRA-STEAMY scenes that will make your toes curl and your granny blush. The Mancinelli Brotherhood is a six-book series that’ll keep you warm at night.
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Broken (Shattered Sisters Book 3)
Caitlin Rossi’s near tragic accident was no accident at all. With her memory wiped clean, she returns to a houseful of strangers who claim to be her family, and not one of them seems glad to see her. Least of all her darkly handsome husband, Dylan.
Her gothic mansion is cold and filled with secrets. One member of this hostile household wants her dead—and unless she can regain her lost memories, they might just get their wish.
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Love Beyond Words: A Scottish Time Travel Romance (Morna’s Rogues Book 1)
All she needs is someone to prove her wrong.
Laurel’s life bears no resemblance to the love stories she writes. While handsome heroes are easy to imagine, they’re much more difficult to find. Years of bad dates with creepy men have left her feeling cynical toward all things related to love. When she and her best friend find themselves caught up in Morna’s meddling magic and are transported to seventeenth century Scotland, Laurel meets a man who threatens to change her attitude toward matters of the heart.
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