Tag: romance

  • New Website Almost Ready!

    I’ve been working hard (Read: tearing my hair out and cursing a bit), but the new website is almost ready to go!If you’ve made it this far, you’re probably seeing the new digs. What do you think? You might have noticed that there’s also a new domain name. That’s okay. The old one will be…

  • Trailer Reveal for RACE THE DARKNESS

    Race the Darkness by Abbie Roads Series: Fatal Dreams #1 Genre: Romantic Suspense Publication Date: October 4, 2016 PRE-ORDER NOW Amazon Cursed with a terrible gift… Criminal investigator Xander Stone doesn’t have to question you—he can hear your thoughts. Scarred by lightning, burdened with a power that gives him no peace, Xander struggles to maintain…

  • Cover Reveal: VIKING WARRIOR RISING

    Here I am, another week and another gorgeous cover that I get to help reveal!! This one is from my friend and GH sister Asa Maria Bradley, and besides a yummy cover, this is yet another book that is already on my TBR list! The Vikings are coming, and my, aren’t we lucky! Viking Warrior…

  • Paranormal Romance Tropes

    I did mention last week I was a tad obsessed with romance tropes lately, right? Well, it got me thinking that while romance has some larger tropes, specific sub-genres of romance, like paranormal romance, can make use of the traditional tropes, and also have some unique ones of their own. So just in case you’re…

  • Romance Tropes: Find Your Favorite!

    So I’m finally done with revisions (let’s pretend this will really be the last time I’ll revise that WIP, okay?). And, I’m thinking about writing a new book. And thinking about tropes. Admittedly, I’m a tiny bit obsessed with them. Which is funny, because I don’t tend to write thinking about the common tropes. You…

  • First Love and the First Pages

    Since I write romance, guess it’s not much surprise that I have love on the brain. But I was thinking today, especially as I look back at an older work, about the flush of first love we feel in the early pages of a new book. I’m in love with my new story. Probably partially…

  • Tropes: Love them, Loathe them

    Every genre has their tropes, and the sub-genres, too. I must confess that I wasn’t familiar with the term until recently, but I knew what it meant. Google and Wikipedia define it as: A literary trope is the use of figurative language. For example, the sitting United States administration might be referred to as “Washington”.…

  • Werewolves: Victims of Bad Press

    Join the Pro-Werewolf Campaign! Why are werewolves victims of bad press?