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Jul 30, 2018
1 min

RWA 2018 is now in the books...

...and I may not have won my category at the Golden Heart Awards in Denver, but I came home feeling every bit the winner. I have 45 new...

Jun 27, 2018
1 min

More RWA 2018 News

One of the fun traditions among Golden Heart® Finalists is getting to know each other and choosing a name for that year's finalists and...

Mar 30, 2018
1 min

Great News for Circle in Time

I am SO pleased to announce my newest manuscript CIRCLE IN TIME is a 2018 Romance Writers of America Golden Heart® Finalist in the...

Jul 7, 2017
1 min

Wishes Do Come True!

Receiving this special package was the highlight of my week! I can't wait to see all my friends from previous Golden Heart Classes, the...

Mar 21, 2017
2 min

Embracing Lady Luck

I can't believe it. And I'm not just saying that to appear humble. I truly did not expect the call I received this morning from RWA Board...

Mar 29, 2016
1 min

Big News!

So there's nothing quite like stepping out of the shower and discovering you have a voice mail from one of your favorite authors, and an...

Jul 31, 2015
2 min

So THIS Happened!

New York now has a piece of my heart. What a memory, my very first RWA Nationals and a Golden Heart Finalist on top of it. My first day...

Apr 18, 2015
3 min

Never. Give. Up.

My mantra for five years now. Through rejection after rejection, through failures to final in too many contests to count, through...

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