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Well, December has started off with a bang for me.

I spent a couple of unscheduled days in the hospital, got home, and promptly caught a virus (TBD on whether it’s THE virus). I’m exhausted, behind on everything, and completely resigned to the fact that 2020 is just gonna keep on living its worst life until we kick it out the door.

Even though I’ve been under the weather, I woke up with a bit more energy today and realized it was time for this year’s edition of Gift Ideas for Romance Rea...

November is National Novel Writing Month, aka NaNoWriMo, but for the first time in several years, I am not working on a new book this month. I had planned to be deep into the first manuscript of my new series, Black Watch Security by now, but…well, you know what happened. 2020 has been a beast from start to finish and I’ll be happy if I can finish out the year with the relaunch of the Second Chances series under its new name (Lost & Found) and the release of the long-awaited Triple Threat Box Se...

Welcome to my October blog post, right on time on…November 1st. I’m posting late for all the usual reasons: this year being nuts, Teen 1 being deep in the college application process, and me suddenly being diagnosed with environmental allergies that are making my house pretty uncomfortable. Would you believe, it took nearly fifty years to learn that I’m allergic to CATS? It’s a scene, you guys.

However, I’m happy to report we are now through ten months of this crazy year, and only have two m...

Welp. Here we are in September – the kids are back in school (virtually), the weather is beginning to get bearable (mostly), and even adults have that sense of new beginnings and possibility that’s been drummed into us since kindergarten (I know, I know – just go with it).

Except, this year is different, isn’t it? For most of us, all those “back at it” vibes are tempered with a healthy dose of Sort Of.

Case in point: Normally, this month I’d be diving into new projects, drunk on the joy o...

Hey all! Guess what? August is Read-a-Romance Month, also known as That Time I “Discovered” an Amazing Author Everyone Else Already Loves! (smh)

This month, I’m continuing my participation in author Nana Malone’s #BrownNippleChallenge by reading some more fan-favorite titles by Black romance authors. If you’ve been following my Instagram posts, then you’ll know that I’ve fallen head-over-heels for Alyssa Cole’s Reluctant Royals series. These award-winning books contain some truly epic roman...

July’s post is going up later than I hoped this month (what even is time), and I’d love to tell you it’s because I AM SO BUSY WRITING. LOL!

I mean, I am nearly done with my extensive and painstaking revision of Finding Home (and yes, I’ve been saying that for a while but it’s a long book with an involved plot of love and adventure, okay). I’ve also been actively crocheting large projects for basically everyone I know, because supposedly yarn crafting is good for your mental health (althoug...

Friends, buckle up. I’m afraid this month’s blog post might be a long one. I’m going to step back from talking about my own work this time, in order to shine a light on a different topic.

As all of you are no doubt aware, we’re having a bit of “conversation” about race in our country right now. (Okay, fine – it’s a Wake the Neighbors brawl. Sorrynotsorry.) Our Black family members and friends, and our neighbors and coworkers and classmates, are having to explain to us, point by excruciating p...

Captain’s Log, day 9,374,276 – I guess? Time has ceased to have meaning and the crew is turning against each other. If we don’t reach a sentient planet soon, I fear for what we will become. #authorvslockdown #QuarantineLife #WriterProblems

Yeah, so…to say the “bloom is off the rose” at this point is kind of an understatement, amiright? Forget craft projects and loungewear. As our global nightmare grinds on and on, I find that my concentration is shot, my temper is short, and I’m seesawing betwee...

Lets get out in front of this right now: in this months post, Ill be talking about dressing for a quarantine, extreme crafting, and my utter lack of motivation during a global pandemic. Oh, and romance novels. Of course.

First up, Comfortable Clothes. Lounge Wear. Day Pajamas. Whatever you want to call them, most of us are diving deep into that part of our closet right now. I mean, what even are jeans and shoes anymore, except strange reminders of a former life?

Youd think, for someone who...