Ciar Cullen's Blog

Is your character fictional or a historic person? Lillian is fictional, although she’s very, very loosely based on my grandmother, who grew up in Baltimore at the turn of the last century. And of course, she has a big dose of me in her. When and where is the story set? Baltimore, Maryland 1899 What […]

I’m so excited she’s back! I’ve been away, too, but I’m happy to be here as well. Here’s the Amazon link! At the cusp of the twentieth century, an heiress-turned-vampire and her maker seek her stolen daughter and find themselves caught up in a world of darkness, danger, and mystery. “I AM NOT A GOOD […]

I started writing about 10 years ago. I can barely believe it. I started writing what I now understand to be fan-fiction. A now (deservedly) defunct company called Triskelion published it– The Princes of Anfall. Can anyone say blonde elf? Yes, I knew a lot about Orlando Bloom in a wig. Hey, everyone has a […]

  As you’ve likely already gathered, I’m celebrating the release of Lillian Holmes and the Leaping Man. It’s not my first book, and according to my wonderful editor, Chris Keeslar, it’s not my last. In fact, it’s about the 15th book I’ve written over just shy of a decade. Not prolific by romance author standards. […]

Ciar: What’s the best part of this summer so far and have you gone anywhere special or had a stay-cation? Beverly: My family and I went to the Wisconsin State Fair where I had pig candy! Bacon with brown sugar and spices on a stick. Yum! We also went to our county fair where we got to […]

Still asking my writer friends what they’ve been doing while not visiting me! Sniff. Kary Rader is a new Boroughs Publishing author who already has some writing street cred! Welcome, … Continue reading →

I invited some friends to share a little about how their summer has been going, and what they’re up to. I hope you enjoy my chat with Regan Walker! LEAVE … Continue reading →

In terms of blatant self promotion (hey, it is my blog), I’ll highlight that reviews are coming in for Lillian Holmes and the Leaping Man, and I’m stoked about them. The … Continue reading →

In terms of blatant self promotion (hey, it is my blog), I’ll highlight that reviews are coming in for Lillian Holmes and the Leaping Man, and I’m stoked about them. The newest is from Library Journal, which says: “ Cullen builds here upon the world in her previous title (The Shopgirl and the Vampire), and one hopes she’ll […]

It’s been so long…what are my excuses? Nothing to say, disillusioned with writing? Sure, yes. But mostly, I was grieving a few very awful losses. And who wants to hear about those? So I dragged my arse into work, did my best, and…once in a while, I wrote a little. And a little more. And […]