Hello, Loves -

I'm Taryn James, and I thought it might be nice if I told you a little bit about myself.  Some random facts, as it were.   In no particular order - I'm female.  I write my own books, I don't outsource them to some poorly paid Fiverr person as some indie romance 'authors' (really, publishers) do.  I'm a scientist by education and training.  I had a successful career in bioengineering, and continue to consult, but am focused on writing full time because, pajamas.  I live with my husband and our ten million pets in the desert Southwest, which is my adopted home.  I love tea.  The only bagged teas worth drinking are PG Tips and Typhoo.  My favorite indie romance author is Penelope Bloom, and I aspire to be her when I grow up.  I live on a farm.  Despite the preponderance of secret babies in my writing, I don't have children though we have many beloved nieces and nephews.  Besides romance, I love sci-fi/adventure, fantasy, biographies and true crime.

I'm hoping, as time goes on, to grow my readership organically.  As a scientist, the very first thing I did when electing to pursue writing full time was to look into the landscape and see what others were doing.  It seems that a great deal of money is poured into advertisements in order to get one's work at the top of the charts.  I've published several novellas this far, and have just released my first full-length book, His Baby, and I can tell you that it's quite possible to earn money without spending loads on ads.  I probably won't top the charts any time soon, but that's quite alright -- plenty of room in the middle.

Anyway, I hope to connect with my readers, and the best way to do that is to check this blog, and to join my mailing list.  I hope you all have a wonderful New Year!

Love and Kisses,

Taryn