Category: WriteWed

I’m so excited to be a contributing author at Coffee, Cupcakes, and Contemporaries! Come and visit with me today for some fun, games, and a giveaway! I’ll be chatting about my new Crooked Pass Security series, lovely dogs, and what I’m binge-watching! You can find Coffee, Cupcakes, and Contemporaries at https://www.facebook.com/groups/1426474880768003/.

Happy birthday to my absolutely wonderful daughter, Samantha Ann! I am so proud of this amazing woman and mother. My birthday wish is that she gets to fulfill all her dreams. It’s also the book birthday for TRAVELER, Samantha’s new romantasy about the banished prince of an underwater kingdom and the surf photographer who perplexes him. Wishing you much happiness on your birthday and much success with your new release. You can grab TRAVELER or any of her other books at https://amzn.to/4p00CFK or visit her website at koreanfromcontext.com.

With kids heading back to school, I have to ask: What’s the one thing that you wish you had known when you were back in school? I was always by-the-book, listen to what the teacher says, kind of kid. We taught my daughter to be the same way. In retrospect, I wish I had known that I should question things I was being told by some teachers. I was lucky to have a mom who taught me to think for myself and I did it often. Today it’s more important than ever to do your own research to understand what is happening. What about you? What do you wish you had known? P.S. One person who knows how to understand what’s happening even when it defies logic is FBI Agent Diana Reyes. She’s determined, tortured, and kick a**, but she will work doggedly to get to the truth. I think you’ll love her! Pick up DARKNESS CALLS, the first book in my vampire suspense series, for only 99 cents at https://amzn.to/47DGHWF.

I’m so excited about the new books in the Crooked Pass Security series! I loved giving Sophie and Robbie their stories and also introducing you to new characters who you will see in future stories, including the new Cold Case K-9 series coming in late 2026/2027. For today’s Write Wednesday, I’m sharing a little teaser from DEFENDED BY THE BODYGUARD. In this scene, Robbie and the crew at Crooked Pass Security have identified quote a number of suspects who may be responsible for the attacks on Selene’s life. Selene is worried about the long list, but Robbie reassures her that she has even more people to keep her safe. Here’s the teaser and you can grab your copy at https://amzn.to/47cmo2o.

Stroking his thumb across her cheek, he said, “You have lots of people to protect you and who love you.”

Her eyes shimmered with unshed tears, but a shadow of a smile drifted across her lips. She reached up and raked her fingers through his hair, then trailed her hand down tenderly across his bruised cheek. Wincing slightly, she said, “Does it still hurt?”

“Only when I smile,” he said, then grinned and faked a grimace.

She chuckled and shook her head, but then her almost electric blue gaze darkened. She rose slightly on her knees, until she was eye to eye, lip to lip, with him.

“Selene?” he asked, wanting to be sure of what she wanted.

She answered by leaning in and skimming a kiss across his lips, the touch a hesitant exploration as she returned to kiss him over and over.

He cradled her back, offering comfort and support as the kiss deepened.

Her breath soughed against his lips as she broke away for a second, but then returned, opening her mouth to his. Pressing her body to his, he drew her in tighter until they were breast to chest and his body responded, hardening against her softness.

She shivered then and he tempered his hold, loosening it so she could draw back and meet his gaze.

She licked her lips, then bit her lower one and shook her head, as if in denial of what she was feeling.

“I’m not… It’s been…” She shook her head harder then and looked away before blurting out, “I’m not sure of what I want. I’m sorry.”

He clasped her cheek and tenderly urged her to meet his gaze. “I’m a patient man, Selene. I would never rush you or hurt you.”

Through incipient tears, she nodded. “I know,” she said, voice hoarse, and in a softer tone added, “I do. I do.”

It was almost as if she was trying to convince herself. To truly believe he wouldn’t damage her as other men had, which made his heart hurt at the pain she’d suffered.

“Whenever you’re ready, Selene,” he said and meant it, even if whenever turned out to be never.