Category: Miscellanea

Another love blog! Hopefully you know me now, and hopefully you know that I really really love my family and friends and readers.  When I’m writing a lot, or feeling stressed from a deadline, I like to focus on the things that make me happy, like friends and family and books and travel, and so […]

Heading to Hawaii this afternoon but the cold/flu that’s going around has hit me with a whallop, straight to the chest.  I’m a congested, achy mess but I’m not the only one.  It’s everywhere.  Kids have it.  Friends have it.  Schools have it.  Tis the season, apparently. Fortunately, I (mostly) finished packing for Hawaii yesterday […]

I just arrived back in Hawaii earlier today after an amazing week in Melbourne, Australia with the Mills & Boon team and my fabulous Aussie and Kiwi friends!  It was hectic and exhausting and I had a great time catching up with everyone…  but it’s really good to be home with my boys. I’ve missed hearing […]

I arrived back in Hawaii a couple of days ago and have spent the weekend working on revisions and cuddling my little guy.  He’s so much fun right now with his cute toddler-speak and funny antics. I’m going to miss him terribly as once again, I leave in the morning for another business trip.  This time it’s […]

I’ve spent most of the summer so far pretty much at my desk in Hawaii.  I wrapped up my new Harlequin Presents manuscript a few days ago and am now working on the next single title.  Writing is hard work but I love doing it because I know I’ve got wonderful readers like you out […]

I’m just about to settle in and write all day–tough the day before Valentine’s Day because I want to go card shopping and buy some little gifts and wrap them in pretty red and pink paper for tomorrow night’s family dinner. As my long time readers know, I love Valentine’s Day… love the entire month […]

I had a fantastic time in Portland, OR on Saturday attending the Portland Rose Chapter’s fantastic 10th anniversary Romance Reader Luncheon where I gave this year’s keynote speech.  Two hundred readers and writers attended the lunch in the beautiful, historic Governor’s Hotel ballroom and I took gift bags for all with my JP reader goodies and a […]

My Gurney boys love the water and the water loves them! It’s been fun taking Mac to the beach where he can play with Dad. Mac has learned to not just crawl, while we’ve been here, but to haul. He’s everywhere! I’m exhausted chasing him around a not-yet-baby-proofed house. Ugh. I forgot how busy, busy, […]

Hey everyone, I’m getting your emails and comments and know you’re all wondering: 1)  who won and 2) where the rest of the comments are Well, I know #1, and am wondering about #2.  Unfortunately, my web team is off today and I won’t be able to get the blog issues fixed until tomorrow so […]

The flu season has hit and poor Jenn, intrepid founder of the Endless Summer Girlfriend Book Club, has come down with a nasty bug and had to be rushed to Urgent Care for care. We’re not cancelling tomorrow’s book club discussion, as much as we are postponing it until Jenn’s better.  She wanted to set […]