My Intro to Romance
Someone asked me recently what the first romance novel I read was. I had to think back on it because there is a memory floating around in my head about it. I must have been about 10 years old and was scrambling around under my parent's bed looking for a book. It wasn't an unusual occurrence, as my mother frequently…
The Scoundrel & I
What I'm reading this week This week I am reading Katharine Ashe's newest novella, The Scoundrel & I. The Rating Heat Level:🔥🔥🔥🔥 Likeability: 💗💗💗 Heartbreakability: 💔💔💔 Why did I choose this particular book? Katharine Ashe is on my auto-buy list. I usually pre-order all her books, but - sneaky-sneaky - this one came took me unawares. About the book....don't worry, there are…
Welcome Lisa Kerr!
Join me in welcoming Lisa Kerr to this week's What Are You Reading? Hi, thanks for joining me. Can you tell us a little bit about yourself? Hi Christina and hello to your readers! I’m a long-time writer from Central California. I mainly write fiction, personal essays and I’m a blogger. My blog documented my time in a religious “discipleship”…
Welcome Aletha Bakke!
Welcome to What Are You Reading? This month I am pleased to welcome Aletha Bakke. Hi, Aletha, thanks for joining me. Can you tell us a little bit about yourself? Hello, I’m Aletha Bakke. I go by A. J. Bakke for my own books. I am a fairly boring person. I mostly like to hang at home with my cats…
I Get By
So many times I hear people say how writing is a solitary business. Pop culture has perpetuated the myth of the isolated writer in his barren office, hunched over a typewriter, a combination of alcohol, coffee and cigarette butts strewn across the desk. Even the X-Files took a turn at the lone writer stereotype in its episode Milagro, albeit with…