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Characters on the Couch: Faith Hunter’s Motley Crew

Today I’m excited to welcome Faith Hunter to the couch with not just one, but three of her characters. Yes, it’s a group therapy session! I met Faith at DragonCon, and she is so much fun to hang out with.… Continue Reading…

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#HoldOntotheLight post – The tragic dance of depression and infertility

The first time I remember being depressed, truly depressed, the world had narrowed to three colors – the green of the grass, the white of the sidewalk, and the crisp blue of a cloudless sky. I and one of my… Continue Reading…

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Cowboys on the Couch: Linda Joyce’s Jared

Greetings and howdy to everybody. This week we have our third of four cowboys on the couch for April, which I have deemed to be Cowboy month on the blog. Blame Kim Turner – she gave me the idea (and you… Continue Reading…

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Character on the Couch: Eva Gordon’s Bayla

Occasionally on Facebook I’ll put together a call to author groups I belong to for newsletter shares. If you’re part of my newsletter, you’ll likely recognize this character from a January feature. This was the book I had to grab for… Continue Reading…

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Character on the Couch: Sybil Ingram

Today I’m thrilled to have Amanda Dewees and her heroine Sybil Ingram visiting my couch. It’s rare that when I read the first book in a series, I go straight to the second one, but I had to in this… Continue Reading…

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Character on the Couch: David B. Coe’s Melyor i Lakin

It’s a special Saturday edition of Characters on the Couch! Why? Because as I mentioned in my last blog post, I’ve been buried under book release and nonfiction deadline stuff, and I let all kinds of balls drop in the… Continue Reading…

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Characters on the Couch: SherrieLea Morgan’s Marcus

This week I’m excited to welcome fellow author SherrieLea Morgan back to the couch with a character from her new release GhostDrums. Sherrie and I are in the box set A Wicked Halloween (still free in KU) together, and I also… Continue Reading…

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Character on the Couch: Charlie Daye’s Raina

For those of you who have been waiting to preorder A Wicked Halloween because you don’t want to have to wait too long between purchasing and receiving, this is your chance! It will drop on to your pumpkindle or other… Continue Reading…

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Character on the Couch: Beth Dolgner’s Carter

I had a lovely time at Anachrocon a couple of weekends ago with fellow authors including Beth Dolgner, who, I found, lives quite close to me. She was kind enough to send her gentleman ghost hunter Carter over for a… Continue Reading…