Monthly Archive: September 2011

Sep
24

Books I Know I Should Read

Everyone’s got an opinion on the books you MUST read, right? I tend to rebel against things I’m told I must do (super fun for my parents, I’m sure), so I usually drag my heels on those bestsellers and classics.

I mean, let’s face it. We don’t all like the same types of books. I …

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Sep
13

Mills & Boon’s New Voices Entry

Mills & Boon has their annual New Voices contest up and running, and I have submitted my current WIP, The Courtesan Duchess, in the historical category.

I wrote a quick summary (very quick!) for the contest:

“Forced by desperate circumstances to produce an heir, a duchess transforms herself into a courtesan in order to travel …

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Sep
11

Living a Historical Event: 9/11 Ten Years Later

I’m a history nerd, especially American history. I can name all the presidents, in order, and once memorized the Gettysburg Address and recited it in front of my elementary school. And while I’ve occasionally thought, Wouldn’t it’ve been cool to have seen XYZ really happen?, I never expected to actually LIVE through a major historical …

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