When the Romance Bug Bites

So, last fall I met a guy. He seemed to be everything I was looking for—smart, funny, kind, and for some reason, he liked me. We laughed and joked on conference calls. Then, we laughed and joked on private email. Read more

Confessions in the Park

It’s no secret that I’ve had a lifelong problem with depression. With the drastic changes in my life over the last month, I’ve had a harder time controlling it. For most of my life I’ve controlled it through sheer will, Read more

Copyrights Aren’t Just For Authors

The other day, a very sweet and well-meaning person made a meme for the Survivor series. It included the covers for Aaron, Spencer, and Painting Fire with an image of Jake Bass kissing another model (obviously a Cockyboys image). My Read more

Change…. It’s not just for that jar on the dresser

So, my life has been utter chaos for the last few months. A few days ago, my sweet little William sent me a text reminding me that I needed to write my monthly post here on Love Bytes. After a Read more

2014 – JP Barnaby’s Year in Review

Before I started writing, I never had anything to review. I did the same thing, year after year – nothing photo worthy, nothing blog worthy. But in recent years, things have changed completely for me. I have a life now, Read more

Bleeding onto the Page

There are just as many schools of thought on writing strategy as there are books. Over the last seven years since I began to publish professionally, I’ve heard everything from “give them what they want” to “write your heart” – Read more