A Plea

Smut. Fluff. Trashy. You’ve heard romance books described in these terms. Maybe you’ve even used them yourself when you felt a little self-conscious or guilty about reading in this genre. We need to stop this. Romance is about love. It’s Read more

New books, the bumpy road to self-publishing, and a note to readers

Hello! I’ve been away from the blog for a couple of months, and I’m happy to be back with news. Maybe too much news, but first a paragraph about lessons learned. As most of you know, I’ve released, and am Read more

TM Smith monthly guest post – Get it done in 2021!

Welcome, welcome 2021! Everyone is sincerely hoping you have much better manners than your predecessor, no pressure, of course. I do hope you guys had an amazing Holiday and New Year, I went to Colorado with family and my nieces Read more

Happy 2021!

Just a short post to wish you all the best for the new year. I think most of us are well and truly over 2020! Here’s hoping that 2021 brings you lots of wonderful things! I don’t have any major Read more

Happy Holidays!

Hey all… A short one this month. During this holiday season, we’re practicing social distancing – zooming with family for the holidays. We just finished our second mammoth round of baking – more than 200 cookies in all, including some Read more

All I want for Christmas is my Mother’s Christmas Cookies

Silver Bells Throughout the years Christmas has settled on a single consistent element…the cookies my mother started baking the year I was born. Back then Gold Medal Flour had printed the recipe on the side of their bag, just in Read more