Category: Romance
The Ranch Master, or Meanwhile, Back at the Ranch
A Tale of Many Cowgirls
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Where to find my articles on writing
I acquired, edited, and wrote stories for MyRomanceStory.com and most of the posts on its blog for a number of years. In addition, I wrote a series of articles under the heading of Writer’s Resources. Surprisingly, they still contain some useful advice for the would-be published author of romance. Writer’s…
Women’s Fiction versus Romance
I write both romance and women’s fiction novels. They are very different even though they may contain many of the same elements. A romance has to focus on one key romantic relationship above all. A women’s fiction novel can be about multiple relationships and characters. My women’s fiction novel, Summer…
A Daughter’s a Daughter visuals
Where Do I Get My Ideas?
The Story Behind Summer in the City

In Summer in the City, my first women’s fiction novel, I combined mythic, romantic Manhattan with a real-life Greenwich Village co-op apartment building. Why do this? Because people have fantasies of coming to New York and living in a brownstone on a tree-shaded city street, near the action yet sheltered…
Sequel to Captive of the Cattle Baron–Saving the Soldier
Saving the Soldier is JD’s story. Jesse Dwayne Selkirk is Baron Selkirk’s younger brother, the cocky young man who chased the girls and always won the game. When he joined the Army and was deployed to the Middle East, JD matured from a teenager into a man. But then his…