New Cover Art

I just got the cover for the novel formerly known as RARER THAN RUBIES. The new title is THIEF OF HEARTS: Tempted in Thailand…. No release date yet, but as soon as I know, I’ll post about it. It should be near the end of the month. Reed Acton is on a mission to retrieve the...

The Best Party I Barely...

If you happened to read my bio you may recall I spent a year as a White House Staff Economist. One of the perks of the job was an invitation to the White House Christmas Party. It happens there are actually several parties, only a few of which feature the actual president. Those were...

Authors Behaving Badly

I often get new authors asking for advice about how to promo their books. I’ve even been asked by a publisher to write on the subject. I’m certainly not an expert about what works, but I can absolutely tell you some things that do not work. Some can even give readers a very...

Surprise! A new release

Wow, did I get an awesome present this morning! My holiday novella THE CHRISTMAS BONUS is now available, as part of the m/m collection WELL-HUNG BY THE CHIMNEY. The publisher didn’t give us a release date and I was expecting it next week, but it’s here early and you...

Anakin Winchester, wher...

Is it just me, or are pen names of late getting a bit too… well, fanciful and possibly even ridiculous? I’m not talking about a name like Cat Grant,  which pairs a “personal” element or interest of the author with a standard everyday surname; or Jen Bluekissed,...

August week 2 workout u...

Here’s a photo of the lake near my house where I do about half of my workouts. One circuit is conveniently 5km. The terrain is flat around the lake, so the other half the time I walk up and down the hills in my neighborhood. I love that on one side of the lake it’s more...