Mariposa's Musings

If you're looking for something short & sweet to treat yourself this holiday, consider the latest romance anthology featuring over 30 authors (including yours truly!).  XOXO Sweet and Sexy Romance was originally scheduled for a February release & I'm thrilled it's available for Christmas. "... All the stories have an optimistic ending that will leave a song in your heart and a smile on your lips—the passionate, emotional encounters will leave you breathless." —Erotic Readers and Writers Association I love a hot romance for those cold winter nights--don't you?

What inspired you to become a writer? I’ve always loved to write, but it wasn’t until 2006 when I got serious about it. That was the year that my brother and I decided to try our hand at writing our own fantasy. We were talking about different books and the plot holes that we’d found in a particular book. It was funny, but we both said, “We could write a better book.” Our first collaboration was QUEST FOR NOBILITY and it was definitely a learning experience learning to craft a story, but it was so much fun. We have written 4 novels together to date and are working on a sequel in our “Witch Stone Prophecy” series. In 2011 I penned my first romance, LOVE BY SECRETS. Because my other books were fantasy, I write romance under my pen name, Debra Elizabeth. I just released book 2 in my “Age of Innocence” series, LOVE BY DECEPTION. I’m also working on the 3 rd book, DARE TO LOVE A SPY. Who are your favorite romance characters (besides your own?) That would be Mr. Darcy fro...

Mother Nature plays matchmaker... Frostbitten Roberta Shallcross is a woman in need of a hero. David Henderson is far from that. He's a drunk who can't get past the murder of his wife, Sarah. When David grudgingly saves Bobbie's life from the Rocky Mountain wilderness, she intends to return the favor. But will their burgeoning affection be powerful enough to overcome his guilt and grief? What inspired you to become a writer? I have always loved a good story and found that I usually had one or more dancing around in my head at any given time.   So, when my 6th grade teacher told me she thought I had a talent for writing, I thought I'd give it a try...and guess what?   I loved it! Who are your favorite romance characters besides your own? It used to be Rhett and Scarlett until I realized one day, that Rhett truly was a cad.   He took Scarlett's abuse and fought for her love and then the moment and I mean the moment she finally realizes that she tru...

"You don't understand. Every night when the moon is full, I turn into a wolf."  Larry Talbot (Lon Chaney Jr.) "You and twenty million other guys"  Wilbur (Lou Costello) Abbott & Costello Meet Frankenstein 1948 Today, I'll be chatting about Howl at The Snarkology .  Hope to see you there!

What inspired you to become a writer? I blame my mother. She read to me all the time. She read to my son on the first day we brought him home from the hospital and I assume the scenario was the same with me. Books were family from an early age and when I was not reading, I role-played or wrote. My favorite excursion was always to the library. At some point, reading wasn’t enough to satisfy me and so I wrote. I love all books but the romance genre is my go to book for relaxation. Who are your favorite romance characters (besides your own?) I’m glad you limited this list to the romance genre or this could go on for pages! I started reading romances when I was thirteen so there are many but these come to mind straight away: Jericho Barrons (Karen Marie Moning), Elizabeth and Ian Thornton (Judith McNaught), Matt Farrell and Meredith Banks (another McNaught), Mike Taggart (Jude Deveraux), Owen Armstrong (Sarah Dessen), Jasper Finley (Mary Balogh), Dageus MacKeltar (Moning again...

As my 100 th post, I’m excited to welcome fellow, Wild Rose Press author, Lilly Gayle .   I’ll be over at her blog today. Stop by and say hi!                  What inspired you to become a writer? When I was in the eighth grade, my teacher gave us an assignment: Write a short, 3 to 5 page story using all of your spelling words. The entire class groaned. I smiled. I could do that. I'd been writing stories in my head since the day I played hooky to watch the very first episode of Young and the Restless. So, I started writing…and filled up an entire spiral notebook. The teacher asked me to condense it down to the required word length, but she encouraged me to keep writing. And I did. Until I graduated from high school and went off to college. Life got in my way for years, but I shared my secret desire to write with my husband and in 1995, he bought our first computer and told me to stop dreaming a...