Mariposa's Musings

I'm thrilled to announce the release of my third title and first book in my Rhythm & Romance series, Package Deal . I love Latin dances (Bachata, Salsa and Cumbia) and I had a blast writing this one. Widowed attorney, Liz Grant, buries her grief in a deluge of paperwork.   On whim she takes a free dance lesson at the club Eclipse where the mojitos are cold and the Salsa is hot.   She falls for Salsa’s spicy rhythms and Patrick Cavanaugh’s sexy grin.   But can Liz handle the dramatic change of tempo in her well-ordered life?   Patrick has all the right moves, but struggles to keep his balance as his adult daughter spins out of control.   Will their love survive off the dance floor? Special thanks to my production team. Editor:  Marian Kelly-http://www.ravensgateediting.com Formatting by Stevie DeInk-http//www.steviedeink.com Cover design by Harris Channing-http://www.authorharrischanning.com Thanks so much ladies you all did an amazing job!

What inspired you to become a writer? There have always been stories playing in my head.   Then, as now, there are rarely any moments of “down-time” from daily life which do not see characters running hither and thither in my brain.   The leap from thinking about them to writing them down came when I was a teenager and a book I loved ended in a way I didn’t.   I recently came across that book, with my hand-written “continuation” tucked neatly in the back of it, and oh my was I a melodramatic child…    The leap from writing my stories down to showing them to people was as simple as finding people interested in reading them, and from there it snowballed, as such things do. W ho are your favorite romance characters (besides your own?) Naturally, as is true of most who work in the Regency period, Jane Austen’s characters loom large, especially Darcy and Elizabeth from Pride and Prejudice.   But I also loved (and still love) the brooding heroes of the Brontes and their ilk –