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Every now and then I come across a book that makes me think,“My readers would probably enjoy this.” Today’s one of those days. If you enjoy gothic atmosphere, supernatural mysteries, missing persons, and small towns hiding dangerous secrets, I think you might want to take a look at Red Falls by Linda Garnett. One thing that immediately caught my attention was the premise: a disgraced journalist investigating a vampire book launch only to uncover something much darker beneath the surface. It’s…

A quick observation. I’ve never been particularly interested in writing damsels in distress. Not because there’s anything wrong with rescue scenes. (I love a good rescue scene.) But because the moments that stay with me happen afterward. When the danger has passed.When the adrenaline fades.When the hero realizes the woman beside him doesn’t need someone to take over… She needs someone willing to stand beside her. That’s a very different kind of strength. The heroes I fall in love with don’t…

A quick observation. People often assume billionaire romance is about the money. The private jets. The sprawling estates. The luxury resorts overlooking impossibly blue water. Those things are fun to imagine, of course. (I certainly enjoy writing them.) But when I think about the stories that stay with me, none of those are what I remember. I remember the hero who noticed she was overwhelmed before anyone else did. The one who quietly stepped between her and danger. The one who kept his…