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Why is it that some people find love so easily and for others it is so hard? For most of us it is because life experiences teach us that things are not always as they seem. Often what a person presents to us on the outside is not what they are on the inside, or at least not the total picture. That is why I write "between the lines." I look for the emotion, the meaning that is hidden, unsaid, in each person as their life and love plays out. |
I also write in two romance subgenres—Romantic Women's Fiction and Romantic Suspense with a near future twist. Like many readers, some times I want to be on the edge of my seat wondering how the hero or heroine is going to come out alive. Yet other times I just want to follow the journey of a woman as she overcomes challenges, balances work and family, and falls in love without being in physical danger. Of course, in both my suspense and women's fiction the heart is always in danger.
My books are about those men and women who find it difficult to trust, to fall in love, because of their wounded past. Whether wounded by parents, siblings, personal trauma, or divorce, my heroes and heroines find the strength to overcome their pasts and to reach out to someone else—a friend, a child, a parent—and to fight for justice and happiness for themselves and for those who cannot fight. In so doing they open themselves to their true passion—a passion for life and for love. I hope you will join me and my characters in these wonderful journeys of the heart.
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The Big Move
The past two months have been crazy as we packed up and left Portland, Oregon for Humboldt County, California. I accepted a new job on the beautiful north coast near Eureka.
We now live among the redwoods. My commute to work is only 10 minutes through rolling hills, past farms and wildlife. Traffic on the freeway is considered bad when there is more than five cars traveling with me. On the weekends we may choose to go hiking among some of the biggest trees in the world, where dappled sunlight changes the views at each turn in the trail. Roosevelt Elk roam the northern most redwoods and can easily be spotted from the road or on the hiking paths. When we aren't in the forest we have found the "painted ladies" architecture of old town Eureka a great way to imagine the past and all the characters who settled here. We have the best of both worlds--a small town atmosphere and big city culture. With two colleges within ten miles of each other, musicians, dancers, sculpters, and painters stop here as they travel between Portland and San Francisco. Some just pass through while others opt to make home here. It is truly a unique place to live.
Though we've only lived her a month, I can already see it's a great move for me. One which assures a career through retirement, yet provides me even more time than I've ever had for my writing. Who could ask for anything more?
Quote for the month . . .
"We tell ourselves stories in order to live . "
~Bennett Cerf, co-founder of Random House