Category Archives: Romantic fiction

April No Foolin’

Fiction isn't about fooling readers. It's about telling truth at the deepest level, which is speaking from the heart.
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Recapture One Hour of Daylight

Your heart knows that devoting one hour to caring and nurturing for yourself can make a difference in your life.
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Don’t Miss Your Leap

Leaping is about two things: using your head for good timing, and using your heart to summon courage.
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Presidential Aspirations

Have you ever thought about being President? What’s the first thing that springs to mind when you ponder the notion? Is it something like, “Ack! No way!” Everyone who’s ever held that office must’ve had a similar moment—or many such.

So, have you ever wanted to be president of anything? Have you ever been president of anything? I remember so clearly how I felt on my first day as president of CIPA, Colorado Independent Publishing Association www.cipa.org. Heart pounding, I kept thinking, “I must be crazy! What Was I Thinking??” 

Why? What’s so frightening about leadership? I began to realize that, as an author, I was already “president” of my Milford-Haven Novels.… Read more

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