Word Count Roundup: August
Towards the end of July I set some pretty aggressive writing goals for myself. You’ve seen this in the release of the several short stories in the 2 Hearts Rescue series, including The Quarterback and the Dressage Queen. I’m also working on Mated to the...
His Mission Continues Even After Death #MFRWBookHooks
Darkness bathed Sage Kaimoon. Night brushed against his skin, a tangible cloak that comforted him. He leaned against a decrepit warehouse building, pausing for a moment before duty called. Restrained adrenaline surged through his veins. Damp cement pressed against his...
Scrivener Tip: Project Targets
Now that the muse has come back and I have made serious time to write because writing help keeps the black dog of depression at bay, I’ve been looking for ways to be more productive and track my productivity. Later this week I’m going to block about how...
New Release: Striding Home
Arcelio (Ace) Mendez lost his career as a jockey and part of his leg in a horrible accident during a race. He thought he’d lost his lover, Danny Raines, too. Ready to move on with his life, he accepts an invitation from 2 Hearts Rescue to come see the horse he’d been...
An Amputee, a Race Horse, And Love #MFRWBookHooks
I am so pleased to bring to you the story of Striding Home, just released yesterday. This is the second book in my 2 Hearts Rescue series, and it’s release coincides with the Bark, Purr, Love event of free and 99 cent books featuring LGBTQIA+ relationships and...
On Creativity and the Privilege of “The Zone”
Someone I know on Facebook who works as a “creativity coach” posted this on the platform the other day. And I sat there and stared at it trying to formulate my response, because the only thing I heard in my mind was “no!”. Those of us who write...
Rescuing Horses and Finding Love #MFRWBookHooks
The scent of sun-warmed equine failed to push Jay’s blues away. He tried. He buried his face in Jenny’s mane and even shed a few tears. Jenny’s hay-scented breath brushed across his cheek in an intimate caress, and neither the pleasure of that simple moment nor any...
Juggling Multiple Pen Names
As you can tell from this site, I have multiple pen names. I began writing as Mary Winter with my first published book in 2002, and slowly, over the years, the pen names added up. Adera Orfanelli came about because I thought I needed a fresh start. A friend told me I...
First Glimpse by a Gladiator #MFRWBookHooks
His breath caught at the sight of the man who’d appeared in the doorway. Marius admired the beauty of an uncovered and sculpted chest. No hair concealed the man’s muscled form, and the desire to touch such smooth skin made him curl his free hand into a fist,...Get my "Reading Weather" Reports in your inbox
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