He Smelled Of Whiskey, Tobacco and Perfume

“Just take a look at this one”, she thought to herself….. Darcel leaned back in her cushioned seat at the swanky restaurant she and her cousin had come to for dinner.  But her mind was not on what Julia was saying.  What was this guy about?  And why he was so drunk he’s almost falling…

Money – Trains – Boats

A Last Ditch Effort It seemed forever since she last saw him.  In fact, the last time they met he was nine years old and busy playing kickball – he made no secret of the fact that he resented his mother pulling him away to greet a small, frightened-looking five year old girl.  Darcel pushed…

What’s Up With CounterClockwise

It’s been a while! I have not been writing for some time, as all of you may know. Well, it’s been a helluva year, this 2020, hasn’t it? That, and getting into soap making have been keeping me away from my love of the written word. But, as they say, all things must come to…

Red Lips On A Coffee Cup

Hey everyone, I’m going to be lighting up the keyboard again, both on my blogs and on the books themselves, so I’ll be getting closer to completing this series.  Don’t worry the fun won’t end there.  I’ll be blogging here about the characters and situations for some time after that! Right now. My idea is…

Race Against Time Update

Friends,  There are changes coming up in 2019-2020 for my CounterClockwise series. Look for an Race Against Time (Volume #3).  This will be very exciting and there will be some additional, rather big, changes in the tone of this series because of them. One of those changes in tone will be a grittier feel to…

Giving Him Hell 19th Century Style

Ouch.  Guys, unless you’ve been blessed to have found the perfect woman the first time you fell, or, have always had serious intentions toward women in general,  you’ll understand why I needed to write this article – and why a woman flipping a man off has to be part of every romance novel on the…