The Elegance Of High Heels

Women have been wild about high heels for a long, long time! They were originally created around the year 1600 in order to keep a rider’s foot from slipping forward in the stirrup. The “rider’s heel” was then born and to this day is 1.5 inches high for just that reason. Since then men and…

She Wants To Be The Woman In The Picture

A short history lesson about photography.   Commercial photography got its start in 1839, so during my CounterClockwise series that art was still in its infancy and very technology-forward. Smart ladies and gentlemen of fashion began displaying photographs on fireplaces mantles, parlor room tables and hung them on walls to show off their savvy sense…

Many Years Later A Sad Meeting

Kicking around this idea. I have a couple who are bound together by true love, yet the man remains distant and remote, even though his heart clearly belongs to her. There are several ways that this particular story can end between them. They are minor, yet important, characters in CounterClockwise, and I’m wondering about how…

Her Husband Is Still Alive!

Saying that is not really a spoiler.   No, not at all.  This info is okay to give out as more of a teaser than a spoiler.  You still need to read my books, and my future volumes as well as the current ones, in order to get the full magnitude of what this really…

Two Of Cups – It’s All About Your Better Half

Two Of Cups Tarot Card Meaning Many times, when this card comes along in a reading it is perhaps a reminder that we need to find balance in our love lives – twos are really all about balance – and remember that there’s someone special who is a true part of our soul. Classically the…

Spellbound

Hitting all the right notes.   That’s what romantic fiction is all about.  How she feels when she looks at him.  How he feels when he says her name.  Sigh.  It’s grand, isn’t it? Yes.  For certain it is grand.  But, not always.  There’s thorns among the roses as we well know. Today though, I…