Category: WriteWed

I’m currently working on Danger in Dade, #4 in the South Beach Security K-9 Division spinoff. This is a second chance at love story featuring ex-military policeman Brett Madison and chef Anita Reyes (You know I love my chefs!). Anita has witnessed a killing and when her life is threatened, South Beach Security (and Brett) to protect her. This is going to be an action-packed and very romantic story! I can just feel it! While doing research for it, I came across this interesting video with a sketch artist. I hope you like it on this #WriterWednesday.

Various people have been credited with the quote about editing a blank page but whether Jodi Picoult or Nora Roberts (or little ol’ me), the single most important thing for a writer is to get something down on the page. It can be hard at times. You’ve lot your muse. You don’t have time. You’re stuck on what to do next in your plot. Just put something on the page. Anything. Thanks to computers, it’s easy enough to edit what you’ve written. But as so many have said, “You can’t edit a blank page.” Happy writing!

One of the fun things about writing a romantic suspense series is changing up the kinds of heroes in the stories. I especially loved Ricky Gonzalez from Brickell Avenue Ambush because he’s the kind of everyman hero that you root for. Ricky doesn’t have any special skills the way a law enforcement or military person might have. He’s actually a psychologist who’s trying to build his practice and only occasionally helps his South Beach Security family on cases. But when he meets Mariela Hernandez, a woman who someone is trying to kill, he’s sucked into a mystery that makes him rise to the occasion and become a real hero. Here is how I pictured Ricky, maybe on a trip to New York? He’s a little on the fashionista side and very laid back. You can find out more about Brickell Avenue Ambush and the South Beach Security series from Harlequin Intrigue at https://amzn.to/3KOTutt. P.S. Thanks to Serhiy Hipskyy on Unsplash for these amazing photos!

I’m busily working on finishing #3 in the South Beach Security K-9 Division spinoff which will be available in Summer 2024. That seems so far away but in the meantime, you can check out three different books that are available for free on Kindle Unlimited. If you love charming K-9 stories, there’s Decoy Training. Want to read a passionate story about a wealthy Lord trying to end an ancient Egyptian mummy’s curse? Pick up Nocturnal Whispers. Ever wonder what romantic encounter might happen on an overnight train ride to Prague? Then check out Her Vampire Lover. You can get them at https://amzn.to/3xPxnfl.