Welcome! If you love smart, sexy, stirring romance, then this is the place to be. I am now on the blogosphere blogging with a fun group of fellow authors known as the Sizzling Pens! Visit our blog at http://sizzlingpens.blogspot.com. I will be blogging every other Friday and would love to hear from you.

BARE NECESSITIES, my third novel from Harlequin Blaze, came out in January 2008 in paperback, e-book and even audiobook! It was fun to hear how the narrator interpreted the characters' voices. I will donate a portion of my royalties to the Janice and Kimberly Brown Family Life Center at Children’s Memorial Hospital in Chicago. I recently spent several days there with a very sick child and want to support and thank them for their wonderful facility. When you read my book, check the dedication.

Visit my Books page to learn and read a brand-new excerpt from BARE NECESSITIES. Bridget Weiss, a self-conscious lingerie designer, finally gets up the nerve to seduce long-time friend Adam Hale with some tricks she’s learned from her exotic dancer clients. Luckily for them both, it turns out he’s more than willing to seduce her back.

Following in June 2008 is a related book called SEX BY THE NUMBERS, which features a heroine who paid for her accounting degree by wowing Chicago strip club patrons as the infamous Cherry Tarte. Keeley has left her racy past behind until handsome Dane Weiss (brother of Bridget) hires her to do an undercover audit. There’s only one catch—since their suspect knows Keeley, she has to dress as Cherry to keep from blowing her cover. Keeley decides to go under the covers with Dane as well.

I am also writing my fifth Blaze, MY SEXY GREEK SUMMER, coming out in late 2008 or early 2009. That story will be set in the romantic Greek Islands as part of Blaze’s fun “Lust in Translation” mini-series.

Copies of my second novel, HER BOOK OF PLEASURE (Harlequin Blaze, January 2007) are still available online and as an e-book. Megan Michiko O’Malley’s expertise in Japanese art is piqued when sexy Rick Sokol brings her an antique erotic pillow book for appraisal. He’s hoping she’ll be his study partner!

Check my Contest page for details on my BARE NECESSITIES Contest. Sign up for my author newsletter by the end of January and you’ll be entered to win a gift certificate to BareNecessities.com, which is, naturally, a fabulous lingerie company.

I will announce local appearances as January draws closer, so check my News page. Find out how I got started writing and what else I like to do in my spare time on my About page.

If you’re interested in writing romance fiction, do it! My Articles page will have some neat ideas on how to get started. For members of the Media, I have an online press kit and downloadable photos.

Now that you know a bit about me and my books, I’d love to hear from you! Check out my Contact page on how to get in touch.

Thanks for visiting, and happy reading!