One of the accusations frequently leveled at romance books is the amount of tropes we have. Things like secret babies and big misunderstandings. They crop up all over the place, but I’m not totally against them, because when they’re used properly they concentrate the reader on what matters most – the characters involved. In fact, [...]

I have a problem and maybe you can help. I’m going to be appallingly frank, more than an author is supposed to be, but this is an unspoken problem common to many authors, and maybe they’ll chip in, too.

The new Mills and Boon covers. I really wanted to avoid writing this, but I can’t. I was so pleased that Mills and Boon/Harlequin took criticism onboard and decided to revise the titles and covers of their category lines.