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The Wilde Side I love a good “I love you.”I’m a romance writer. Of course I do. But there are two words that might get me even more: “I’ll stay.” Being there, being present, is often the most important thing in life. Attraction is great. Love matters. But consistency, presence, and choosing the other person when things aren’t easy are what sustains a relationship. He’s there when she’s frightened. He listens when he can’t fix it. He sits beside her when there isn’t anything useful to say. He…

The Wilde Side One of my favorite kinds of heroines isn’t fearless. She’s determined. She knows she’s in over her head……and she keeps going anyway. Because courage isn’t the absence of fear. It’s deciding something else matters more. Readers (and non-readers!) often equate strength with: winning every fight never asking for help never making mistakes even: acting like a b1+ch. But that’s not strength. Real strength is: asking difficult questions refusing to look away trusting the right people…

Every now and then I come across a book that makes me think,“My readers would probably enjoy this.” Today’s one of those days. If you enjoy gothic atmosphere, supernatural mysteries, missing persons, and small towns hiding dangerous secrets, I think you might want to take a look at Red Falls by Linda Garnett. One thing that immediately caught my attention was the premise: a disgraced journalist investigating a vampire book launch only to uncover something much darker beneath the surface. It’s…

A quick observation. I’ve never been particularly interested in writing damsels in distress. Not because there’s anything wrong with rescue scenes. (I love a good rescue scene.) But because the moments that stay with me happen afterward. When the danger has passed.When the adrenaline fades.When the hero realizes the woman beside him doesn’t need someone to take over… She needs someone willing to stand beside her. That’s a very different kind of strength. The heroes I fall in love with don’t…

A quick observation. People often assume billionaire romance is about the money. The private jets. The sprawling estates. The luxury resorts overlooking impossibly blue water. Those things are fun to imagine, of course. (I certainly enjoy writing them.) But when I think about the stories that stay with me, none of those are what I remember. I remember the hero who noticed she was overwhelmed before anyone else did. The one who quietly stepped between her and danger. The one who kept his…

I love a good romance.Obviously. But if I’m being honest, one of my favorite story elements has nothing to do with kissing. It’s found family.The people who show up when they don’t have to.The ones who choose each other, over and over again. The friend who answers the phone at 2 a.m. The teammate who steps between you and danger without hesitation. The person who knows exactly how broken uyou are and stays anyway. Maybe that’s why found family stories hit so hard. They remind us that…

This may say more about me than I like… but I think fictional competence might actually be a romance language. Not abs.Not billionaires.Not even “touch her and die” energy. (Though obviously I fully support all of the above.) I mean the moment a character walks into absolute chaos… and quietly handles it. The person who notices the problem before anyone else does.The one who already has a backup plan.The calm voice in the middle of disaster. The hyper-competent man who can coordinate…

A quick observation. I apparently cannot write a “simple” tropical novella. What started as a fun little holiday story somehow turned into: 🍹 cocktails🗺️ a scavenger hunt💻 missing money🔥 forced proximity😏 sarcasm as a love language …and a growing suspicion that inviting Phoenix Shield operatives to a charity event may have been a mistake. So today, I finally get to share the cover for the next Storm Series world novella: MARGARITAS & MISCHIEF Coming May 24 Callie Forde came to the island…

Something interesting came up. Apparently finishing a trilogy does not mean I’m done with these people. Rude, honestly. Because now that the Storm Series is complete…I’m not ready to leave Mimosa Cay. If you’ve already started Storm Surge (or stayed up far too late reading it), you know this wasn’t just about stopping a villain. It was about: Found family Choosing love anyway And learning that control isn’t the same thing as safety (Yes, I’m looking at you, Zach.) 👉 [Start or finish Storm…

A quick observation. Releasing one book is stressful. Releasing a trilogy? Apparently my personality is now “runs on caffeine and questionable life choices.” But… we made it. Storm Surge is officially LIVE. Which means: The trilogy is complete The chaos is contained (mostly) And yes… everyone survives (emotionally questionable, but still standing). Well, everyone we want to survive survives… If you’ve been with me since the beginning—watching Nick brood, David hack everything in sight, and…