The best setting for a proposal?

2-week course reminder

"Running down the stairs, she put on her shoes." Do you know why your editor will tell you to rework this sentence? 

This class will tell you why. It'll also teach you how to dig deeper into the story to come up with interesting sentence structures, other than the dreaded "she did this and then she did that."

Where: The Savvy Forums
Cost: Premium Members $20 / Basic Members $30

Syllabus:
Lesson 1: Those pesky -ings
Lesson 2: He said, she said... Remove Those Tags!
Lesson 3: She went outside. She started the car engine. She drove... and the reader fell asleep.
Lesson 4: Q&A

Yvonne Walus is an award-winning novelist with over 20 books published in USA and UK.

Unlikely Romance Novels

Readers can find romance in the most unlikely places. Many murder mysteries, thrillers, SF and fantasy novels are romances in disguise:

• "Truth" by Terry Pratchett
• "Just one look" by Harlan Coben
• "The Day of the Triffids" by John Wyndham
• "Operation: Genocide" by Yvonne Walus

Faking It

Want a racy read that's also super humorous and intelligent? Then try Jennifer Crusie's Faking It. It's about what you think it's about, but also about art and conmen and a stack of wonderful characters you'll love to be with.

Easter Decorations

It so doesn't feel like Easter in my household. By Sunday, I hope to have painted some eggs and cooked some holiday food (baked cheesecake always features high on my list of Easter dishes), but at the moment, it's just another Thursday in the Eve Summers household.

A fellow romance writer, however, Jane Beckenham, is full of awesome ideas when it comes to doing over your home for Easter. Egg crafts, Easter Wreaths, table setting examples, it's all happening here.

Happy Easter, everyone!

A Cottage by the Sea

It's official: I'm on a Carole Matthews spree. Reading "A Cottage by the Sea" and really enjoying it. The themes are right up my alley: growing up, adventure, life choices. A fun book.

It's Now Or Never

"It's Now Or Never" by Carole Mattews is perhaps not a romance as much as a glimpse into what paths a girl's life might take. At (give or take) forty, you might find yourself lead a glamorous life with a glamorous husband and perfect children. Or you might find yourself stifled in your adventure-less existence. Or you might begin to wonder whether being single with a married lover is the best way to spend your youth.

As you get to know the three sisters and their life choices, you start examining your own. You only live once. What have you got to show for it?