We liked this beginning but ultimately decided it needs something more. We we’ve cut this scene and reworked it. Here it is, a never before and never again published opening. We tried but couldn’t find the image of the right building available to purchase, so we are linking to it here, because we have no
Continue Reading
Diamond Fire: Sneak Peek
Happily Ever After at USA Today is offering a non-spoilery snippet of Diamond Fire. Have fun!
Diamond Fire: Clarification
To answer some of the questions: Diamond Fire is a bridge novella. It is roughly 30,000 words long, so about a third of a typical book. It features two viewpoints. We start with Nevada, but move on to Catalina, who is solving a mystery during the wedding. At the time of the wedding Catalina is
Continue Reading
Finished. And a Snippet.
Putting final touches on Diamond Fire novella. Yay! We will be done today. The draft is finished, we are just cleaning it before sending it off. Here is some Leon for you. # Valentina’s House Catering was in New Braunfels, a very German town in the middle of Texas. We had interviewed larger catering firms
Continue Reading
Little snippet of Diamond Fire for you
“What is it?” I asked. “She wants lilacs in her wedding bouquet.” “Okay…” Nevada said she wanted carnations, but we could stuff some pretty pink lilacs in there. I didn’t see the problem. “Blue,” Arabella squeezed out. “She wants blue lilacs.” No and also no. “Nevada…” “I had to hide in a bush of French
Continue Reading