Today, the Princess asked how the empty nest was going, and I said, “It’s great! We’re having a lot of fun.” She said, “Are you just...

The other day, the Princess and I were in Sephora, that den of temptation. My darling girl had to get something before she went back to...

My knee and I have an on-again, off-again relationship. For 25 years, it’s occasionally bothered me, and I limp around tragically for a...

My great-grandparents on their wedding day. Grammy was 15, and it was 1914, I think. My mother’s father was born in Terre Haute, Indiana....

Lorelei and I meet after 7 years of writing & talking! The best thing about romance readers is they believe in hope. Better endings. The...

Dearest Son was due on Valentine’s Day; he came on December 6, an emergency c-section in the middle of the night requiring a...

Next week, I’m heading to Orlando for the national conference of Romance Writers of America! Yay for the conference! Boo for Orlando in...

When I was about three, I locked myself in the bathroom closet. My dad was away with the Army Reserves, so my mom was home with three...

When I was a little kid, my parents bought a house on Cape Cod. It’s a simple little place—absolutely nothing glamorous about it except...

When Dearest Son was born, he was very tiny. I was terribly sick, pretty much out of it for a few days, needing to stay in the hospital...

McIrish does most of the grocery shopping in our household. He is something of a control freak about this, bless his little chef’s heart....

Because I like the ocean in theory, and because I have this fantasy about retiring to La Jolla, California, I decided to take a scuba...

My love affair with coffee began when I was twelve years old in my great-grandmother’s kitchen. She was an amazing woman—about 4’ 10”,...

Ladies! Prostitution does not generally lead to happily ever after and shopping sprees! I think Pretty Woman ruined shopping for every...

Just one of many beautiful residential streets in Copenhagen. We had the most wonderful time in Denmark this past week! The weather was...

I’m blessed/cursed with vivid dreams. Last night, for example, I dreamed that my best friend, Catherine, had a famous grandmother. Who...

The other evening, I was staying in a hotel for the board meeting of Romance Writers of America. I’d been out late the night before to...

How cute are these two? Not going down in flames! One of my most favoritest things to do in the entire world is eavesdrop on first dates....

Not those tales. Please. I don’t think I have this brand. Not yet, anyway. Like many couples, McIrish and I have our bedtime rituals. His...

As you may know, the Princess is spending this semester in Denmark, allegedly home to the happiest people on earth. The Princess concurs....