What is it about chocolate that captures the popular imagination? From Charlie’s Golden Ticket to happiness having him running a Technicolor chocolate factory, to young John Midas, who suddenly finds that everything his lips touch turn to chocolate, children’s books portray chocolate as an object of greed and obsession, as a relief from poverty, at […]
Here it is, the night before the release of Something Borrowed, Something 90% Dark. I’ve done a blog post just before each of my books, reflecting on what I’ve learned from writing each title. I think this time, I want to talk about how connecting with even just a few readers is such an amazing […]
In my latest cozy mystery, there’s a formal tea. It was a fun scene to write, because I love tea, and have been collecting teapots, teacups and related tea accessories for about two decades. A lot of the pieces are attached to specific memories, or were gifts from specific people. One of the things I […]
