Goose Island, Chicago, Illinois. An actual island, it’s located in the middle of the city of Chicago and has several large bridges for access. There’s no residential property on the island itself, just lots and lots of light industrial and … Continue reading →
The definition of what is hard evolves over time. When you’re a baby and you learn to walk, it’s really hard. Then you grow older and it’s time to learn to drive – STAY OFF THE SIDEWALK! When you leave … Continue reading →
Not that kind of galley. A book galley! What is a galley? Once your book is all done and the edits are completed, the publisher sends you a galley to review prior the book goes to press you get one … Continue reading →
So, there’s this phenomenon called Facebook. Studies have consistently shown that across every demographic, from Millennials to Boomers, of the people that use social media, over 80% of those people use Facebook. So, it’s critical to a social media plan, … Continue reading →
Emerald Fire is our first novel with Torquere Press. We wanted to play with traditional romance tropes and create a world of our own a’la Anne McCaffrey’s Pern series. She kept a lot of realism in her books, despite having … Continue reading →
Welcome to the Spring 2014 Fool for Love Blog Hop! If you haven’t participated before, click the banner at the top of this post and check out all the amazing authors we have for you this weekend. The grand prize … Continue reading →
“Domovoi” by Ivan Bilibin, 1934 In our upcoming release from LooseId, we feature a creature called a domovoi. Small, generally male, domovoi are a boon to a good housekeeper and a plague to a bad one. In Russian, the word … Continue reading →
There’s not much in life that Chance can’t have, and for that reason, he’s bored with the ordinary. In Jay, Chance sees a chance to have some fun and to feel young again. When he finds out that Jay isn’t … Continue reading →
Nothing can beat the sensation of the holidays, surrounded by family, and getting the email with the contract offer from our publisher for our very first book. The sense of, “Oh, my Gosh, is this really happening,” coupled with, “I’M … Continue reading →
Let’s face it: aardvarks are funny-looking. A cross between an armadillo (Texas speed bumps) and an anteater (my alma mater’s mascot – Zot!) (U.C. Irvine, silly!), they aren’t the most attractive of beasts. So of course, Rachel and I had … Continue reading →