http://www.silkandshadows.com Dark Times Call for Dark Heroes Wed, 01 Sep 2010 15:47:25 +0000 http://backend.userland.com/rss092 en Having recently been in summertime Florida, my definition of hot has changed. Hot romance brings ideas of energetic romping to some. But by another definition of hot, I envision lounging on beaches with somethingtinis, palm trees rustling in that oven-baked breeze. Bring on the lifeguards and minions with sun tanning ... http://www.silkandshadows.com/2010/09/01/hot-dog/ Hot love scenes is a great topic. Problem is, in my January release, Surrender to Darkness, the love scenes get a little dangerous. The reason? My hero is a berserker who falls victim to an uncontrollable inner rage when the stakes are high. Normally, that means when he's facing overwhelming ... http://www.silkandshadows.com/2010/08/31/love-with-a-side-of-danger/ Currently working on: Wrestling Book 4 to the ground Mood: Mouth full of dirt On my morning alley walks with Monster Girl, the grass has gone to seed and the air smells like cider from all the fallen apples. The shadows are getting so long.  But the heat isn't over yet because here at ... http://www.silkandshadows.com/2010/08/30/boys-of-summer/ STATUS: Breaking from writing for dinner, a la grill MOOD: Content I live in Texas, and where it gets very, very hot, so my recipe is cool and involves very little prep! I make it often, and take it to bbqs and always get a lot of requests for the recipe. BLACK BEAN ... http://www.silkandshadows.com/2010/08/29/im-making-this-now-really/ My parents had one of those two-hot-dog hibachi grills. I’m not sure what it was good for, since it was cast iron and unsuitable for backpacking. I think it might have held half a dozen charcoal briquettes if you stacked them carefully. A burger would have overwhelmed it. In ... http://www.silkandshadows.com/2010/08/25/roast-beast-or-not/ To me, summer just isn’t summer without a burger on the BBQ grill. I’m not much of a cook, so my food leans heavily on the talents of other people. Case in point: my burger recipe uses packaged onion soup mix. - 1 pound of lean ground beef - ½ cup of ... http://www.silkandshadows.com/2010/08/24/flavors-of-summer/ Currently working on: Freaking out Mood: Freaking out (Hey, it's good to be consistent) So I'm writing this Sunday night (due to the fact that I like to wait until the last minute; it's not procrastination when I call it "time-lock inspiration") and earlier today I tweeted: "2 parties last night and ... http://www.silkandshadows.com/2010/08/23/summer-yummin/ Like most people who are fond of books, I have a terrifying TBR pile. Once a year I go through with a bulldozer and decree that if a volume has no home on a shelf, it goes to our local charity booksale. I feel good about myself for a ... http://www.silkandshadows.com/2010/08/18/tales-from-the-tbr/ My TBR pile is less of a pile and more of an ocean. It occupies one corner of my bedroom and is roughly four books wide, three books long and sixteen books tall. I know many of you have bigger TBRs, but mine makes me sad. There are so many ... http://www.silkandshadows.com/2010/08/17/adrift-on-the-ocean/ Currently working on: Book 4 -- Argh, writing faster! Mood: Speedy One of the best/worst parts of the Romance Writers of American annual conference is all the books.  Look, you know how it is.  There's a book.  It needs a home.  I have a bookshelf.  What else was I supposed to do? So ... http://www.silkandshadows.com/2010/08/16/bountiful-summer/