It’s hard to believe that it’s February already. And what year is this exactly? The older I get, time seems to zoom by in a blur. Days meld with weeks and somehow weeks turn into months and before I know it, I’m in the second month of a new decade....
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Wishing each of you a 2020 filled with effervescent laughter, cozy warmth, quiet moments, and the good fortune of plugging in your USBs on the first try every time. 

My holiday wish for each of you: May your lives be filled with the love and joy of the season, now and always. <3

LORD HOLT TAKES A BRIDE earns a lovely review from Publishers Weekly: “Asher and Winn are endearingly complex characters with wit and chemistry to spare. Romance readers will be delighted.”                 I feel so incredibly honored and blessed and thrilled, and I cannot...
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For all the present-under-the-tree-shakers and gift-in-the-closet-peekers who need just a glimpse of LORD HOLT TAKES A BRIDE in order to survive the next 16 weeks until Asher and Winn’s story hits shelves (3/31/20), this is for you. 🙂 “Winn, this isn’t the time to be shy,” Asher said from the...
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Wishing everyone a delicious and peaceful Thanksgiving. And safe travels, too. 🦃   Warm wishes and happy reading, Viv

This morning, I did the thing. You know, that cartoonish thing when you see a shadow scurrying across the floor and leap onto a chair? Ugh. I’m not proud of it. Even as it was happening, a wash of shame and absurdity rushed over me. There I was, still groggy...
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I recently attended a *cough* 30th reunion. And it was great seeing so many familiar faces and chatting. A former classmate of mine offered the obligatory “you haven’t changed since high school.” I smiled graciously. Then he tilted his head and, with furrowed scrutiny, said, “No. You REALLY haven’t changed...
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Thank you so much to everyone who voted in the recent Facebook/Twitter poll! Your support and eagerness to help means the world to me. <3  I submitted the results to my editor. Unfortunately, they were either too similar to other titles, or simply didn’t hit the mark (and believe me,...
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It’s Blueberry Festival time in my corner of the world. Fried foods… craft booths galore… entertainers… more food… fireworks…the Blueberry Stomp race…parade…and the legendary blueberry donuts. This hermit usually observes the crowd of thousands from a safe distance. But there have been occasions when the nostalgic appeal of an elephant...
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