to my world of sizzling contemporary romance – a world where there’s always a touch of magic, where love conquers all and true love never dies. And, yes, where things can get a little twisted, too. News!! Check out my short-short story, DEUS EX MACHINA, which is featured in NPR’s Three Minute Fiction contest, Round Three. Jonathan Railey/Iowa Writers’ Workshop called it “voice-driven, fun and meta-fictive,” adding, “It’s the literary equivalent of a basket of late night fried mozzarella cheese sticks.” Ruby Stiletto Blues is a finalist in the Enchanted Words contest! (I’m especially chuffed because my critique partners both finaled, too!) Michelle Buonfiglio liked my Christmas short story, SILVER AND GOLD, so much she featured it at Romance: B(u)y the Book on Friday, December 18. The following week my story was performed as a radio play on a Detroit radio station fundraiser. Above is a picture of me with my romance writing muse, Hugo Montmorency (some of you may remember meeting him at RWA National in July). ******************************************************************* Somewhere over the rainbow, all hell is breaking loose! I am very excited to have completed RUBY STILETTO BLUES, a contemporary romance with elements of magic and mystery. Dorrie Caselotti needs to find her first draft of L.Frank Baum’s The Wizard of Oz to save Emerald City, kitsch capital of Kansas. Her ex-lover, Gray Parnell, needs it to save his academic career. Chaos ensues when an interfering Fate, who fancies herself a modern-day Glinda, attempts to weave matchmaking magic. ********************************************************************* BECKE’S EVIL TWIN Recently, I was lucky enough to have my website reviewed by Jordan McCollum and friends. They pointed out that as pretty and cheerful as my website was — kind of like a country kitchen — it didn’t really match what I’m writing now. I started out writing light, contemporary romance that was a little weird and twisted and magical. I still write those, but lately I’ve been veering off into the paranormal and even more into romantic suspense. Yes, I have a dark side, too. Some of my darker stories are still in work: FINDING DAISY, DEFLOWERED, THE WITCH HOUSE, my not-so-dark romantic suspense, MUCH ADO ABOUT MURDER and the first book in a projected paranormal trilogy, WOLF’S SPAWN. (The latter is in the final stages of revision.) Read more about these by scrolling down on my BOOKS page, and check for excerpts on my blog.

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