Category Archives: Misty’s Posts

What small things in life bring you the greatest joy?

Summertime is my favorite season. Open windows, tank tops, the smell of sunscreen, sitting on the patio with a glass of iced tea. Birthday parties, family reunions and no school add to the easy going feel and contented existence summer … Continue reading

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Star-crossed lovers…who’s your favorite pair?

In my latest release, Soul Survivor, my hero and heroine are star-crossed lovers, soul mates whose first love affair happened a thousand years ago. Like all ill-fated love affairs, that first time around, however, ended tragically. Their love destroyed an … Continue reading

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Five Books Every Woman Should Read by JB Lynn (with giveaway!)

Congratulations, Pamk, you’re the winner of The First Victim by JB! She’ll be in touch soon. I cringe whenever I hear someone say she only reads one kind of book. Books are like friends, you can have a favorite, but … Continue reading

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The Secret Ingredient of Remembering Who You Are

Last month, I had one of those Horrible, Awful, Terrible, No-Good Days. Ever had one of those? A rejection arrived on a new series after I’d spent months working on a proposal and shining up the sample chapters to perfection. … Continue reading

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C’mon Get Happy

(I was going to title this, Everything I Needed To Know About Life, I Learned From The Partridge Family, but that was too damn long of a title. But I may revisit this subject in the future, because it’s near … Continue reading

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What I Know For Sure

Since the premiere issue of O Magazine, Oprah’s done a What I Know For Sure column on the last page. It’s usually the first thing I read in her magazine because it always gets me thinking about life and what … Continue reading

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My God Complex and Dealing With The Devil

I was raised in a Southern Baptist household and cut my teeth on Old Testament stories full of the Devil and damnation. Having an active imagination and a strong desire to find good in everyone, I was particularly taken by … Continue reading

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I see fake people…confessions of a book whisperer

Remember the scene in the movie Six Sense where Hailey Joe Osmet’s character tells Bruce Willis’s character he sees dead people? That scene gives me chills every time. It also brings tears to my eyes for that kid. His character … Continue reading

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Holding Out For A Hero

I love renegades. In movies, in books, in songs. The underdog who goes against impossible odds to save the world, save the day, save the girl (or guy). Heck, I even like the renegade who isn’t saving anything but the … Continue reading

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Two Sides of the Same Coin

I’m the mother of twins. Twin sons and twin genres. My stories are my babies, just like my real kids, but neither my sons nor my genres resemble each other. One of my sons is a brunette who plays guitar … Continue reading

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