Last First Kiss – The First Chapter…
Chapter One Parker Haven wound her way through the brick streets, the early autumn rain lifting the wet stone scent of the cobblestones to her nose as she turned to avoid the crush of bodies coming toward her. The backstreets of Salerno were always crowded, but this morning there was a throng of people pressing …
Innis Harbor Readers Ask….
I’m currently sitting by the fire outside my tiny house in the woods, where I wrote most of my latest release, Innis Harbor. I’ve received several questions from readers about the book, so now seems a good time to answer them. Ready? Let’s go. You describe Loch as an androgynous character. Was she inspired by …
Sneak Preview of Innis Harbor… Available September 1, 2019!
Innis Harbor Copyright © 2019 by Patricia Evans Cox. All rights reserved. Chapter One Loch Battersby spotted the journalist in a corner booth as she opened the glass door to the diner. He was already looking at his watch. The waitress behind the counter reached for a coffee cup as Loch rushed past and slid …
I’m Not Usually One To Rant, But…..
I’m reading a current book from one of my favorite authors, and she described one of the characters as …. “overly butch.” This is not a Sapphire author, and she’s very successful and well known, but how can someone be “overly butch?”Why is being very butch, or very femme, somehow a negative? I love butch-identified …
So, I’ll be on an Olivia Cruise this spring….Want to come?
I am one of the featured authors on the Literary Adventures at Sea Olivia Cruise at the end of April… so that’s nine days of white sand, the gorgeous Bahamas, and meeting your favorite Sapphire Authors! If you loved McCall and London and want to meet me, or any of the other amazing Sapphire authors, …
Ready for the first glimpse of London? Here’s the first chapter…
London Chapter One She knew who it was before she’d even finished rocketing her name across the men’s department of Selfridges. “Jacqui Bailey…Is that you?” Jaq had a feeling when she’d tipped her triple espresso into her lap this morning that something bad was going to happen, and so far, that spill had been the …
Ask me anything. Well,…almost anything.
First, thank you to everyone who just read my recent release with Sapphire Books, McCall. I’m grateful as well because McCall certainly wasn’t written by just me, it was created by us. It was you that listened to the lapping of the lake water against the dock and felt Sam’s hand slide around the back of …
Consent. If it’s not awkward, you’re not doing it right.
Consent. Yep, it’s still a thing. If you’ve read my books, you know there’s an awkward point in every single one. You’ll know when you come across it. Clothes have long since hit the floor, ragged breath has replaced words, and sweat and lust glisten across bare skin. Then everything stops. Let’s let Sam Draper …