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Maybe you still do it, but I haven't since I was a kid. If you do, please leave a comment or photo! #nowsagoodtime...

I've moved! Not here, although my protagonist, Holly, isn't the only one fond of string lights. While I settle into my new digs, you...

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Fort Herring's most popular late-night talk show host asks, "Renata, you had scenes cut from JUNK LOVE. Will readers get more of you in...

Holly - April 1, 2015 The first two chapters of Junk Love will be posted in serial format starting in June. Subscribe if you'd like...

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Cora - Sunday, December 11, 2016 Had he sensed her thinking about him? No. That was magical thinking. Like in the desert when she and...

Here are three novels I've enjoyed recently with strong female protagonists by women authors... And yes, books with multiple POVs have a...

Holly - Friday, December 9, 2016 Laughing, Holly asked, “So, dinner…?” “And a movie, unless he’s lame, and I bail. Either Arrival or The...

Holly - Thursday, December 8, 2016 Sunday had been a sob-fest. Monday was a shit show. So, when Nanette had called Tuesday afternoon,...

Seriously. Holly knocked, stepping in. She had expected clear sailing to the client chairs on the far wall and almost face-planted into a...

Four out of five scientists agree. #slowburn #morallygraymen #bookrecs #uplitwomensfiction #junklove

Holly - Saturday, December 3, 2016 The slow beats of the next song guided her down the hallway while she tried to unspook herself....

Holly - Friday, November 25, 2016 “Everything was delicious, Mom. Thank you.” Photo credit: morgan-cronin-2016-cds-kitchen-design-award-c...

Holly - Friday, November 11, 2016 Was it time to make amends with her mother? It wasn’t that she didn’t love her; she just didn’t trust...

Holly - Monday, November 7, 2016 #junklove #uplitwomensfiction #2024bookclub #whattoreadin2024

Cora - Friday, January 1, 2016 It was more than a New Year: it was a New Everything. Her body was like a chrysalis she was simultaneously...