In The Shift of the Tide, Jeffe Kennedy's newest epic romance, is filled with an abundance of adventure and peril, along with a terrific love story.

Great fantasy relationships—oh, how I swoon over them. Adam and Eve didn't make the cut, but Pern sure did, along with many more. Bottom line—these couples sizzle.

Jeffe Kennedy's Jepp, star of The Edge of the Blade, is one of the most kickass protagonists I've ever read. She's also one of my favorites

Elizabeth Hunter's newest romantic fantasy, The Staff and the Blade, thunders across the pages... Epic in scope, rich in texture...

Q: So, Vicki, why did you write what you call an Urban Fantasy Romance?
Me: I already blogged about that.
Q: You’re a little snarky today.
Me: Maybe. Okay, yeah, I am. My forehead’s bloody—the wall I slammed into working on Chest of Air hurt.
Q: Poor thing. So let’s talk about your childhood.
Me: That should put everyone to sleep.
Q: What books did you love as a kid? You know, ones that influenced your writing.  
Me: Ah, now there’s something I can dig my fangs into.
Q: Clears throat. Back away. Runs.
Me: Silly girl. They’re only virtual… mostly.

Books. (I sigh.) They take you anywhere and anywhen. Reveal anything you wish. Feel anything you want. Come ride the dragon into the past with me.

I learned a lot about my craft and about myself writing Chest of Bone.

Why, in my first foray back into fiction writing, did I veer from my mystery-thriller genre where I was well published, had friends, knew the landscape?