HOSTED BY N.N. LIGHT’S BOOK HEAVEN Apr 02, 2026 Title: Gene Donor: Found Fatherhood Romantic Suspense Author: Claudia J. Severin Genre: Romantic Suspense Book Blurb: She couldn’t imagine falling in love with a politician. Until she met him. Kane Cullen seizes her big break—a lucrative contract to uncover the hidden crimes of Washington DC’s hottestContinue reading “Spring Into Book Festival pick–GENE DONOR”
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The Emotional Impact of Discovering Your True Parentage
If you’ve considered having your DNA analyzed by one of the popular testing services, is it because you believe secrets lurk in your family tree? As I recently discovered in doing research for my Romancing Our Roots novels, many people are talking about DNA surprises, also called (MP) misattributed paternity or (NPE) nonpaternity events/not parentContinue reading “The Emotional Impact of Discovering Your True Parentage”
A Word About Those Great Genes
You’ve probably heard discussions about American Eagle’s jeans advertisement that states Sydney Sweeney, their celebrity model, has great genes. You can read about that story from other sources. I’m just talking about genetics here, as my eighth romance novel, Lucky Genes, is about to launch. Your high school biology class probably lauded Gregor Mendel, anContinue reading “A Word About Those Great Genes”
Ten Things I Know
I hated typing class. Yet it turned out to be one of the most useful things I’ve learned. No one imagined you’d ever type with your thumbs. As you get older, you realize your brain is like a pc losing storage space. Make room for the good. Purge the rest. Beauty is in the eyeContinue reading “Ten Things I Know”
FOLLOWING THE ROMANCE RULES
Those who read or write romance are well aware of the presence of tropes, predictable situations that help structure a relationship between two people as they fall in love. Let’s get that out of the way. The first Rule of Romance Writing is that two people have to fall in love and there will beContinue reading “FOLLOWING THE ROMANCE RULES”
Heartbreak of Another Sort
You’ll know when you’ve reached that golden age, when suddenly you become a magnet for all sorts of medical interventions. Are your joints stiff? How about a knee or hip replacement? Blood pressure jumped up a few notches? We’re happy to handle that with medications. Cataracts? Let’s banish those and improve your vision instantly. OnceContinue reading “Heartbreak of Another Sort”
Will I Succeed at Writing Suspense? I feel the tension mounting…
GOOD ARTICLE FROM MY INBOX>>> Writing Suspense January 15, 2025 / Stephen Geez By Stephen Geez Most novels and stories have at least some scenes that require suspense. Others build suspense throughout the story. Your suspense scenes need to contrast with other plot elements so readers feel the emotion of jeopardy. Suspense requires periods of “relief” toContinue reading “Will I Succeed at Writing Suspense? I feel the tension mounting…”
LETTER FROM A WWII WAR ZONE
We see images and reports of wars in foreign lands daily on the TV news. It has desensitized us somewhat to the actual horrors the participants experience, but I’m sure those on the scene are forever affected. Like many men of his generation, my father fought in World War II. He spoke to us veryContinue reading “LETTER FROM A WWII WAR ZONE”
THE MYSTERY OF THE GERMAN WEDDING CUP
Dirk Hikken Baumfalk married Folka Freese in Norden, Germany, on April 26, 1862. He was twenty-eight, she was twenty-six. I have a porcelain teacup with a painted inscription that looks like “Fuleke Baumfalk geb, Freese.” When we inherited this item through my husband’s family, I assumed it was used at this wedding. Since then, IContinue reading “THE MYSTERY OF THE GERMAN WEDDING CUP”
The Story Behind The Love Genes
I’m sure many of you have done a DNA test now that they have become widely available for matching up relatives. Even if you haven’t, many television programs focus on how detectives can use DNA to identify suspects in crimes, and how genealogists use genetics to trace the guest stars’ roots. The science becomes moreContinue reading “The Story Behind The Love Genes”