by Renee Brincks Five must-see stops on the California coast! Winding 90 miles through breathtaking Big Sur, Highway 1 is the quintessential California road trip and some of its most stunning scenery starts just south of the Monterey Peninsula. The spectacular route presents a constant supply of postcard-perfect vistas, from jagged cliffs to arched-bottom bridges…
by Lesley Seacrist Mix one part small town bargirl and squeeze a slice of big city girl, shake it up with crushed ice and pour a frosted glass of—me. It’s like splashing a bit of beer with Vermouth and Gin for making the perfect martini—impossible and unadvised. In the big city where I live, it…
In between writing her current books and fantasizing about the next one, Rachelle Chase works as a business consultant in the unromantic, though sometimes comic, corporate world, and squeezes in the occasional modeling gig. Her first published erotic romance novella, “Out of Control,” appeared in Secrets Volume 13 in July 2005. Next year, The Sex…
by M. Y. Mim To celebrate the Feast of St. Francis of Assisi, a motley group of pets and their human companions gather on the lawn outside the exquisite Santa Barbara Mission. Although fall means crisp temperatures in other parts of the country, Santa Barbarans stand under clear blue skies in short-sleeve weather, overlooking the…
“Coming to theatres near you” is my current mantra. As a challenge to myself, I am completing a novel and have commissioned a screenplay of it. I live in northern California with my wonderful husband, Lester Kaufman, and our amazing daughter, Zoe. For more than 20 years, I have maintained a private practice coaching individuals,…
Jane’s love of art and travel goes back to childhood. Raised in South America and Europe, she was exposed at an early age to diverse cultural and artistic traditions. Decades later, she still has a bright visual memory of her first visit to an art museum at age 7. In high school she passed the…