It's all right to sit on your pity pot every now and again. Just be sure to flush when you are finished. Mrs. Miracle

First and foremost, I consider myself a storyteller. And I'm endlessly fascinated with people, with what they do and why... and how they feel about it. Which means I'm interested in romance fiction. I was drawn to it, as both a reader and a writer, at the very beginning of my career. It's my kind of storytelling.

Grandpa Patterson used to say: Never approach a bull from the front, a horse from the rear or a fool from any direction.

We're each our own person, we live our own lives, make our own mistakes, learn from them and move forward.

Feed your faith and your doubts will starve to death.

Here's where the real power of generosity comes in. Often, the more we give, the more we receive.

But although she was with family and friends, she'd never felt more alone. She felt as if she'd lost a vital part of herself and she had - her heart.