Pillow Pictures
Today I'm issuing a warning: HAIKU DANCE is a book for 18+ years old only. Although a sweet and suspenseful love story, it also has...
Reviews Are In
Countdown to publication: 4 days to go on Haiku Dance. Two reviews are in and I couldn't be happier: Haiku Dance by Cora J. Ramos is the...
Going to the Mountain
For today’s countdown, 5 days to release of HAIKU DANCE, Shino deals with his demons that have haunted him from his youth and what Master...
Old Lover, New Enemy
Countdown to publication: 8 days. Here's another excerpt from HAIKU DANCE: Two days later, he still had not devised a method to thwart...
Tea and Tangle
Countdown to publication: 10 days “At the center of your being you have the answer; you know who you are and you know what you want.” ~...
Prayers at the Temple
It was a beautiful summer morning when the coaches were drawn to take Miyoshi and Akemi to the temple. Over the windows hung exquisite,...
Who is Lady Hoshiko?
Countdown--13 days to publication Late in the afternoon, Shino traveled home along a hot and dusty road near the river Kamo. After...
Kenji, Second in Command
Countdown to publication--Day 14 Well, everyone loves Kenji. He's younger than Shino, is smart, funny and has a way with the ladies....
The Ritual - Dressing for Court
Countdown to publication: 15 days. For a courtier to attend court, she had to prepare in very specific ways. Just as any woman would,...
City of Purple Hills and Crystal Streams
Countdown to publication--day 16: Let’s talk about the setting for my novel, Haiku Dance. Near the end of the eighth century in Japan,...
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