It's autumn, and therefore time for thrillers and chillers. Obviously the first series I want to talk about as Fall rolls in, is Wings in the Night, one of the first vampire romance series ever published. Chelsea Quinn Yarbro was writing The St. Germain series (25 titles) and Anne Rice her Vampire Chronicles (14 titles) at […] The post Autumnal Chillers | Wings in the Night appeared first on Maggie Shayne ..read more

Yes, you can watch it now. EMBRACE THE TWILIGHT was the last film that moviemaker Carlos Dunn ever made and that honors me. The film was straight from his heart. His love for my vampire novels touched me deeply. We bonded during the creation of the film. Carlos passed away during post-production and broke our […] The post EMBRACE THE TWILIGHT, THE MOVIE appeared first on Maggie Shayne ..read more

via GIPHY The GIF is in honor of the 60 minutes story on UFOs last night. They call them UAPs for Unidentified Aerial Phenomenon, which I guess makes it feel less undignified to run with the story. But as my mentor Bill Shakespeare wrote, “a rose by any other name something something it's still freakin' […] The post They’re here appeared first on Maggie Shayne ..read more

I'm being a grown-up and doing medical stuff for the first time in…ever. I mean, I pretty much stopped getting checkups when I stopped reproducing. I only went to the doctor when one of my kids was sick or injured, and today I only go to the vet when one of the dogs is sick […] The post Old Broad Stuff appeared first on Maggie Shayne ..read more

    WARNING: Rachel de Luca swears like a sailor. Do not proceed if that's going to bother you. Late-April, 2020 I really didn’t mean to hit the guy. Okay, I did, but not that hard. I should start at the beginning. Well, for that I’d have to go back to my childhood and whatever […] The post Rachel Goes to the Grocery Store appeared first on Maggie Shayne ..read more

It's me, Rachel de Luca. You might recognize me from the Brown and de Luca thrillers. If you haven't read them, come back when you have. So here's the thing. If the bullshit I write about is true, then why the hell aren't Mason and I married by now? Yeah, things got in the way. […] The post Rachel’s Rants appeared first on Maggie Shayne ..read more

I miss my grandkids. We all miss our freaking grandkids. It's been brutal, hasn't it? But there's a light at the end of the tunnel. The post We miss our grandkids! appeared first on Maggie Shayne ..read more

I've been a lifelong dieter. Every minute of my 59 years, I have been trying to change the shape of my body by restricting what I eat, which meant depriving myself of my favorite foods. My whole damn life. This year, all that changed. I am eating all I want of everything I want and watching my body re-shape itself around me to reflect the latest evolution of the person inside. I've lost 15 lbs without counting a calorie or depriving myself of anything I desire. It's like a switch has been flipped. The post This Changed Everything appeared first on Maggie Shayne ..read more

Well, here I am just past my latest birthday, which is making me ponder what it means to be 59. I'm pretty sure it's not what I was expecting as I enter the final year of my fifties and stare into the headlights of the big 6-0, next stop on this highway. I'm unwilling to […] The post Birthdays appeared first on Maggie Shayne ..read more

Even if you're only trying one plant-based meal a day or one a week, you will do your health and your planet a world of good! So for those who are curious and exploring, I thought I would give you the benefit of our 3 full weeks of insights and a couple of meal ideas! […] The post Curious About Going Plant-Based? appeared first on Maggie Shayne ..read more