This is Ink & Intrigue—the blog where romance ignites, secrets simmer, and every love story hides a twist. I’m your blog host, Sheila Kell, romance author and lover of plot twists, slow burns, and morally questionable book boyfriends. Today I am thrilled to introduce you to an author whose stories have enough paranormal to keep you intrigued, enough cozy to make you … Read More
When a Book Disappears: The Reality of Self-Publishing (And What Happened to Morning Crossfire)
When a Book Disappears: What Happened to Morning Crossfire Books aren’t supposed to vanish. There’s a moment every author waits for—the second a book goes live. The upload is done. The preorder is set. Everything is lined up, steady, and ready. And then there’s the moment you realize…something isn’t right. That’s what happened with Morning Crossfire. The preorder went up. … Read More
Meet Mary Georgina de Grey
This is Ink & Intrigue—the blog where romance ignites, secrets simmer, and every love story hides a twist. I’m your blog host, Sheila Kell, romance author and lover of plot twists, slow burns, and morally questionable book boyfriends. Today, I’m thrilled to introduce you to an author whose stories can carry you around the world, from Italy to Colombia in … Read More
Why Romance Readers Love Characters Who Are a Little Broken
This is Ink & Intrigue—the blog where romance ignites, secrets simmer, and every love story hides a twist. I’m your blog host, Sheila Kell, romance author and lover of plot twists, slow burns, and morally questionable book boyfriends. Perfect characters are easy to admire. But they’re rarely the ones who stay with us. The characters we remember are the ones … Read More
Meet Jennifer Vido
This is Ink & Intrigue—the blog where romance ignites, secrets simmer, and every love story hides a twist. I’m your blog host, Sheila Kell, romance author and lover of plot twists, slow burns, and morally questionable book boyfriends. Today, I’m thrilled to introduce you to an author whose stories captivate the heart and leave you smiling long after the last … Read More
Why Readers Love the Morally Burdened Hero
This is Ink & Intrigue—the blog where romance ignites, secrets simmer, and every love story hides a twist. I’m your blog host, Sheila Kell, romance author and lover of plot twists, slow burns, and morally questionable book boyfriends. There’s something magnetic about a hero who carries weight. Not just responsibility. Not just danger. But guilt. Regret. History. The morally burdened … Read More
Welcome SD Porter
This is Ink & Intrigue—the blog where romance ignites, secrets simmer, and every love story hides a twist. I’m your blog host, Sheila Kell, romance author and lover of plot twists, slow burns, and morally questionable book boyfriends. Today, I’m thrilled to introduce you to an author whose stories inspire the resiliency in all of us—SD Porter! If you love … Read More
Writing a Character with a Dark Past
This is Ink & Intrigue—the blog where romance ignites, secrets simmer, and every love story hides a twist. I’m your blog host, Sheila Kell, romance author and lover of plot twists, slow burns, and morally questionable book boyfriends. Some characters enter a story carrying secrets. Others enter carrying scars. When I write a character with a dark past, I’m not … Read More