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. Valentine’s Day is wrapped in pink paper, satin ribbons, and tidy ideas about romance. Chocolates. Roses. Perfect dinners. And all of that … Read More
If My Villains Could Give You Advice About Love and Survival…
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. Let’s get one thing out of the way. You should not take life advice from villains. They lie.They manipulate.They destroy perfectly good … Read More
Meet Chelsey M. Ortega
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 explore family relationships, growing up, and falling in love—Chelsey M. Ortega! … Read More
If My Heroes Could Give You Advice About Love and Survival…
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. Let’s be honest. My heroes don’t usually walk into a room quietly. They arrive carrying secrets.Scars.Weapons they hope they won’t have to … Read More
Twilight’s Promise is Officially Live!
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 a moment with every book that feels a little surreal. The drafts are finished.The edits are done.The characters have stopped whispering … Read More
If My Heroines Could Give You Advice About Love and Survival…
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. One of my favorite parts of writing romantic suspense isn’t the explosions, the conspiracies, or even the slow-burn kisses. It’s the women. … Read More
Meet Sheila Hasberger
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 grab the reader from the first page forward—guest author Sheila Hansberger! … Read More
Ask Me Anything: Romance Edition
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. Every romance story starts with a question. What if they fall in love at the worst possible moment?What if trust is the … Read More
Meet Terry Newman
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 deliver characters who leap from the page, Terry Newman! If you … Read More
How I Research Dangerous Scenarios Without Ending Up on a Watchlist
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. Let’s clear something up right away. If you write romantic suspense, your search history is unhinged. Explosives.Surveillance.Weapons.Fire behavior.Security protocols.“How long until someone … Read More