 Frequently Asked Questions
Q: How do I keep up-to-date on book releases, reviews, and other news?
Q: What is your upcoming publishing schedule?
Q: What’s the Scarlet Deception series about?
Q: Will you write any more paranormals?
Q: Are you going to write any more books in the Governess Brides series?
Q: Where do you get your ideas?
Q: How do you decide which stories to write?
Q: Can I get a list of your books listed in series order?
Q: How do you keep your ideas fresh and avoid traveling over
well-worn territory?
Q: What advice do you give aspiring writers?
Q: How do I keep up-to-date on book releases, reviews, and other news?
A: To keep up with my most current news, please become a fan on Facebook and follow me on Twitter. On the website, check my book list and, of course, please accept my invitation to receive my newsletter.
— Christina
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 Q: What is your upcoming publishing schedule?
A: August 2, 2011 - SECRETS OF BELLA TERRA, Book 1 in the Scarlet Deception series (excerpt from Book 1);
September 6, 2011 - REVENGE AT BELLA TERRA, Book 2 in the Scarlet Deception series (excerpt from Book 2);
April 3, 2012 - BETRAYAL, Book 3 in the Scarlet Deception series;
August 2012 - WILDER, Book 5 in the Chosen Ones series.
Please keep in mind that publishing schedules can change!
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Q: What’s the Scarlet Deception series about?
A: Scarlet Deception, my new contemporary suspense series, follows three handsome, but emotionally scarred brothers through their trials and tribulations as they find love and search for a pink diamond that’s been missing for almost 100 years.
For more information, please enjoy a mini-vacation in my Bella Terra website where you can read about the characters and the setting, enjoy excerpts and even choose your menu from monthly recipes.
— Christina
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 Q: Will you write any more paranormals?
A: Darkness Chosen, my first paranormal series, has reached its conclusion, and I’ve nearly finished the spin-off series called the Chosen Ones. WILDER will be released August 7, 2012.
For more information, please visit my paranormal website where you can view videos, read excerpts, and discover how I came up with the ideas for these enthralling series. I think you’ll be surprised! 
— Christina
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 Q: Are you going to write any more books in the Governess Brides series?
A: I don’t have any current plans to write another book the Governess Brides series. The final book in the series, TAKEN BY THE PRINCE, was released in April 2011 … but I do love my historicals, I always find new ideas, and I never say never. — Christina
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Q: Where do you get your ideas?
I get ideas everywhere — from the news, movies, books,
friends, songs. There are so many ideas and not enough time to
write all the books I want to write. — Christina
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Q: How do you decide which stories to write?
Let me tell you about how I conceived the idea for my new contemporary suspense series, the Bella Terra Deception series. My husband and I enjoy visiting Sonoma Valley in the California wine country, and we try to go down at least once a year. We start each morning with breakfast at our favorite local diner, then travel on to the adventure of following a twisting road to a small, hidden vineyard where the vintner serves wines and small talk. The history of the valley itself, as well as the families and vineyards that make it up, have fascinated me for years. I’m always surprised and moved by the strong sense of family and friendship that united the community. The more time I have spent in California, the more I envisioned a series about a close-knit family of vintners in a remote, yet accessible little valley. A family that joins together to solve an eighty-year-old mystery involving an ancient feud, a precious bottle of wine, and a priceless pink diamond. Visit Bella Terra! — Christina
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Q: Can I get a list of your books
listed in series order?
A: Here’s
a list you can print off and take to the bookstore!— Christina
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Q: How do you keep your ideas fresh
and avoid traveling over well-worn territory?
A: Story situations become clichés because they’re the tales people want to hear over and over. When I start a book, I try to think of the stories I’ve enjoyed, and use that as a basis for the plot, giving it my own twist and my own characters. The heart of romance remains the same whatever the story — one man and one woman overcome great conflict to achieve everlasting love. My goal is to remain true to that heart, and to tell the classic stories in my own voice. Want to know more? Here's an article I wrote for the Romance Writers Report titled "Romance Clichés for the Twentieth Century." — Christina
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Q: What advice do you give aspiring writers?
A: The best way to learn to write is to sit down and do it,
of course, but I always advise writers to join Romance Writers
of America, a non-profit organization of 9000 published and unpublished
writers. They have chapters all over the US, a national conference
that takes place in a different city every year and a monthly newsletter.
I've been a member for twenty-five years, and at the 2006 RWA National
Conference in Atlanta, I was privileged to be the luncheon speaker
and talk to twenty-two hundred writers. Ciick here to see the photos and hear how I got started writing and eventually got published. To join
RWA: http://www.rwanational.org — Christina
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