Maria Bernard Musings

  • Maria Bernard Musings

    From one muse, many are born.

    My characters aren’t your average romance novel characters. I am very much aware of that. Some are more out there than others. For instance, let me start by mentioning the weirdest of them all, Sage Winters Lane from A Dream For Winter. I call him my Original Gothstar, because that’s exactly who he is. Before These Bones, before House of Goths, there was A Dream for Winter, starring Sage and Carlie, two polar opposites who are brought together under unusual circumstances. Sage Winters Lane literally walked into my life a number of years ago. I was in line at a cafe, located in a very artsy Toronto neighbourhood. In walked…

  • Maria Bernard Musings

    Sticky Sweet Treat

    Snippet Sunday Since it’s Easter Sunday, and lets face it, besides turkey, we can expect a lot of sticky sweet desserts. So, I thought I’d share a snippet of sticky sweetness from by book, Wherever Girl. If you haven’t read it yet, Wherever Girl is a surf-inspired rock star romance. It’s set in OBX, North Carolina. Sara, our heroine goes there on vacation. She has no idea who her B&B host is until she arrives to discover Skylar Dawn, local skirt chasing surfer/rocker is indeed the owner of the beachfront B&B. Let’s just say, Skylar takes his role as host way beyond the average call of duty. ***Warning*** Steamy Scene…