Ciao, amici! It’s been a long time since I did a WIP Wednesday post. And this one is going to be slightly different. It’s not a work in progress so much as a work in the past. More than one, actually. Let me explain.

Those of you who’ve been on this journey with me for a while know I used to write romance. Some leaned heavily into the suspense/thriller genre. I’d categorize Medici Protectorate in that way, with a supernatural element. Others, like Cathedral Lake, were lighter on the romance, focusing more on family relationships while the mysteries unraveled. Yes, I wrote a cozy (Mystery Heir) with no love story, but I also wrote two novellas that were strictly romances and a paranormal romance. (If you’re interested, you can peruse those titles here.)

Long story short (okay, not too short) I used to write romances. But…