I was recently interviewed on the Author’s Couch. Cornelle: What makes a book Urban?  Your book has all the elements of any whodoneit? type mystery.  It’s romantic.  It’s suspenseful.  It’s filled with so many things that are consistent with other successful books.  Why is it marketed as “Urban”?  Shelia: There’s a misconception about the word “Urban.” Urban doesn’t mean...

Can you tell us about your latest release? Yes, Sacrifices In The Name of Love is about interracial relations between two teens, Trey Martin and Tessa Phillips who get more than they bargain for when Tessa ends up pregnant, and out of fear of facing her self-professed racist father, she concocts a plan to conceal the baby’s paternity. Tessa is faced with making the most painful sacrifices she’s ever had to make. When she can no longer...

I was recently interviewed by the Los Angeles Book Examiner. Q. You’ve had success writing books for young adults (The Lip Gloss Chronicles) and for adults (Women in Hollywood Series). Do you prefer one genre over the other or will we continue to see books from you in both areas? A. I love writing period. I don’t have a preference. I will continue to write in multiple genres.  Q. In an article from the NY Times, you and a handful...

August kicks off with an interview with one of my favorite writers, Angelia Menchan. How did the book Mother Wit come about? I was working on an anthology with a couple of young writers and I thought about doing something with more mature writers, who wrote well, but hadn’t been published. Dera Williams and Idrissa Uqdah reached out to me and I was so pleased. Dera and I were reviewers together for over three years at APOOO Book Club and...

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In R.C. Ryan’s latest novel, The Montana Legacy, she introduces readers to three rugged cowboys. As the author of ninety fiction novels, she knows more than a little something about romance. How do you keep romance alive in your relationship? I pay attention to the little details. His favorite food. We laugh together a lot. That’s important. I don’t sweat the small stuff. I can overlook his socks on the bathroom floor,...