Violet Howe's Blog

Once upon a time, months ago, before COVID invaded the land and made going out amongst the people a rarity, my parents came to town for a visit. We went out for dinner one night while they were here, and on the way home, I asked to stop by Ulta to pick up some cosmetic […]

When I have an idea for a story but know I won’t get to it for a while, I will write out whatever scene I’m seeing in my head so that I don’t lose it or forget about it by the time I get around to writing that story. More often than not, that story […]

This is actually a throwback post. As I was folding clothes today and looking at the permanently etched streaks across the side of my washer, my mind went back to a particularly eventful evening, and I had to chuckle. I thought maybe you might get a chuckle out of it too, so I looked back…

Hey y'all! I'm headed to Cincinnati, and I'd love for you to join me!

I'm participating in Lori Foster's 2018 Reader and Author Get Together (#RAGT18), which is amazing weekend of readers and authors mingling and talking books. There will be parties. There will be signings. There will be a fun, themed breakfast co-sponsored by me and authors Tawdra Kandle, Alexis Anne, and Sloane Savage (HD Smith). And of course, there will be books!

Tickets go on sale in March, and they usually sell out...

Today is the first day of my marriage. For this year.

Today is also the 12th first day we’ve had.

When we were engaged and still in the planning process for our first wedding to each other, a couple dear to us mentioned to My Knight that they have renewed their vows every year of their marriage.

She explained that it helps remind you of what you’ve committed to, what you promised, and what you meant to accomplish together. It keeps fresh in your mind throughout the years that this was a ch...

Road Trip to Senoia We were already impatient for the new season of The Walking Dead to begin, but after our tour of Senoia last weekend, we are so ready!!! We were heading up to Atlanta to catch Cirque du Soleil's Luzia, (which was amazing, by the way!) and we decided to take a detour into Senoia, home of the last and current seasons of The Walking Dead. Senoia's Walk of Fame We fell in love with Senoia right away with its quaint streets, brick sidewalks, and charming antique shops, family-o...

Summer Movies 2017: The Yays and Nays Y’all know how much I love movies, and summer is one of the prime movie seasons! I fit in quite a few films around a hectic schedule this summer, and here’s what I thought about what I saw. The Hitman’s Bodyguard Loved it! If you like Samuel L. Jackson and Ryan Reynolds, you’ll love it too! But if you don’t like them, skip it…because it’s classic them being them. It was a fun, irreverent romp with action, violence, clever one-liners, snarky humor, and Sal...

When I wrote the wedding planner trilogy of my Tales Behind the Veils series, there was one secondary character who stood out to me and piqued my curiosity. This character, Maggie, was one I enjoyed writing, and as details emerged about her life and her history, I wanted to explore the character further and find out more about her past and her future by giving her a book of her own. As I started discussing the new project with other authors, I was greeted with dire warnings that Maggie was t...

We decided to pull the ultimate trick on trick or treaters last night and use the money we would normally spend on candy to go out to eat and to a movie. While I missed seeing all the costumes and grinning faces, I enjoyed the date night with My Knight and I really enjoyed the movie.

We saw The Accountant with Ben Affleck and Anna Kendrick. I’d seen the trailers and was somewhat interested, but I hadn’t put it on my “must-see” list. But then I read some reviews, and I was intrigued. The movie...

My two-year-old graduated from high school last month.

Okay, I know. In the eyes of the world and according to his birth certificate, he’s seventeen. But I only have to close my eyes for a second and he’s two. In fact, it seems I’ve only blinked a couple of times and somehow two became seventeen.

It’s a bittersweet journey, this parenting thing.

I’ve always seen it as my job to raise him to be independent. Self-sufficient. Capable of spreading his wings to fly when the time comes.

Which means...