Laina Turner Blog

Today's Friend Friday Feature is spotlighting romance author Mimi Flood and her debut title, The Long Weekend. Buy for Kindle .99 cents or in paperback on Amazon What's this book about? A story about a funeral, family, and falling in love. A lot can happen in just a few days...  Elizabeth "Ellie" Williams has just […]

In today’s ever increasingly crazy world it can be hard to differentiate between being productive not just busy I’m busy all the freakin time but I’m not productive all the time. How often do you claim you are just too busy? I know I used the B-word constantly because I feel like I’m always rushing […]

Presley is thrilled when Cooper surprises her with a trip to an all-inclusive resort in Cabo San Lucas. Her agenda of no work and all play is ruined when renowned Mexican soap opera star Lucia Vegas turns up dead in the hotel pool—and it’s not an accident. She can’t help but wonder what’s happened and […]

Who doesn’t love a new year? I know I do. It’s a blank slate. A time where you can set new goals, be excited about the year ahead of you, and more importantly put the past behind you. Last year I didn’t set goals, as I wrote about in my end of 2018 post, and […]

This is my last post for the year. This year was the lowest in 10 years for blog posts and books written. I felt somewhat compelled to say something about 2018 to close it out. I’m so ready to be done with it. 2018 was a year of….not a whole lot. So don't expect too […]

Book marketing is hard but necessary. Building a sustainable business as an author isn’t as simple as just writing books. I wish it were.  I, like most writers, prefer making up my stories, getting them down on paper, and entertaining people. The marketing side of things isn’t where I want to spend the bulk of […]