Here’s a strange fact for you: Google co-founders Larry Page and Sergey Brin originally named their famous search engine “Backrub.” It’s a good thing that didn’t stick!

“Use your smile to change the world, don’t let the world change your smile.” This woman’s story won’t make you smile – but her heart will. https://www.littlethings.com/lady-pink-facebook-photo/

Did you make a resolution?

Did you know the abbreviation OMG was first used by Lord Fisher in a letter to Winston Churchill in 1917? It’s surprising, but true.

I’ll be at the Romance Writers of America Conference, July 18 – 21 in Denver, Colorado. Do you plan on attending? https://atomic-temporary-9426930.wpcomstaging.com/events-2018/

“The best way to not feel hopeless is to get up and do something. Don’t wait for good things to happen to you. If you go out and make some good things happen, you will fill the world with hope, you will fill yourself with hope.” ~Barack Obama

Merry Christmas!

Hey batter, batter! Take a swing at this one: how many players, for the team on defense, are on the field during a baseball game? (The answer is hidden below.) Then tell us which team you’re always rooting for!

Are you tired of reading the same old novels about detectives catching bad guys or powerful women running fashion houses? If so, maybe it’s time to put those books down and turn the page so to speak.

How about falling in love with a historical romance? My Knights of the Swan Series now includes three installments:

• KNIGHT SECRETS: THE KNIGHTS OF THE SWAN BOOK #1
• KNIGHT QUESTS: THE KNIGHTS OF THE SWAN BOOK #2
• KNIGHT TREASURES: KNIGHTS OF THE SWAN, BOOK #3

And a fourth will hit digital retailers in July of 2018:

• SIR NATHAN’S STORY: KNIGHT FURIES: KNIGHTS OF THE SWAN #4

If you’re wondering what to expect, here’s a handful of reviews from some of my readers:

“It’s a refreshing change to find a Historical romance that ISN’T a Regency. This one is set in 1415, during the early years of the reign of King Henry V of England. It even features a historically verifiable fact, Henry’s departure for France in the summer of 1415.”

“Frankly, that’s quite impressive; historical accuracy in romances set in the Middle Ages isn’t exactly a given (don’t talk to me about potatoes). Knight Secrets, however, is an exception; meticulously researched and beautifully written, the historical knowledge of the author is very much on display here.”

“There are a few questions left unanswered in the book, but I suspect that’s deliberate, with a few loose ends to be tied off in other books in the series. They don’t detract at all from the story, which is an excellent, period-accurate romance…”

“I thoroughly enjoyed this book and I’ll be looking out for more of C.C. Wiley’s work in future. 5 stars.“

“Fun, arresting and action-packed, Wiley’s first Knights of the Swan book will put readers in the center of action. The love scenes are hot and tender, the characters are well defined and the protagonists’ rocky road to romance is entertaining.”

Thank you to everyone who has taken the time to review my latest work! If you haven’t already, please visit my website and do so now. Your feedback and insights mean the world to me. https://atomic-temporary-9426930.wpcomstaging.com/