The Senior Saints at my church invited me to talk about Candy Cane Wishes and Saltwater Dreams at their recent Christmas luncheon. The decorations were spot on. Don't you … [Read more...]
Do You Read Local?
Hydrangeas in October? Yes, please, especially if they're this spectacular blue! The color orange, however, has never been a favorite, but I accept it in autumn. Other times, I do my best to avoid it … [Read more...]
Book Birthday!
Have you seen the book trailer for Candy Cane Wishes and Saltwater Dreams yet? Well, here it is! Happy birthday to my new novella! All the stories are set on beaches at Christmas! Candy … [Read more...]
Multi-Author Giveaway!
Hello Readers! Fall is officially here! The leaves are turning, the weather is cooling, and it is time to curl up with a book! We want you to have a chance to win 40 of books or a $350 Amazon … [Read more...]
The Doughertys Go To The Beach
These four people managed time off in July, so we went to the beach! We played games and read a lot. And we read some more. We had over twenty books at the house, but we … [Read more...]
Move That Book?
Here's what happened last night. Yep. That's Ty Pennington of Home Extreme Makeover Edition. Back in the day, my family watched it every week. We loved the story about the families and seeing the … [Read more...]
Libraries and Budgets Plus a Compliment
Last time I wrote about my struggle to convince the Town Board to fund our public library’s total operations budget. Here’s the good news right in the first paragraph: the Board voted to fund it. A … [Read more...]
Authors’ Event
The Northern Tier Regional Library has asked me to participate in an authors' panel on October 15th. I'm so excited because I used to help plan these events there. Now I'm one of the featured authors. … [Read more...]
Favorite Books #2
A few posts ago I wrote about my top ten favorite books. Today I'll share more favorites in two different categories. I chose to categorize because too many books exist to choose only a few. … [Read more...]
The Bible and Ten Favorite Classics
A friend at a dinner party once suggested a game—if we were marooned on a desert island, which book would we want with us and why. Then she looked directly at me and said, “And don't choose the Bible, … [Read more...]
