June began at a writing conference, the Blue Ridge Mountains Christian Writing Conference, in Black Mountain, North Carolina. I've been several times (four times since they began giving mugs as … [Read more...]
Forever Home…a Finalist!
Forever Home is my latest novel, the third in the Forever Home series. It's Sam Daniels' story, the one I tried to write during the pandemic but got stuck, then wrote his brother Ben's story … [Read more...]
Is Refinishing Pianos a Real Thing?
This is a picture of the refinished piano in my parents' home. It's an old upright that had been a player piano. I learned to play beginning in third grade, one hand and one note at a time. Sometimes … [Read more...]
How to Entertain in the 1950’s
When I bought Betty Crocker's Guide to Easy Entertaining at a used book sale back in the 90's, I just thought it was cool. I didn't realize it was a first edition. I didn't realize it'd play a role in … [Read more...]
Back Cover Copy for Forever Home
Oops. I was supposed to share the back cover copy with you in July, but I got distracted with the release of A Hatteras Suprise. Here it is now: Back cover copy With a fulfilling job and a home of … [Read more...]
Forever Home…Amazon’s Top Ten
There's the proof of what happened yesterday. Forever Home broke into Amazon's top ten! Thank you to everyone who bought a copy (or more!) to make this happen. Thank you! Praise God from Whom … [Read more...]
Happy Book Birthday!
Forever Home, my newest novel, is being released today, but it was a long time in coming. I began making notes on this story back in 2018. four years ago! I was excited about Sam and Merritt and … [Read more...]
