My books just got acquired by a new publisher, Scrivenings Press. To celebrate, the new publishing house is hosting a Facebook party on Tuesday night, July 7th from 6-8:30 CDT. (That's 7-9:30 EDT.) … [Read more...]
Easter a New Way
I wrote the rough draft of this post on April 10th, Good Friday and then promptly forgot it. I'd been a little melancholy all week because of the stay-at-home order to flatten the Covid-19 curve. … [Read more...]
Happy Release Day for Forever Music!
Today is the release day for my fourth novel, Forever Music! Hooray! Some people call it a book birthday. I understand that, but I feel it's more like the first day of kindergarten. Readers with … [Read more...]
Forever Music Siblings
The siblings in Forever Music, Ben, Heath, Sam, and Josie, are loosely based on my own four children. Not exactly their personalities, but definitely their chit chat and smack talk when they get … [Read more...]
Discover the Back Story for Forever Music
Forever Music is set in Charlotte, North Carolina. That's where Kevin and I met and dated and got engaged. This picture is from those dating days. We took a trip to the NC mountains, not too far from … [Read more...]
Encouragement for Our Stay-at-Home
Some people are having a hard time with this stay-at-home order. I've seen some on-line complaining. I get it--I mean, as much as an introvert can understand why people don't like staying at … [Read more...]
How Are You Dwelling Right Now?
A friend asked me to write about a favorite writing quotation, and I chose this one by Jane Austen, "Let other pens dwell on guilt and misery." I saw that quotation painted on a bookstore … [Read more...]
Forever Music Back Cover Copy Reveal
We're still waiting for the cover art, but I'm sharing the back cover copy of Forever Music today! The main characters are Josie Daniels and Ches Windham. While I'm working on another round of … [Read more...]
Attending Writers’ Police Academy?
I attended the Writers’ Police Academy in Greensboro, North Carolina, a few years ago when Rescued Hearts was still just a beginning scene in my head. WRITERS' POLICE ACADEMY CLASSES Undercover … [Read more...]
Romance? Yes, Please!
I didn't marry my high school sweetheart. I didn't have one. I didn't marry my college sweetheart either, for the same reason. I was well into being a single sophisticate, or so I thought, when I met … [Read more...]