How is this year already half over? Summer is heating up here in my neck of the woods (southern Oregon). Tomorrow, Sunday, we are forecast to hit 114 degrees F. If we do, it will be the hottest temperature I've ever experienced. It's gotten close to that here before...

And I've done it at last. Yesterday I spent a little time on Canva and created a flow chart that shows exactly how all my novels are connected to each other by character crossovers. With (soon-to-be) eight novels published, the joys of historical world-building have...

Hello reader friends! Did you miss my Spring 2021 Newsletter, which went out to subscribers earlier this month? If you aren't subscribed, the form is either on the right of your screen, or scroll down to it below this post. I send out two main newsletters a year,...

Recently I discovered Sweet Snowdonia Baking Company, a cookie (or "biscuit" as they say across the pond) shop in Conwy, Wales. It's run by a friend of a friend, which is how I came to have any notion about a cookie shop in Wales to begin with. Needless to say if you...

Hello Readers! It's finally here! One of my favorite steps in a book's long journey to publication: cover reveal time! Introducing Shiloh, the second installment in the Kindred duology... Morning glories I love that my cover designer at Tyndale, Libby Dykstra,...

Thanks to everyone who stopped by during the Scavenger Hunt, read about some of the research behind my new release, Mountain Laurel, and entered my drawing. The prizes were two sets of all seven of my published 18th century historical novels, and three hardback copies...

  Welcome to the Christian Fiction Scavenger Hunt Stop #2 If you've just discovered the hunt, be sure to start at Stop #1, and collect the clues through all the stops, in order, so you can enter to win one of our top 5 grand prizes! • The hunt BEGINS on 10/15 at...

Save the Date! It's almost time for the Fall Christian Fiction Scavenger Hunt (Oct 15 noon - October 18 midnight MST). If you've participated in this event before then you know it's a fun way to discover new authors, new great fiction reads, and win awesome bookish...

Dear Readers, There are two things I've been waiting to share with you today as Mountain Laurel becomes available via booksellers. A Pinterest Board and a Book Club Kit! I've created Novel Boards for all my books, but this one has long been in the works. I do my best...

Happy Friday! Here's a little something for readers awaiting Mountain Laurel's September 1 release. A nice big chunk of Bonus Content, in the form of a prelude, or mini-prequel. Whatever you want to call it, it's yours for the reading, compliments of me and my...