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...

Not Mountain Laurel, that's still a Month, a Week, and a Day away (but doesn't that sound soon, the way time's flying?). If that doesn't sound soon enough, good news! I have something special to share with you, if you are one of my Frontier Faith & Fiction...

Dear Readers, It's time for a sneak peek of my upcoming release, Mountain Laurel. Are you ready for this? Then visit the link below (with many thanks to Tyndale House Publishers for providing the pdf file!):   Mountain Laurel sneak peek   Available for...