For my first blog post since May... I'm so pleased to share with you my newest book cover. A Flight of Arrows (The Pathfinders #2) Releasing April 19, 2016 WaterBrook Press (Penguin Random House) cover artist: Kristopher Orr

Things have been pretty quiet here on the old blog (old, yes, I've kept this going since 2007, I think). That's because writing demands have increased of late and I find myself interacting with readers on Facebook more. There's a whole big crowd of you there and I'm...

The Wood's Edge has been released into the wilds today. Hope you can catch a copy. Blessings and Happy Reading!  Available for purchase at your favorite bookstore or online: Amazon CBD Barnes & Noble PS: if you'd like to sample the story before you purchase a...

A writing dream of mine came true today. I got to hear a sample of my debut novel, Burning Sky, read by a Recorded Books reader.  I've been a Recorded Books junkie for decades, so this was quite a surreal experience to know that's my book she's reading. ...

The Wood's Edge (releasing April 21) will be my third published book, yet seeing those first reviews popping up (from readers who received an ARC from my publisher or from me) is an experience as surreal (and fun!) as it was the first time.  When a reviewer takes...

I read the above quote (or had it read to me, it's an audio book) while fixing breakfast this morning, and it occurred to me that the process of writing a novel and that of solving a mystery (as Maisie Dobbs, the 1920s titular PI character in the excerpt above is...

Such fun to see pre-release reviews from readers who got an ARC of The Wood's Edge starting to pop up here and there. Not every book seller site allows reviews to be posted before the release date (in this case, April 21), but a few do. Christianbook.com is one of...

Interviews are part of a publishing author's life, and I'm glad they are. It's no secret I enjoy doing them as part of letting readers know more about each of my novels as they release. I've been asked great questions, surprising questions, sometimes the same...

It's always a fun time when my publisher provides me the link to the exclusive two chapter sneak peek of my books. I've just received the link for The Wood's Edge so without further ado... ~ HERE ~ The Wood's Edge (The Pathfinders #1) WaterBrook Press (Penguin Random...

This week I've been working on the historical note that I like to add at the end of my novels, this time for A Flight of Arrows, the sequel to the book that will soon be releasing, The Wood's Edge. Writing the historical note for The Wood's Edge, even more so now for...