Are you hearing Stevie Nicks right about now with that title? LOL! I’ve had 80s music queued up on my Spotify for months now as I’ve been working on my seventeenth book, which just released yesterday. Seventeen. Just the word makes me a little nostalgic, you know? My oldest is seventeen and just attended her […]
New Year Resolution and Romance (& a Preorder)
Amid all the rush and tinsel of Christmas it can seem a little odd to be thinking about New Year’s. But for me, a lot of my attention this year has been focused on what’s happening at the end of the year. Why? Because next week sees the launch of my first independently published book, […]
A Christmas Conundrum
I will happily admit that I love Christmas. December is one of my favorite months of the year, and not because we receive presents. There’s more to the season than that. I do love searching for the perfect gift for each person, though. It’s a challenge to find sometimes, but that’s part of the fun. […]
Herein is Love… (and #Giveaway)
Suddenly, it’s February. Valentine’s Day is almost here. So I felt like I need to talk about…LOVE! As an author of Christian Romance (and Christian Romantic Suspense, but that’s outside the scope of this blog), I keep in mind that, at the end of the day, I am writing about two people falling in love […]
A Book That Had To Be Written and #Giveaway
Heart Unbroken is one of few books that put tears in my eyes. This is a story I wanted to write for a long time but was afraid to. Then Juliette Duncan invited me to join The Potter’s House Books series (at the moment of this writing, The Homecoming by Juliette Duncan, Book 1 in this […]
A Waltz for Amber Sneak Peek #newrelease
Happy Fall! This is my favorite time of year. I love the scent in the air, the cooler days and nights and many colors. Here in the Pacific Northwest the leaves turn shades of red, orange and yellow. As part of my fall tradition, I have exciting news to share with you today. My […]
Perchance to Dream: The Evolution of a Book Cover
Readers often ask me, “How do you come up with such pretty, unique book covers?” Creating a book cover is one of my favorite aspects of writing a new story. I like having the cover done as I’m writing. It inspires me and keeps me going in many respects. The first consideration for any book […]