My youngest daughter is 11, and she hates conflict. I don’t mean only conflict in real life. I mean conflict in stories. If she’s watching a movie or TV show and the characters start to fight or there’s a big battle against the bad guys, she’ll either look away, skip the scene, or turn it […]
Snow Daze by Deb Kastner
Talk about crazy weather in the US and Canada. Places that never get snow—California, anyone—have been pounded, while Colorado waited…and waited…and waited for even a dusting. We made a new record this year, with a LACK of snowfall well into November, and even then it was less than a quarter of an inch and melted […]
New Release! Giveaway! Magnolia Storms-Ship Pilot Heroes
I’m excited to tell you about my new novel releasing September 15th called Magnolia Storms! And, of course, I can’t wait for you to meet the hero of the story, Josh Bergeron! While researching the port of Mobile for my last novel Blown Together, I learned about ship piloting. I didn’t really know what that […]
Everyone Talks about the Weather by Merrillee Whren
That is hot! This was the temperature reading on my daughter’s car as I drove it home from the airport. Her flight home from a business meeting was canceled a whole day ahead of time because of approaching bad weather. She rebooked her flight to arrive at a different airport than the one she flew […]