Here’s the latest from my friend and colleague, Jill Elizabeth Nelson! Secrets Buried Deep! Evidence from a decades-old murder is the last thing Nicole Keller-Mattson expected to find in her grandmother’s back yard, but the finger-pointing and accusations leveled at her family came as no surprise. Everyone in Ellington is eager to blame the Kellers—but […]

  Do you remember the old Carpenter’s tune lamenting such days? I used to like that song but over the years—especially since gaining the privilege to write every day—I’m a living contradiction to those sad lyrics. The fact is, I love Mondays! I try toning it down as I send off hubby and kids (even […]

As promised, here is this week’s second installment of New Fiction – it’s so nice to have such prolific friends! FACELIFTISBN: 0805449892B&H Publishing A ‘can do’ kind of woman runs her own business, raises her teenage daughter, and takes care of her ex-mother-in-law after a botched facelift. But Kaye learns a facelift is more than […]

This week I’m doing things just a little bit differently, since I have two books to share with you. So tonight I’ll tell you about Sandra Byrd’s London Confidential Series and on Thursday I’ll have a new book to share! I’m always excited to share with you new books by friends of mine, so here’s […]

Writers read books differently than many readers who read specifically for entertainment. As a writer, I should take more time to identify what works and what doesn’t instead of letting the impression pass by without teaching me something. How often do you get to read a book where you’re entirely charmed by all of the […]

  Recently I put together a presentation for local authors that opened my eyes to some staggering statistics. Did you know there are over one million books currently in print? Whew! No wonder when I go into a bookstore I can never imagine how one book — specifically one of mine — can possibly get […]