It's rare that my sisters and I get to treat our generous dad—we are usually the "treatees"—but this past weekend, we got to treat him to a getaway at the beautiful Clover Cliff Ranch Bed & Breakfast near the charming little town of Cottonwood Falls, Kansas. We'd planned the trip for last month to celebrate Daddy's 86th birthday but got snowed out. We couldn't have picked a nicer weekend … [Read more...]

Many authors are reluctant to name their favorite book they've written—it's akin to naming our favorite child!—but now that I've written over thirty-five books, a few have risen to the top. One of those in my top five...maybe top three...is my novel A Nest of Sparrows. That book also now wears my favorite all-time book cover, designed by my talented husband Ken Raney. I wanted to let our … [Read more...]