If you feel like a castaway, stranded on a desert island about now, I can relate. I just turned in revisions to my editors today (whew!) for a novel I’ve been working long hours on, called, A Castaway in Cornwall. Hunkering down to work on rewrites during a quarantine wouldn’t have been so different from other years, as I am usually at home derriere-in-the-chair for weeks on end when deadlines … [Read more...]

During these serious times, I'm thankful for fun friends like Erica Vetsch, who dreamed up a creative promotion and invited me and Michelle Griep to participate with her. All three of us have written Regency-era novels and we all live in Minnesota. Getting together to film the video segments was so much fun! I hope you enjoy watching them (and I hope the three of us will be able to get together … [Read more...]

One of my favorite days of the year is visiting one of my favorite book clubs: Tantalizing Ladies Tea--A Christian Book Coterie. This is the group of women I fictionalized as the "Ladies Tea and Knitting Society" in my Tales From Ivy Hill series. They invited me to join them again last Friday, and again, it was such a blessing to be included! Best of all, we had a surprise visit from one of … [Read more...]

It is often said that a picture is worth a thousand words. As a writer, I’m not sure how I feel about that! 😊 But I certainly agree that a photograph, painting, drawing, or graphic can convey an idea or emotion more quickly than the written word, often at a single glance.  Even though I am and will always be a word lover, I thoroughly enjoy Instagram—a stream of vibrant photos with very brief … [Read more...]

I've teamed up with five other authors to offer a sweet giveaway. The next best thing to chocolate! Visit this link to enter between February 10-15 (open to US and International readers). One winner will receive all six novels pictured below. Enjoy and Happy Valentine's Day. … [Read more...]