This past weekend, I spoke to my local chapter of the Jane Austen Society of North America about the inspiration and research for my latest novel, Shadows of Swanford Abbey. Today, I thought I’d share a portion of that information here as well. In writing a novel set in a former Medieval Abbey, I had to research the history of abbeys in general and along the way learned why there are so many … [Read more...]

As Tammy shared in her post last week, I am thrilled that finally, finally, Breath of Heaven, the third and final novel in the Camfield Legacy series is available to order in both print and ebook formats! (Also, if you read via Kindle Unlimited, Breath of Heaven is available there, plus, the audiobook will be available later this year.) The first two novels in the series, Beneath a … [Read more...]

Big perk of the writing life? The opportunity to travel to the settings of your books!Last summer, after I submitted Turn to Me to my publisher, it came time to dream up a new series. I decided I'd write about three brothers and titled their series Sons of Scandal. Next I needed to hunt for a location. So far, I've set books in Pennsylvania, Texas, Washington state, and the north Georgia … [Read more...]

I have often heard that the gospel of Jesus is in every book of the Old Testament, but I never realized how true that was until recently. I learned to see Him when I worked on my doctorate in theology, but it wasn’t until I began to read books by Messianic Jews that I began to see the pictures. The Bible is filled with picture patterns that illustrate God’s truths. For instance, consider … [Read more...]