After a dreamy month of vacation in June, I began work on a new project at the start of July. My kids are out of school until August 6th, so I'll be writing at a relaxed and easy-going pace until then! Nonetheless, I did start back. :) Via my recently-completed Bradford Sisters series, I discovered that I really enjoy writing a set of connected books that includes a prequel novella, three … [Read more...]

It's July and that means the countdown to back-to-school is starting. In four weeks my three younger kids start 11th, 6th, and 4th grade. Two weeks later our oldest starts her sophomore year at Purdue. There's so much I still want to do, but the reality is days are ticking down. But it also means many of us have some sort of vacation or staycation...and for me that means reading. Today, I'm … [Read more...]

On our recent group trip (English Countryside & Coast Tour), we visited the coastal town of Lyme Regis in Dorset. Lyme's historic Cobb was featured in both The French Lieutenant's Woman and Persuasion--one of my favorites! The cobb wall provides a breakwater to protect the town from storms while at the same time creating the harbor that helped Lyme develop as both a port and shipbuilding … [Read more...]

My daily work recently (besides packing for our move to Missouri in two weeks!) has been to read the galleys for my new novel, Chasing Dreams, which releases October 22. Galleys are a PDF file of the pages of my book typeset exactly the way they will appear in the printed version. This is my last chance to catch any mistakes before the book goes to press. Usually, by the time I reach galley … [Read more...]