My next book, Rocky Road, releases on Valentine's Day! As I think back over the process of writing this novel, I'm especially grateful to the talented people who helped me bring this book to the cusp of publication. They are.... Charlene was one of the editors I had the pleasure of working with at Bethany House Publishers. She went freelance many years ago. Because I had a history with … [Read more...]

Hi friends and happy Wednesday!  My thirteenth novel, One Wrong Move, is getting ready to release on February 6th. In celebration and anticipation of One Wrong Move's release...I am doing a Welcome to Jeopardy Falls Giveaway! This giveaway will introduce you to the Land of Enchantment, New Mexico, where the fictional town of Jeopardy Falls is located!  You have the chance to … [Read more...]

My husband and I watched and enjoyed the Scottish crime series, Shetland (warning: some violence and language). Early on in the series, the likeable hero, DI Jimmy Perez (played by Douglas Henshall, shown here), begins wearing a distinctive wool coat, or peacoat, which was later sold at auction and raised more than £2,700 for a school in Glasgow. I really liked the character and the coat, so my … [Read more...]

I always enjoy reading the book of Ecclesiastes.  In younger years I never paid much attention to the book, and had even heard that Solomon was a little off his rocker when he wrote it near the end of his life.  By then, of course, he had been pulled away from his devout love of God by his foreign wives, who led him into idolatry. But Ecclesiastes is chock full of wisdom--it's just a wry and … [Read more...]