In the Northern Hemisphere, each day has less sunlight. Of course, we know it will grow light again after the solstice, but what if we didn’t KNOW that. Would we have hope that it would? Would we pray to whatever superior being was handy? That’s a bit what it is … Read More

Living the way we do in a roving trailer, a community can be hard to come by. Community on the road is a lot different from the small towns I’ve created or used in the Promise Cove and Beck Family Saga series. (If you’ve read Starting for Home, the town … Read More

Somewhere around 2014, my friend, Heather, started working at the Sweets Barn in Lolo, Montana. Subsequently, she became the new owner. If you’re ever in the area check it out. She’ll even ship. (My son in Pennsylvania hoarded the chocolates I sent him for his birthday from the Sweets Barn … Read More

An idea for a new series has been wandering around my brain for almost a year now. These ideas always begin the same way: What happens if … Images float around. A tall, big-boned woman with a shovel pouring the first clumps on her husband’s coffin before handing the tool … Read More

I am celebrating! Hope in Promise Cove is out, and it is a hit! While the book indulges in the trope of an enemies to lovers romance, it enhances the story with some real problems. Alex believes her chance at love has passed. Her husband died in war and her … Read More

You know the moment. The controlled fury as you long to tell your nemesis exactly what you think of her. But there are a dozen of your co-workers or friends standing around you, so you simply say, “Thank you.” You may be a skilled politician, so only the two of … Read More

Remember when you were a kid, and you imagined all the careers you might have? Fiction books can spur the same kind of imagination and allow you to imagine a life that might be yours. You can explore your life’s possibilities in fiction. One of the things I totally enjoy … Read More

I fell in love with Freckles when I was a young teen. The young adult romance, written in 1904, was high-drama and noble romance and spoke to me of the ability of love to transcend ideals and make them into reality. (It probably had something to do with why my … Read More

The summer can be a gift if you let it be one. Hot days, remembering childhood summers, or a vacation in the mountains can remind you of the time to read and relax you once had. A strenuous hike can make you feel like your mind has been cleansed of … Read More

When I was a young teen, living in Framingham, MA, once a week I’d get on my bike and head to the library to bring back the teen romances, mysteries, and westerns I’d read. It was the best day of the week as far as I was concerned. I could … Read More