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Shalom
Life now is a new normal for most of us. Some of us are longing for the good old days of last week or a month ago. It helps to keep in mind this won't last forever though it's unprecedented. Your daily routine might look very different from mine but here's what I'm...
Spring Sale of The Lacemaker!
The Lacemaker is on sale till the end of March at retailers like Amazon, Barnes & Noble, Christianbook.com, etc. My apologies for the late notice as my journal page hasn't been working but is officially fixed as of today. Prepare for a number of backlogged posts...
Tessa’s Cornbread
In my newest novel, An Uncommon Woman, our heroine, Tessa Swan, is quite a hand at the hearth. Our hero benefits from her rustic culinary skills so she's something of a colonial kitchen diva. Her cornbread recipe is the one I grew up with and still make regularly to...
Spanish Edition, The Lacemaker
It's always a delight to see a beloved book with a new face in another language, this time in Spanish with The Lacemaker. I hope Spanish-speaking readers enjoy Liberty and Noble's story & the history within. Thank you Libros de Seda!
Een Ongewone Vrouw
When my debut novel released in 2009, I never dreamed my books would make their way to Dutch readers. But the Dutch were the first to pick up The Frontiersman's Daughter as a foreign-rights edition. Over time the covers have changed. Some of the titles have changed,...
Celestial Blue
In my newly released novel, An Uncommon Woman, I found it fascinating to create a heroine who longs for pretty things but is denied them. In fact, the novel's first line states, "Why could she not quit pondering that flounced petticoat?" Tessa Swan craves feminine...