Strawberry Pretzel Salad Happy almost Thanksgiving! If I could I’d love to learn what’s on your holiday menu this year, both Thanksgiving & Christmas. Here at our house we bring out the best china and glassware and heirloom silverware and set the table in advance. Sometimes days in advance. This year we’re feasting on a smoked turkey, cornbread stuffing/dressing, mashed …
The story begins…
My publisher, Revell, surprised me with this first page of Tidewater Bride on social media yesterday. It’s fun to see it again after being away from the novel since last summer. How I wish I could come to it fresh again like a first-time reader. It’s truly a story of my heart for so many reasons. And I hope you’ll …
Thankful for Readers Giveaway
The other day I was in the car with my husband running errands around town. I’d left my phone at home but needed to reply to someone on social media so borrowed his phone to do that. When I accessed my Facebook account I saw nearly 100 Top Fans who’ve claimed that badge on my page, something that is usually …
Pre-order
Excited to share that Baker Book House has Tidewater Bride on sale with free shipping! Just follow the link below to preorder. Thank you! Preorder
Autumn Wrap
My kitchen changes with the seasons and this wrap seems to match autumn so well. Healthy and delicious and out of the ordinary. Enjoy! Ingredients 1 medium acorn squash (unpeeled), cubed 6 ounces applewood-smoked bacon (in one piece), cubed 6 leaves sage, chopped Kosher salt and freshly ground pepper 4 whole chives, chopped 2 tablespoons apple cider vinegar 2 tablespoons …
Pre~sale!
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Tidewater Bride Launch Team!
📖 Excited to gather my influencer team for Tidewater Bride starting September 15th! I’ll post the sign-up link that day. If you’d like to read the novel, post reviews, & share in creative ways come January, I’d love your help. Thank you!
Ten Fast, Fun Facts
Readers ask such interesting questions about me & my books so I thought I’d share a few fun, fast facts here. When I look back at my life in snapshots like these I see God’s hand at work, shaping me to be a writer, a particular kind of writer with a certain kind of story to tell. Each of us …
Pages & pages
Today I happily turned in the pages of Tidewater Bride, my last look at the book before it goes to print. January 5th will be here before we know it! I hope you enjoy reading this novel as much as I enjoyed writing it. Now if only I could time-travel back to the 17th-century and meet some of those characters …
Pocahontas
I’m awaiting the final pages for Tidewater Bride, a last review/reading before the book goes to print. My last visit to Jamestown was solo on an overcast spring day. Solo research trips are one of the most wonderful things on earth! I took these pictures, including the statue of Pocahontas, a historical heroine of mine since childhood. But who was …