My grandmother was a girl of eight when the Spanish flu struck in 1918-19. She was one of eight children born to a poor family in rural southwest Virginia. These old photos are from that time period, showing her on the left in a family portrait and then again a little older wearing a hat. Her dress looks clean if …
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 doing… I’m spending time researching and writing …
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 in the days to come… Happy reading!
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 this day, a family favorite over many generations. Recently a reader …
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!
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, too. Here are four of my most recent releases in Dutch. All are …
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 things that her austere life on the frontier doesn’t deliver. These fripperies only exist overmountain, …
Recently I ‘sat’ down with readers for a day in December and invited their questions. We talked Christmas and books! I’ll be doing these chats once a month on my Facebook author page and would love for you to join me next time in January. Here are a few fun questions from last time… Carey: I love to talk about …
I’ve eaten a lot of sugar cookies in my lifetime and these are, hands down, my favorite. I’ve been baking these for over 25 years now and this is the tried and true recipe. I don’t frost them as prettily as these shown here. Honestly, we eat them too fast. Here’s hoping you enjoy every bite, too! COOKIES Cream …