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This past spring my publisher, Revell, gave me the delightful but very challenging choice of picking from two different designs. A first for all the novels I’ve written. Usually I have just one cover to admire, not two! There were elements of each cover that I loved as both are very striking and fit the story well. That said, I …
Happy summer solstice today! Despite that, it feels a little like Christmas – a bookish Christmas – when cover reveal time rolls around on the publishing timetable. Some real beauties are appearing all over in every genre though I’m most excited about historical fiction. I’m especially excited to share my second Scottish cover. Revell’s art team really captured the …
Several delightful surprises have happened since A Heart Adrift released last month. One of them was appearing in the print issue of Woman’s World Magazine. I was standing in the grocery store line when my eye landed on it after my publisher told me. And then the icing on the cake was when they included the novel in their online …
One of the best perks of being an author is coming alongside author friends for special events like Valentine’s Day. Hope yours is extra sweet & that you can join us! Just enter at this link… BE OUR VALENTINE Happy Valentine’s Day!
It’s always interesting to look back on the past year in pictures. A brief snapshot of your life in a few significant frames. These are my Top 9 photos from my Instagram account based on the number of likes. I hide likes for my posts as I’m not a numbers person so they mean little to me. I do have …
I’m so happy to learn A Heart Adrift is the book club pick for BEYOND THE BOOK book club this coming January! Discussions are every Tuesday through the month and I’ll be there on Thursdays to share some special features, chocolate recipes, & more. Please join us! BEYOND THE BOOK
I’m always delighted when someone asks me how they can help launch a new book. Discoverability is hard for even established authors & it’s such a joy to reach new readers while celebrating reading friends who’ve been faithful from the first… Here are a few creative ways to help spread the book joy! Write a review of the book …
During my last stay at Colonial Williamsburg’s historic lodging, this clever little sign on my door made me chuckle. But the truth is, the 21st-century is what I need rest from, not the 18th-century! Writing, a doorway to the past, has always been a blessed escape. So… what worlds am I in for the next contracted books? January 2022 A …
Before a new book releases there’s always a flurry of activity, including bookmarks & other bling unique to that particular novel. I’m always amazed at how clever my publisher’s marketing team is in making each novel’s debut special. These bookmarks are especially nice… This time, Revell & I have created a book club box for book clubs, full of things …
So happy to reveal the cover for my 13th historical novel releasing January 4th, 2020, compliments of my publisher, Revell. Thanks also for the novel excerpt & video! E-reader, Audio, & Large Print versions coming soon… It is 1755, and the threat of war with France looms over colonial York, Virginia. Chocolatier Esmée Shaw is fighting her own battle of …