An overflowing heart to be among so much edifying fiction for the win! I wasn’t able to attend the Christy ceremonies/gala this time because of a military graduation but that seems to fit my patriotic tale & our nation’s 250th! 🇺🇸💛 Bless author friends & my smiling editor here for bringing so much joy! And readers/reading friends who have done …
The Christy Awards
I’m so honored to find The Belle of Chatham among the finalists for the renowned Christy Award! My first Christy final was for Love’s Reckoning back in 2013. I remember sitting beside my agent at that glittering gala in St. Louis. Though I didn’t win, simply being a finalist felt like such a gift. Fast-forward a few years, and …
Christy Award finalist!
I’m so very honored that the book of my heart & ancestry is a Christy Award finalist! There is no more renowned award in my industry than this. I’m blessed to have been a finalist for Love’s Reckoning several years ago and then The Lacemaker won the Christy Award the year after it was published. This year there was a tie among finalists …


