I really enjoyed my time on HISTORICAL FICTION UNPACKED despite being camera & microphone shy:) It’s always fun talking books with another bibliophile. Alison has a voice made for audio & asks all the right questions. Have a wee listen as my new hero might say. Just click on the link below… Podcast
Tidewater Bride Pinterest Board
I’ve often wished adult fiction had illustrations. Pinterest is the next best thing. If you’re looking for visuals that bring the novel to life, please visit the board I’ve unlocked which was secret during the writing of this Tidewater tale. You’ll see the inspiration for our heroine, Selah Hopewell, & other characters & scenes from the novel. Imagination is a …
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 …
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 …
INSPY Award Win
No words for once with this INSPY win for A BOUND HEART. Huge, heartfelt thanks to readers, judges, & all who are the heart & soul of this very meaningful award.💛 Congratulations to the other winners who make a wonderful reading list! 2020 INSPY AWARDS
Tidewater Bride Cover Reveal
Selah Hopewell seems to be the only woman in the Virginia Colony who has no wish to wed. True, there are too many men and far too few women in James Towne. But Selah already has her hands full assisting her father in the family’s shop. And now she is in charge of an incoming ship of tobacco brides who …
At my desk out west
It’s that wonderful time of almost summer when I just pressed SEND and returned galleys of Tidewater Bride to my publisher & am now almost ready to share the new cover while awaiting the final pages to read one last time before the book goes to print. I usually run out into the garden and pick flowers to decorate those …