An 1801 portrait by Rembrandt Peale It’s truly Christmas in July for me as I’m close to turning in my first holiday novella to my publisher, Revell. I have a love for this story like no other {though I think I say that about every novel when I’m in the thick of it}. But I do adore this joyful, poignant, …
Inspired by readers
It’s a joy to hear from readers about my novels. This landed in my inbox recently & made me look at writing differently. A kindred spirit here. So thankful she found my books in the sea of them out there. Thank you, thank you.
Dutch & German editions!
I wish someone had told my seven year old self when I started writing stories that someday my words would travel around the world & I’d be a “paper missionary” as Janette Oke said of Christian writers not long ago. Now, grown up me is absolutely amazed & delighted when foreign language editions of my novels come into being. Aren’t …
KY Society Daughters of the American Revolution
I’m honored to learn that The Belle of Chatham has been chosen for the KSDAR or Kentucky Society Daughters of the American Revolution’s reading list for my beautiful home state. Thank you, thank you!
My next Revell novel has a name!
Publishing milestones are fun things! I’m so happy to share that Revell kept my working title for this next release once again. Titling a book can be tricky & many of my novels have simple names starting with my debut, The Frontiersman’s Daughter. This portrait-like image above hints of the setting & shows the two character templates I had in …
The Belle of Chatham on shelves!
Another novel is on shelves! This year is such a historic milestone. 1776-2026. I’m so grateful to be American born that I wrote a book about it! A tale of courtship & marriage, duty versus desire, faith & forgiveness. In the spirit of 1776, happy reading!
Publishers Weekly
Thank you to PW for your review of The Belle of Chatham!
The Pages
I’m reading through the pages for Belle as I call this novel set in 1777. Dear to my heart, here’s the gist of it: A tale of courtship & marriage, duty versus desire, faith & forgiveness. We’re up to novel 17 now aside from my 2 novellas. It’s truly amazing that each book is a small universe or world of …
Bleu
If I ever wanted to be a heroine in a book this would be the one. The romantic 18th-century cover echoes the story beautifully right down to her silk gown. Though Bleu Galant’s happily ever after is 220+ pages, I found myself wanting to make it a full length novel. It’s one of my favorites of the 18 I’ve written. …
The Belle of Chatham
A tale of courtship & marriage, duty versus desire, faith & forgiveness. Releases January 2026 from Revell Books *Preorder from your favorite bookseller









