As we near release day {January 4th}, there are several fun ways to win A Heart Adrift. If you’re on Goodreads, here it is… 5 copy Goodreads giveaway!
Pass the Christmas cookies, please!
Yes, it’s a tradition! I post this recipe every Christmas though I always find a deliciously different photo. These sugar cookies hail from Kentucky and are a family favorite. I’ve tried a lot of sugar cookies over the years and this is the winner… KENTUCKY SUGAR COOKIES Cream together: 1 cup butter and 2/3 cup sugar Beat in: 1 egg …
The Gift of Giving
If you’re like me, sometimes looking at someone else’s Christmas list is fresh & inspiring. Here are a few ideas you might find helpful for you & your loved ones this season… You probably already know, unless you’re in the 5 unfortunate states bereft of Cracker Barrel, that the restaurants have delightful giftshops with ideas for the entire family. …
Disturb Not
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 …
Pre-release bling!
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 …
Endorsements for A Heart Adrift
Early in my publishing career it was very hard to get endorsements for my first novels. I was basically an unknown & who wants to leave an endorsement for someone they’ve not read or met? An endorsement from a fellow author signifies a significant amount of time invested in a novel & then their thoughts about that novel which can …
How to Cook a Husband ~ a wee bit of historical hilarity
How to Cook a Husband As Mr Glass said of the hare, you must first catch him. Having done so, the mode of cooking him, so as to make a good dish of him, is as follows. Many good husbands are spoiled in the cooking; some women go about it as if their husbands were bladders, and blow them up. …
Large Print & a New Cover!
It’s always interesting to me when another edition of a novel has a new cover. So, I’m pleased to introduce Thorndike’s large print edition in hardback for Tidewater Bride! It releases this month and I’m especially thrilled to see it on library shelves. I always order one as I’m fond of hardbacks. So sturdy & enduring! Here’s Selah and Jamestown …
Pages & pages
The pages for A HEART ADRIFT are in to my publisher & this novel will soon be off to print! THE END for me is the beginning for you. My desk is a little lighter and now & I can return to the Scottish novel releasing next & begin researching #15… My publisher has created beautiful signed bookplates for pre-orders …
Colonial American Chocolate
Writing a book always puts me back in the classroom even if I think I have a good understanding of something. In my frontier novels, my heroines are so busy trying to stay alive they don’t have time for a trade or occupation though they are usually expert survivalists. So while writing A Heart Adrift set in both York and Williamsburg, …