Dear Connie, Oh, what a wonderful thought that my books feel like good friends! Thank you for that. I’ll keep it close as I work on these next books. My hope is that someday I can release 2 novels a year. To wait a whole year seems too long even for me 🙂 Now that our nest is officially empty I may be able to do that. Love knowing your West Virginia history. Such a beautiful state with such rich roots! Bless you for being here. You’ve made my Friday extra sweet:)

Dear Mena, Love that cozy word pic of book and chair 🙂 I’m currently in my chair by the fire enjoying a foot of snow! Your appreciation for all the little details and nuances that goes into a novel makes it that much more enjoyable to write. Thank you for taking time for ABH whenever you have that pocket of time. Sunday are delicious reading days, yes. Love how you say that once you pick a good book up you are lost to the present. Thank you, kindred spirit reading friend!

Janet, Thank you for stopping by here – I’m overjoyed you’ve been with Lael in her wild woods:) It’s quite different from my others being a coming-of-age novel and having 2 heroes, or so many readers tell me. Thank you for taking the time. It’s so encouraging you found me in the midst of so many books on shelves these days. Very thankful. That’s the wonderful thing about discovering an author you enjoy who has a backlist of books. You don’t have to wait a year for the next one! So glad you enjoyed The Lacemaker, too. I was doubly blessed that it won the Christy Award recently. Keeping that founding history alive is so important to me even in a small way through my books. You are a kindred history-loving spirit. Thank you so much and happy reading!

Carissa, Love that you know that WV history 🙂 I’ve always been a bit shocked that it didn’t become a state till the Civil War. But then Washington State didn’t become a state till 1889! And Alaska even later. Such young history compared to those centuries old Scots. When I was over there last time a Glaswegian as I think they call themselves in Glasgow said he or at least fellow Scots in his circle think of Americans as rebellious teenagers as our history is new and we’re quite impudent and rebellious, taking on King G. I laughed at that and do think there is some truth in it.

So glad you are a defender of the true story behind Pocahontas and her people. You must have scairt your history teachers lol but you make this author proud!!!

Also looking forward to book 12 as well. Though I’ve never read a book set in Jamestown. Though I still remember being that kid in my elementary school class telling my teacher while we were watching Disney’s Pocahontas how historically inaccurate it was, I was the student every history teacher dreaded as I had a habit of proving a lot of them wrong. Or at the least point out the stuff they left out.

Dear Karen, So glad you came over and decided to read my preview. Heartfelt thanks for the blessing of your encouragement. Just when I become discouraged or go through a valley of some sort, often unrelated to writing, reading friends like you make good medicine. Thank you, my friend!

Make that three years and 3 more books, Beth 🙂 I should have posted about novel 13 set during the French and Indian War. Woohoo!