Category: Bookshelf

  • Find Your New Favorite Story!

    You’re going to want to check out the bone-chilling stories in this sale that’s going on through October! Even one of my books is in this offer, Mystery Bones Murders. In the spirit of having a great sale, I’m offering it for just 99 cents for the whole month. Click here to see all the…

  • Shhh…Don’t Tell Anyone Yet!

    I’ve asked my email subscribers to help me choose the cover for my next book! Beginning in January 2022, I’ll be releasing a trilogy of mystery suspense novellas, and I need to pick a cover for book 1, Nowhere to Hide. The series is about a young woman who dumps witness protection to embark on…

  • YAY!! I’m Celebrating!

    Hello from Washington, D.C. I cannot describe (and I’m a writer who describes things!) how happy I am to finally be out of the house—vacationing with my husband in Washington, D.C. Today we’re on a glorious cruise down the Potomac River on the elegant Spirit of Washington. The food, entertainment, and weather are perfect! Yesterday…

  • Want an Amazon Gift Card?

    Thank you so much to all my Book Buddies who made the launch of Choir Loft Murder my most successful yet! I don’t know how I can repay you, other than offer two different ways you can enter to win a $15 or $25 Amazon gift card. Both of them expire on September 11, so…

  • It’s the Most Wonderful Time of the Year!

    There was an old TV commercial about a rejoicing parent buying school supplies to the song “It’s the Most Wonderful Time of the Year.” His kids are watching and looking as sad as sad gets. While I love spending summer time with my grandson who lives with us, I admit to having a renewed sense…

  • Thoughts About Fathers

    “A good father will leave his imprint on his daughter for the rest of her life.”– Dr. James Dobson “Every father should remember one day his son will follow his example, not his advice.”– Charles Kettering Fathers Shape the Future With Father’s Day approaching, let’s look at the lasting impact of fathers – whether good…

  • Ever had survival instinct kick in?

    About Survival Instinct I don’t know about you, but I usually think about survival instinct as the powerful urge to either run or fight off an imminent threat. Psychologists call it “fight” or “flight,” and it comes with strong emotions that get our adrenaline flowing and our bodies moving. We in the 21st Century experience…

  • a new year blessing for you!

    “May your coming year be filled with magic and dreams and good madness. I hope you read some fine books and kiss someone who thinks you’re wonderful, and don’t forget to make some art—write or draw or build or sing or live as only you can. And I hope, somewhere in the next year, you…