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Through the seasons of grief
One recent evening, I wrote “The End” on the first draft of my newest novel. Six hours later, a phone call awakened me to a different kind of ending: the death of a family member. As always, writing became my solace. He’d been in my life for most of it, and this loss demanded processing.…
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Welcome to May 2024!
To show my appreciation for you, I’m one of four authors taking part in a giveaway drawing in which you could win a $20 Amazon gift card! Here’s how to enter and help raise my visibility while doing it. First, add my book, “Into the Fog,” to your Want to Read list on Goodreads. Take…
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Why I Write Christian Romantic Suspense
Brace yourself for a dive into a genre that keeps me burning the midnight oil – Christian romantic suspense. It’s a captivating blend of faith, heart-pounding suspense, and swoon-worthy romance that leaves me breathless until the very last page. I stepped into writing the genre with my Peach Blossom Romantic Suspense series, but the path…
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Prickly truths & fragrant whispers: a springtime metaphor for life
As April unfolds, I’m struck by a metaphor for life’s unique blend of beauty and challenges. In my home state of Arizona, I love when March and April launch the spectacular flowering season for cacti. It starts with the yellow, orange, red, and magenta blossoms on prickly pears, followed by a bounty of other flowers.…
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Let’s Celebrate March!
Great to see you here today! I’m in the mood to celebrate. Will you celebrate with me? March is Women’s History Month in the U.S., intended to celebrate the contributions of women in American history. We also have “National Days.” For fun, I looked up observances for today, March 5, here: https://nationaltoday.com/march-5-holidays/. Of the 18 listed,…
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Love Is In The Air!
🌹 Eric and I celebrated our 35th anniversary in January, after meeting when I was moving into an apartment and he was helping someone move out. She had more help, so he started helping me instead. We married four months later. 💘 We spent our honeymoon at the historic El Tovar Lodge at the Grand Canyon.…
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A Holiday Blessing For You!
May this holiday season be full of surprises and cheers, simply because you deserve the best. We like to celebrate stuff here in the U.S.A., and we even have a national day to honor cupcakes! Really. It’s on December 15. Since there’s a fancy cupcake in the first scene of my new book, Deadly Christmas…
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It’s “The Holidays,” and I Need Help!
What’s Your Favorite Thanksgiving Tradition? Thanksgiving is coming up here in the U.S.A., and I was wondering if you have any favorite traditions or recipes you could share with me. I have a small family. We typically just hang out together and eat the traditional Thanksgiving fare – turkey, dressing, mashed potatoes with gravy, some…
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News, a scare, and Elk!
Facebook Scare A Facebook friend messaged me for a favor. Granting that favor got my accounts disabled. Since I run a book business on Facebook, I couldn’t just walk away. After much frustration and anguish, I can now use my accounts, but things still aren’t right. I tell you this to warn you to be…
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From Chaos
Whew! “The holidays” are over, the Christmas tree is in the attic, the kids are back in school, and now we can recover from all the chaos of the November and December indulgences. Right? There’s one kind of chaos that’s just starting … my new book! Yep, the second book in my Peach Blossom Romantic…