What I’m Working on Over the Summer

Hope your summer is going well. I recently bought a used—but well-cared for—deck boat and am enjoying days on the water when I can get them. Here in Maryland, it will soon turn brutally hot, which means you avoid the heat by going faster in the boat to have the wind...

Read A Death on the Way to Portsmouth for Free

You might not know that I have a short story available on Amazon for free. A Death on the Way to Portsmouth, featuring Violet Harper from my Lady of Ashes series, is a story I wrote and submitted to a contest a few years ago, hoping to be included in an anthology. The...

Read an Excerpt from Three Notch Safari!

I wanted to give you a sneak read from my upcoming book, Three Notch Safari. First, here’s the cover description: Becca Garvey’s life has just been burned to the ground by her husband’s announcement that he is abandoning her to pursue his “dream” of becoming a beach...

Exclusive Book Cover Sneak Peek!

Dear Valued Reader,  Happy New Year to you and yours! As the holiday dust settles, I wanted to give you a special New Year’s gift since you are one of the most important people in the world to me: a cherished reader. I thought you might enjoy a sneak peek—before...

Shop Amazon Prime Days and Save!

Happy Summer! I hope you had a great July 4th. I have recently learned how to pick crabs. It’s hard work to get  to that succulent meat, but it’s oh-so-worth-it when enjoying the sunny July weather with friends…even if I do end up stabbing myself on their shells...

Titus and the Toilet Paper Trouble

I love my cats, I really do. But sometimes…Back in late June, I adopted an adorable 10-week-old gray tabby, whom I named Titus. I mean seriously, look at this little bundle of fluffy cuteness!He was such a sweet, calm kitten. He didn’t scratch anything, he didn’t...

Christmas Games

I would normally use this space and time to talk about Victorian Christmas traditions, or American ones, or even my own personal ones from the past. This year, though, has been unlike any other Christmas holiday ever, has it not? I’m sure that, like me, you are...

For the Love of Etsy

Well, the weather is turning cool here in the Mid-Atlantic. Combined with the recent time change and a few trees hesitantly displaying bits of red and orange, I feel like fall is finally arriving, don’t you? Thoughts of autumn make me start thinking about our two big...