To say the last month or so has been busy would be an understatement. Five weeks ago, I had to relocate my mom to a new assisted living facility. Three days after she was settled in I flew to Columbus, Ohio, to help our daughter Samantha out by watching our 2-year-old granddaughter and working on […]
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The Habsburg Way
So, I have this friend who had a new book published this spring, and he sent me a note several months ago asking if I’d like an advanced hardcover copy mailed to me that I could review. Just going to say, when an archduke asks me a favor, I seldom say no. Besides that, I […]
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Coming Up For Air
In 2021 I had two books released the same month. Wasn’t necessarily my choice as they were with two different publishers. But, after that crazy month, I swore I’d never do that again. Never say never, right? In 2023 I’m facing the same issue. My first book with Chrism Press, Royal & Ancient, will […]
CONTINUE READINGOh, The Places You’ll Go
As they say, books can transport you anywhere. While that certainly is true for book readers, it can be equally true for book writers as well. When my first novel, A World Such as Heaven Intended, was published in 2014, I had no idea of the adventure on which I was embarking. It started out […]
CONTINUE READING2020 Quarantine
2020 has been an interesting year, I’ll say that. Who knew that when my husband and I set out on a Caribbean cruise on February 26 that a week later when we docked that the whole world would be turned upside down? Two weeks after that our state instituted a safer-at-home mandate that remained in […]
CONTINUE READINGThe Big Question
There seems to be a standard set of questions we get asked at various stages in our lives. When you’re a kid, the question is, “What do you want to be when you grow up?” In high school, it’s “Where are you going to go to college?” Once your schooling is done, the career questions […]
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