The young girl was alone on the country road. She could see the farming landscape stretch serenely for half a mile in all directions. She noticed the grain fields on either side of the road. A golden hue was replacing the verdant landscape. Wild Alberta roses were still blooming alongside raspberry canes. Dust billowed over [CONTINUE READING]
May 092012
When I think back to the inspiration for my book, WAKING UP HAPPY: A HANDBOOK OF CHANGE WITH MEMOIRS OF RECOVERY AND HOPE, I think of a night three years ago. Our granddaughter Shyloh had ended up in the hospital after nearly dying of a heroin overdose. She was going into a rehab center the [CONTINUE READING]
When one killer falls for another Agent: Misha Profile: Highly trained in every method the assassins guild has to offer. Always goes by the book. Agent: Rikki Profile: Rogue assassin who kills only to rid the world of hardened criminals. Hates organizations. Always does it her way. Love becomes a matter of life and death Misha’s mission is to [CONTINUE READING]
Francesca Felizzi knows she wields an immense power over men. Her patrons see only a carefree courtesan, and they pay handsomely for the privilege of her time. Francesca never saw him coming, the man who cracked her heart open and ruined her for the job. But he’s shown her what a gaudy facade she’s built, [CONTINUE READING]
May 012012
A frequent visitor to our Louisiana backyard bird feeders is a persistent squirrel, who I watch with a blend of awe and aggravation. He spends an amazing amount of effort to get to one particular feeder, stretching, hanging upside down, falling off and getting back on. While I admire his tenacity, he isn’t very smart: [CONTINUE READING]
May 012012
The Untold Story of King Nebuchadnezzar’s Daughter. For seven years the Babylonian princess Tiamat has waited for the mad king Nebuchadnezzar to return to his family and to his kingdom. Driven from his throne to live as a beast, he prowls his luxurious Hanging Gardens, secreted away from the world. Since her treaty marriage at [CONTINUE READING]
A Darkly Hidden Truth, The Monastery Murders Book 2 by Donna Fletcher Crow. Felicity Howard, a young American studying for the Anglican priesthood at the College of the Transfiguration in Yorkshire, has to learn more about church history if she and Father Antony are going to unravel their second mystery. Past and present mix as [CONTINUE READING]
Apr 182012
Falling for “Maddening Moira” O’Malley was the unexpected highlight of Luke O’Brien’s Dublin holiday. So when she pays a surprise visit to Chesapeake Shores, Luke is thrilled…at first. A fling with this wild Irish rose is one thing, but forever? Maybe someday, but not when he’s totally focused on establishing a business that will prove [CONTINUE READING]
Apr 182012
Clark Hayden is a graduate student trying to help his mother navigate through the loss of his father while she continues to live in their house near Washington DC. With his mother’s diminishing mental capacity becoming the norm, Clark expects a certain amount of craziness as he heads home for the holidays. What he couldn’t [CONTINUE READING]
Apr 172012
Can an introverted ugly duckling be God’s perfect match for the most eligible bachelor in town? Running from imminent danger back home, shy, awkward Irishwoman Rylee Shannon flees to small town, USA, forced to live under the protection of unfamiliar family friends. Prompted to protect her, the McLellans arrange the marriage of Rylee and their [CONTINUE READING]
Apr 172012
Just as there’s no one right way to write a book, there are also no true rules for writing. Ask a group of writers how they start a book and work through to the end of it, and all of us will tell you something different. But for what it’s worth, here are my own [CONTINUE READING]
Apr 132012
Prominent businessman, and friend of the chief of police, Nathan Stanley is stabbed on the frontsteps of his Grand Avenue Hill home. Catherine O’Brien and her partner Louise Montgomery are tasked with figuring out who-done-it, in two days or less. The investigation is complicated by the fact that Stanley wasn’t a nice guy. His assistant, Tracy, [CONTINUE READING]
