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Months ago when I’d read stories about people baking to pass the time under lockdown I’d roll my eyes, thinking that will never be me. Boy, was I wrong! I have not turned into Mrs. Pillsbury but I have started cooking at home more … like a LOT more. My regular

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Somebody pinch me!

I absolutely cannot believe that this time next week, my second book will be released and out into the world for y’all to enjoy.  Actually, I had to pause for a moment as the feeling of wonderment rocked through my body. Growing up, I never thought of myself as a writer

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Sneak Peek of The Relentless Hero

The release date for my new book, The Relentless Hero is set! In 2 weeks, you’ll be able to grab your copy of the next book in Julian and Mena’s action-packed, danger-filled love story. The stakes are higher for the couple as they face off with a diabolical foe with

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Get ready for it!

The release date for my new book, The Relentless Hero is set! In 3 weeks, you’ll be able to grab your copy of the next book in Julian and Mena’s action-packed, danger-filled love story. The stakes are higher for the couple as they face off with a diabolical foe with

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The Accidental … Sale?

So, the new cover for The Accidental Hero went live on May 1st on Amazon and I get up that day to check sales figures like all newbie authors do … You know, has anyone bought my book today? Is anyone reading it in KU? Fingers crossed!!! And I noticed that it

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What the hail is going on?

So, I’m sitting in my home office last Friday night diligently working on Hero in Paradise Book 3 – The Fallen Hero when all of a sudden, it sounds like someone is throwing rocks at my window. It’s pitch black dark outside, and I figure I must be imagining things,

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Goodbye old cover

When the Murder in Paradise Series was retired, I was super excited about getting the chance to have a new cover for my book, The Accidental Hero.  Not that I didn’t like the old cover because actually I loved it. But it was designed to fit the conventions that were

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Look what’s blooming

Like many people across the world, I joined in the tradition of planting flowers (or more accurately, having someone plant flowers) in my yard on Good Friday. I read a bunch of articles saying that there is no evidence that planting on Good Friday is any better than any other time

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A Glutton for Punishment

I’m the crazy type of person who is happier when I’m busy.  Not just any type of busy. The kind of “so much stuff on your to-do list that you couldn’t get it done even if you could stop time and give yourself extra hours in everyday” type of busy. 

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Name that Book

Finally! I have come up with some amazing names for the books in the series featuring Julian and Mena.  Each title perfectly captures the role fo the hero in each story and I’m so excited to share them with you! Let me know what you think…

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Mapping it Out

One of the things I learned pretty quickly as I started writing novels on my own is how hard it is to describe places and movement through a scene without some type of roadmap.  Just going by what you can visualize in your head doesn’t always translate right on the

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Getting cozy …

Last week, my friend and occasional co-author, Rachel Woods released her brand new cozy mystery book, Easter Egg Hunt Murder.  Now, I was super excited about reading it because the book and her brand new series feature two characters that we created together: Roland “Beanie” Bean and his wife Noelle.   Beanie

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