Don't ask me where this blogpost idea came from, but I happened to think of all the pithy sayings we've all heard and dismissed while growing up...only to find out they were very true as we got older! Maybe it's because I write West Virginia mysteries/suspense and sometimes my characters might pop … [Read more...]
Miranda Warning FREE for Kindle, 2/25-2/29/16
Just wanted to let you friends and readers know that Miranda Warning, Book 1 in A Murder in the Mountains Series, is free for Kindle, February 25-29th. Please share the pinnable pic above or one of the tweets below with your friends and let's get the word out! Tweets to share, just … [Read more...]
When Writing Takes you into the Deep Waters
As many of you know, I'm in the process of writing my second Viking historical novel, Forest Child. As a select few of you also know, I have deliberately tried to back-burner it for several months (years?), simply because I knew my main character's real life story (Freydis Eiriksdottir) and I knew … [Read more...]
Fave Book Finds of 2015 and my To-Read for 2016
I love seeing these "best books of 2015" lists and I was so thrilled that both Miranda Warning and Trial by Twelve made it onto Beckie Burnham's list here on her By the Book review blog. I wanted to share a few of my 2015 top picks with you. Let me know if you've read them or have others to … [Read more...]
Merry Christmas! Celebrating with a Giveaway and a New Audiobook!
Nothing beats the excitement of baby's first Christmas. Or in this case, new kitten. New kitten who is totally enamored with our live tree. This Christmas season, I wanted to give back to you readers who have done so much this year to spread the word on my novels. I wish I could say a special … [Read more...]
Reblog: Viking Women: Not as Different as You Might Think
Today I just wanted to link you up with an older post I did for Medievalists.net, two years ago when God's Daughter released. Find that post here. It's a reminder of why I set about writing the Vikings of the New World Saga. Because misconceptions about Vikings abound (they were dirty, they were … [Read more...]