Today, I’m excited to share that FINALLY (some of you have been waiting and asking for years!) DEADLOCKED, which is Book 3 in the Hemlock Creek Suspense series, has released! Right now, it’s only for Kindle (or Kindle apps, if you have another e-reader), but soon the softcover version will release, as well. Just click on this link: https://www.amazon.com/gp/product/B08KPZLY3K. You can… Read More
West Virginia Mountain Mama
I live in West Virginia. I was born and raised here, and we were able to move back here four years ago. I’m a West Virginia Mountain Mama. It’s in my blood. Roots run deep here, and so do memories. Stories are passed from generation to generation. We take care of our own. You have probably heard about the recent… Read More
Releasing in May: Trial by Twelve, A Murder in the Mountains Book #2
Soo…if you get the newsletter or follow my Facebook author page, you’ve already seen the cover for Trial by Twelve, the soon-to-release second mystery in the Murder in the Mountains series. It’s actually over in my sidebar on the right———>>>. You can now add this book on Goodreads here if you enjoyed Miranda Warning! Planning on a May, 2015 release for… Read More
Grounded in the Mountains
My latest novel, an Appalachian mystery, is set in West Virginia. It’s not something I ever saw coming. Twenty years ago, I was dead-set on getting out of the mountains’ grip for good. I wanted big skies and open spaces. I read Architectural Digest in college and pictured myself, CEO of a huge firm in Manhattan, wearing spike heels and… Read More
“How the Old Mountains Drip with Sunset”–Emily Dickinson
Anyone who knows me know this wouldn’t actually be MY blog, were not some Emily Dickinson strewn throughout it. So here’s a little something to celebrate autumn , from the incomparable Emily: “How the old mountains drip with sunset, And the brake of dun!How the hemlocks are tipped in tinselBy the wizard sun!” –Emily Dickinson I just had a glorious thought–I… Read More
Appalachian Romance Author Joanne Bischof–Interview and Book Giveaway
Joanne Bischof and her adorable baby in front of the Waterbrook/Multnomah headquarters Proving author video blogs are an effective way to connect, I have to say the first time I saw Joanne Bischof’s vlog on how she researches her novels, I felt like I’d met her in person! Check out her vlog here: http://www.joannebischof.com/vlog-making-of-be-still-my-soul/. Joanne’s Appalachian-set romance, Be Still My… Read More