It happened again. If past experiences hadn’t worked out so well, I might have cried. Okay, if I was a crier. I suppose there is that. Liz Johnson started talking about her upcoming book—a mystery that takes place in Savannah, Georgia. In the 1920’s. Being solved today. Big old house. The Continue Reading
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Why You Need to Dare to Dream Again
I saw the name—Alana Terry. Without even reading the synopsis, I filled out the form to request a review copy. See, I’ve learned something in the past year or so. If Alana has written it, I want to read it. Dare to Dream Again would be no exception. Two months passed. Then the moment came. Continue Reading
Who Doesn’t Love a Killer Christmas Gift?
As often happens, the cover grabbed me—specifically, the title on that cover. A Duel for Christmas. I mean, how often do people associate a duel with Christmas? What about a duel to provide your loved one with what she desires most in the world? What a killer gift! So, I requested a review copy Continue Reading
The First Exclusive Glimpse of the Next Not-So Fairy Tale
What began as a "short story" became a series beginning with Princess Paisley. Not satisfied with that story (a rather silly and ridiculous tale), I embarked on a journey to tell a real fairy tale--one full of adventure and courage. One that cost the hero dearly if he dared to be the hero. I think Continue Reading
What I Thought of Indivisible & Should I See the Movie?
“The book’s always better than the movie.” How many times have we heard that? And it’s almost always true I actually liked the end of The Count of Monte Cristo in the movie better than the book. The movie offers redemption that isn’t in the book. But mostly, yeah. If there’s a book, I’m Continue Reading
Why Sometimes Awful Books Are the Best
Have you ever noticed how legal novels tend to have black, gray, and red covers? Sometimes dark browns and golds. Sometimes dark blues. But seriously, though. I went looking on Amazon to see, and almost all of them were either some version of black and red or browns and golds. I think that’s Continue Reading
What Did I Learn about the Seven Deadly Friendships?
An auditorium of expectant people waited for Kathy Ide to finish introducing our keynote speaker that morning. As the smiling woman stepped up and made a joke, I think we all relaxed. She was real—authentic. Not stuck up in some lofty place. So not unreachable. The people around me were comprised Continue Reading
Why Should You Dare to Begin Again Right Now?
“So, want to rent that storage unit?” My friend and I sat on my couches and dreamed once more of starting life all over. No “stuff” dragging us down. Clean, organized houses. It would be glorious. I’m pretty sure we called for prices. Alas, somewhere in the mix, our more sane husbands put Continue Reading
Which Author Writes the Best Novellas Ever?
Deadline looming, I had one thing and one thing only on my mind. No, it was not, “Get that book done.” It should have been. This I admit. Cathe Swanson is probably going to throttle me for this, but it wasn’t. It wasn’t even, “Set up the order page” or “Tweak the cover.” Nope. It was, “How Continue Reading
Why This Is a Perfect October Christmas Read
Near the end of September, the air grows a little cooler and crisps like the ripened apples on trees. It announces one thing. October is just around the corner. As Anne Shirley said, “I’m glad to live in a world where there are Octobers.” But for the bookworm, October brings more than cooler Continue Reading
What Happens When Your Little Sister’s Best Friend Becomes Yours?
As I’ve been working through the Madeline books, I realized that Madeline’s best friend is now her “best friend’s” brother. And vice versa! This of course, made me wonder if Russell knows it yet. So, I decided to ask him about it… and a few other things. Let’s get right at it. Note: links Continue Reading
Why the Best Friends Don’t Want You to Change
Eighth grade. We were moving. Again. But this time, I’d read about autograph books in A Tree Grows in Brooklyn and remembered how Francie had been so surprised that all the girls had wanted to write in hers—had liked her. It was probably “too good to be true”—for me at least—but I’ve always been Continue Reading
