All my life, I had loved reading fairy tales and myths. As a child, some relative (likely one of my grandmothers but I can’t remember now) had bought me the original Grimm’s fairy tales, which I devoured. (I’m not sure if whoever bought it realized how dark some of them were, but quite honestly, it …
Chapter 1 It started like any other day. My alarm woke me, dragging me out of an exhausted, unsatisfying sleep. Between my night terrors and inability to quiet my mind, it was a constant battle to get enough rest. I stumbled to the kitchen to get the first pot of coffee started—I went through at …
It’s here! Another installment in The Riverview Mysteries series. Check it out: It’s on preorder and set for a July 12, 2022 release date. Here’s a sneak peek at the description: Twenty-four years ago, five-year-old Tori walked into her newborn brother’s room in the middle of the night and discovered a figure abducting him. The only …
Full disclosure: I’ve been wanting to start a virtual book club for like, well, forever. (Yes, I’ll admit it. I’m jealous of Oprah and Reese Witherspoon.) I can’t tell you how many times I thought to myself “one day, I would love a book club just like Oprah and Reese have.” Until the one day …
When Amazon blew open the doors of the traditional publishing model and paved the way for Indie authors to compete and get their books directly into the hands of their readers, there was a lot to celebrate. Especially for book clubs. Now you have soooo many more books to choose from! But there was a …
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There’s nothing quite like a twisted psychological thriller or scary ghost story to get you in the mood for Halloween … The ultimate “things are not as they seem” holiday … For which people hide their true face behind masks and costumes, and you just never know if you’re going to get a treat … …
It’s that time of year again … when parents everywhere breathe a deep sigh of relief as they no longer are in charge of keeping their youngsters busy for a good eight hours a day. With that in mind, I thought it would be fun if us adults went back to school, too. The following …
A few years back, someone posted a question on Goodreads asking if any book club discussion questions existed for my book, The Stolen Twin. Even though it had never occurred to me to provide them, the question still gave me pause. I’m an English Major, so I always thought of “literary” books as discussion question …
