Read the First Chapter from my upcoming BLUE UMBRELLA SKY

Blue Umbrella Sky releases on March 19, but is available for pre-order now (links below). I…

I’m Happy to Host Author Jerome Charyn

Jerome, a master of lyrical farce and literary ventriloquism, published his first novel in 1964. A columnist…

Dalakis Passion Vampire Series

Have you read the Dalakis Passion vampire series? If not, it’s not to late to start.…

Writers, Riders and Snow

Do you ever have those weekends that are so jammed you’re left spinning? That was last…

What I’m reading this month

I’m reading up a storm this month and I’m loving it! It’s been so long since…

Old Age and Pot Holes

I’ll be turning 50 in May. And while that’s not exactly old, it isn’t young either.…

Set Your DVR ~ We’re talking books on Hallmark Home and Family on 2/7

Join me on February 7th on Hallmark Channel’s Home and Family Show as we bake the…

Sir Isaac’s Car #BookTour. Book 9

Sir Isaac’s Car And Other Tales of Daring and DisasterThe price of this eBook is 99¢.  This is…

Romancing the Soul

                 How about spending some time romancing your soul?…

Valentine’s Day Expectations

I’m not going to lie, I’m a sappy romantic at heart. I’m the girl who melts…

The Great Parasolverse Read Along ~ Waistcoats & Weaponry DVD Extras (Finishing School Special)

The Great Parasolverse read along continues with Waistcoats & Weaponry the third Finishing School book… 2/4-2/17 Waistcoats…

Finders Bucket List – Haunted Poveglia Island, Italy

In my upcoming release, Finders, the Finders Ghost Hunting team have been all over the world…

‘The Origin of Species’

How Darwin’s theory has influenced humankind It was the ’must-have’ book of the Century. Everyone who…

(VIDEO) PLAYING PEAS PORRIDGE HOT

What can you do on a day when you’re working on artistic things, when you keep…

Story Time Part 2

Further to my post a couple of weeks’ back, here, as promised is my shortlisted sci-fi…

Brave Lessons #5

I read this quote the other day and it got me thinking about “growing brave by…

Ye Olde Caves of Nottingham – Guest Post by Sharon Ledwith

Ye Olde Caves of Nottingham… (The Last Timekeepers and the Arch of Atlantis)

How To Take Your Creative Business To The Next Level With Tara McMullin

If you’ve been running your author business for a while, you can start to feel like…

Book Blast: The Sixth Key by Sue Perkins

I’m happy to welcome New Zealand author Sue Perkins. Today, Sue shares her new release, The…

The Blogging Habit

I always find it difficult after a month-long stretch of blogging to stop posting every day.…

Literary retreats–a world full (list)

A list of literary retreats–just you and your writing in North America or Europe or Australia.…

Is this the most controversial novel ever to be published in the US?

There are many twists and turns in the plot of TARGET 91. But with guns, sex…

Warm Reads for a Winter Sunday

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Verse: Tenth anniversary of my mountain rescue

January, ten years back*: I received a lot of flak When I blundered – went astray…

To the Library!

View from our Toronto Airbnb. What a whirlwind trip.  I arrived at our Airbnb in Toronto…