Last month you met Maggie, the newest member of our family. Maggie is growing by leaps and bounds, at least as much as a mini-goldendoodle can. She’s still a tad shy of ten pounds, but all her fluffy hair makes you think she’s growing like nobody’s business. She’s absolute joy and absolute challenge. Perhaps by this time next year she will …
Puppy Love & Prayers for Recovery: My Fall Update
Happy November! The harvest is in, days are shorter, nights cooler, and a cozy parlor with a good book in the evening is just the thing. I think of these as “drawing in” days, rich in gratitude and thanksgiving. In memory I hear my mother singing Johnson Oatman Jr.’s words, “Count your many blessings, name them one by one; Count your …
Fall Delights: Ladies of the Lake Sale, MyNoWriMo Success, & More!
Welcome to October, month of cool, crisp evenings and frosty morns! I echo the words of Anne from Anne of Green Gables: “I’m so glad we live in a world where there are Octobers!” Tyndale is offering an E-Book October Special: Ladies of the Lake is on Sale for $3.99—a great price for the entire month! ABOUT THE BOOK: The beloved author of Saving …
Book Club Fun & My Writing Month!
Welcome to September—month of new beginnings in so many ways—school, cooler weather, cozy nights by the fire to read great books! I hope you’ll share your favorite reads with me. Here’s one to add to your fall reading: The secret a mother was forbidden to share . . . the consequences a daughter could not redeem—but will risk everything in …
Don’t Miss Book Festival & Reading! + New Book News + Sale
Join me for Lovettsville, Virginia’s Love Books Festival , a Family Friendly Celebration of Books, Local Authors, and Literary Learning! September 7, 11 a.m.- 4 p.m. at the Lovettsville, VA Community Center, 57 East Broad Way, Lovettsville, VA 20180 *Free to attend and Free Giveaways *35+ authors with their latest books, book signings, author readings, writing workshops, …
Until We Find Home E-Book Special June 6 – 10!
June 6 – 10 Until We Find Home is on sale in E-Book form for $2.99 from your favorite E-Book Vendor! Join me during the tumultuous years of WWII in England’s breathtaking Lake District, home to Beatrix Potter at Hill Top Farm. I’d love to meet you there for tea and scones! Here is the what you’ll find in the story: …
A Secret Bloom: Unveiling the Cover of This Promised Land
Do you want to know a secret? Before this is revealed to the public, I want to share with you the cover of my next book, This Promised Land. Designed by Libby Dykstra of Tyndale House Publishers, this stunning cover beautifully represents two of the main characters in This Promised Land—sixty-five-year-old Ginny Dee, and her feisty great-niece, Arlo, who turns ten—double digits—during …
New Book Cover Reveal!
Dear Friends, I’m thrilled to share with you the cover of my upcoming book, This Promised Land. Designed by Libby Dykstra of Tyndale House Publishers, this stunning cover beautifully represents two of the main characters in This Promised Land—sixty-five-year-old Ginny Dee, and her feisty great-niece, Arlo, who turns ten—double digits—during the story. Here is a summary of the story: When she …
FREE Virtual Event, Ebook Sale and Book Recommendation
Welcome to October—and all things autumn! I’m looking forward to joining Author Susan Meissner for our virtual Author-to Author interview on behalf of Save Ellis Island’s Virtual Author Series as we discuss Ladies of the Lake. We’d love to have you join us Thursday, October 26 for this free event! Here’s the invitation from Save Ellis Island: There’s time to Register for Save …