I recently joined with numerous other prolific writers contributing to a new blog called Christians Read. From the Christians Read website: A group of Christian readers who also happen to be writers. They’ve joined together to create a lively blog that focuses on three main areas: 1. During the work week, the participating authors and invited guests will blog about

A long time ago in a galaxy far far away I met Tammy Alexander in a critique group before either of us was published. She had just joined ACFW, if I remember correctly, and was promptly put into what will always affectionately be known as critique group number five (Waving to my friends who know who they are). We’ve long

This week I’m working feverishly on my third book in a Heartsong Presents series, which hopefully will be called Redwood Coast. All the stories are set in very Northern California in the coastal redwoods–one of my favorite places in the world. If I can figure out how to get all those digital photos I took of our hikes off my

And those are the best kind, right? Had a great laid-back weekend. Spent four hours on Saturday delivering kiddoes to soccer games, coaching from the sidelines (though I’m only Mom, not the coach) and hours sitting in the blazing sun watching. I have the sunburn to prove it. Our dog Dekker (yes, named after Ted and that’s another story) had

I met Vannetta Chapman at the ACFW conference two years ago. I instantly liked her and at this year’s conference, seemed like we’d been friends forever. She writes Amish mysteries for Zondervan and Amish romance for Harvest House. Don’t blame her if I got that wrong, and Amish something else for Abingdon. Here’s an excerpt from Amazon: “In this first

My latest release, Freezing Point, released October 1st! You can click on the sidebar of this blog or on my books page to learn more about it or to find out how to purchase it. This week you can find me visiting several blogs featuring interviews and book giveaways. On Monday, October 3rd, I’m over at The Borrowed Book with