Happy Summer!! Just a quick note to let you know that my publisher is giving away 100 digital copies of my July 18th release, THE BEAUTY OF RAIN. Here is the link if you want to enter. Two devoted sisters at a tragic breaking point discover the beautiful and painful truths of being alive in...
If you didn't know it, today is Women's Fiction Day. What exactly is women's fiction? Well, the answer may vary depending on who you ask, but the Women's Fiction Writers Association defines it like this: Our stories may include romance, or they may not. They can be contemporary or historical and...
It's hard to believe we are steamrolling toward spring already! With spring comes showers and flowers, which is the perfect seque to my upcoming new release, THE BEAUTY OF RAIN. I feel so blessed to have received such glowing praise from authors I hold in high esteem. Similarly, I could not be...
Earlier in my career, I was publishing three books each year. It was a grueling schedule that I do not miss. That said, I do miss having multiple new releases each year. There is a little thrill any time the culmination of months' worth of work gets into readers' hands. Now that I release only one...
In all honesty, I didn't give much thought to feminist ideals when I was growing up in Western Pennsylvania in the 1970s. In some ways, my family was very "traditional." Roman Catholic faith. Weekly Sunday dinners with the extended family. I played with dolls while my brother played with cars. My...
Every day I make parenting choices based on a combination of instinct, experience, and fear, and then I pray for the best. These two kids mean everything to me, so I can't tell you how many times I've bargained with God, especially during their teen years. Of all the goals in my life, the biggest...
Happy new year to all! Like most of you, I'm pleased to put 2020 behind us and move forward. I'm filled with hope and determination to show up each day with my A-game, and am excited about my current work-in-progress. That said, I'm equally excited about my 2021 releases. For All She Knows comes...
When I was young, I couldn’t wait to be an adult. Then I hit thirty and wanted to stop time. Similarly, when I had babies, I eagerly awaited each milestone, believing that mothering would become easier and more enjoyable after they could walk and talk and do amusing and amazing things. Then they...
