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...
Days prior to submitting the draft of my upcoming book, TAKE IT FROM ME, an interesting and relevant article entitled Who Is the Bad Art Friend hit the New York Times. In a nutshell, one author accused another of stealing personal elements of her life story (which she told that writer and others...
My pandemic book is finally here! Yes, you read that right. This is the book I wrote during the first six months of the pandemic lockdown and the frenzied national election season. The house was filled with people, all of whom were living in a constant state of worry for our community and country....
June 8th is around the corner, and that's cause for celebration because it's Women's Fiction Day, which "celebrates women's fiction authors, novels, publishers, booksellers, and most importantly, readers who appreciate women's fiction and the power of a great story." As a member of the Women's...
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...
I'm really excited about my September release, TRUTH OF THE MATTER, which is available now to bloggers for request on NetGalley. Starting over means looking back for a mother and daughter on the road to reinventing themselves in a moving novel about family secrets and second chances by Wall Street...
