Thank You For Your Reviews and Support

When I was finishing edits for The House Guests, I realized it was also time to write acknowledgements to include at the end. I usually do just a page of thank yous, concentrating on the book my contacts helped with. But this time I wanted to recognize, if not all, most of the people who’ve…

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From Start to Finish (The House Guests)

From start to finish, a novel takes more time and work than I ever dreamed as a reader. Before I was published the first time, I assumed an author finished a book, turned it in, and readers had it in their hands in a matter of months. But, of course, I immediately learned that in…

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Brainstorming (The House Guests)

June brings the debut of The House Guests on the 29th, so for all my blogs this month I’m giving you glimpses into the book, even before you have the opportunity to read it. The first week I talked about the setting, Tarpon Springs, Florida, and my personal reasons for setting the book there. I…

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Yiayia’s Kouzina (The House Guests)

The House Guests makes its debut at your favorite bookstore in just four weeks. I’ll be giving you hints about it for the rest of this month. And today’s hints are, of course, about food! The House Guests is set in Tarpon Springs, Florida, which is home to a higher percentage of Greek Americans than…

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Coming Soon(ish): The House Guests

Coming soon(ish)? Or is that later(ish)? The way we choose to view the timing for the debut of The House Guests, my latest book from Mira, depends on many factors. Until recently June 29th seemed years away to me. After all, time’s been moving slowly this past year, one day fading into the next with…

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Psst… What Do You Think About My New Cover?

The House Guests, at bookstores in June 2021. Authors wait, hope and pray while a new cover is in the works. We don’t always have a lot of choices, but Mira’s cover art department made some welcome changes on this one between the initial concept and this final version. The book (June 2021) is set…

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The Way Back Home

Book Two of my Homecoming Series is now available. I’m delighted to say that The Way Back Home, book two of my homecoming series, is now available for purchase. You’ll find it at all your favorite online bookstores as an eBook, plus the print version at Amazon. That link takes you to my webpage to…

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The Homecoming Series–Back In Print

Don’t you love to see old friends? I’m delighted to announce that three of mine, books I wrote when I was happily publishing romances with Silhouette, will be visiting online bookstores beginning in September. While I was working on putting them back into print I told you a little about the covers and the stories,…

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Gone Writing

Well, the sign’s not exactly right. I’ve “gone writing.” I finally finished my latest book, at least the first draft. Now I’m at the cutting (drastically) stage. Since it’s due very soon, that’s where all my energy is going. So while I wish I were fishing, or at least sitting quietly on a riverbank surrounded…

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