Semi-Finalist for Indies Today Award for Easter at The Three Coins Inn
Super excited to have received my very first book award for my newest novel, Easter at The Three Coins Inn. My novel was named a Semi-Finalist for the Indies Today Book Award 2024. This may be my first book award for my newest novel, but it’s my eighteenth book award overall. Although I certainly don’t…
Read MoreChagall’s splash of color in Zurich’s Fraumünster
On a recent trip to Zurich, I returned to see the Chagall painted windows I hadn’t seen in years. Russian-Jewsih artist Marc Chagall (Moishe Segal/Mark Zacharovič Šagal, 1887-1985) began a new phase of his career with stained glass and painted windows for churches. Zurich’s Fraumünster church, founded in 853 by Louis the German for his…
Read MoreHappy Valentine’s Day! Enjoy your romance reads…
Happy Valentine’s Day! It’s the day – and the month – to celebrate romance. And reading romance novels is a great way to celebrate. Although many of my women’s fiction novels and stories often have romantic elements, fewer of my novels are also categorized as romance novels. But three do fit the bill. Here are…
Read MoreIn the steps of the Ingalls family at Tallgrass Prairies National Reserve, Kansas
Like many young girls, I grew up reading the Little House in the Prairies books, written by Laura Ingalls Wilder, and wondering what life must have been like out in the American prairies. The series was turned into a popular television series, and I enjoyed those, too. It wouldn’t be until years later, this past…
Read MoreWant more romance in your life? Free romance novels throughout February!
I am proud to be working alongside 17 other authors to celebrate Valentine’s Day and romance novels throughout the month of February. All through the month, we’ll be offering one of our romance novels free with sign-up to our author newsletters. There are a lot of new-to-me authors and novels on this list that I’m…
Read MoreParis is always a good idea…
I was in Paris for a weekend last month. Although I’ve been many times to Paris, it’s always a pleasure to get back. I left early on a Friday, and had three days in the City of Lights, and I was eager to get in as much as I could – great walks, music, art,…
Read MoreWhen in Paris … Shakespeare and Company
When a writer and avid reader finds herself in Paris, it is almost sacrilege not to pay a visit to Shakespeare and Company. It was also close to my hotel, so made for an easy trip. The original bookstore opened in Paris in 1919 (in a different location in the Left Bank) by Sylvia Beach.…
Read MoreGorgeous views from Bern’s Minster tower – Switzerland’s tallest cathedral spire
Last month, my husband and I were on a trip to Zurich. The weather was perfect, and we decided to take a daytrip by train to Switzerland’s capital – Bern. I’ve already written about our visit to the interesting Paul Klee Museum, built by Italian starchitect, Renzo Piano. We enjoyed the whole city, but one…
Read MoreMy little (growing) stack of writing
I began my publishing journey just a little over three years ago. After many years of scribbling, and publishing short stories in journals and anthologies, I decided I wanted to start publishing as an indie author. Just over three years later, with five novels, one short story collection and one historical fiction anthology under my…
Read MoreVisiting the Klee Museum in Bern, Switzerland
My husband and I were in Zurich, Switzerland last month. We took a daytrip to beautiful Bern, and while there, also took the opportunity to visit the newish Paul Klee Museum. Paul Klee (1879-1940) was born outside of Bern, Switzerland of a German father and Swiss mother. His father was a music teacher and his…
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