A wrap-up of my WFWA-authored novels read in 2025
Each year, I do a wrap-up of the novels I’ve read that are authored by Women’s Fiction Writers Association (WFWA) authors. As a fellow member of WFWA, I may be a bit biased, but I go out of my way to include novels by WFWA in my annual reading … and I have not yet…
Read MoreGorgeous views from Siena’s Torre del Mangia
Last summer my husband and I were back in beautiful Sienna, in Tuscany, after an absence of several years. Siena is always beautiful, and it was fun to enjoy a passeggiata through its gorgeous center. Despite being a very hot July day, there was no way we would miss climbing the medieval Torre del Mangia,…
Read MoreFeisty Deeds II launch – and Editors’ interview
Sooooo excited that tomorrow our new anthology, Feisty Deeds II: Historical Tales of Batches and Brews, will be launched. You can order your copy on Amazon, Barnes & Noble, Kobo and Apple Books. This is a fabulous collection of stories by twenty-five talented authors, with stories spanning centuries and the globe. As one of the…
Read MoreA day in lovely Bern, Switzerland
Last December, my husband and I were staying in Zurich, Swizerland, and decided to take the train for a daytrip to Switzerland’s capital, Bern. Although I’ve travelled a fair about in Switzerland, it was my first visit in its capital, and we enjoyed out day exploring picturesque Bern. I’ve already written about the fabulous views…
Read MoreRecycle! What authors can learn from artists
Last weekend, I was in the Musée des Beaux-Arts in Bordeaux, France. It was a small but interesting collection, with a few artworks by Eugène Delacroix (1798-1863) I’d only seen in textbooks, but never in person. The most well known in the collection was La Grèce sur les ruines de Missolonghi (1826), depicting the attempted…
Read MoreIt’s beginning to look a lot like Christmas … in Bordeaux
On my recent trip to Bordeaux, France I was there when they turned on the Christmas lights and opened the Christmas market to the public. I always enjoy traveling at this time of year to enjoy the festive holiday lights. Bordeaux is such an elegant city, so I had high hopes for its Christmas market.…
Read MoreNew Prairies book review for Feisty Deeds II
Excited we just received our first editorial review for Feisty Deeds II: Historical Tales of Batches and Brews. Hoping this is the first of many positive editorial reviews. If you want to see what The Prairies Book Review had to say about our collection, read the full review below. A sweeping, intimate, and beautifully told…
Read MoreAdmiring the Mighty Mississippi
The Mississippi River has long captured the imagination of Americans. It’s played a central role in American literature and films, and it physically divides the American east from the west. I’ve crossed over it numerous times in my life – on long cross-country drives, but it never fails to impress. The Mississippi flows from it…
Read MoreFeisty Deeds II up on NetGalley – seeking reviewers!
How exciting! Our second edition of the Feisty Deeds anthology is now up on NetGalley for early reviews! Feisty Deeds II : Historical Tales of Batches and Brews is seeking early reviewers. So get on over to NetGalley and request your copy today! I am one of the five co-editors of this collection (and a contributing…
Read MoreThe glory of Rome’s Mercati di Traiano
If you’ve ever been to Rome, it’s doubtful you’ve missed the Roman Forum – stretching from the Colosseum to the Piazza Venezia. The Italian word for the Roman Forum is Fori imperiali, which is Imperial Fora – this is because their are multiple fora, each created by a different emperor. The Mercati di Traiano or…
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