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Book launch tour for The Letter from the Island
I’m pleased to be joining the Bookouture launch tour for Rose Alexander’s latest novel, The Letter from the Island. I enjoyed this dual timeline novel set in modern-day and WWII-era Crete, Greece. Dual timeline novels are a genre I love, and especially a novel like this in which an elderly woman is looking back upon…
Read MoreNovel locations for In The Shadow of The Apennines
I don’t need much of an excuse to get out to the mountains near Rome. Years ago, I got a small place out in the mountains of Abruzzo, in the town of Ovindoli, and this is a place I enjoy escaping to for relaxing weekends out in the fresh mountain air. I love it so…
Read MoreJoining the book tour for The Lost Garden launch
Very pleased to join the launch tour for Angela Petch’s newest novel, The Lost Garden. Like me, Petch is an expat who lives in Italy, so I know I’m in good hands for her Italian tales. I enjoyed Petch’s latest novel, a coming of age tale set in Italy’s Emilia Romagna region in the 1930s.…
Read MoreGreat to see Drink Wine and Be Beautiful featured on Trip Fiction’s blog on book covers
Thanks to talented author Lya Badgely, who brought this blog post to my attention. Great to see my short story collection cover, Drink Wine and Be Beautiful, featured in the blog for Trip Fiction entitled The Power of a Book Cover. It’s an interestting post, speaking about the power of book covers. Honestly, I’m not…
Read MoreNew Kirkus review for Dark Blue Waves
Pleased to have received a new Kirkus Review book review for my time travel women’s fiction/historical romance novel, Dark Blue Waves. I’ve loved writing all my novels, but as a huge Jane Austen fan, writing this one imagining a modern girl transported back to 1813 was a dream come true. Here’s the full review below.…
Read MoreLast day to download my Easter at The Three Coins Inn for free!
Just a reminder that – not only did my latest novel pick up four book awards, but Easter At The Three Coins Inn is also FREE for downloading this month over at the Book Cave Summer Book Bash. Today is your LAST day to download my novel for free if you sign up for my…
Read MorePick up an escape to Rome for 99 cents, with Three Coins
My first novel, Three Coins, is on sale through Monday for ninety-nine cents in the US, the UK, the euro zone, Canada and Australia (and in equivalent currencies internationally) through Monday on Amazon and Kobo. Hope you’ll pick up this women’s fiction novel, with a touch of romance, set in Rome and focused primarily on…
Read MoreHappy One Year Book Birthday to Feisty Deeds
Okay, a pre-birthday celebration, since 8 June – Women’s Fiction Day – launches the actual date. One year ago, I joined twenty-two fellow authors to launch our new historical fiction anthology, Feisty Deeds: Historical Fictions of Daring Women. This was such a labor of love. I worked alongside four fellow authors – Carolyn Korsmeyer, Christy…
Read MoreLet the 2025 Beach Reading Season officially begin!
The season actually initiated a while ago – I’ve already been for two bouts of beach reading seaside. But the opening of beach reading season is always a cause for celebration. I kicked off my 2025 beach reading season with a day in my favorite beach day get-away, Sperlonga. While at this wonderful beach spot…
Read MoreEaster at The Three Coins Inn wins its fourth book award!
I’m pleased to announce my newest novel, Easter at The Three Coins Inn has just won its fourth book award. It placed as Finalist in the Next Generation Indie Book Award 2025, in the General Fiction category. Always a pleasure to get recognition for my novels, and it means a lot to me because this…
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