Chapter 1 “You seem especially nervous today. What’s up with you?” Katy asked. “How could I not be nervous? Veronica Knapp is coming in to try on dresses for the fashion show. That woman is scary,” I said and laughed, but I wasn’t entirely joking. Veronica was scary, in the way only uber-wealthy women who […]

Last December, I took my 16-book series, the Presley Thurman Mystery Series, off sale. I did it after much thinking and praying about what the best course of action for me was. I started writing the Presley Thurman Cozy Mysteries over ten years ago when I was not even close to the writer I am […]

The monthly recap idea I had at the beginning of the year is not going so well because here I am recapping for the last three months (and posting it 6 weeks after that). But as crazy as most of us would have thought 2020 was for me, 2021 has proven to be a million […]

At the beginning of this year, I told myself I would do an end-of-the-month recap to let everyone who cares know what I’ve been doing. I often get readers asking me for updates, both in my writing life and just life in general. I have to tell you I’m always surprised when readers are interested […]

As an author, my love of writing first started with my love for reading. My parents took me to the library weekly, and I read several books a week. Now I try to read daily, even if just for a few minutes. It helps me be a better writer, but also it’s my favorite way […]

Don’t you love when you see posts on social media about how perfect someone’s life is? Their fabulous family, perfect kids, amazing house, plenty of money, etc.? And by love, I mean hate. We all know that while there are great aspects of social media, there are also many not so authentic aspects of life […]