FREE Chapter Bats and Bling a Presley Thurman Cozy Mystery
FREE Chapter Bats and Bling a Presley Thurman Cozy Mystery

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 […]

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New and Improved, Stilettos and Scoundrels!
New and Improved, Stilettos and Scoundrels!

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 […]

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Here’s The Story – April, May, June
Here’s The Story – April, May, June

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 […]

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Here’s the Story – February
Here’s the Story – February

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 […]

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What’s on my Kindle
What’s on my Kindle

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 […]

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All my dirty secrets
All my dirty secrets

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 […]

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