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It’s Hot Out Here!

We escaped sultry St. Louis over a decade ago to move to sunny and seventies Southern California. We love it here. But this year, apparently, SoCal decided to remind us of what we escaped—a month of heat and humidity. Except now, we’re suffering through it without air conditioning, because sunny ...
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Minor Rant

I formatted one of my books as a pdf this morning and Adobe told me it was a large document and would I like it summarized? I almost spit at the screen. An entire year of squeezing out the perfect words, making them pull together in the best manner to ...
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HAPPY 100th BOOK BIRTHDAY TO ME!

My July 21st release of THE KILLER’S DASTARDLY INTRIGUE is my 100th published book!!!!! It’s been a long strange trip since the days back in the early 80s when I sat with my 99c Walmart notebook and 19c Bic pen and scribbled stories to amuse myself while the kids played ...
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Food and History!

We spent most of our merry month of May circling the Adriatic, then cruising around Italy to spend a few days in Tuscany, one of our favorite places in the world. The coast is a spectacular panorama of rocks and forest with the occasional beach and some of the best ...
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May Books Rule the World!

Because our lovely sunny days went back to foggy marine layer, I’ve been at my desk, digging down to finish the final edit on THE KILLER’S DASTARDLY INTRIGUE, the last book in the Gravesyde Village Mystery series! I’ll miss all the lovely characters I came to know over these past ...
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Are you ready for spring?

Admittedly, I am not entirely certain when spring arrives in Southern California. We had a glorious January with sun and seventies, after a rainy December. I barely had time to trim back my roses before they started blooming again. When we lived elsewhere, I always planted daffodils so I could ...
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Secrets of Wycliffe Manor FREE short time only!

For a short time only, The Secrets of Wyclfiffe Manor, the first book in my Gravesyde Priory Mysteries, is free, and the following books in the series are discounted, in case you got started and didn't pick up the next ones. Stock up on your winter reading! For readers who ...
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Happy Gardening!

I know most of you are sitting in front of fires trying to stay warm. Been there, done that, ran away. But even in the cold days I decorated the pines with suet so the cardinals made bright flowers against the green. I need flowers! Here in SoCal, we have ...
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Lord Rogue FREE

LORD ROGUE FREE, one week only! (and check the next books in the series for discounts—stock up on your winter reading at the best prices!) Showing my roots in action/adventure Westerns from the days of big books readers can dive into: From Philadelphia salons to the untamed western frontier, a ...
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Vacation Needed from Vacation!

We took a marvelously relaxing cruise of Puget sound, meeting up with Mary Jo Putney and her husband to discuss writerly subjects and just enjoying the scenery and a wine tasting or two. The food was scrumptious, the weather—amazingly—perfect, and the company wasn’t to be sneezed at. I always dream ...
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