Sometimes people ask me where I get the ideas for my books. Let me tell you, they come from everywhere: from something someone says, from an unsolved mystery in real life, or just from asking, “What if?” Anything can prompt a story and I’m off and running. My characters? Well, sometimes a character is a […]
Sep 4, 2021
The Clock Is Ticking
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The clock is ticking on the four-day countdown deal of the four DARCY AND FLORA COZY MYSTERIES at Amazon. This is Day 1, the only day all four books will be $4.99. Price will increase one dollar for each of the four days. Darcy and Flora are the intrepid mother/daughter sleuths who get stuck in […]
Sep 2, 2021
A Listening Ear and Good Advice
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Clues: a partial message on a scrap of wallpaper, a ghostly figure on the stairs, a book of curious poems, a murderer who had done a disappearing act. Sleep was hard to come by that night. My dreams were riddled with ghosts and scraps of paper which kept floating just beyond my grasp. When a […]
Jul 30, 2021
Ancestry and Its Mysteries
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Ancestors are fascinating people. You have them. I have them. Each ancestor has a story and, from their stories, we arrive and write our own stories to pass on. I’ve always been fascinated by past generations. Finding out more about how they lived, what they considered important, how they spent their days is an engrossing […]
