Author’s Blog

At the Shore

No work this week. By the time you read this we’ll be at the seashore. We often celebrate our anniversary at Cape May. This year it is 5-0. the big golden one. We’ll be gone all week. We’ll be walking, relaxing, and staring at the waves. But first, coffee!

A Beguine is Not a Nun

Highlighting Historical Romance with Rue Allyn and her tales of the beguines. In the middle ages, a nun was a religious female member of the church who took solemn vows. A Beguine is also a religious female who took solemn vows. What’s the difference? Beguines were not members of any church sanctioned group. A Beguine, […]

Christmas Hope

I had bit of excitement this week. Christmas Hope has gone to the editor for its final edit, and over the weekend I revealed the cover to the world. I did my last clean up of the file last week and almost shed a wee tear. I do love the story. How do you like […]

Why Stories

Stories inspire our souls for sure. They also heal our minds and I suspect, bodies as well. I’ve always said a good book is my drug of choice and I’m not exaggerating. I have no verifiable proof, of course, but my experience tells me I’m on to something. Under stress, feeling bad, going through a […]

Art and Passion in Florence

Highlighting Historical Romance with Belle Ami, Leonardo Da Vinci, and Fioretta Gorini The Girl Who Knew Da Vinci is a romance/suspense/historical/time-travel thriller. Whew, that’s a lot of categories, however it correctly covers the genres. It spans a time period of 500 years beginning in the Renaissance. Angela Renatus, my heroine who is an art historian, […]