Author’s Blog

Culloden: Light After Darkness

Highlighting Historical Romance with Laura Strickland. To anyone who loves Scottish Historical Romance, the Battle of Culloden looms large. In fact, for many of us the entire Bonny Prince Charlie legend more or less epitomizes the bittersweet, double-edged sword—or claymore—of valor and loss, about which we love to read and write. The heart longs to […]

Taking Stock

I’m taking stock of my assets. As a writer, my greatest assets are story ideas and characters. I’ve taken a step back to look at what I have going for me. Let me explain. Now that The Children of Empire Series is well on its way, I have a confession to make. I don’t have […]

Nothing But Gratitude

Gratitude and a bit of fatigue I am happy to report that sales of The Unexpected Wife have gone very well. In fact, sales of all three books in the Children of Empire series continue to be brisk. I’m grateful to all who listened to me fret, who shared information about the books, who hosted […]

My Gift to You

To celebrate the launch of The Unexpected Wife, Soul Mate Publishing has generously made Book 2 in the Children of Empire Series **FREE** for three days only, today, tomorrow, and Thursday.  Grab a copy here, or click on the cover in the right-hand menu. AN APOLOGY If you tuned in earlier you saw The Renegade […]

Let the Party Begin!

The Unexpected Wife will finally be released in the wild (er, published) on Wednesday. At least the Kindle format will be; print may lag a little, but it should be available soon. Join in the celebration! How you ask? Let me tell you: Order a copy! Or if you are a Kindle Unlimited member beginning […]