Famous Family Nights

If you’ve been around much on Facebook, Goodreads, and Blogger, no doubt you’ve come across several reviews of the book Famous Family Nights. Well, I am a contributer to this book, but until recently, I never had the opportunity to read the rest. Now I have. I heartily add my recommendations to other reviewers. Not […]

More Reviews on Saving Madeline!

Some new reviews of Saving Madeline have been posted. Thank you, reviewers! Visit their sites and post a comment to be entered to win a copy at the end of the tour. You can be entered on every site, but not more than once per site. At least one book will be given away, but […]

The Hidden Branch

As I’ve been preparing to launch my new novel, Saving Madeline, into the world, a friend of mine is doing the same for her new book. GG Vandagriff’s romantic mystery novel, The Hidden Branch, will also be out later this month. The book takes place in Huntington Beach, CA, and is the fifth in the […]

Saving Madeline Interviews and Blogs

Several reviews and interviews have been posted this past week about my upcoming novel, Saving Madeline. Comment on their sites and be entered into a drawing to win a free copy of the book at the end of the tour! (Winner posted shortly after September 25th.) I want to send out a thank-you to these […]

Agent in Old Lace

I’m a voracious reader, but it isn’t every day I read a book I can recommend without reservations. Agent in Old Lace by Tristi Pinkston is one of these books. Tristi is known for her well-researched historical novels, but this book is something completely different. Both her current fans and new readers will enjoy this […]

Blog Tour and a Free Book!

I’m doing a blog tour for my upcoming novel, Saving Madeline. If you find one of these blogs and comment on it, you will be entered into a contest to win a copy of the novel! Yes, if you find more than one of these blogs, you can comment on each of them and each […]

Author’s Note in My Upcoming Novel Saving Madeline

Several years ago, shock radiated throughout Utah when an infant was found dead after ingesting meth she had found in a plastic bag on the floor of her home. What made this tragic circumstance even more notable and horrific is that weeks earlier her father had forcibly taken her across state lines, hoping to protect […]

Chastity and Youth

I visited a blog recently where they were discussing chastity for youth. As a Christian, I believe there is no absolutely no substitute for chastity. Youth need to understand that it’s vital they do everything in their power to safeguard the sacred power of intimacy and procreation. However, at the same time we are talking […]

The Creature

I have no idea how long the creature had been living under my son’s car which had been parked in the driveway for two and a half months, but we first noticed it on July 24. Some of our friends who had come over to swim that day saw the creature, and my husband saw […]

Word from Hiroshima

I got word yesterday that my son arrived safely in Hiroshima. They even sent me a picture. He is the third from the left, next to the Japanese elder in glasses. He is going to have some great experiences there, and I’m so excited for him.