Fortune’s Child Named Best
Chanticleer International Awards Cites Fortune’s Child as Grand Prize Winner, Best Book of 2019 It happened in September of 2020. Out of thousands of books, seventeen divisions, fiction and nonfiction,…
Read moreFortune’s Child Update
Fortune’s Child has been doing extraordinarily well. Thank you for staying tuned to my very rare newsletters. I’m hard at work on the final installment of this duology. Hoping for…
Read moreKIRKUS REVIEW
Hello~Thank you for staying with me! This is my first newsflash of 2020, so Happy New Year! My newsletters just might be as rare as in 2019, but I’ll be…
Read moreLong Ago and Far Away in Hollywoodland
Today marks the launch of Fortune’s Child in paperback. The e-book is on pre-order and will launch October 27th. The hardcover is now available. I’m embarrassed to say how long…
Read moreCover Reveal plus Excerpt
I am thrilled with the final cover, not to mention the quote from Lisa Wingate! Take a look. News about the publication date and the pre-order date is coming very…
Read more~Unveiling a New Book~
Coming soon is a new book that I started years ago (more on that in a later post). I became fascinated with Empress Theodora of the Sixth Century Byzantine Empire,…
Read moreNew Drawings! & Summer Winners Announced
Hello! Thanks a million for signing up. As promised, I will not bombard you with e-mails. My next book is finished and I’m working on publication details. Stay tuned. In…
Read moreThe Boy Who Wanted Wings – Read or Listen Now!
I am excited to announce that the audiobook of THE BOY WHO WANTED WINGS has been released. James Gillies, the voice actor, did a terrific job! It is now on…
Read moreWinged Hussars: Facts And History About Polish Warriors, Their Armor and Military Tactics
I recently happened upon this excellent post by Ellen Lloyd at AncientPages.com and thought I’d share it with you! This will have special meaning for those who are reading The…
Read moreThree Days and Nights with the Pulpwood Queens in Nacogdoches, Texas
My adventure started with an invitation from Kathy Murphy’s Girlfriend Weekend, the annual extravaganza of her Pulpwood Queens and Timber Guys Book Club. It’s actually the largest network of book…
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