Kindle Countdown!

Last day for this awesome Kindle Countdown sale! Celebrate my new Chocolate-Box book, A Chocolate-Box Summer Breeze, now on pre-order, and snag your copy of A Chocolate-Box Valentine for only 99¢. Last day for the sale so grab your ebook copy today.

New Release! Recipes from the Heart

Recipes from the Heart is a #1 New Release on Amazon! Only 99¢ Are you drawn back to certain recipes because they bring up memories? A heartwarming story is the hallmark of a romantic read, and every one of my books contains a recipe submitted by a reader, my beloved mother or grandmother, or friends […]

Celebrating Mother’s Day

Celebrating Mother’s Day Mother’s Day is a holiday most of us celebrate. Some celebrate their birth moms, some their adoptive moms, stepmoms, and some celebrate the mother they have chosen. Grandmothers and aunts play a huge role as well. Most of us honor more than one of these women, and I believe you can never […]

Happy St. Patrick’s Day!

Enjoy this authentic Irish Scones recipe, brought to you by a granny in County Derry, Ireland. Irish Scones: 2 cups flour 1/2 tsp. salt 1/4-1/2 stick margarine 2 tsp. baking powder 4 oz. buttermilk Set oven to 450F. Grease cooking tray and sift dry ingredients. Cut and rub in margarine. Mix quickly and lightly to […]

Sneak Peek Excerpt: A Portuguese Christmas

As we continue into the holiday season, this week I want to share a first chapter excerpt from my sweet holiday romance, A Portuguese Christmas Love can come softly, like holiday snow. Or sweep you away like a riptide. Chapter One: It was simply the way it was in Portugal, another morning dawning so brilliantly. […]

Sneak Peek Excerpt: Candleglow and Mistletoe

As we continue into the holiday season, this week I want to share a first chapter excerpt from my sweet holiday romance, Candleglow and Mistletoe Noelle Wentworth doesn’t mind getting away from St. Augustine to fill in at her ailing aunt’s candle shop.A few weeks in Snowing Rock will help her get past the humiliating […]

Volunteering Ideas- An 8 Part Summer Series (Part 8)

Did you know that one of the main benefits of volunteering is to make YOU happier? This summer, and the last in the series, I’m highlighting ways you can volunteer in your community. Fix and serve meals. Did you know that 50 million Americans go hungry? Volunteers are needed to fix and prepare meals at […]

Volunteering Ideas- An 8 Part Summer Series (Part Seven)

Did you know that one of the main benefits of volunteering is to make YOU happier? This summer, I’m highlighting some ways you can volunteer in your community. Become a good neighbor. If your neighborhood has a beautification project, join in. Or assist with a community watch program. In any event, taking time to get […]

Volunteering Ideas- An 8 Part Summer Series (Part Six)

Did you know that one of the main benefits of volunteering is to make YOU happier? This summer, I’m highlighting some ways you can volunteer in your community. Week Six: Organize a food co-op. Searching for a way to purchase fresh farm foods at a discount? Not only will a co-op save you money, they […]