Brownie recipe and book excerpt

Brownie recipe and book excerpt

Last week I promised a taste (ha,ha) of my new book so below you’ll find the first two chapters of Brownies & Betrayal, at this link, and the recipe for Rocky Road Brownies below–it’s super delish. This started out as a family favorite brownie...

My new book cover!

So, I’ve been working on my first culinary mystery for nearly two years now, and after several rounds of critiques from friends, it’s finally about to come out! But first, isn’t my cover cute! Yeah, my husband still has to build the page on my...

Book review: Turning Pages by Tristi Pinkston

Tristi Pinkston is one of the most versatile writers I know. She writes historicals, cozy mysteries, narrative non-fiction, cook books and now a light-hearted romance. Here’s the blurb: With his pride and her prejudice, what could possibly go wrong? When the...

Multi-author signing tonight and updates

First, tonight I’ll be signing with a dozen other authors at the Pleasant Grove Library. There will be a silent auction for the library, and some of the proceeds from book sales will be donated to the library. There will be plenty of cookies and great books to...

Going vertical–trellising vegetables

I know it’s been a long time since I wrote about my garden, but I’m turning over a new leaf. Well, okay, I’m working on it. For the past five years I’ve been planning to trellis some vines on the front of the house. Originally I thought maybe...

My KDP Experiment

A big thank to everyone who downloaded copies of my book The Switch on Friday and Saturday last week. Does that sound backwards, thanking people to getting my book for free? Well, it’s too early to see what it’ll do for my sales, though I’ve had a...

Get “The Switch” Free Today and Tomorrow

I’m so excited my book, The Switch is available for FREE on Kindle through tomorrow night. This story has been a fun project, especially since I got to use a lot of my EMT knowledge for the emergencies Danny, the paramedic firefighter from Blank Slate goes on....