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I’m Still Here!
Friends! Hello from Birmingham! It’s been a minute since I’ve posted here on the blog, and I’m sorry for that. **I’m going to take a quick minute to suggest you follow me on either Instagram or Facebook—I update those much more regularly than this blog, although I do want to keep you updated here as…
Read MoreGLORY ROAD, a giveaway, and other odds and ends
Friends! Hello! It’s been tooooo long since I’ve updated this poor blog and I’m sorry! I have random bits of news, so I’ll start with the biggest (for me, anyway!)… My next novel, GLORY ROAD, is coming sooooon! It releases March 19, 2019, and I’m so very excited to get it in all of your…
Read MoreReturn to Regular Programming
There’s well over a month left of summer, but for those of us with small kids, specifically in Homewood, Alabama, summer ends this week. Though it’s still steamy hot outside, the minute all our kids begin the trek to the little red brick building, the lazy, carefree days of summer are over. (That cacophony you…
Read MoreHi friends! Lots of things are happening these days in my book/writing world, so I thought I’d give a little update. The Hideaway This continues to be the little book that could! Bookpage called it a “word-of-mouth surprise hit,” which means so much to me because it shows people are continuing to read it and…
Read MoreUSA Today Bestseller!
So, THE HIDEAWAY had a bit of a good week last week! Wednesday I learned that the book made it on to the Top 20 Most Sold list on Amazon, coming in at #17. This on its own was exciting enough. THEN, oh but then, on Thursday, I returned home from dropping my kids off at…
Read MoreBack to School (aka the most bittersweet day of the year)
Hi friends! It’s been a while. First, a little housekeeping: It feels pretty self-serving to direct you to my Facebook page, but since you’re here to see what’s going on in my world, I guess it’s not too much of a stretch to think you might be interested to know I post more frequently (but…
Read MoreBookish People–Emily Carpenter
It’s been a while, guys! I’ll update on life and books very soon, but today is the next installment of the Bookish People interviews. I’m excited to feature Emily Carpenter, author of Burying the Honeysuckle Girls (available here!), a Southern Gothic romp full of suspense, secrets, and mysteries. Much of the book takes place in…
Read MoreBookish People–Ella Joy Olsen
It’s the second edition of the Bookish People interviews, and today I’m featuring author Ella Joy Olsen. Ella and I were matched as critique partners through WFWA (Women’s Fiction Writers Association). She read The Hideaway for me and I had the privilege of reading her second book that will be published next year. Her debut,…
Read MoreOdds and Ends
It’s morning and the house is momentarily calm. Granted, everyone in the house is looking at a screen–the girls are sharing a Launchpad (but they’re SHARING it!); Matt is catching up on a show on the computer downstairs, earbuds in place; and I’m upstairs in my cozy bed. I just started a cute new book…
Read MoreGoing to try something new…
I used to read a lot of blogs. I mean, A LOT. It was back when I worked full-time, and now that I think about it, it’s kind of funny to me that I had WAY more time to read blogs when I had a full-time job than when I lost my job and came…
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