Dear Readers, As part of the sandwich generation, I’m at a crossroads helping my ninety-eight-year-old father who has handed the reins of his seventy-year-old businesses to me and my sister. Doing research for historicals has prepared me for organizing his affairs. Then my two sons have dropped into town, precipitating a huge amount of required cooking. So, through a few delightful but herculean interruptions, I’ve tried to make the most of good, solid writing, weaving together my Gilded Age story, Surrender the Heart. Of course, there remains domestic chores. Weeding, deadheading, watering, laundry, and caring for the dogs. Wherever I am, […]

Dear Readers, It has given me particular pleasure to write The Winds of Fate for you. There is no greater compliment to me as an author than for my readers to become so involved with the characters that you want me to write more. That said, I’m happily immersed in a new series, introducing the powerful Duke of Rutland, a widower, and his strong-willed offspring. The Duke has formidable enemies determined to destroy his family… My first installment sweeps from the glittering salons of London across the Caribbean Sea to the Colonies during the American Revolution. This captivating tale centers […]