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Where Truth and Fiction Collide: The Story Behi...

Ask writers and they’ll tell you that their novels borrow liberally from real life inspiration, and that they put much of themselves in their characters, too. (I discussed this exact...

Finding the Magic: the Story Behind the Story o...

By now you guys know that I love me some everyday, practical magic. Magical realism some call it. In Going for Kona, the practical magic arose from Michele’s relation to her...

The Hidden Treasure: The Story Behind the Story...

When my husband Eric and I became empty nesters, we moved into our dream house on our dream property in Nowheresville, Texas. We expected to love our place. What surprised...

The Eye of the Beholder: The Story Behind the S...

Art is in the eye of the beholder and central to Fighting for Anna. It starts with the art of the murder victim and her history as a gallery owner in...

The Old Switcheroo: The Story Behind the Rewrit...

Probably the two most well-known stories I’ve told about my books relate to Leaving Annalise (Eric and the potential Annaly burglars when he had a bunch of cash from a liquidation/estate sale,...

How Do You Like Your Kona: The Story Behind the...

I didn’t plan to become a novelist, or a triathlete for that matter. I like my Kona in a coffee cup, with vanilla stevia drops and no-sugar-added coconut almond milk,...