In a tough year like this, I still try to be grateful. No doubt, this has been a crazy and difficult year. But yet there is so much to be thankful for. My husband Eric and I do a daily gratitude journal (no, I'm not kidding: 18 things daily we are grateful for in our...

The book... No surprise, this one is about my pops. His great curve-busting results in his fight against cancer resulted in my youngest daughter plotting with my mom to get him a puppy. And a story is born in half an hour one afternoon. The illustrations... But a...

I haven't posted in a good while, and so much has happened. In the world and the U.S.: COVID-19, George Floyd's death (and many others), peaceful protests, violent anarchy, fires, hurricanes, murder hornets, and so much more. In my book world: the release of SAWBONES...

You guys...how ARE you?? I hope everyone is safe and healthy. My family is doing  well. We are social distancing in Nowheresville, TX. The house had just been put on the market (historic low interest rates, and a great place to stay healthy!), but nothing is showing...

This week we found a little peace while working and playing from Nowheresville. Goats, donkeys, our hot tub, our friends: all things we've missed since we were last here in May. I'm excited to announce that we missed it so much that I am scheduling anIndie Publishing...

Woo hoo! This has been a fun month of book stuff for me. The Katie Connell Trilogy box set shot into the top 100 (#64 peak) on Amazon, thanks to a promotion, and my two new Patrick Flint books are holding steading as well. Switchback hovers between 1500-3000 and Snake...

Did you miss it? My new Patrick Flint novel SNAKE OIL released and it and SWITCHBACK are kicking tail. I'm so excited!! And you can pre-order SAWBONES, so it's awesome to have the first three books in the series out. I can't wait to hear what you think about it....

I've told you guys  the story behind the story of my Patrick Flint novels, HERE. Now, I'm ready to share the story behind the story of SWITCHBACK. Bonus: you can read the story behind the story of SNAKE OIL, HERE. (If you have been following me for any length of time,...

Elsewhere on this blog, I told you the story behind the story of my Patrick Flint novels, HERE. I've also told you the story behind the story of the first one, SWITCHBACK, HERE. So, yep, you guessed it: it's time for you to learn what drove SNAKE OIL. I won't tread...

Hello, my friends. On Life My husband Eric and I spent this last week in Jacksonville visiting his brother and family. My two fave pictures? One on New Year's Eve when my sis-in-law and I decided it was best to celebrate in our pjs (because ... see below), and one in...