
Double Digits & Holding onto Childhood
My daughter turned 10 last week. I tried to make it special―after all, it is a milestone. For starters, it’s double digits. Never again in

A Clean Slate
My kids went back to school a few weeks ago. I love this time of year. It feels like a second New Year’s celebration. A

Postcards From Camp
Wow! I can’t believe that I haven’t posted since January. Eek. There isn’t a particular reason for my silence. I’ve just been focused on other

Life is for Living
For Sam & Michael I’m gonna put it out there: I’m not optimistic about 2017. I’m usually not a pessimist, but things haven’t gotten off

What Inspired Me to Write My Novel
It’s hard to believe my blog tour has come to an end. Thanks to those of you who joined me on my journey. I had

An Interview with T's Stuff
Next stop on my blog tour: T’s Stuff. Check out my interview to find out where I get my inspiration from and where I’d go

Q&A with BooksChatter
Today’s stop is a Q&A with BooksChatter. I enjoyed answering these questions, particularly my dream team if the book were to become a movie. And I

Why I Believe in Happily Ever After
The Reading Addict tasked me with writing about what I think is the strongest attraction about the genre I like to write in. Here’s what I had

Dating Advice, Anyone?
I hope you all had a wonderful holiday! I’m excited to be back and kick off the second half of my blog tour. Next up: a

Regrets Only
I had a guest post ready to go where I dish about the theme of my novel: regret, and how it inspired my protagonist, Tara Winters. For whatever

Can the Queen of Dating Disasters Find Her Prince?
Serial dater Tara Winters has had to kiss a lot of frogs. Does she still believe in Happily Ever After? Read my character interview with

Q&A with Booklover Sue
Check out my Q&A with Booklover Sue. You’ll find out my favorite scene in I Should Have Said Yes and what I learned at a

An Interview with Christine Young
Blog tour, day 2: check out my interview with Christine Young. You’ll learn a bit more about yours truly, and my book, of course! 😉

Here We Go: Book Tour, Q&A, and a Chance to Win!
I’m excited to be kicking off my blog tour for I Should Have Said Yes! It’s an action-packed two weeks where you’ll get the inside

I’m My Own Worst Enemy
Thanksgiving is coming at an interesting juncture for me. I know I have so much to be thankful for, but there’s this black cloud that’s

Launch Day: Spread Happiness
I’m thrilled to share that my second novel is now available on Amazon. I approved the proof yesterday and got a message that it would be

No Guts No Glory
Today was an emotional day for me. My youngest went off to Kindergarten. In the weeks leading up to the big day I kept telling
Last Chance to Win a Free eBook
My Kindle campaign closes tomorrow. Click here to rock the vote and nominate I Should Have Said Yes. If I win, you win a free

It's Never Too Late
My son’s birthday party is this weekend and I’ve been trying to finalize attendance. I sent out an Evite but still have a number of

Rock the Vote to Earn a Free Book
Most of you know that I self-published my first novel, Out in the Open. I had planned to do the same with my second when

Choose Love
My heart is filled with sadness at the news of yet another tragedy. Innocent lives stolen—mothers, daughters, fathers, and sons, lost. To be honest I

Over-the-Hill
Today the inevitable happened: I turned a year older. I wrote the below post three years ago and wanted to republish an edited version in

Here We Go Again (Big Announcement)
NOTE: there is a poll toward the bottom of this post. Would really appreciate your help in voting! In my last post I mentioned that

The Next Chapter
Wow, I can’t believe it’s been over two months since I left my job. For those of you who missed the news, I decided to