In the late eighteenth century, with England seemingly beset on all sides, the War Office needs agents to spy for them and James Burke is a perfect choice: half-gentleman, half-soldier, and well-suited to the job of spying. As a spy, Burke has been to the Iberian Peninsula, to Egypt, to Paris, after Napoleon is exiled …
It’s finally here, the long-delayed release of my latest book. I am delighted that it is finally available to all! Blurb: When the two Corey children are orphaned in an Indian attack on the frontier of Kentucky, Daniel Boone tracks their escape through the woods and brings them to his home in Fort Boonesborough. There …
Daniel Boone and Me is now on Kindle and Amazon Read More »
A toast to all my friends with some verse written by a fellow blogger, Charles Yallowitz, who can be found at the Legends of Windemere. We raise a glass to all our friendsOf the past and present To those you knewWithin your youthful days To the ones you meetAlong your winding path To the pals …
My next book, Daniel Boone and Me, will be out soon. The final editing is done and the cover is ready. This is a book for YA and older readers and is novella length, under 40,000 words. I’m hoping to find some fellow bloggers who would like to read an ARC for their comments and …
My New Book, Daniel Boone and Me, Is Almost Ready to be Released Read More »
I spent a good part of this week without my main computer and all the information it holds. My fault. I have an external hard drive that I could have used with my laptop if I’d bothered to save anything. On Monday morning, I booted my computer and the screen saver came up but I …
THE DONGLE DISASTER Read More »
A short while ago, Hubs and I took a trip to Utah to see my son and his family. The last time I was there, I slipped on ice and face planted on my son’s concrete porch. Damage? Raccoon eyes, a fat nose and seven stitches. My daughter warned me not to fall on my …
A Bloody Entrance to Salt Lake City (a painful but sort of funny story) Read More »
Yep, I did it again. I am hosting one of the more than 200 different viruses that can cause a cold. Most of them are highly contagious. Rhinoviruses are the most common, but other viruses, such as adenoviruses, coronaviruses, human parainfluenza virus (HPIV), and respiratory syncytial virus (RSV), can also lead to mild or severe …
THE CURSE OF THE COMMON COLD Read More »
At the feast of the Epiphany two Sundays ago, I started to give some serious thought to the ‘Three Kings’ while we were singing We Three Kings of Orient Are, one of my favorite Christmas carols. Who exactly were they? And why would they ‘travel afar?’ Celebrating the Epiphany In Duke Chapel, many years ago, …
THE EPIPHANY AND THE THREE KINGS WHO ARRIVED LATE Read More »
Calling all fans of fantasy and D. Wallace Peach: Diana has a new book just out! It’s entitled Tale of the Seasons’ Weaver, and it more than lives up to Diana’s high standard of compelling stories, complete with a beautiful cover. Here is the blurb for Tale of the Seasons’ Weaver: “Already the animals starve. …
Review: D. Wallace Peach’s New Book: The Tale of the Seasons’ Weaver Read More »
Judith Barrow is another in the group of amazing and talented Welsh authors (think Thorne Moore, Iris Gower) whose books I inhale. This one is a psychologically twisted tale of an evil stepmother and the destruction she wreaks on a family that was managing well without her. Lynn nurses a dying, bed-ridden mother and is …