The other day, I was chatting with my favorite book club. Since Halloween will soon be here, we got onto the topic of scary stories. The que...

Invariably, someone will come up to me at a talk or book signing and tell me they have a great idea. Ideas are wonderful. I have lots of...

I bought this book many years ago because I always wanted to write historicals. It took a while before I had the nerve to do it but I succee...

      I snapped this photo from the pier at Ocean Grove on Monday. The waves were huge and dangerous. That much water barreling toward someo...

 I received a second book contract from Pelican Book Group for a new manuscript, LOVE'S GIFT . I am thrilled! This is a historical roman...

 I am deep into editing THE KEEPER'S PROMISE--or whatever the book will be eventually called. Yes, the name may change. But editing is a...

     Once upon a time, I visited the west coast of New Jersey. There are marshes, sand dunes, fishing boats, and lighthouses just as there a...

  I haven’t seen the Barbie Movie yet, but I will at some point. I still have my Barbie and Ken dolls. They live in tattered boxes in my clo...

My guest today is Susan Spess with her latest release JORDAN VALLEY ROUNDUP. She said, "This story fills my heart! It’s the story of ro...

      My guest today is author M. Jean Pike. Her favorite things are c hanging seasons, unexpected blessings, and love that lasts forever. W...

  My guest today is   Annette O’Hare, an award-winning author of   inspirational romance from a bygone era. Her love for preserving history ...

That's little Penny. I made this sketch when I was in my early twenties, but that's how I saw myself as a kid--a skinny klutz. Not...

I am the kid in the middle, holding the baby--my sister--and pointing to the picture in the book. My brother is holding the book. I am weari...

My mother was always passionate about art. She painted or sketched every day. However, after my brother died her will to paint vanished for ...

     A long time ago, our town was considered a village. There was a bank, a small post office, bookstore, a small library, a hardware store...

Starting on June 1st, A mazon has chosen over 100 Pelican Book Group titles to be included in a combination of June Kindle Daily Deals or Ki...

If I were a farmer, I would starve. So far this year, my chives, oregano, peppermint, and lavender are doing well. They must be hardy plant...

One hundred copies of the ebook edition of ANGEL OF THE L TRAIN will be given away on Goodreads. There are 9 more days before the giveaway e...

Above are my maternal grandparents in 1975. They are sitting on a seat from an old automobile on their backporch. Married in 1919 (you can s...

       The New Jersey Romance Writers   met last weekend in person for the first time in three years. It was a big celebration marking the 2...