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Being Catholic gives me a unique worldview.Granted it is one that has shaped western thought and history, but is now quite unusual.Those of us who are Catholic believe that children are a gift from God
Happy Advent! I hope you’re having a blessed one and I hope you are able to focus on what actually matters this Christmas Season. That is always a struggle for me. This year I’m trying
I am so excited to finally share more of the Altered world with you!!! I know it’s been a long time coming! I wrote Altered before I wrote Haunted which means you had to wait a long time for Haunted and now you’re
I am blessed to be in a house where there is often music. My husband plays guitar and piano, neither as much as he wants. My oldest son plays violin and piano, neither as much
It’s already the middle of September – I’m not sure how that happened so fast! We’re in North Florida and experiencing uncharacteristically lovely weather! We are having temperatures in the 80’s, which is very much
Some people are blessed to have all their family in one town or state or even region of the country, but I am not that person. Growing up we were in Florida and pretty much
There are moments as a writer that seem too surreal to be real. If you’ve read The Light Series, you know that Juliette was a piano prodigy. She was twelve in that story and her father’s favorite
It’s spring and my garden is in full swing!!! These little sugar snap peas are my new favorite. They smell wonderful and taste even better! And they’re purple which is my favorite color!!We are also
I’m thrilled to announce Haunted is here!!! The third and final book in the Awakening Trilogy released today!!! I’m not allowed to post the entire book on my blog but here are the first three
Hello wonderful readers, I am in search of Beta Readers for my upcoming novel! You are likely wondering what is a beta reader. Great question! A beta reader is someone who receives a free ebook
It is almost Thanksgiving and while I think about the amazing country I live in, the yummy food I’m about to eat, and how blessed I am to have my family to celebrate with, I also think about
My new dystopian novel is here! Azalea Rose is no different from all the other gestates. Even though she’s been gifted a name by Mr. Northup, she’s still only a slave. She exists for one
I’m not sure how it happens but I really think I blink and days pass by. I remember as a kid things like Christmas and school breaks seemed to take forever to arrive, now as
Gifted, book two of the Awakening Series is now available as an audiobook. Here’s the link for Audible. If you listen through other audiobook platforms, it will be to those soon or might already be
Writing a novel was never something I dreamed of doing when I was a child or even a grown-up. I was always thrilled for those I knew who wrote but never imagined I would someday
This blog post is literally a year overdue! I meant to write this after I released Awakening, not Gifted, but as I discussed in my last post—it has been quite the year! So, since this
I am thrilled to announce that Gifted, the sequel to Awakening, is now available in Paperback and will be available as an ebook on Saturday (6/12). I did not intend for these two formats to
“If you want to change the world, go home and love your family.” This is one of my very favorite quotes from one of my very favorite Saints. Mother Teresa was not known in her
When I started writing I made a deal with God—I would write the stories, but He would have to do everything else. I wonder sometimes what He thinks of us. Probably similar to how I
I’m moving! Here’s is a picture of my new office. As you can tell, I am not moving tomorrow 😉 But I am moving soon, and I would love to get as many of my
Four years ago, yesterday, I published The Light. Several years before I wrote it, I had visions of Bria and Jonah standing on the side of a frozen highway. They were not speaking, not moving.
My newest novel, Awakening, is now available! Awakening is the start of a new series, with new characters, and new stories. It launched as a #1 New Release – thanks to all of you who
I’m thrilled to announce that my new novel, Awakening, is now available for pre-order! It releases June 30th, which is only 7 days away (envision nail-biting here – except I don’t bite my nails 😉
These last many months, I have been working on a few different writing projects. The main one is my new novel, Awakening—scheduled to be released in the next few weeks! While I was writing that
Awakening is so close to being here!! It is in the very final stages of editing. How long does that take? I should be ready to release it in late June. Just in time for
The fifth and final book in The Light Series, Out of the Darkness, is now available on Audio. Here is the link for Audible and the link for Chirp. If there is an audio site
Such a fantastic title for a fairy tale that until this weekend, I had never heard of. This almost 200-page story by George Macdonald is one that is perfect for almost all ages (I would
I’m super excited to announce that I am a guest on Danielle Bean’s hugely popular Girlfriends podcast! It was a treat to get to speak to such an incredible woman! If you have a few
One of the best parts about being a writer is that people very often tell me about wonderful books they think I would like. I love hearing about these books, but I feel guilty because
About 18 months ago I received an email from a woman asking me if my books were available on audio. I told her I wished they were but that I probably wouldn’t be ready for
Out of the Darkness, the 5th and final book in The Light series is now available! Here is the link for ebooks and the link for paperbacks. (If you are a bookseller you can get
Out of the Darkness, the fifth and final book of The Light Series is now available for ebook preorder. If you are one of my many readers who prefer a physical book, then hold tight
18 years ago (yesterday) I walked into a bar (the bar section of TGIFridays) and sat down beside a cute boy who was sweet and shy. This past summer we celebrated our 16th wedding anniversary.
A common question authors are asked is, what music do you listen to while writing? I have always found this question slightly odd, or perhaps the question simply highlights how odd I am. Very often
Summer is over and I have to say I’m not super sad about that. I absolutely loved having my kids home with me and already miss them, but as far as summers go 2019 was
It’s been about six months since I released Into the Embers and I am hearing often from readers asking when the Fifth and Final Book of The Light series is going to be out. I
This past weekend my family and I went to Disney World. We live 2-3 hours away and are fortunate to go about twice a year. Every time we’ve gone for the last 2 years, we
Why are some lives valued more than others? You want to tell me, no you’re wrong all people are equally valued. That is what you want to tell me and what I want to hear,
A few weeks ago, my family and I went skiing. While I was swooshing down the slopes, I was thinking a lot about a new, non-Light Series story. (You’ll hear more about that in future
Bria, my lead character from The Light series, and I are very different. Where she always knew the right outfit to wear and her hair and makeup were always flawless, I am typically woefully dressed
