Lethal Intent Book Club Kit

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Are you a member of a book club? Is your book club considering reading Lethal Intent? Then be sure to download this kit that is filled with details about the story, discussion questions, and more. Be sure to complete the form at the end of this post if you’d like to ask me to Zoom or Skype into your meeting. …

It’s a Spring Cleaning Giveaway

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It’s snowy and cold here in Indiana. That means I’m hiding inside and cleaning corners bit by bit in our home. It also means I’m going through books, and I have many to share with you. Call it spring book cleaning. It’s simple to enter. Just use the form below. These are great books, and I’m eager to share them …

Do you finish every book?

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Usually, when I start a book I finish it. If I don’t, it’s because it gets buried in a corner. @cara_Putman asks: Do you finish every book? Why? Or why not? Join the conversation. Click To Tweet In the last week there were two books I was listening to that I had to stop and return to the library. One, …

Historical Fiction to Sink Into This Winter

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  Today I wanted to share three historical novels I’ve read in the last couple weeks that I HIGHLY recommend. If you love stepping back in time, then you’ll love any of these, all from different time periods and countries.  @cara_putman recommends historical novels by @rachelsmcdaniel @sarahladdauthor @Kcambronauthor. What are you reading? #Historical #fiction Click To Tweet In The Red …

3 Weeks to Lethal Intent: Lisa Scottoline!

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Once there was an author who read voraciously trying to figure out where her place in publishing was. Her agent told her to read Everywhere that Mary Went by Lisa Scottoline. This author read it…and loved it. And went on to read many more of Lisa Scottoline’s books.   Fast forward ten years and this author was now writing legal …

Fiction Friday: Canteen Dreams Locations

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This week three of my kids and I are home in North Platte for an early Christmas and for my niece’s wedding. We’ve had a wonderful time with family, lots of games, laughter, and cousins running wild. But today I wanted to share some photos and a short video from locations featured in Canteen Dreams (my first book, an award-winner …

Four Weeks Until Lethal Intent

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What do you love in a novel?   I want a book that won’t let me forget about it. One that forces me to keep reading long after I should be asleep or doing anything else.   That’s also what I try to write. That’s why this endorsement from Robert Whitlow makes me smile. He knows how to write those …

Christmas Movies to Learn Writing By

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Ever since I researched 1940s Hollywood for Stars in the Night, I’ve been a bigger fan than ever of classic movies. Growing up, my favorite movies were from the 30s and 40s…that hasn’t changed. There’s something I love about the simplicity of that time that shines through in movies that make me laugh and feel. So today I thought I’d …

5 Weeks until Lethal Intent

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Because I write romantic suspense in a legal setting, it is always my goal to have an intricate plot that engages readers from the very beginning. Lethal Intent is also different from my other books because it starts with Carolyn and Brandon moving their friendship forward in ways readers have been begging to have happen. Such fun! Then it immediately …