Those of you who’ve read The Eternity Series will recognize that the person reading the eulogy in Book One becomes the subject of Book Two and so on. So, it should be no surprise that this book is the story of Angus… the Scottish minister. And I, Angus is definitely a departure from the first…
Fair to Hope was born out of wanting to write a book that the younger me would have been stoked to read. As a kid, books saved me, I didn’t always feel like I fit in, so being able to escape into a story and lose myself in the world created there, felt more and…
In writing One of Windsor, my inspiration was a real woman named Alice (Alse) Young, the first witch-hanging victim in the American colonies. Telling her story became a quest for spiritual justice by exposing this horrific event in the form of a novel where real history combined with literary invention. Shocked and surprised that Connecticut…
I first tried to write this book after I came home from Vietnam in 1973. I knew nothing about writing then, since I only had two years of college at the University of Toledo, where I studied chemical engineering. In 1973, I came home after spending six years in a Prisoner of war camp in…
Several years ago I had a brief stint as the lone white employee in a black engineering firm. When the owner wanted to obtain information about contracts or upcoming bids, he would send me to ask questions and make presentations as if I were a senior executive. I played a number of roles as advance…
The people at the Parliament House, a gay resort complex in Orlando, Florida, highly influenced the writing in Naked Alliances. The complex has seven bars with different themes, a full service restaurant, hotel suites, a pool, and the Footlight Theater. My husband and I attend the comedy shows and performances at the theater. My characters,…
For as long as I can remember, my father was in the public spotlight. During my preschool years, he was a TV weatherman. He had a unique style, using a cartoon character named “Wally Weather” to deliver the forecasts. If rain had been predicted, he would draw Wally holding an umbrella. If a sunny day…
“Your love makes me at once both the happiest and the unhappiest of men. . . Love me today, yesterday . . . . What tearful longings for you, you, you. My life, my all. Farewell. Never cease to love me. Never misjudge this most faithful heart of your beloved. Ever yours . . .…
After more than 30 years as an award-winning designer and founder of the world-renowned Bridal house St. Pucchi I took a sabbatical to write my books. Writing had always been my passion and as an English major this was a natural transition. Having worked with at least 15,000 brides during the years and knowing the…
The inspiration for Death at First Sight came from an ongoing debate between my husband and me. I’ve had several brushes with the paranormal throughout my life, and I believe in ghosts. I also believe certain talented people are able to communicate with them. My husband disagrees. While I do believe there are true mediums,…
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