Hello, friends! It’s Friday again, and that means I’m writing to share some of the reads that have caught my attention and promos that my books are involved in. This promo is mostly holiday-related cozy mysteries, so have a look and add some to your TBR pile (click graphic to access promo page): Here are […]
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One Day Cozy Sale
Hello, friends! I know I just sent a note on Friday, but I had to send another one to let you know about this cozy mystery sale, going on today only. They’re all cozies, many holiday-related, and all priced from FREE to $2.99. Many of them are also in KU, so if you have a […]
Time For All Things Christmas
Hello, friends! It’s December! Yay! Now I can indulge in all my Christmas loves without anyone being able to say boo to me 🙂 Christmas music, decorations, books, and Hallmark movies, here I come. Do you love holiday stories as much as I do? If so, take a look at this group of Christmas-related stories, […]
Reading Burns Calories, Right?
Hello, friends! Shew! Yesterday was fun. I made the entire meal just for my immediate family. I’m not the best cook in the world, but everything turned out okay. We had: Turkey Mashed potatoes Gravy Sweet potatoes Rutabagas Rolls Stuffing Corn Casserole Cranberry sauce Pumpkin pie Peach pie Coconut cream pie Today, I’m trying to […]
New Cozy, .99 Limited Time Offer
It’s here! Sandy Seances, the first book in the new trilogy spin-off of the Crystal Springs Cozy Witch Mysteries has published. You do NOT have to have read the Crystal Springs series to thoroughly enjoy the new Isles of Mer series below, but if you have, you’ll catch a few extra references to Waverly’s life […]
Cozy KU Read Recommendations for November 5, 2021
Hello, reader friends! Boy, the weather has a taken a turn here next to Lake Superior. This morning, I had to wear a winter hat, gloves, and jacket to walk to the library and back. Still, we’ve had a beautiful fall, and I’m feeling the pull to cozy up in my nice warm home, enjoy […]
Settling in to 2020
It’s nice to be home, and I took the Christmas tree and decorations down a couple of days ago. I was still enjoying the lights, but it was a real tree, and the branches were starting to droop. I was afraid of ornaments falling and breaking. So, alas, everything went down to the basement. I’m […]
Enjoying the Holidays
It’s Christmastime, and I’m really not sure where the time went this year. My kiddo got another year older, and so did my husband and I. We didn’t have any major health problems this year, and our extended family is all well too, so it was a great year. 2019 was the year I really […]
The Story of My First Forays into Fiction
When I decided to try my hand at fiction, I was nervous. My background is in nonfiction writing, after all. I’d nearly forgotten that I had once had aspirations to right fiction. In fact, in college, I wrote a fantasy novel. It was terrible. It’s handwritten, and the pages are in a box in my […]
Wintertime, Writing, and Cooking
We are getting our first big snowfall today. Isn’t it pretty? Yeah, it won’t be so pretty by April when it finally goes away. But oh well—I live in the Northwoods. I’m planning on learning cross country skiing this year, so wish me luck on that! This week, I finished a book (Meatballs, Mistletoe and […]
What Is a Cozy Mystery?
When I’m out and about, people often ask me what I do. After a brief history of how I’m a veterinarian who practiced small animal medicine for fifteen years and then began a writing and editing business, I always say I’m also an author. Then, they ask me what I write, and I say cozy […]
A Short History of My Fiction Career
Since this is my first blog post, I decided to share some things about myself and my writing habits with all of you, my lovely readers. I’m forty-four years old, married, with a six (almost seven)-year-old daughter. We’ve lived in Michigan’s upper peninsula since 2012, and we absolutely love it here. Here’s a picture of […]