A Sisters in Crime Q&A

Sisters in Crime is a wonderful and welcoming organization for writers of all genders, published or not-yet. Among its many functions, this international organization introduces us to each other. Here’s a brief interview I did with my local chapter, Sisters in...

Thank you, WICKEDS! (And a giveaway)

How lovely to guest blog over at WICKED AUTHORS today. The Wickeds are a wonderful sisterhood of cozy writers, Liz Mugavero (Cate Conte), Sherry Harris, Jessie Crockett, J.A. Hennrikus (Julia Henry/Julianne Holmes), Edith Maxwell (Maddie Day), and Barbara Ross, who...

Thanks, Obama!

Oh, how I wish #44 had still been our president the last four years. Not the least because then he probably wouldn’t have had time to write A Promised Land, his current bestseller (and tops on my TBR list). I have nothing against Obama’s huge...

Gabriel Valjan: The Rhythm Is Gonna Get You

Thrilled to host Gabriel Valjan here today. Gabriel’s a fellow Bostonian and a music fan, and his novels of suspense are chock full of the kind of sensual detail that make them perfect for a winter escape. His latest, Symphony Road revisits a Boston I remember,...

“Incantation” a Top Five cat book!

The Conscious Cat blog covers all things cat – from health and behavior to feline fiction. So you can imagine how thrilled I was to have two books in blogger Ingrid King’s 2020 top five (one – Fear on Four Paws – is from a previous year, but no complaints!). Her...