Research: Love It or Hate It, You Gotta Do It
This month's "From the Author's Desk" is a long post about researching for your novel that I wrote for another blog meant to help other writers. I wanted to post it here too, so I could include it in my For Writer's Tab. I hope you'll find it an interesting look a the...
The Gentleman Spy by Erica Vetsch
The Gentleman Spy by Erica Vetsch The Gentleman Spy is the second book in the Serendipity and Secrets series from Erica Vetsch, and this book was just as enjoyable as the first. I can't wait to preorder and read the third book. This story definitely had more of a...
The Lost Lieutenant by Erica Vetsch
The Lost Lieutenant by Erica Vetsch Fans of Regency and Marriage of Convenience stories will be delighted by this tale of a hero -- who can't remember the event that made him a hero -- and a woman with her own secrets united by the Prince Regent's wishes. I have been...
A Research Trip During COVID-19
Our family vacation this summer was always planned to be a lakehouse retreat to the Land Between the Lakes Area on the border of Tennessee and Kentucky with a side research trip planned for a day at Fort Donelson. Then COVID hit. Our vacations are pretty much...
Veiled in Smoke by Jocelyn Green
Veiled in Smoke by Jocelyn Green This book was chosen for my online Christian Historical Romance Book Club, and I just finished listening to the audiobook this weekend. First, I highly recommend the audiobook as the narrator did a wonderful job changing voices to...
The Bounty Hunter’s Bargain
The Bounty Hunter's Bargain by Lucette Nel The Bounty Hunter's Bargain is part of a wider series written by multiple authors which are all read as stand-alone novels. As is par for the course with Lucette Nel, her book is filled with laughter, tough relationships,...
I Need Your Feedback
Hi faithful readers! I'm considering doing an every-other-month book club via my website and Facebook author page. Is this something you would be interested in? I've always wanted to be part of a book club, but I've never had the joy of having local readers with...
The Rebel Bride by Shannon McNear
The Rebel Bride by Shannon McNear This book is part of Barbour's The Daughters of the Mayflower series and is set during the Civil War. Shannon McNear's letter to readers in the front of the book was amazing at setting the tone for the story and the historical...
The Spice King
The Spice King by Elizabeth Camden Elizabeth Camden's books never fail to astound me with the depth and breadth of her research, and the Spice King was no different. The historical depth was astounding, having a deep understanding of political history, its impact on...
Researching Grief – Childhood Grief Resources
So my blog posts are going to be out of order this month, but I wanted this post to be available to my newsletter subscribers...and I sent it out a few hours ago. 😉 I've returned to researching for my Civil War story, and this time I am researching Childhood...
