My latest addition to my SETTING TO SCENE blog thread is Delia Owens’ blockbuster hit, Where The Crawdads Sing. Set in North Carolina’s...

This is the second post in my new blog thread—FROM SETTING TO SCENE—featuring novels with plots that are inseparable from nature. It’s a...

After my exhilarating and enlightening week spent at the Bodega Marine Lab intensive getting re-certified as a California Naturalist, I...

Check out my most recent short story as featured in Mystery Tribune literary magazine. This work of noir short fiction is set in a dying...

“But as in many other corners of the web, the removal of gatekeepers is both liberating and frightening, promising the wisdom of crowds...

“When the international bestselling author’s first review came in, it was from her hometown paper and it wasn’t good.” The local theater...

It’s December and once again I’ve compiled a list of my top reads of the year. It’s an eclectic mix comprised of two memoirs, two...

Just ask Hugh Howey, James Lee Burke, Lisa Genova, Elmore Leonard, Kathryn Stockett, Heidi Durrow and more. In other words, if you...

I recently completed my first sci-fi short story which confirmed my suspicion that I’m an A.I. catastrophist. I’m hoping I’m wrong but...

Hats off to Mick Herron. Love reading about authors who struggled through years of negligible sales but kept writing and hit it big later...

The five novels listed below weren’t published this year. I’m a slow reader and always on the hunt for great books no matter what year...

I planned to write and post this article prior to summer turning to fall but was bogged down in the final edits of my latest thriller and...

During the month of July, What She Never Said is available on Kindle for $.99 USD. The uberwealthy can afford designer clothes,...

Seven Crime Novels Where Vengeance is Completely Justified: Honored to have bestselling author T.R. Ragan include my 2018 novel What She...

I love writing about dysfunctional families. Both of my Santa Barbara Suspense thrillers feature mothers who made disastrous choices...

In honor of this period of self-isolation, I’ve compiled a list of my favorite pandemic/dystopian reads. Enjoy! Pale Horse, Pale Rider....

To celebrate the six-month anniversary of the launch of the second novel in my Santa Barbara Suspense series, Partners in Crime Tours is...

Many thanks to Tony at NFReads.com for featuring my author interview. Here’s a sample: What is/are the real-life story(ies) behind your...

When I was a child, I dreamed of becoming a writer. I was the kid who had a passion for books. Wanted to travel with Stuart Little. Chat...

For the month of December, the Kindle version of my twin thrillers What She Gave Away and What She Never Said are on sale in the US...