Three years ago, I wrote The Moon Thief for the Kindle Scout program, a program where you competed with other novels to attract the attention of Amazon for publication. My novel didn't place in the program, but the life and adventures of Dr. Breanna Perry were born.

After taking three years off, I've worked my way back to Breanna's world and now have her second adventure ready for publication.

Breanna is a unique character for me. She is smart and witty, but she also has a way of looking at the world that is very different from my other female characters. She can be brash and speaks her mind without a filter. I particularly like that about her.

Anyway, for those readers who have been waiting so patiently for this sequel, thank you and let the adventure begin!

​I took a year and a half hiatus on the Peyton Brooks series to write The Year of Discovery. I had this vision of twelve women confronting different issues in society and I wanted to try writing one novella per month. I accomplished that goal, but it was time to return to my favorite crime fighting duo.
 
It felt so right to get back to my friends. It was like slipping on a really comfortable pair of jeans. I couldn’t believe how easy it was to recreate Peyton’s world with all of her complicated relationships and the crimes that demand an extra level of research and preparation.
 
For this book, I got to return to Hamburg, Germany. I visited Hamburg in 2015 with my son, Jared. We didn’t have long to stay in Hamburg, but it made a lasting impression on me and it became the perfect foil for Peyton’s latest adventure.
 
This book marks the seventh year since I began the series and sixteen books later, Peyton remains a fan favorite. I hope to keep writing about Peyton’s life and her motley crew of friends and family for many more years to come.
 
Once again, thank you to my readers for their patience. I hope Frankenstein in Hamburg lives up to your expectations.

In January 2019, I embarked on this journey to bring readers the story of twelve women connect by the death of another.

I wasn’t sure I’d be able to write twelve novellas, one a month, but it was an important endeavor and I’m delighted to say that I have now released the twelfth and final book in the series. With Mika’s journey now complete, I can look back and reflect on the dynamic lives of these twelve women.

I hope that my readers will see themselves or someone they know in these books. I hope they will know that whatever their struggle, there are others out there facing it too. And just so, there are women willing to celebrate their triumphs!

​The Year of Discovery is a celebration of women of all ages, ethnicities, and socio-economic backgrounds. From Maddie, Destiny, Lexie, Rosie, Lizzie, Mel, Margot, Angela, Roxanne, Moira, Mariko and of course, Mika, may the Roaring Twenties be a decade of advancement for women everywhere. Keep fighting, sisters.

​Last year, 2018, became the year of the woman with the #metoo movement and record numbers of women being elected to Congress. Women have fought hard to find their place as equals in society, and this change has been inspirational.
 
I thought of this series as I watched women across the country march and I wanted to tell the stories of twelve women joined by the death of another woman. This is a series about these women’s triumphs and tragedies, and the way women band together to make things better.
 
Ultimately, though, these are stories about women living their everyday lives, fighting their everyday battles, and sometimes…sometimes…getting to fulfill their dreams.

As 2017 comes to a close, I wanted to stop and reflect on the last year and thank my readers for their continued support. Without the cards, emails, and Facebook posts I receive from you, I probably wouldn't keep writing. Whenever I feel down or overwhelmed or just plain defeated, one of you will send me a message that buoys my spirits again.

Caffe Macchiato is the final book for 2017, but I have much more planned for 2018. Peyton has more adventures coming her way and Zion will certainly get dragged into another case. The World of Samar will have a new installment and I will be launching a trilogy in the next few months, a new contemporary fantasy.

So, as we finish out 2017, I want to wish my readers a beautiful holiday season, a wonderful new year, and I look forward to continuing to hear from you as we launch into a whole new world of escape.

So, I decided to do a holiday book, and I decided to do it a little late. I've been on a mad dash to get Espresso out before Halloween and here it is. Join Sequoia in celebrating their first ever Fangtastic Howl-o-ween Monster Bash. Of course, Deimos would be the one to coin that title.

I really love third books in a series – both the ones I write and the ones I read. By the third book, you know the characters, you get to explore their lives in a little more detail, and you are firmly rooted in their world. By the third book, I know how my characters are going to react in a situation. Their personalities have become like old friends and I don't have to work to recapture the feelings they give me.

This installment gives the reader a lot more background on Tate's life. I hope you enjoy reading about his journey to escape his past and find refuge in Sequoia as much as I enjoyed telling it. Oh, and of course, happy Halloween!

With the eleventh installment of the World of Samar series, The Fugitive of Eldon, I have continued my fascination with epic fantasies.

I love playing with the politics and history of this world, creating more lore with each new installment. I also like returning to my roots. I began this exciting life of an author with my first epic fantasy, Emerald. It only seems fitting to return to it once in a while.

This book is particularly special to me. Alana Eldralin is a pampered young woman who learns that true strength comes not from the power she wields, but from the strength of her love. I hope you enjoy Alana's adventure.

Coming back after more than a year and writing Peyton's next adventure should be difficult, but Peyton and company have become real people to me. I can instantly pull up my mental image of them. I can hear Abe making the latest inappropriate comment, or Jake blundering through something with his usual good natured silliness. I can hear Radar scolding, giving his life lessons to a recalcitrant Peyton, or Maria criticizing her hair.

The fun thing about writing this one was Marco. He's grown so much over the years and become a three-dimensional person. With Peyton off adventuring around the world now, it's up to Marco to hold their little misfit family together and this isn't a natural fit for him. I'm not going to lie. I get great enjoyment putting him in situations that I know make him uncomfortable. Even I'm never sure of his reaction.

As always, I'm grateful to my readers for their patience and I hope Haunts in Bodie will gain a special place in your heart as it did in mine.