About Me

I was born in Quincy, Illinois. Spent my childhood in many places: Illinois, Puerto Rico, St. Thomas VI, Casper, Wyoming,Scottsdale, Arizona. Married, three children, one Yorkshire Terrier, one Yorkshire TERROR, a very supportive husband, and let's not forget one scary Amazon parrot who shares our lovely home on Chesapeake Bay.

Monday, December 17, 2012

A SAD AND TRAGIC PRELUDE TO 2013



I'm sure you are saddened by the tragic and senseless massacre of the innocents at the Sandy Hill Elementery School. This has definitely put a damper on the holiday season, and blackened the lives of all those who lost loved ones on that fateful day. It has also blackened our lives, and we are dumbstruck as to why a young man could conceivably take his vengeance out on 26 strangers, and most of them little children.  It is my hope that we can all stand together and vow that this will never happen again. Impossible?  Probably, but perhaps if we fine tune our senses to those around us who exhibit strange behavior, and voice our thoughts when we feel sonething is amiss, that we can prevent even the slightest horrid act against humanity ever occuring. My Tanglewood Plantation title is listed under the 'Horror' genre, but I could never (and would never) ever create or even think for a moment, of writing a story as horrible as the true life story that occurred at Sandy Hill Elementary this past Friday.

My apologies. In my last posting I wrote the subtitle of Tanglewood Plantation II, as 'Cherry in the Everglades'. The REAL subtitle is 'Adventure in the Everglades'. Lost my head in the excitement, folks. Tanglewood Plantation II is now available in paperback at my e-store https://www.createspace.com/4043088 In a few days it will be available at www.amazon.com, and in a couple weeks, it will be available in Kindle format at www.amazon.com. I do hope you enjoy Tanglewood Plantation II, as much as you enjoyed Tanglewood Plantation !

Thursday, December 13, 2012

JUST HOURS AWAY FROM PUBLICATION!

GET READY...GET SET! TANGLEWOOD PLANTATION II, CHERRY IN THE EVERGLADES, is nearly ready in paperback! What a process, my friends. Just when you think the editing is done...it's not; there is always a little typo, a forgotten quote, punctuation that was accidently deleted, a margin that had its own mind. Well, that list could go on forever, but that's not the point of this post. The POINT OF THIS POST is that TANGLEWOOD PLANTATION II, in paperback format, will be available today or tomorrow!  Kindle version will take a couple weeks, but alas, the finish line is in view! 

Tuesday, December 4, 2012

TANGLEWOOD PLANTATION II, DONE!

'Tanglewood Plantation II, Adventure in the Everglades', is now ready for publication!  It will be a few weeks yet, as the publishing process takes a while, but I'm excited!  I love the story; it's quite an adventure, and for those of you out there who also love historical adventures, get ready for the ride!

What's next? Izzy Pratt, 17, a disheveled, uneducated street urchin from Liverpool, England, who finds herself hijacked on a ship bound for the early tobacco farms of Chesapeake Bay...the fun is just beginning....

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