Happy New Year, friends. I hope your 2024 is going as well as mine, and that you’ve got 365 days of goals and dreams and plans all lined up. More importantly, I hope you’re as excited about your goals and dreams and plans as I am about mine. The new year is a chance to... Continue Reading →
Last week, I wrote a post called How My Wellness Journey Is Helping Me to Be a Better Writer. In it, I said that one of the things I have done as a part of my wellness journey was to give up the content writing side of my business. It’s odd to think of this... Continue Reading →
I’m going to come clean at the outset of this post. This is not a lecture. I am not going to tell you why consistent execution matters, why you should do it, or how you should begin. No, this is more of a confession. I mentioned in my last post 3 Ways that I am... Continue Reading →
Good morning, my friends! I am so excited to share my progress with Beneath the Surface, my current work-in-progress (for a book blurb, click here). This is the second book in the Hanley series, and follows my recently released contemporary romance novel, Autumn in Arborwood. This one was a fun one to write. Not only... Continue Reading →
I am thrilled to announce that my first contemporary romance novel, Autumn in Arborwood, is officially available. The long, long months I've spent bringing to life the worlds of my main characters, Jake Hanley and Ryan Mitchell, have come to an end. Will she open Jake's eyes to a world where community and family are... Continue Reading →
With only five chapters to go in my upcoming novel, Autumn in Arborwood, I am excited to share an excerpt from the manuscript. SPARKS WILL FLY WHEN TWO WORLDS COLLIDE There is absolutely nowhere on earth that Ryan Mitchell would rather be than at home, in the picturesque town of Arborwood. As General Manager of... Continue Reading →
In my last blog post, I admitted to a secret. It’s one that I share with laughing chagrin… I imagine celebrities as my main characters so that I can keep straight what they look like when I write about them. When I describe Emmie Tunstall’s sunny smile or Ciaran Halloran’s intense gaze, it is easier... Continue Reading →
Hot on the heels of my latest release, I am pleased to announce that my next manuscript is well underway. The last four of my novels - The Ghosts of Tullybrae House, Shadow, The Other Side of Dawn and The Haunting of Tess - explored difficult topics for each protagonist, and took them on a... Continue Reading →
I am thrilled to announce that my latest book, The Haunting of Tess, is now available. Huge thanks to M. Minas for her lovely cover. Click on the cover image to view on Amazon.com SOMETIMES THE PAST WHISPERS ITS SECRETS… When Tess Radcliffe - a young woman suffering the long-term effects of a head injury... Continue Reading →
I have been writing a blue streak over the past month or two, and this weekend, I took inventory of what I have left to cover in the story. It was a jarring moment to realize, "Holy crap! I only have four chapters left!" Four chapters! That's not much at all. In fact, it is... Continue Reading →
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