On this Thanksgiving Eve, I want to wish you and yours the happiest of celebrations.   Over the past few years, I've made an effort to be thankful not just on the 4th Thursday of November, but every single day.  I've kept gratitude journals for a long time, and I...

I'm back, and ready to roll!  I hope none of you have been worried; I am just up to my eyeballs in my new book, NORTH OF EDEN, the first in my Civil War series.  All of my energy and then some has been going into that. On this day in 1963, I was in high school (I...

Jen and Dustin on their wedding day. Aren't they beautiful? This week's contest winners are: Lisa Wedge and Marie-Elena Gallardo.  A brand new contest is underway now: to enter, simply comment.  Two winners will be chosen at random, notified, and announced on this...

Yay!  It's new book day, also known as Tuesday.  🙂 I'm happy to report that the contest is back, and it is underway as we speak.  As before, 2 winners will be selected at random, notified, and announced on the blog next Monday.  Each winner will receive an...

OK, I confess.  I am ADDICTED to Pinterest!  I have boards for art, home remedies, cute animals, and about a jillion other things, some of which ought to be combined, but I haven't the faintest idea how to do that.  Any suggestions?  My favorite discovery to date is...

This week's winners are Terri S and Marcia White.  Congratulations, ladies!  A new contest begins today; just comment, and you're entered.  Two winners will be chosen at random, notified, and announced here on the blog, next Monday.  Each will receive an autographed...

I lost 4.2 pounds !!  That said, I must make a retraction.  I was mistaken when I wrote that No Sugar Added peanut butter is a power food.  Alas, it isn't.  I was looking at a shopping list, rather than the list of power foods.  Mea culpa!  HOWEVER, I did okay eating...

First, as promised, here are the winners of last week's autographed book giveaway: Norma Frink and Joanne Bitts.  A new round begins today: just comment, and you'll be in the random drawing.  Two winners will each receive a copy of my most recent book, signed by moi,...

First, here are the contest winners who should have been announced on Monday.  (Bad Linda!  Bad!)  Or not.  🙂 Congratulations to Garen L. Herd and Jessie R, who will both receive autographed copies of my most recent release.  For obvious reasons (see above), I didn't...

Apologies to those of you who are too young to know who Ms. Garbo was.  🙂  Suffice it to say, she was an old-time movie star, a cool blond with a throaty voice and a European accent.  Among other things, she was famous for saying, "I want to alone."  (Although it...

This week's winners are: Jackie Curt and Theresa Hagman.  Congratulations, blog-buddies! A new contest begins today.  As usual, you only need to comment, and you're entered.  Two winners will be chosen at random, notified, and announced on the blog a week from today....

Regarding the re-release of previously published Mojo books.  Over my protest, DEADLY GAMBLE was released as ARIZONA WILD, and DEADLY DECEPTIONS will come out soon as ARIZONA HEAT.  Many readers have purchased ARIZONA WILD, expecting a new story, and some of them are...