MAIDEN TOMB is a Distinguished Favorite for the 2026 Independent Press Award!
Am thrilled to announce that my novella (now out on Amazon and other retailers) is a Distinguished Favorite for the 2026 Independent Press Award in
Visiting St Petersburg Russia in 2013
At the end of July 2013, my husband and I spent a week in St Petersburg. At that time, my husband was Visiting Professor at
Last Chance to win a FREE copy of MAIDEN TOMB!
MAIDEN TOMB is currently featured in Book Sweeps SCIENCE FICTION AND FANTASY series Book Giveaway, which ends tomorrow Monday Feb 9! To enter, go here
THAT SUMMER by Lauren Willig
Although the Victorian part of this novel takes place primarily in 1849, the novel itself actually opens ten years earlier, in 1839. Sixteen-year-old Imogen Hadley,
Last Day to Enter My Book Giveaway for Valentine’s Day ~ Hosted by Gleam
Here is an opportunity to find something for your hard-to-shop-for Beloved, Sweetie or Honey for Valentine’s Day! Enter Cynthia Sally’s Book Giveaway and receive a
The Problem with Staying at Fancy Hotels
Madrid was the last stop of Odyssey’s Unlimited tour of Portugal and Southern Spain, and so they treated us to a three-night stay at the
THE CARDINAL by Alison Weir
Alison’s Weir’s recent book THE CARDINAL, an historical novel about Thomas Wolsey (1471-1530), sheds light on the personality of Henry VIII. If, like me, you
The Thrill of Parking in the UK
For this holiday (April 2025), I decided to spend a week in Sussex, where I’d spent time as a child, visiting the beautiful city of
THE ICE HOUSE by Minette Walters
Minette Walter’s debut novel, THE ICE HOUSE (published 1992) opens with an arresting discovery of a decomposed body found in…you guessed it, the ice house.
Traveling Business Class with British Airways
When I booked this holiday to Europe, I decided to use British Airways not only to get me from the continent to the UK, but
