And in more news, More Than Sparrows, Book One of the series, is now available on Nook and soon to be out with other distributors. Enjoy & may the Lord bless you!
Tuesday, February 19, 2013
News From Larkspur Valley!
Book Three of THE LARKSPUR VALLEY SERIES, Forever in My Heart, is underway. Here's a peek at its cover, with more info to come in the next few weeks! Tentatively, it will be released in late March/early April 2013.
And in more news, More Than Sparrows, Book One of the series, is now available on Nook and soon to be out with other distributors. Enjoy & may the Lord bless you!
And in more news, More Than Sparrows, Book One of the series, is now available on Nook and soon to be out with other distributors. Enjoy & may the Lord bless you!
Wednesday, January 30, 2013
Late Welcome to 2013!
Hello again!
Being that I'm working towards my 2013 goal of writing and publishing 4 books this year--and of course, concentrating on the first one of the year--I haven't been able to blog for most of this month. I'm also excited about my husband and I having started the Daniel Fast along with our church. To be totally honest, I'd started it on my own last week but only lasted two days; then Bill decided that, hey, maybe he could try this, after all. (And I have to give him credit: He's doing pretty well!) With the both of us encouraging each other, it really makes a difference.
So this is Day 2 of the Fast, which, following the Biblical book of Daniel, lasts 21 days. Though, according to Susan Gregory, the author of THE DANIEL FAST, some people do it from anywhere to 4 days to 50 and more.
I'll be sharing more about this in the coming days, as well as about Book 3 of THE LARKSPUR VALLEY SERIES, which began with my Christian mainstream novel, MORE THAN SPARROWS. My new book is tentatively titled FOREVER IN MY HEART and will be released either late February 2013 or early March.
Until then, I hope you're off to a happy and blessed start to the new year!
Being that I'm working towards my 2013 goal of writing and publishing 4 books this year--and of course, concentrating on the first one of the year--I haven't been able to blog for most of this month. I'm also excited about my husband and I having started the Daniel Fast along with our church. To be totally honest, I'd started it on my own last week but only lasted two days; then Bill decided that, hey, maybe he could try this, after all. (And I have to give him credit: He's doing pretty well!) With the both of us encouraging each other, it really makes a difference.
So this is Day 2 of the Fast, which, following the Biblical book of Daniel, lasts 21 days. Though, according to Susan Gregory, the author of THE DANIEL FAST, some people do it from anywhere to 4 days to 50 and more.
I'll be sharing more about this in the coming days, as well as about Book 3 of THE LARKSPUR VALLEY SERIES, which began with my Christian mainstream novel, MORE THAN SPARROWS. My new book is tentatively titled FOREVER IN MY HEART and will be released either late February 2013 or early March.
Until then, I hope you're off to a happy and blessed start to the new year!
Friday, December 7, 2012
New Christmas Short Story!
With the great reception that MORE THAN SPARROWS has received--it's spent some time on both the Christian Historical and Christian Romance Historical bestseller lists, I'm so excited to announce!--I've decided to release this romantic short story for Christmas.
AND here's more news: THE CHRISTMAS WALTZ won't be a stand-alone story, but rather part of the new Larkspur Valley Series! This is the story of June Sheppard, the sister of Ruth Beverly from MORE THAN SPARROWS. Please note: THE CHRISTMAS WALTZ is a short story, but the next book in the series will be longer in length. I wanted to offer a shorter work for readers to enjoy during the holidays, since it's been a year since my last Christmas release, 'TWAS THE SPY BEFORE CHRISTMAS, came out.
As soon as I have a release date, I'll post it here. For now, here's the cover for a Christmas short story that I hope will touch your heart and bring you both joy and a tear to your eye.
Saturday, November 24, 2012
FREE Ebook!
Tired after all that mad dashing around from store to store yesterday? Or still recovering from all that cooking and cleaning on Thanksgiving? Wondering what to read tonight? Well, I have a little gift waiting for you at Amazon! Pick up your free copy--for today ONLY--of MORE THAN SPARROWS. And if you're so inclined, please feel free to leave a review. In any case, I hope you enjoy it!
Monday, November 19, 2012
Fall 2012 Release & Some Musings, Too
Here it is--MORE THAN SPARROWS! A few days ahead of schedule and ready for your Amazon Kindle. It's been over six months since CHAMPAGNE TASTE, my last release (which was in April of this year), so I'm very happy and excited to be seeing this newest book available for my readers.
That's part of what I love about being an indie author. If a book is ready to go, it's ready. No more waiting for a publisher to get their twenty books for the month out; YOU'RE the publisher. Speaking of being an indie, it's now been over a year since I released my first self-published book, GLIMMERS OF HEAVEN. Since then, I've been able to publish a paranormal, a lighthearted Christmas spy tale, a chick-lit/romance fusion, a previously published title (SEA SIREN, writing as Consuelo Vazquez) and now this Christian mainstream novel.
My next book, tentatively titled GREETINGS FROM MY SANDY DREAMS, is already in the works. This is a project I'd started some time ago (right after CHAMPAGNE TASTE, actually), but it has undergone some changes. For one thing, a male character proved to be much more interesting and important than I'd previously understood him to be, and both he and the story's heroine are in their 40s rather than in their 30s. As any writer can tell you, projects are started and stopped, then rejuvenated and reworked once authors have a better grasp of who their "people" really are.
That's something else I love about being in indie. First I have to give credit where credit is due: The truth is, most small presses are excellent to write for, much less unyielding and much more willing to be adventurous than the big guys in New York. For the past several years I've had the privilege of working with ebook publishers, all of whom have given free reign to their authors' imaginations.
As an indie, too, I've approached my work with a let's-go-somewhere-we-haven't-gone-before approach. Why would I want to write something some fresh-out-of-college marketing grad at Acme Publishing Company in Manhattan claims will sell like hotcakes? Why not write from my heart, trusting myself to do an inspirational mainstream--set in another era, no less--with not one, not two, but SIX different POVs? Or a story about a woman who picks up roots and...well, more on that later. :D
In short, this has been an exciting venture for me as an author. Am I rich? Can I leave my nine-to-five? Not right now, though GLIMMERS OF HEAVEN was a Christian bestseller, and my other books have also done well. Other indies, too, are producing things and having success with them, projects the Big Six would have totally overlooked.
So, personally, I look forward to the year ahead and books that will come from my heart, to be shared with my readers. And I promise not to take as long with the next one!
That's part of what I love about being an indie author. If a book is ready to go, it's ready. No more waiting for a publisher to get their twenty books for the month out; YOU'RE the publisher. Speaking of being an indie, it's now been over a year since I released my first self-published book, GLIMMERS OF HEAVEN. Since then, I've been able to publish a paranormal, a lighthearted Christmas spy tale, a chick-lit/romance fusion, a previously published title (SEA SIREN, writing as Consuelo Vazquez) and now this Christian mainstream novel.
My next book, tentatively titled GREETINGS FROM MY SANDY DREAMS, is already in the works. This is a project I'd started some time ago (right after CHAMPAGNE TASTE, actually), but it has undergone some changes. For one thing, a male character proved to be much more interesting and important than I'd previously understood him to be, and both he and the story's heroine are in their 40s rather than in their 30s. As any writer can tell you, projects are started and stopped, then rejuvenated and reworked once authors have a better grasp of who their "people" really are.
That's something else I love about being in indie. First I have to give credit where credit is due: The truth is, most small presses are excellent to write for, much less unyielding and much more willing to be adventurous than the big guys in New York. For the past several years I've had the privilege of working with ebook publishers, all of whom have given free reign to their authors' imaginations.
As an indie, too, I've approached my work with a let's-go-somewhere-we-haven't-gone-before approach. Why would I want to write something some fresh-out-of-college marketing grad at Acme Publishing Company in Manhattan claims will sell like hotcakes? Why not write from my heart, trusting myself to do an inspirational mainstream--set in another era, no less--with not one, not two, but SIX different POVs? Or a story about a woman who picks up roots and...well, more on that later. :D
In short, this has been an exciting venture for me as an author. Am I rich? Can I leave my nine-to-five? Not right now, though GLIMMERS OF HEAVEN was a Christian bestseller, and my other books have also done well. Other indies, too, are producing things and having success with them, projects the Big Six would have totally overlooked.
So, personally, I look forward to the year ahead and books that will come from my heart, to be shared with my readers. And I promise not to take as long with the next one!
Sunday, November 4, 2012
Release Date for MORE THAN SPARROWS
HAPPY NOVEMBER!
It's been a while since my last post, and that's because I've been scribbling away at my upcoming book. More Than Sparrows, a Christian mainstream novel, is now slated for release on November 24. Just right after Thanksgiving, a plump, juicy and inspirational tale about some wonderful characters in a small town named Larkspur Valley in Pennsylvania during the early 1960s. It's a tale to keep you company while you're stopping for a latte while doing your Christmas shopping or grabbing that much-needed island of time to yourself after a busy day!
So mark that date on your calendar--November 24!
It's been a while since my last post, and that's because I've been scribbling away at my upcoming book. More Than Sparrows, a Christian mainstream novel, is now slated for release on November 24. Just right after Thanksgiving, a plump, juicy and inspirational tale about some wonderful characters in a small town named Larkspur Valley in Pennsylvania during the early 1960s. It's a tale to keep you company while you're stopping for a latte while doing your Christmas shopping or grabbing that much-needed island of time to yourself after a busy day!
So mark that date on your calendar--November 24!
Monday, September 3, 2012
My First Mainstream Novel
Tentatively scheduled for an October 2012 release, MORE THAN SPARROWS is my very first mainstream novel. A Christian inspirational, it is set in a fictional small town in rural Pennsylvania during the early 1960s. Here's the cover! Don't you just love that purple and gold? I'm very excited about this book because I've only done romance, YA and short stories since I began writing professionally. MORE THAN SPARROWS will be a full-length novel that *may* also see release in paperback.
As always, I'll have more information available here before the book comes out. So don't forget to add it to your TBR list!
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