Beloved Characters

When I decided to end the long-running Crispin Guest Medieval Noir series, it was not a whim. I didn’t tire of them, I had a plan. It was all laid out long ago. And I was committed to treating my beloved characters with the respect they and the readers deserved. In fact, by getting to … Read more

Paranormal Series Gets A Redo

  My rights reverted for my 2017 series BOOKE OF THE HIDDEN, a paranormal romance about a girl, a mysterious book, misfit Wiccans, a Baphomet biker gang, and a handsome demon. What could possibly go wrong? A quirky-humorous yet edgy-romantic urban fantasy set in a small town in Maine. It’s fun. A four-book series: Book … Read more

The Layers of Writing Historicals

Writing historical mysteries comes with its own set of problems. There’s already the problem of writing a historical but on top of that is this layer of mystery woven throughout. Dorothy Sayers talked about her Lord Peter Wimsey book BUSMAN’S HONEYMOON as a love story interrupted by a mystery, and that’s how I see historical … Read more

I’m A Little Free Librarian

No, I’m not tiny. Nor am I really a librarian. They call us “stewards” who have these little libraries. I had heard of Little Free Libraries on social media, little hut-like, mailbox-sized structures installed near the sidewalk on people’s properties. The idea that you could put out a box with books with a “Take a … Read more