• Cover Reveal for Hold Your Breath, Crossroads Suspense Book 2 with Mountain Brook Ink

    Here it is! I absolutely love how the cover for Hold Your Breath, book two in my Crossroads Suspense series, turned out! The cover design session was the easiest one I’ve ever participated in. My publisher Mountain Brook Ink let me share my vision with the designer, and Lynnette Bonner nailed it on the first try. I hope you like it as much as I do.  What’s the Story About? The end justifies the means—or does it? Serial dater and travel blogger Jayna Scott lands a dream assignment in Bimini, Bahamas at Mario Delgado’s resort. But after she falls hard and fast for her host, she discovers his terrible secret. Her flight instinct sends…

  • Join the Cover Reveal for Hold Your Breath

    Can you believe we are less than a month to the cover reveal for Hold Your Breath, the second book in my Crossroads Suspense series? As a mama of a pre-toddler who is becoming increasingly mobile, I’d love your help sharing the cover! What does it involve? First, sign up (so I have your email and can send you the cover and all the details you’ll need for the reveal). Then, on August 31, share the cover online and with your friends. You can simply use one of my pre-designed graphics that I will provide or create your own if you’re feeling image savvy. I’ll be sharing a separate application for the official…

  • Cover Reveal for Take My Hand, New Romantic Suspense with Mountain Brook Ink

    COVER REVEAL DAY is here!! I’m excited to share the cover for Take My Hand, the first book in my Crossroads Suspense series published with Mountain Brook Ink fiction! I absolutely love how this cover turned out … the snow, the colors, the immediacy of the action. It all captures the romantic suspense of this story beautifully. Thank you so much to Author Lynnette Bonner for the design. What’s the story about? Here’s a preview from the back cover. Don’t find us. We’ll find you. Trauma therapist Kaley Colbert needs a vacation from her job, and a ski trip with her church singles’ group seems like the perfect way to…

  • Join the Cover Reveal Team for Take My Hand

    We are less than a month to the cover reveal for Take My Hand, the first book in my Crossroads Suspense series. As a new mama who doesn’t sleep much these days, I’d love your help sharing the cover! What does it involve? First, sign up (so I have your email and can send you the cover and all the details you’ll need for the reveal). Then, on September 27, share the cover online and with your friends. You can simply use one of my pre-designed graphics that I will provide or create your own if you’re feeling image savvy. (Note: My publisher just moved up the cover reveal!) I’ll…

  • New Look. Timeless Adventure. Welcome to the Rogues’ Relaunch!

    Thank you for celebrating the Rogues trilogy relaunch with me! This year marks the fourth anniversary of the The Revisionary releasing, and my publisher and I are thrilled to share this new look with you. Plus, this weekend, the entire trilogy is on sale on Kindle. The Revisionary is only $.99, and the other two books are discounted. For those of you who have read and enjoyed this saga, would you consider sharing this post or one of my related posts on Facebook, Instagram, or Twitter? The best way to help others find books they might enjoy is through word of mouth. If you’re new here and wanting to learn…

  • Cover Reveal & Black Friday Book Deals

    Here’s some bookish news I’m so thankful for and excited to share with you! Together with my publisher Write Integrity Press, I’m proud to present the official cover for The Reactionary, the final book in The Rogues trilogy, scheduled to release February 19, 2019. Click here to learn more about this thrilling conclusion to Portia’s story. Rock star graphic artist Kelli Sorg has faithfully worked with me on all three covers for this series, and I’m so happy with the how they turned out! The minimalism, symbolism, and striking colors were exactly what I had in mind. I hope you love them as much (or nearly as much) as I…

  • The Revisionary Cover: An Unlikely Story

    We all like unwrapping presents on our birthdays. For my birthday this year, I wanted to “unwrap” something my readers could enjoy with me. So, I asked my editor Marji if I could share my new book cover with my readers today, and she said yes! I can’t wait to share the story “inside” the cover with you on June 6 (release day), but today, there’s another story to tell. It’s the one that made this cover possible and one that began in an unlikely place. The Story behind the Cover The year was 2007. I had recently graduated from college and started a job at a marketing company. A few cubicles over…

  • Character Profile: Portia Abernathy

    Do you have a favorite fictional character? If you solved the trivia quiz from a few weeks back, you discovered one of mine. Portia is Shakespeare’s heroine in his comedy, The Merchant of Venice. This rich heiress of Belmont faces (what she believes to be) a miserable problem: she cannot choose whom she will marry. Her late father set up a lottery system using three chests of gold, silver, and lead. The man who discerns the meaning of each chest and chooses the right one will win Portia’s hand. But she is anything but a damsel-in-distress. When her eventual fiancé Bassanio tries to rescue his good friend from a spiteful lender, she disguises…