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I realized today that it’s been two months since I last blogged!! I’ve been very busy. Where do I start?

Well…our daughter got married in North Carolina in April. A beautiful day despite the rain. Every bride deserves her happily-ever-after, her knight in shining armor, her prince, and Katy got that on April 10^th when she married Jason. She also gained a lovely step-daughter, Jayda. The emotion is indescribable when a mother watches the father walk his daughter down the aisle; and then to return with her love and a big smile on her face.

The wedding also gave us the opportunity to spend more time with our five-month-old grandson who lives in Florida. He was an official groomsman-in-training. His mother even found him an outfit to match daddy’s when they preceded the bride down the aisle: blue jeans, a white shirt, and his own little lavender bow tie. He was a hit! Almost outshone the bride and groom…but not quite.

My most recent news is the publication of my second novel. The first in the Pine Lake Girls trilogy, “Alice: The Betrayal”, released this weekend and available in both paperback and ebook. Check out my “Publications” page for details. It was an interesting project as it takes place in 1918 with the Spanish Flu epidemic a big part of the plot. I actually finished the draft before COVID-19 was even a small seed of worry in anyone’s head, and I did all the editing during our pandemic. Much of the time while in shut-down. It definitely had a surreal aspect to it.

I’m currently working on two projects. Obviously, the Pine Lake Girls book two, Betty’s story, to be released in 2022. But also, a short piece for an anthology. I received my edits for that today. All proceeds will go to charity and I’ll have more details as the release date approaches.

So, that’s my excuse for not blogging in such a long time. I’ll try to do better, or at least have a good excuse for my absence. In the meantime, get yourself a copy of Alice’s story and let me know what you think. Writers live on reviews.