This weekend we’re back in DC while I attend a conference. We arrived Wednesday, and it has felt like a homecoming, y’all. I haven’t been back since an incredibly quick 12 hours in 2015 on my way to a study abroad in Brazil, and it’s a bit scary how much I settled back into knowing how to walk around and …
Book Talk: Amanda Cox
Book Talk: Amanda Cox Listen to the episode with Amanda Cox Today I’m delighted you to Amanda Cox. Her fourth novel, Between Sound and Sea, is one that I’m excited about because one of the threads takes place during the Uboat attacks along the North Carolina coast. As you can imagine, the two of us geeked out on all the …
Book Talk: Connilyn Cossette
Book Talk: Connilyn Cossette Listen to the episode with Connilyn Cossette It’s always so fun to talk with Connilyn Cossette, and today’s episode of Book Talk is a delight. In her latest novel, Shield of the Mighty, she brings a character from her prior series back — only now he’s a grown-up soldier in Saul’s army. The heroine is a …
Book Talk: Jocelyn Green
Book Talk: Jocelyn Green Listen to the episode with Jocelyn Green Jocelyn Green is one of those authors that I always love to talk with. She’s such a smart writer who cares deeply about the history and characters of the books she writes. I love her books, but I love even more digging into why she picks the stories she …
Book Talk: Janine Rosche, Janyre Tromp, and Susan Tuttle
Book Talk: Janine Rosche, Janyre Tromp, and Susan Tuttle Listen to the episode with Janine Rosche, Janyre Tromp, and Susan Tuttle Today I have the fun of bringing together three of my writing friends for a conversation where we talk about our books, how we research, and whether our genres chose us or we chose them. Janine Rosche writes contemporary …
Digging Deep into Research
I’m days, maybe hours, from starting the writing of book three in my current series. I’ve had the fun of brainstorming how the crimes all happened. I’m excited to dig into the plot, because it feels like there will be so many twists maybe the most that I’ve ever written. I’ve spent the last week digging into the research on …
Meeting Her Match: A blog tour review & Giveaway!
I am delighted to be the first stop on the book tour for my friend Jen Turano’s latest novel, Meeting Her Match. If you’ve been by my blog before, you know that Jen’s book often make me laugh out loud, to the point she has a reputation with my husband. There’s something about her Gilded Age romances that have a …
Book Talk: Rachel Hauck
Book Talk: Rachel Hauck Listen to the episode with Rachel Hauck Rachel Hauck is one of my dearest writing friends so it is always a treat to have her on Book Talk. I had such fun talking to her about her newest book Meet Me at the Starlight. We got all nostalgic about rollerskating and the place rollerskating rinks played …
Book Talk: Jen Turano
Book Talk: Jen Turano Listen to the episode with Jen Turano Jen Turano is one of my favorite authors of the Gilded Age rom-com. She starts with a bang and romps through to the end, usually with a swirl of mystery and fun. Meeting Her Match is no different, so it is a delight to have Jen back on Book …
Book Talk: Nicole Miller
Book Talk: Nicole Miller Listen to the episode with Nicole Miller There is something so fun and sweet about introducing you to debut authors. That first book is such a precious and risky gift to the world. Today Nicole Miller is joining me on this episode of Book Talk. It was such fun to talk about her novel Until Our …