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  • Merry Christmas!

    Derek and I usually take our annual Christmas card photos somewhere in Georgia, but this year, we decided to mix it up and snap a few photos while visiting family in Michigan. And we received…

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  • Book Recommendation | How To Marry A Werewolf

    If you’re like me, you’re probably a fan of genre bending in romance. I LOVE historical romance with paranormal elements, and if you do, too, you’ll like anything written by Gail Carriger. One of my…

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  • Free Story To Brighten Your Holiday!

    Subscribe to my enewsletter now-Dec. 30, and receive a FREE gift on Dec. 31, the perfect way to kick off 2024: by reading your first story of the year! Fated by Fire was published as…

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  • Leadership Camden | County Tour

    From the Sugar Mill Tabby Ruins to Reeds Grocery & Ponderosa, I enjoyed a fantastic bus tour of Camden County courtesy of Leadership Camden. A beautiful day to learn about the history of my home…

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  • Book Recommendation | The Hunger Games

    I was so pumped to watch The Ballad of Songbirds & Snakes, but my heart still lives with the original Hunger Games. One of the only adaptations that I loved the movie as much as…

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  • More Fun in LA | Visiting West Coast Friends

    Finally seeing my college suite-mate was one of the brightest highlights of my trip to LA! I wish I could visit the West coast to see friends more often, but these are the little moments…

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  • Thanks-Book-Giving | Nov. 17-19

    Thanks-Book-Giving begins today! Visit Tattered Pages Book Club and enjoy dozens of bookish giveaways from your favorite authors… including me! Beginning today-Nov. 19, you’ll get three full days of nothing but FREE stories and SWAG.…

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  • Throwback Thursday | Head Over Undertow

    Happy Throwback Thursday! Last year, I published Head Over Undertow for Funk-N-Fiction’s annual Halloween Flash Fiction Blog Event. After twenty years firmly locked in the friend-zone as his best friend’s little sister, Peyton St. Peters…

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  • Meet the Heroine | Isrid Belini

    In my newest Witchy Business romance, Pumpkin & Spice, my hero uncovers something unexpected about my heroine… and his reaction is EVERYTHING. “Garth wiped the cloth down the bridge of Isrid’s nose from brow to…

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  • Visiting Friends in San Diego

    Visiting San Diego for the first time was amazing! A memory that was made exponentially more fantastic by having a fabulous tour guide. From strolling the Meditation Gardens to watching hoards of sunbathing sea lions…

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  • Pumpkin Inspiration

    Each short story in Funk-N-Fiction’s annual Halloween Flash Fiction Blog Event is inspired by an image from a DeviantArt artist. My idea for Pumpkin & Spice sprouted from this gorgeous pumpkin photo by Moyrah. As…

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  • Happy Birthday To Me!

    Thank you to everyone who wished me a happy birthday! I had a great week at the Healthcare Internet Conference, being recognized for my video efforts and learning from others in the industry, followed by…

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  • Last Day in California | Catalina Island

    Derek and I had a fabulous last day in California visiting Catalina Island. I’d never even heard of it until this week, suggested to us as a “can’t miss” location by one of our Uber…

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  • Sneak Peek First Kiss | Pumpkin & Spice

    Isrid and Garth are quite the dynamic duo in Pumpkin & Spice, my newest Witchy Business romance. Here’s a sneak peek into their first kiss: “In true Garth style, his kiss was a torrent of…

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  • Glamour girl meets pumpkin carving perfectionist. What could go wrong?

    When Isrid volunteered to carve pumpkins with Garth for their coven’s haunted house-themed Halloween party, she didn’t consider how her intricate jack-o-lantern designs would challenge him. A relentless perfectionist, Garth refuses to quit until the…

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  • Shepard.com Featured Author Spotlight

    I’m excited to receive a featured author spotlight on Shepard! Visit their website to check out my three favorite reads in 2023 and how these authors touched my heart with their stories. I fell in…

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  • Happy Halloween!

    Happy Halloween! 🎃 👻 Nine years ago, Derek Bradley and I carved our first pumpkins together. He didn’t own a ferret, I didn’t have a cat, and we only carved three pumpkins, not 13, but…

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  • Pumpkin & Spice Now Live on Funk-N-Fiction

    I’m so thrilled to participate in Funk-N-Fiction’s annual Halloween Flash Fiction Blog Event. My contribution this year, Pumpkin & Spice, is now live! The romantic shenanigans of my Witchy Business characters always bring me joy.…

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  • Stocking My Shelves | The City Beneath

    Stocking up for next year’s book signings! Book 1 in a series always sells faster than the rest, and after an exciting 2023 – thank you readers for depleting my shelves! – I’m ready to…

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  • Throwback Thursday | The Hackover

    Happy Throwback Thursday! Back in 2021, I published The Hackover for Funk-N-Fiction’s annual Halloween Flash Fiction Blog Event. In this “The Hangover” parody, Harper Reyes and Dennis Hunt (co-workers at a cyber-security company) wake up…

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  • Funk-N-Fiction Halloween Blog Event Has Begun!

    The Funk-N-Fiction annual Halloween Flash Fiction Blog Event has begun! To help you get into the Halloween spirit, I released another Witchy Business short story. And this one is FREE!! Hop over to the Funk-N-Fiction…

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  • Book Auction | Support Breast Cancer Treatment

    I’m honored to participate in an auction to help raise money for fellow author Anneke Boshoff and support her cancer treatment. Visit The Nerd Party Room today-Oct. 28 to bid on a variety of books…

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  • Currently Reading: One Fell Sweep by Ilona Andrews

    Enjoying a gorgeous, sunny autumn day at the pool, soaking in the warm rays in the company of a delicious book! Having finished the Kate Daniels series, including Blood Heir and both Wilmington Years novels,…

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  • Mirror Justice | Free Halloween Romance

    Can you believe I’ve been participating in the Funk-N-Fiction Halloween Flash Fiction Blog Event for 4 years? How time flies! Back in 2020, my very first contribution to this event was Mirror Justice, story #2…

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