Weekly Reading Round-Up
Happy Labor Day weekend! I’ve been in a bit of a book slump, picking books up, then putting them down. It’s definitely me, not them. I did finally read Kate Morton’s last book, The Lake House, set in an abandoned house in Cornwall, around a missing baby in the past and a disgraced police officer…
Read MoreTHE GLASS OCEAN Preview
Would you like to get a sneak peek at The Glass Ocean before it hits the shelves next Tuesday? We have Chapters One, Two, and Three here to get you started while you wait…. Just click on each distinct link to be taken to that chapter: Chapter One Chapter Two Chapter Three Happy reading! And see…
Read MoreAnother Tour Update: Orlando Event
Hi, all! As the Glass Ocean tour approaches, I have a slight change (for the better, I think) to the Wine, Wisdom, and Words event in Orlando on September 11th. Instead of being $30 for entry, a signed book, and a glass of wine, as previously stated, you now have two options: $6 dollars gets…
Read MoreTHE SUMMER COUNTRY: Coming May 2019!
It’s not official until it’s internet official! The Barbados Book, aka The Summer Country, aka my next stand alone novel, is now available for pre-order on Amazon, B&N, Indiebound, and all the other usual places. The Summer Country will be coming your way on May 21, 2019! I’ll have much more to say about The…
Read MoreThe Glass Ocean Tour Updates!
Hello, all! With September fast approaching, I have a few updates to the Glass Ocean tour schedule. — The Wine, Women, & Wisdom event in Mount Pleasant, SC on Thursday, September 6th, has maxed out at 100 people (and a full wait list). But if you’d like to see Team W in South Carolina, you…
Read MoreWeekly Reading Round-Up
This week, I’ve been reading through the Barbados Book as I put the final tweaks on the manuscript– and I have an announcement to make! The title of the Barbados Book is… THE SUMMER COUNTRY. The Summer Country will be coming your way summer 2019. Although if you find yourself in New York City on…
Read MoreBooklist on THE GLASS OCEAN
The first of the reviews is in for The Glass Ocean and Team W is over the moon! Booklist calls The Glass Ocean “a riveting historical mystery… filled with twists and turns, in which secrets abound, no one can be trusted, and history isn’t always what it seems.” Only three weeks left until The Glass Ocean…
Read MoreTHE GLASS OCEAN Tour!
Team W is taking the show on the road! At long last, we have the complete schedule for The Glass Ocean tour (aka The Most Fun Book Tour Ever II). You can find Team W (Karen White, Beatriz Williams, and me) at the following locations: Saturday, September 1, 3:00 pm Panel discussion with Team W…
Read MoreWeekly Reading Round-Up
This week I had the privilege of celebrating book launches with Fiona Davis and M.J. Rose. Both books delve deep into the history of New York in the twentieth century and both are excellent. The Masterpiece takes us deep into Grand Central Terminal, first in the glory days of the 1920s, then in the gritty grimness…
Read MoreBook Event! NYC, Wednesday, August 8th
Come join me, the marvelous M.J. Rose, and Randy Susan Meyers at the Mysterious Bookshop on Warren Street this Wednesday night! We’ll be talking Gilded Age, Jazz Age, art, secrets, scandal, New York history, and all things Gothic. The festivities kick off at 6:30. Hope to see you there! What: Talk & Signing with MJ…
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