It’s #BookQW and better to catch your breath than speak! More from Chapter 6: “If we can’t leave tonight, then after the repair is completed?” “There’s the bearing and…other things. Papa…I canna ask right now.” He stopped himself from blowing out a breath. “I ken you dinnae want to cross your father, but at nineteenth […]
It’s #BookQW and my hero can’t ‘take’ anything for granted! More from Chapter 2: Luna arrived at North Dock looking a dream, her fluffy hair captured beneath a broad sunhat and the lacy hem of her gauzy blue top fluttering around her linen trousers. Spells, she looks so good. Even cocooned in a life jacket. […]
It’s #BookQW and shared ‘secrets’ are the best! More from Chapter 8: Stomach roiling, Luna blinked back unexpected tears. A blue glow flared and filled the rectangular opening to the upper level of the shed. “This is incredible.” Salm’s hushed words carried from above. She pulled the shed door shut before she crept up the […]
It’s #BookQW and not the ‘night’ our heroine expected! Luna stays busy with her younger sisters and widowed father–one of many reasons she’s hesitating to commit to Salm of the Seas. More from Chapter 5: “How will we clean it in a week?” Nebula asked. With a sigh, Luna perched on the edge of […]
Happy Book Birthday to Keepers of the Sea Cliffs! I’m excited to release the 4th in The Windborne series. Salm and Luna’s story evolved from a much shorter story that I wrote during a novelette writing workshop in the spring of 2018. The story just flowed and was complete at the end of the 4-week […]
It’s #BookQW and an ‘order’ cannot be ignored! In honor of the release of the 4th novel in The Windborne series, The Witch of the Meadows ebook is free for a week. More from Chapter 23 of The Witch of the Meadows: Laughing, Beri plopped next to Fern. “What’s happening?” she asked in a hushed […]
It’s #BookQW and matters of the heart offer a ‘surprise’! More from Chapter 10: The sound of the surf dropped off as soon as they were over the cliff top. They nestled into a patch of dry grass among the heather. On her knees, Luna murmured to the bird, “There, there,” and hummed while […]
Note, I’m scheduling this on Dec 31st, before going on a birding trip. Since I don’t know what the future #BookQW of the day is, I’ve chosen to use ‘bird’! An excerpt from Chapter 9: At midday, the only thing to look at was the cliffs and birds. He swung the Dobsonian generally in that […]
It’s #BookQW and my heroine is ‘cold’ but catching the hero’s eye! In honor of this novel being withdrawn from RWA’s RITA contest (see yesterday’s post) I’m featuring Lost Whisperer of the Seas and its multiple uses of ‘cold’ in Chapter 11: They glided across the bay and docked in her family’s visitor space—none too […]
For months I’ve had it on my calendar to enter the RITAs, Romance Writers of America’s published romance novel contest. Then after I completed the application, I had it on my calendar to submit my novel files. I completed that, too. Unfortunately, just afterwards a lot of stuff happened within RWA. If you haven’t heard […]