Author of The Blue River Series and Kay Conroy Mystery Series

Stories of friendship, love and happy accidents…

The Shell Keeper

The Blue River Series: Book 1

Three women brought together by accident, like battered shells washed up on a beach…

A Road Back to Grace

The Blue River Series: Book 2

Irresistible Sequel to 5 Star reviewed The Shell Keeper…

A Spring Before Summer

The Blue River Series: Book 3

Del survived divorce and started over…so how did she screw that up so badly? Can she start over…again?

Framed

The Kay Conroy Mystery Series: Book 1

“This is a page-turning read told with humor that makes for a perfect summer read! I highly recommend it!” Lana Williams USA Today Best-Selling Author

The Other Side of The Coin: The Queen, the Dresser and the Wardrobe by Angela Kelly

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  Here’s a book I fell upon rather randomly. I’m not what they call...
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The Boys: A Memoir of Hollywood and Family by Ron Howard and Clint Howard

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I’m a fan of podcasts. I have a few favorites I listen to in the morning...
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Jane Austen’s ‘Mansfield Park’…just do it!

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  I picked up Pride and Prejudice earlier in the year, rereading it...
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Number the Stars by Lois Lowry

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Most readers know Ms. Lowry for her book The Giver, and perhaps its...
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Magpie Murders by Anthony Horowitz

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If, like me, you’ve always been a fan of the classic murder mystery, this...
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For The Love of a Good Series: The Molly Murphy Mysteries by Rhys Bowen

by | March 25, 2023 | Uncategorized | 0 Comments

Mystery readers love nothing more than to discover a great new series...
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Short and Sweet Review: Lincoln on The Verge: Thirteen Days to Washington by Ted Widmer

by | March 1, 2023 | Uncategorized | 0 Comments

I’ve never been a big ‘fan’ of civil war books, fiction or non, but I...
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Short and Sweet Review: A Pretend Betrothal by Lana Williams

by | February 28, 2023 | Uncategorized | 0 Comments

This second book in Lana William’s new Mayfair Literary League series did...
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Short and Sweet Review: The Matchmaker’s Gift by Lynda Cohen Loigman

by | February 7, 2023 | Uncategorized | 0 Comments

I’m often hesitant about reading books with split timelines and include...
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For The Love of a Good Series: The Joe Picket series by CJ Box

by | December 10, 2022 | Uncategorized | 0 Comments

Open Season is the first book in Box's Joe Pickett series. Joe is a Game...
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