Romance. Mystery. Family Saga. Cops and Robbers. The "Heart Tide" Series will transport you to the 1930s with two books that you will not be able to put down! They make for fantastic reads and are great for holiday giving! (We've even gotten rave reviews from men and teens, too! So it's a good choice for everyone in the family!) This series is composed of two books; neither are stand-alone. Book 1, "Watching the Water" is a cliffhanger ... read more about this book here. Th

My mother and paternal grandma were responsible for my love of TV westerns. Mother’s favorite show was Gunsmoke and she enjoyed it so much that she was going to name me Marshall Dillon if I'd been a boy. True story. And Grandma? I don't think she knew who the actor Lorne Greene was, but she could give you every stat about his Bonanza character Ben Cartwright, along with those of his three sons (Adam, Hoss, and Little Joe) living on the scenic Ponderosa ranch. My Saturdays thi

An Evening of Romance. What image do the words evening and romance conjure up for you? A hand-in-hand stroll on a shoreline bathed in twilight's lavender glow...long, savory kisses beneath a golden summer moon...rich wine and red roses on a candlelit table for two? Maybe it's hands folded behind your heads, you and your love wishing upon stars as you gaze from the bed of a pickup truck. It could be pizza on the sofa as you settle in to watch a favorite TV show together. If yo

I have been a bad blogger. My goal to post every week or so has missed the mark a little. Okay, a lot. It's missed the mark by about two months. My new goal is to be a better blogger. It’s been a tough autumn, though. My dear sister, Becky, passed away very suddenly on Aug. 28, 2016, just 13 months after the death of my husband, John. Two major loses in a short span of time pretty much derailed this gal. September was a blurry whirlwind as I presented at SIBA, prepared for a

I saw the movie "Bad Moms" with some of the BEST moms I know. (Here we are at AMC.) Now, the language was rough. I truly don’t know one mom who goes about her day dropping the words-of-choice that the moms in this movie did. But it’s still pretty hilarious and recognizes the pressure moms are under to be perfect. Christina Applegate’s character is an exaggeration of the over-the-top PTA president some encounter during their children’s K-12 experience. Actually, she was kind o

“She was not quite what you would call refined. She was not quite what you would call unrefined. She was the kind of person that keeps a parrot.” (Mark Twain) Have you ever tried writing with a parrot on each shoulder? I imagine some of you have. Companion birds are popular pets and often call “shoulder” when it’s time to ride about the house. I truly enjoy it when the Brothers Bob sit and supervise quietly from my shoulders. Sometimes, though, one or both can be quite the di