on July 4, 2025
It’s a historical fiction FRIDAY FREEBEE! Get your copy of C.V. Lee’s short story Joanna’s Choice, which takes place in 1496 on the beautiful Isle of Jersey located just off the coast of France. Joanna’s past is shrouded in mystery for she has never spoken of the unspeakable horror she endured as a young maiden…. Read More
on July 1, 2025
It’s here! The Paper Lantern Writers July historical fiction book giveaway on Bookfunnel! There are 52 books and short stories to choose from. Now click this link and ENJOY YOUR SUMMER READING!
on June 25, 2025
Save the Date! On Sunday August 24th I’ll be at Breathless Wineries in beautiful, beautiful Healdsburg, California (with fellow award-winning historical novelist Rebecca Rosenberg!) to celebrate 1920’s historical fiction. More info soon!
on June 23, 2025
on June 20, 2025
SAVE THE DATE! On Saturday October 11th I’ll be at the Great Valley Bookfest! Come on by the Paper Lantern Writers table to meet the Northern California lanterns, swipe some swag, and talk (and purchase!) books. SEE YOU THERE!
on June 20, 2025
If you’ve been yearning to connect with the great, the bad, and the ugly of historical Las Vegas, yearn no more! DESERT OF DREAMS, featuring my short story Millie and Loretta at the Desert Oasis in now available! Here’s the short story lineup, directly from the anthology sponsors, the Historical Novel Society North America: “In… Read More
on June 13, 2025
Do you love fashion? (I DO!) And do you also love historical fiction? (ME TOO!) Then you’ll want to read today’s PLW List Link…A VERY Fashionable Historical Fiction List Link.
on June 7, 2025
Here’s a little promo I put together for PLW’s recently-release Crafting Stories from the Past: A How-to Guide to Writing Historical Fiction. This piece recently appeared in the Sisters in Crime NorCal newsletter, an incredible quarterly edited by Margie Bunting. I love a good reference book and have lots of them on my bookshelves…. Read More
on May 31, 2025
I’m happy to share that I’ve got a short story in DESERT OF DREAMS, the HNS NA’s FIRST Conference Anthology “Millie and Loretta at the Desert Oasis” debuts in late June at the conference. If you are intrigued by stories of historical Las Vegas, you’ll enjoy all of the anthology stories! There’s no… Read More
on May 30, 2025
HAPPY FRIDAY! Today’s PLW FREEBEE short story is my own tale, Miss Evelyn Nesbit Presents. Here’s the story… “In 1914, Evelyn Nesbit is a celebrated beauty who, as a teenager, was raped and ruined by a famous architect. Her mentally unstable and physically abusive millionaire husband has recently discarded both Evelyn and her young… Read More