You Leave Me…Breathless!

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!


Manteca, Ho!

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!


Desert of Dreams is HERE!

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


A VERY Fashionable Historical Fiction List Link

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.


Crafting Stories from the Past…my take

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


Millie and Loretta at the Desert Oasis coming soon!

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


FRIDAY FREEBEE!

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


Meet me Saturday in Sacramento!

on May 28, 2025

Looking forward to being at the Paper Lantern Writers table & at the 2:20pm panel on historical fiction. THIS SATURDAY MAY 31ST! See you there!