Almost every writer I know has a tagline, and mine is “Writing historic crime fiction celebrating bodacious American heroines”. On November 1st, you can meet my latest bodacious American heroine, the Widow Ida Morgan.   After her husband is killed in the Battle of Gettysburg in 1863, grief-stricken Ida Morgan confronts the brash Washington City… Read More

In today’s PLW blog, I’m sharing my favorite historical fiction short stories. Anyone who knows almost anything about me will not be surprised that my favs include classic crime fiction and stories about bodacious women. But are my favs your favs? Or do you have other historical fiction short stories to recommend? Gotta read the… Read More

Here’s my latest PLW List Link…where I share some fabulous historical fiction short story and novella anthologies. Be ready for suffragettes, Sherlock Holmes, civil rights, and mid-winter moons. And if your favorite historical fiction anthology isn’t included, send the title & authors my way….

Hey, have you heard? Or have you read that Keanu Reeves (yes, Neo, John Wick, and Ted himself) has co-authored a novel? Written with best-selling fantasy author China Miéville, The Book of Elsewhere is a “genre-bending epic of ancient powers, modern war, and an outcast who cannot die.” All the hubbub about The Book of… Read More

It’s my turn to host the Paper Lantern Writers Book of the Month! As you’ve probably guessed, I’m an ardent historical mystery and suspense reader, and I enjoy finding a series and sticking with it. But reading debut authors? Not so much. (Except for some of the authors I’ve found through Paper Lantern Readers, of… Read More

Literary Crushes! All readers have them, am I right? Now that I’ve shared mine in today’s PLW’s Q&A, how ’bout you share yours?

Just like that most elegant swellegant Broadway bon vivant Cole Porter wrote back in 1930, I Happen to Like New York. And since I like New York and I love historical fiction, it seemed about time to share some favorite New York City Historical Fiction. Wanna see the entire blog? Here’s the link to the… Read More

Fellow historical author Kathryn Pritchett was kind enough to ask me a few questions recently. And here are my answers….  

And away we go!

On today’s PLW Q&A, Jonathan Posner, Alina Rubin, Vanitha Sankaran, and Anne Beggs and I all share our fav international (aka non-American) fascinating woman in history. These women are really something!