on May 7, 2025
San Francisco Bay Area historical fiction readers! Join me, fellow histfic author Linda Ulleseit, fellow crime novelist Lisa Towles, and SO MANY OTHER Independent Authors in a fun-filled Local Book Fair @ THE SPORTS BASEMENT at the SF Presidio. WHEN? Saturday June 7th from 1-4PM Thanks so much the The Sports Basement and to our… Read More
on February 22, 2025
Today’s the Day! Join fellow award-winning historical fiction author Linda Ulleseit and me TODAY, Saturday, 2/22/25, for a One-of-a-Kind Book Fair at Pier 23 Café in San Francisco! 📚✨ (FUN FACT…Pier 23 is about a mile from Alcatraz Island, one of the locales in my latest historical mystery THE RED-HOT BLUES CHANTEUSE.) Love books, good… Read More
on February 22, 2025
I had fun refreshing my THE RED-HOT BLUES CHANTEUSE bookmark for today’s Pier 23 Cafe book sale. The front is similar to my first RED-HOT bookmark, but the back has a much-needed kindle QR code and a quickie description of the book. AND I put Viola in the background. Hope you like it as much… Read More
on February 13, 2025
Saturday February 22, I’m joining 20+ other Bay Area women authors in a One-of-a-Kind Book Fair at Pier 23 Café in San Francisco! 📚✨ Come on by and pick up your copies of THE RED-HOT BLUES CHANTEUSE and FANNY NEWCOMB AND THE IRISH CHANNEL RIPPER. If you’re not ready for a book, then come get… Read More
on December 23, 2024
Ha! So much going on in Ana-land that it’s been a while since I shared…I’ve written a book you might like to gift for the holidays–THE RED-HOT BLUES CHANTEUSE. What’s the story? Blues chanteuse Viola Vermillion dreams of making the vaudeville Big Time. But first she’s got a murder to solve. And an old score… Read More
on December 20, 2024
Whoo-hoo! Guess whose latest novel (hint: THE RED-HOT BLUES CHANTEUSE) is included in this list? And what great historical mystery company! Thanks, HNS NA Conference Committee 2025!
on October 17, 2024
That’s right! Today is THE RED-HOT BLUES CHANTEUSE‘s first publication birthday! Looking back over the past year, I can’t believe I actually published a book 47 days after finishing my last chemo appt. I *can* believe that I had so many friends and readers ready to make my publishing dream come true, and I want… Read More
on August 16, 2024
That’s right! I’m doing an author takeover and giveaway RIGHT NOW, Friday August 16th on the Paper Lantern Readers FB group! Join our historical fiction readers group and tell me which format of THE RED-HOT BLUES CHANTEUSE you prefer. I’ll select one winner from amongst the responses and get that book to you. I’m in… Read More
on August 4, 2024
What’s a hard-working vaudeville couple (of course I’m talking about Elsie Clark and Nelson Story, performing as The Two Storys) gonna do during those dog-days of summer? Go to the beach, of course! I’m guessing these beach-day photos were taken around 1919, just about the time my novel THE RED-HOT BLUES CHANTEUSE is set. I’m… Read More
on February 22, 2024
It’s TRUE! Today through Monday February 26th, THE RED-HOT BLUES CHANTEUSE is free on Amazon Kindle! Five days only, friends! Share the love with a review on Amazon, Goodreads, or your social, wouldya?