A Year On Ladybug Farm This is one of the most exciting projects I've had the pleasure of working on in a long time.  A Year on Ladybug Farm is the first in a series of books that tells the story of three women who join forces to make their dreams come true with a ramshackle old mansion in the Shenandoah Valley.  I love this book because so many of the adventures come from my real life, but mostly because it celebrates the joy of life after forty.  And it's about time someone did! Read more and let me know what you think.   Beyond Words: Secrets to Writing Books that Sell Those who have taken my workshops know that the "secret" isn't a secret at all.  It's just a matter of finding out what the reader wants, and delivering it in your own unique style.  I'm delighted to bring this step by step guide for bringing your books to life to the general public. Cold Kill:A Raine Stockton Dog Mystery Raine and Cisco take a job as wilderness guides at camp for troubled teens and, as usual,  get far more than they bargained for.  Murder, mayhem and even a little romance haunt the Smoky Mountains in the dead of winter. Read the opening pages here The Covenant Fans of the Devoncroix werewolf series have waited far too long for this, the Prequel to The Passion and The Promise.   Although writers rarely have any control over the release of their books-- thus the long delay-- in this case there is an exception.  I'm hoping to make available to devoted readers limited  edition copies of The Covenent by the end of this year.  Thank you for your patience!   Enjoy an excerpt