Finding My Happy Place – Sit, Stay, Slay!
When one of my publishers asked if I wanted to write another cozy mystery series, I was thrilled. Similar to my other two series, I tapped into my personal experiences for inspiration. I was born and raised in Northwestern Indiana but as I got older, I realized that I hated cold weather (NW Indiana can […]
Murder on Trinity Place by Victoria Thompson – Book Review
If you’ve read any of my previous book reviews or blog posts, you know that I am a HUGE fan of Victoria Thompson’s Gaslight Mystery Series. I’ve been under the gun with my own writing and haven’t had time to read for pleasure, so I’m a little behind. Now, that my latest deadline is past […]
Bookmarked for Murder
When I lived in Northwestern Indiana, bus shopping trips were a common occurrence, especially around Christmas. My hometown of South Bend, Indiana is approximately 90 miles from Chicago. A popular fundraiser for nonprofits (especially church groups) included shopping trips to Chicago, Detroit or other larger cities with big malls. For $20-$30 I could buy a […]
A Year Older, but….Wiser?
November 14th, I celebrated another birthday. Well, celebrated may be exaggerating a bit…okay, a lot. Long ago I decided to take a vacation day on my birthday. This is a day when I don’t want to be politically correct or nice to people that I may not necessarily like. Of course, I made that decision […]