As the launch date for Whisper gets closer and my brain gets a wee bit more frazzled, I am thrilled to announce that the first 3 chapter’s of Scream, book 3 in the Lakeview Novel series, will be included in the back of Whisper as a teaser of what is to come. I am so excited for this next installment. Drug dealers, murder, I am typing, scribbling and pulling my car over to jot down all the different plot twists that keep invading my head. J. K....

Hush, A Lakeview Novel – Book Trailer Blakely, Leigh, and Halle, our three daughters, where home this weekend and with Halle’s help Hush, now has a book trailer! It is always amazing what teenagers, especially a rather precocious 13-year old, can do!   Happy...

We are having a bit of cold front pass through the Pacific Northwest right now. Temperatures dipping into the teens. Lakes and ponds are freezing up. “Girls,” I said, “Stay off the lake if it ices over. Remember Elsie in Whisper!” “A…Mom?”  The real Halle replied, referring to the image I texted her earlier.  “Nice picture you sent us this morning.” I laughed. “Yes Hal,”  I...

I know, I know, this should be the best part of getting your book on the shelf. The cover… Seeing your name in writing is a total rush, but coming up with the artwork to go along with it gives me nightmares, serious migraines, and panic attacks. (Ok, I might be exaggerating a little.) Now, first off, I have to say I have an awesome team behind me. My publisher lets me have a lot of say on what goes on the cover of my books. This is unheard of...

Some authors hate the editorial phase of writing a book, I however love it. You take something you wrote, that you thought was good, and make it  better. Sometimes to make it better you have to start over. That may mean erasing hundreds of words or adding something completely new. It can take months to make a manuscript flow properly. Single words can change entire chapters. It is a thrilling process. I am doing this right now with my...

Well I’m laming out on you readers this week. I have been submerged in an ocean of edits and thought I would actually share with you the first chapter of Whisper, book two in the Lakeview series. Whisper is the story of enemies that come together to solve a hundred year old mystery after finding a haunted journal that hints at a lost school treasure. This story involves Leigh, Blakely’s good friend, and Halle, Blakely’s little sister...