Shelter from the Rain
He grabbed her hand and ran. The rain poured out of the sky like sheets coating them instantly in its moisture. Their clothing clung to their every contour. He pressed the key fob to unlock the...
View ArticleGabriela Andersen-Schiess
Though I didn’t know her name at the time, Olympian Gabriela Andersen-Schiess inspired me to write creatively.I grew up loving the Olympic games—winter and summer. I was a kid when Gabriela...
View ArticleHave a look inside "Hit 'n Run"
As Mitch’s hand reached out for her shoulder she shrunk from his touch, again a little girl who couldn’t stand sympathetic contact. She bathed him with a hard look. “How could you do this to me,” she...
View ArticleHow much is real?
with the release of "Hit 'n Run" , Book One in the "Under Suspicion" series, I get asked a lot where the ideas came from.Typically, stories come to me from an accumulation of experiences I string...
View ArticleHungry
An excerpt from "Hit 'n Run" ...As the quickening began in her stomach, she laid her palms flat to the counter, bracing.The stubble on his cheeks made him appear all the more dangerous.His nose came...
View ArticleFab Five Fav Christmas Movie Moments
Christmas comes with many traditions and one for me, which is not unique, is partaking in the guilty pleasure of watching and re-watching my favourite Christmas movie moments.As a novelist, my burning...
View ArticleTrust
An excerpt from "The Tables Have Turned" Book 2 in the "Under Suspicion" series ...There was something unsaid, but certainly seen between that dweeb Phil and Lorna. Mitch fisted his hands and fought...
View ArticleThe Benefits of the Beta Group
In business, I have learned,you don’t know what you don’t know until you need to knowAnd KNOWING someone who does know makes all the difference between success and failure.This is as true in writing....
View ArticleHarper Lee
Is there a modern author out there who hasn’t been impacted by the writing of Harper Lee?In the fall, I had the pleasure of sharing my love of her writing with my teenager who “had” to read “To Kill a...
View ArticleSuffragette
Why won’t those women just shut up? When is enough, enough?When equality is achieved!But wouldn’t life be easier if we just let it go, stop harping and be satisfied.No!Suffragette is a word which...
View ArticleSea Breeze
~A excerpt from Chapter One:Elleah spanned her hand across her brow to massage her temples. Breathing through her nose, she struggled to maintain her calm as she faced her brother’s misguided...
View ArticleFrom the Front Desk
A excerpt from book two of the "Gentle Surf" series...Toby’s curiously got the better of him. Taking the employee stairwell, he walked towards the hotel lobby. His step slowed on the carpeted hallway...
View ArticleBook Two: The "Gentle Surf" Series
An excerpt from "From the Front Desk"Wendee sat up, dropped his hand, and twisted to face him. “There is nothing soft about standing up for someone you love and standing by your integrity.”Toby looked...
View ArticleWatching
Things are heating up in the sequel to "Hit 'n Run""The Tables Have Turned" an "Under Suspicion" NovelThe double sinks were visible from the bedroom through an open arch. The toilet and shower further...
View ArticleUnappreciated
Imagine if you will...narrow roads, with next to no shoulder. To one side, the earth falls off, giving way to the ocean's incessant on-slaught. On the other is lush forest, so thick, mere feet inside...
View ArticleMeet Trip
An excerpt from Book Three in the "Gentle Surf" series entitled: "For a Song"The light from the parted shades sliced through his lids like shards of glass. His hand groped to find his face and prevent...
View ArticleParaprosdokians
Figures of speech in which the latter part of a sentence or phrase is surprisingly unexpected.Where there's a will, I want to be in it.Since light travels faster than sound, some people appear bright...
View ArticleThe love letter
There is young love in our house. The sweet sincerity of romance and romantic thought.In this day in age of mass media and social engagement, I have been reminded of the value of the hand written...
View ArticleSea Breeze release date set for March 2017!
Arthur followed her and then paused briefly on the threshold, pulled her tight against him, and kissed her brow. Then his heavy step echoed down the corridor.She watched him depart. Elleah lingered,...
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