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The Stolen Bride launch just weeks away!

After a ridiculously busy fall and winter, I’m pleased to report The Stolen Bride is FINALLY with my copyeditor and should launch in the very near future. So what’s it about? The super short summary is this: Not long after Adam Fletcher arrives in New Bern to deliver an important piece of correspondence for Emmanuel, he […]

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The Stolen Bride is coming in Spring 2018

.   Drumroll please!   After a ridiculously busy fall and winter, I’m pleased to report The Stolen Bride is FINALLY scheduled to launch in mid-to-late spring of this year. My goal is to get it out before Mother’s Day, but certainly by the end of May. So what’s it about? The super short summary is...

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Q & A with Courtney Andersen, Historic Ship Rigging Expert (and the guy, who in my opinion, helped Capt. Jack Sparrow look cool)

Courtney Andersen is the Historic Ship Rigging Supervisor at San Francisco Maritime National Historical Park, but in addition to that, he’s also had some pretty cool gigs working on some projects you will definitely recognize (that picture with Capt. Jack Sparrow is a hint…). I’m also thrilled to report that Andersen has agreed to be...

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Start this bestselling family-friendly adventure series absolutely FREE!

Readers of all ages are loving these family-friendly novels. If you like fast-moving adventures, impetuous young heroes, suspense-filled plots, and a dash of romance, then you’ll love this entertaining series — and right now, you can get started with the ebook version of the first title absolutely FREE! Kindle (FREE!) Nook (FREE!) iTunes (FREE!) Kobo (FREE!)...

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George Washington’s Thanksgiving Proclamation of 1789

While there are revisionist historians who awkwardly perform intellectual somersaults and contortionsto construct fictional narratives about our nation’s history, insisting thatits foundations arewholly secular, the plain fact is that the United States of America was—without question, debate, or doubt—established as a “nation under God.” A clear sense of Biblicalethics infused every aspect of American Colonial...

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The Gypsy’s Curse – Book Trailer

Please enjoy this book trailer for The Gypsy’s Curse. For more information on the book, or to reserve your copy, go here.

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18th Century Kitchen: A look inside Hannah Glasse’s 1765 cookbook

While working on the Adam Fletcher Adventure Series cookbook, I’m doing a good bit of research in cookbooks that were actually in use in the mid-to-late 18th century. Below is a transcription of the cover page for one of the most famous “receipt” (recipe) books of the era, Hannah Glasse’s The Art of Cookery Made […]

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The Spanish Invasion of Beaufort: How slaves turned settlers became pawns in Spain’s hand

The Annual Beaufort Pirate Invasion is one of the highlights of a trip to beautiful historic Beaufort, NC. Learn the surprising real history behind the event that inspired the modern day celebration.

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Please Share: Old-fashioned Southern Recipes Wanted (from N.C., S.C., and Va.)

I hope you will share this post far and wide, as I’d like to get the word out about avery special project. I’m putting together a cookbook inspired by the Adam Fletcher Adventure Series and would love to get some recipes submitted from families with roots in eastern North Carolina, South Carolina, and Virginia — […]

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From “The Universal Magazine of Knowledge and Pleasure” (1759): How to keep your ship and crew healthy

While doing book research, I came upon an interesting article that was reprinted in several different publications in the 18th century. It was only credited as being written by M. Duhamel from theMemoires de Trevoux. I hadno idea who M. Duhamel was, but after searching on Google, I learned his full name was Henri-Louise Duhamel […]

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