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April 24, 2019
Special April Giveaway to Celebrate STONE BRIDGES
We’re celebrating spring, the release of Stone Bridges and my love of stationery and pens with this month’s special giveaway. We curated the goodies at the iconic Bob Slate Stationer in Harvard Square and didn’t hold back!
Here are some photos of our temptations. Check out the giveaway for what we selected to give away. Plus…books, and a limited-editing Swift River Valley mug. Thanks, and enjoy.
April 6, 2019
STONE BRIDGES is a USA Today and Publishers Weekly Bestseller
In “monk mode” writing here on my hilltop and getting back to normal after my nasty neck and shoulder injury, and what a treat to have fun news to celebrate! Stone Bridges popped onto the USA Today and Publishers Weekly bestseller lists its first week on sale. Many thanks to all the readers who pre-ordered and stopped at their favorite place that sells books, whether online, an independent, a box store or a spin-rack at the grocery. Best of all are the comments from readers who enjoyed this uplifting story set in picturesque small-town New England. Thank you!
March 12, 2019
STONE BRIDGES in two weeks!
Time’s been slipping away as I recover from my shoulder injury, and I just realized Stone Bridges will be in stores in two weeks. I’m so excited! It’s the latest standalone installment in my Swift River Valley small-town New England series. Pre-order your copy from your favorite bookseller today! Click here for handy links.
Be sure to let me know what you think when you’ve had a chance to read Adrienne and Adam’s story. I had a great time writing it, mostly here on my New England hilltop. Check back for more info. I’m running behind with everything giv… Read More
March 2, 2019
March means it’s almost spring!
As much as I love a good New England winter, I’m ready for spring after a bad fall on a popular local sledding hill. I got knocked off my feet and landed on my left shoulder. Ouch! On the mend, though (if not as fast as I’d like!). I’m definitely ready for March turning into a lamb.
It’ll be spring when Stone Bridges hits stores on March 26. I can’t wait! If you’re planning on reading it, I’d love for you to do me a favor and pre-order a copy here or with your local bookseller. Pre-orders are a big boost for any of our favorite writers.
The little fictional to… Read More
January 23, 2019
Claim the Crown in eBook and back in print!
When I “discover” an author, I love to dive back into his or her backlist and read…well, everything. I’m not alone! Many readers have asked me how to get their hands on books I’ve written that are now hard to impossible to find. Claim the Crown is at the top of that list, and I’m happy to say it’s now available in eBook for the first time and again in. print. I did a bit of updating but for the most part it’s the same as the original. It’s my first “single-title” novel and it hit stores the same month my son was born. HeR… Read More
January 16, 2019
Loving winter, dreaming of spring
We’re deep into our Vermont winter, with snow and a frigid temperatures in the forecast. I do love New England winters (except when they drag into April!), but I find myself dreaming of spring at the moment. I spent most of the day writing by the woodstove and now I’m thinking about what I want to plant this spring, and where we want to go.
Joe and I love to travel in early spring. It’s an amazing time to take long walks on Irish lanes, with lambs prancing through grassy fields and colorful wildflowers popping up everywhere. The photo with me in my orange Irish raincoat was taken on a … Read More
January 7, 2019
Happy 2019
Happy New Year! The first week of 2019 is in the books and I hope yours was a great one, and the rest of 2019 is filled with what makes you happy. Fun, family, friends, adventures, creative pursuits, hikes in the Irish hills…I’m in!
Right now I’m in “monk mode,” as Greg McKeown puts it in his brilliant book Essentialism. This means I’m on a tight deadline. I’m running a bit behind given our multi-day power outage and then a nasty post-Christmas stomach virus, but all is well on our hilltop in Vermont.
This photo’s a favorite from 2018, from a … Read More
December 12, 2018
My Christmas Stories
With all the merriment and busyness of the holidays, I love to sit by the fire with a pot of tea and a fun, uplifting story set during and around Christmas. I’ve written three Christmas stories myself.
“Husband for Hire” is available digitally for the first time. It’s a novella set between Christmas and New Year’s Day. The story starts in snowy Maine when Cady Dye, dealing with a stalker, gets Cole Forrest to pretend to be her fiancé while she figures out what’s going on. Let’s say they don’t tell each other everything. I wrote this story a whi… Read More
December 5, 2018
Three Wonderful Irish Books for the Holidays
Like so many book lovers, I enjoy giving books as Christmas presents. Paperbacks novels make great stocking stuffers, so I’m always on the lookout for the latest by a favorite author, but I also love to wrap a special gift book that a friend, colleague or loved one might not buy for themselves…but would love to own. Here are three I own on Irish country houses, life tips from an Irish gentleman and the iconic Ring of Kerry. I’ve included Amazon links but you can order them from your favorite bookstore.
On our many visits to Ireland, we’ve stayed in e… Read More
November 13, 2018
November contest!
November is flying by! Be sure to check out this month’s contest. We’re celebrating the start of the holiday season with a special giveaway inspired by readers. TEN lucky readers will receive a signed copy of the paperback edition of A Knights Bridge Christmas. ONE grand prize winner will also receive a limited-edition Swift River Valley mug.
This is the only place you can find “Christmas at Carriage Hill” in print (it’s available on its own digitally). In this fun novella, Dylan McCaffrey’s long-lost English cousin and the RAF pilot she’s trying to get over … Read More
