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May 27, 2014
St. Charles: Full Circle
How does an Arizona author end up setting her newest works of Historical Fiction in Missouri? Saint Charles, Missouri, to be exact? Enter . . . a children’s book illustrator named Chris Sharp. Long before I saw my debut novel, Two Brides Too Many, published in 2009, I was writing children’s books. Chris Sharp illustrated […]
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May 13, 2014
Tea, Quilts, and Books in Saint Charles
Today, I’m flying into Missouri. Here I come Saint Charles! I’m excited to participate in several Author Events, May 14-18. I hope you’ll join me in St. Charles, the setting for The Quilted Heart, also the launch city for The Boone’s Lick Wagon Train Company in Prairie Song. WEDNESDAY, May 14, 2014 The Conservatory I’ll be […]
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May 7, 2014
Tuxedo Park in 1900 & Book Giveaway
Yay, for Guest Author Day! I’m excited to welcome Laurie Alice Eakes to my blog today. Climbing Over the Fence: Tuxedo Park in 1900 by Laurie Alice Eakes Just about a year ago, one of my fellow authors, Gina Welborn, called to invite me to join her and two other writers in submitting a collection of stories […]
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May 1, 2014
Book Club Fun to Celebrate The Quilted Heart
Do the members of your book club or reading group enjoy reading a series of novellas and spending time with an ensemble cast? If so, Elsa Brantenberg’s Quilting Circle in St. Charles, Missouri, might be a great fit. And I’m happy to say the 1860′s heartland setting lends itself well to having fun with historic Main Street and riverside […]
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April 28, 2014
Author Events in Saint Charles
Are you in Missouri or know someone who lives there? I’m headed to Saint Charles, Missouri, next month for the Lewis & Clark Heritage Days and several Author Events, May 14-18. Join me at the setting for The Quilted Heart, also the launch city for The Boone’s Lick Wagon Train Company in Prairie Song. […]
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April 9, 2014
Meet Caroline from The Quilted Heart Omnibus
Today, I’m featuring the two main characters in Ripples Along the Shore, the third and last novella in The Quilted Heart. After you’ve read The Quilted Heart, read Prairie Song to spend more time with Garrett and Caroline. MEET Garrett Cowlishaw Garrett Cowlishaw is the a friend of Rutherford Wainwright and is in St. Charles to recruit […]
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April 2, 2014
Children’s Easter Book Giveaway
The page turn on the calendar means Easter is less than three weeks away. I thought it’d be fun to start celebrating a bit early with a Children’s Easter Book Giveaway. Lisa Tawn Bergren classic best-seller, God Gave Us Easter, is part of her fabulous God Gave Us Series. “As Little Cub celebrates Easter with Papa, Mama, […]
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March 26, 2014
Women’s History Month: Mary Easton Sibley
March is National Women’s History Month. Today, I’m celebrating the legacy of women in American History with a look at educator, Mary Easton Sibley. If you’ve read my four Sinclair Sisters of Cripple Creek novels, you know I like to include real life women from my setting and time period as secondary characters in my […]
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March 17, 2014
Recipes Inspired by The Quilted Heart
The Sinclair Sisters of Cripple Creek novels and Prairie Song, Book 1 in the Hearts Seeking Home Series all feature fun foods and inspire recipes. The novellas, Dandelions on the Wind, Bending Toward the Sun, and Ripples Along the Shore are no different. Enjoy a meal with three recipes inspired by The Quilted Heart omnibus. […]
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March 12, 2014
Meet Elsa Brantenberg from The Quilted Heart
If you’re familiar with my Historical Fiction, you know that my stories tend to feature a “Titus 2:3″ type mentor as a secondary character. In The Sinclair Sisters of Cripple Creek Series, it was Miss Hattie, the proprietor of a boarding house. In The Quilted Heart novellas,the key woman of influence is Mrs. Brantenberg. Meet […]
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