Upcoming Event (and a Free Book)
Ken and I are traveling again. It might seem a little crazy, but we headed north to Michigan! We have a good reason though! Tomorrow evening I’ll be signing copies of O Little Town at Baker Book House in Grand Rapids, along with my co-author Janyre Tromp (and we hope our other co-author, Amanda Wen will be able to join us via Zoom sometime during the evening.) If you happen to live in the area, we would LOVE to see you there! (Click on the book cover to order your copy.)
[Please scroll to the end of this post for information about a free e-book copy of A Vow to Cherish TODAY ONLY!]
Janyre, Amanda, and I have managed to get together in every combination except all three of us in one place at the same time! But here we are when we first announced that we’d contracted the book…and now it’s here!
Even though it’s been cold on our trip and we drove through snow in Illinois and Indiana on Saturday, Ken and I have really enjoyed the trip. We’ve already seen some great sights and added a new National Park to our been-there-done-that list!
We have yet to perfect the selfie-with-national-park-sign, but at least it shows we were there! 
We took a short, chilly hike at the nature center in Indiana Dunes State Park, which is inside the National Park.
We kind of just happened upon the Pavilion on the beach of Lake Michigan and oh, what a cool place—even in winter!
Apparently, the skyline of Chicago that you can see across the lake (almost 60 miles away) is actually just a mirage (or in this case, since the skyline is right-side-up, a “looming refraction” since the curvature of the earth wouldn’t allow a view of the actual skyline that far away when taken from the shore. It certainly LOOKED real! 
The Pavilion was refurbished in 2021 and just reopened this year. It is just amazing! We went inside to see what the architecture looked like, but an enticing smell led us into this restaurant, and when we heard some great live music, we decided we had to sit and stay a spell. We split a delicious Beach Burger and Truffle Fries (fries tossed in truffle oil then sprinkled with parmesan cheese. Oh. My! Delicious!) all with a gorgeous view of Lake Michigan (which looks for all the world like an ocean!)Before you go, I wanted to let you know about a free book deal for my very first novel, A Vow to Cherish (today, November 14, only!) This book was the inspiration for the World Wide Pictures film of the same title, and I’ve also written a sequel, Within This Circle. My husband updated the covers for both books, and I think they make a beautiful set! Click on the book cover below to get your free copy via BookBub! A Vow to Cherish is now available as an audiobook too, read by the wonderful Julie Lancelot.
The movie version of A Vow to Cherish is now available on PureFlix. Click on the cover for more information.
