Holding on and letting go...

Wednesday my husband flies to a work conference in Portland, Oregon. As I try to write one more blog post about Guideposts’ ‘official release’ of a two-book mystery set by my mother and me…I am distracted.
Distracted because taxes aren’t yet sent to accountant, a date for cracked foundation work has yet to be set, a downspout is clogged with leaf stems, the grass needs watering but a freeze could still come…and the list goes on and on and…....

This week Guideposts Books is officially launching my mother's and my latest book set - Chesapeake Antiques Mysteries.  In these books we explore two of our favorite topics: mysteries and antiques! Below you'll find a preview of the first chapter of...

Author’s Note: Thanks to my friend Karin Tauscher Fuller for co-writing this post with me.
While many antique lovers are in it for the thrill of finding a great piece, one perfectly preserved thing of beauty, my friend Karin chases down antiques because she says they need her. Not all antiques -- if it’s pristine she rarely even pauses as...

This March is special for several reasons. My mother, who has been my writing partner since I was expecting my eldest son, has a milestone birthday. As an aside, that son will turn 25 at the end of this year and just recently moved to Vancouver! And...