Scapegoat

In the days and weeks following the 1666 Great Fire of London, there was tremendous civil unrest in England. The destruction of London had taken place on such a massive scale (80% of what had been contained within the city walls was destroyed, including 13,200 houses burned or demolished to establish firebreaks) that the population…

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Time Travel is Real

Feel like the current world is on fire? Slip between the pages of And by Fire and see what it was like to be surrounded by flames during the Great Fire of London in 1666. As you are “swept up in this double-barreled inferno” of a novel, Kirkus says you will “forget the history [you]…

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Recommend AND BY FIRE to a Friend or Review It!

Here we are in the middle of a long, extra hot summer. Three things are keeping me going–reading, writing, and the love that readers are showing my writing.  If you know someone who loves mystery with a bit of twisty history–please recommend And by Fire to them! And if you loved the novel take a…

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How About a Mid-Week Illustrated Quote!

We all know that Wednesday can be the most exhausting day of the week. So how about an And by Fire illustrated quote to liven things up? In my novel, Nigella Parker of the City of London Police doesn’t have time for a mid-week slump. Her adrenaline is way up and must stay up because…

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New Book Trailer!

Hello dear readers! Her is the brand new SUMMER TRAILER for And By Fire! What do you think? Twisty enough? Hot enough to match the weather? If you enjoy it please share it. And if you enjoyed And By Fire please take a moment to review it somewhere (everywhere?)! Your words about the book will…

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Christmas Comes Early for Me . . . In an Avalanche of Great Reviews!

Ho, ho, ho . . . 𝐈𝐭’𝐬 𝐛𝐞𝐞𝐧 𝐚 𝐠𝐫𝐞𝐚𝐭 𝐃𝐞𝐜𝐞𝐦𝐛𝐞𝐫 𝐟𝐨𝐫  𝐀𝐍𝐃 𝐁𝐘 𝐅𝐈𝐑𝐄 𝐬𝐨 𝐟𝐚𝐫 𝐰𝐢𝐭𝐡 𝐋𝐎𝐕𝐄𝐋𝐘 𝐫𝐞𝐯𝐢𝐞𝐰𝐬 𝐫𝐨𝐥𝐥𝐢𝐧𝐠 𝐢𝐧 𝐣𝐮𝐬𝐭 𝐢𝐧 𝐭𝐢𝐦𝐞 𝐟𝐨𝐫 𝐭𝐡𝐞 𝐡𝐨𝐥𝐢𝐝𝐚𝐲𝐬 (no better gift for an author–that’s for sure).   Here are a couple of the latest . . . “𝗪𝗵𝗮𝘁 𝗮 𝗴𝗿𝗲𝗮𝘁 𝗿𝗲𝗮𝗱! 𝗜 𝗹𝗼𝘃𝗲𝗱 𝘁𝗵𝗲 𝗟𝗼𝗻𝗱𝗼𝗻 𝘀𝗲𝘁𝘁𝗶𝗻𝗴…

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𝐒𝐡𝐢𝐧𝐲 𝐧𝐞𝐰 𝟓-𝐬𝐭𝐚𝐫 𝐫𝐞𝐯𝐢𝐞𝐰 𝐟𝐨𝐫 𝐀𝐍𝐃 𝐁𝐘 𝐅𝐈𝐑𝐄!!!

Chuffed to share this great new review from Rozier Reads and Wine (a bookish Instagrammer)! Some highlights . . . 🔥 “𝐇𝐢𝐬𝐭𝐨𝐫𝐲, 𝐦𝐲𝐬𝐭𝐞𝐫𝐲, 𝐫𝐨𝐦𝐚𝐧𝐜𝐞, 𝐚𝐧𝐝 𝐚𝐜𝐭𝐢𝐨𝐧 𝐚𝐥𝐥 𝐦𝐢𝐱 𝐭𝐨𝐠𝐞𝐭𝐡𝐞𝐫 𝐰𝐢𝐭𝐡 𝐬𝐨𝐦𝐞 𝐭𝐰𝐢𝐬𝐭𝐬 𝐭𝐨 𝐦𝐚𝐤𝐞 𝐭𝐡𝐢𝐬 𝐚 𝐯𝐞𝐫𝐲 𝐬𝐚𝐭𝐢𝐬𝐟𝐲𝐢𝐧𝐠 𝐫𝐞𝐚𝐝. 🔥 “I thought this mystery book was extremely well done. The mysteries in each time period…

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History, Books, Wine and ME

It’s ALWAYS Happy Hour somewhere, right? So, you can listen to this fabulous podcast morning, noon, or night (drink optional). Today I’m DELIGHTED to be the guest author on the “History, Books and Wine”. Listen wherever you download your favorite podcasts as chat with fellow authors Eliza Knight and Lori Ann Bailey covering some of…

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