Join me for a Facebook Live chat this Friday, June 5th at 10am PT to hear the new pages of our collaborative cozy mystery, A Brunch with Death, discuss next steps in our cozy mystery spin-off, and learn about all the activities I have planned for the upcoming release of the next book in my […]

I know that there is so much to take in right now, and I also know that change and understanding don’t happen overnight. During times like these, I try to remember to breathe. Answers are found in the silence of the breath, in the sitting still, and in the listening. That’s what I’m doing now […]

  I had so much fun talking cozy mysteries with all of you on my live chat this morning! Here’s the replay…with a couple technical difficulties cut out. Hey, that’s what tech support is for, right? 🤓 Hopefully, those that joined our cozy mystery chat had as good of a time as I did. I […]

  Happy Tuesday! It’s time for another Torte Test Kitchen recipe. After I shared a box cake Bundt recipe elevated with some yogurt and citrus flavors a few weeks ago, I received a lot of email from people asking if I could share a similar recipe using chocolate. So, this week, I’m running with that […]

Ok, super sleuths — it’s time to vote on the chosen directions our collaborative cozy mystery, A Brunch with Death, is going to take next. There were some fantastic suggestions this week, so it was very difficult to narrow it down to just 5 for each question. 😍⁣⁣⁣ ⁣⁣⁣ There are some really great suggestions […]

Wow, things are really starting to heat up in our collaborative cozy mystery spin-off, A Brunch with Death! 🔥 Can you believe we’re already on week 9 of new pages? 😮⁣⁣ ⁣⁣ I have some great assignments for you this week, because our cozy mystery is really getting to the good stuff. One thing I […]

Wow, there were a lot of votes cast in this round! 🥳 You can tell we’re getting to the good stuff now. I’m so intrigued by where our cozy mystery spin-off is going with these results. Thanks so much for participating! Now I’m off to write up some new pages. I have some great thoughts […]

  Do you read nonfiction books? As an author and avid reader, I love to read both fiction and nonfiction books. Fiction is a wonderful escape for me, but nonfiction books allow me to do a deep dive into subjects that fiction might tend to gloss over or only just touch on. Nonfiction books tend […]

It’s time to vote! 😁🗳️⁣ ⁣ Below are all three questions from part 8 of our collaborative cozy mystery, A BRUNCH WITH DEATH. Please comment below with your picks — one choice per question ONLY, please. You have until Wednesday to submit your answers. I’ll take the winners for each question and craft new pages […]

Our collaborative cozy mystery just keeps getting better and better! The intrigue is really starting to build thanks to your creative ideas. In case you missed it, this week’s winning idea for A Brunch with Death was option #2: The police found a metal box containing a key and cash behind the drywall. ⁣ ⁣ […]