Wholesome Book Fair October 25, 2025

The Wholesome Book Fair is Saturday, October 25, 2025 at 11 a.m. – 2 p.m. I’m excited to be a part of the third annual event featuring local authors—a place where you can purchase bookish gifts for the whole family. Please stop by and add to your Christmas shopping....

Release Day for Crystal Clear

Release Day for Crystal Clear

Today is release day for Crystal Clear. This is a Christmas novella set in 1879 Chateau Chenonceau. Print copy link: https://www.amazon.com/Crystal-Clear-Marguerite-Martin-Gray/dp/1960334026/ref More about Crystal Clear: Would Rosalind escape the grip of gossip while...

Crystal Clear Releases in Six Days!!

Crystal Clear Releases in Six Days!!

Crystal Clear releases in 6 DAYS!! I’m very excited about the release of my Christmas novella, Crystal Clear, on November 20, 2024. More about Crystal Clear: Would Rosalind escape the grip of gossip while hidden away in a French château? As Rosalind’s muddied past and...

Veterans Day Thoughts

Veterans Day Thoughts

Every year at this time, I walk around our small-town cemetery and read the names of the 47 veterans, including one from the American Revolution and one from the Civil War—buried in France and North Carolina, respectively. The grounds are a wave of red, white, and...

Review and Giveaway Pure Joy

Review and Giveaway Pure Joy

  About the Book Book: Pure Joy: 90 Devotions on the Book of James Author: Anita Higman Genre: Christian Devotional Book Release date: February 27, 2024 Pure Joy is a profound 90-day devotional that delves into finding joy through suffering amidst life’s...

Winter TBR Stack

Winter TBR Stack

What are you reading? I have quite a few piles. Six novels have risen to the top. Right now, I’ve started A Token of Love by Carrie Turansky. Find out how two women’s lives intersect across the centuries—present day and 1885. The top of my stack is Across the Ages by...

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