5 Ways To Share Your Books

5 Ways To Share Your Books Whether you’re an avid reader or a dedicated writer, many of us book lovers have, at some point, found ourselves with an overabundance of books. As a reader, maybe you just want to prune your shelves a bit to make them more manageable. Or you realized that book with […]

Best Books of 2022

Reading widely is one of my greatest joys! I may be a romance author but I enjoy the wonder of fantasy and the chill of a murder mystery in my daily reading. So, come dive into the books of all genres that I’ve enjoyed reading the most in 2022! Romance Fantasy / Sci-Fi Thriller / […]

Valentine’s Gifts for Readers and Writers

A book with the pages curled into a heart. The caption reads: Valentine's gifts for readers and writers.

Valentine’s Day. A time for hearts and touching gifts. And sheer panic when you have no idea what to get the reader or writer in your life. Books? Pens? Journals? But they already have so many of those. And you need not only a gift, but a thoughtful gift. One that shows how much you […]

Twenty-Two Southern Books for 2022

This post began as “Five Southern Books to Start the New Year With.” But the wonderful thing about Southern literature is the breadth of variety we have. Simply, there were too many good books for me to choose from. About This List: Where possible, I gave preference first to our many wonderful diverse writers. Second, […]

Girls Day Out In: Cleveland, Mississippi

A colorful mural featuring local objects and characters spells out "Cleveland."

Nuts About You, the first book in the Midnight Bluff series, is set in a fictional small town outside of Cleveland, Mississippi. With edits approaching this, of course, called for a road trip. Cleveland is home to my mom’s alma mater Delta State University, so she was just as eager to get reacquainted with the […]