Sweeney Todd, Sherlock Holmes, and Stephen Ambrose

A friend of mine asked me about the name of one of my characters, Sherlock. He’s in Sworn Enemy, a … More

Sworn Enemy Launch

My new book is out! The paperback and audio versions began making their way into book stores the first week … More

No, I’m not writing about basketball (sorry). I’m writing about writing, over at a friend’s blog. I hope you’ll take … More

Here’s the cover for my new novel coming out in April: And here’s what will appear on the back cover: … More

Today I’m happy to have Stephanie Worlton as a guest on my blog. Stephanie is the author of the novel Hope’s … More

I recently read an article about the first naval battle of Narvik, which took place in April 1940 between British … More

Seventy years ago today, on February 2, 1943, the last German troops in Stalingrad surrendered. The fight for Stalingrad was … More

I don’t often join blog tours for nonfiction, but after reading about Kylee’s book, Make It Happen: A Guide to … More

I didn’t have a map for my first novel, Espionage. Most of the novel took place in Calais, France, so … More

For this blog post, I’m going to make fun of myself and some of the crazy stuff I find in … More

Last weekend a good friend went to Gettysburg, Pennsylvania, for their Remembrance Day activities. She posted these pictures on facebook, … More

I’m having this post at 11 in the morning, French time (at least according to the time zone chart I … More

There are the books everyone talks about: Twilight, Hunger Games, Fifty Shades of Gray. But what about all those books … More

This spring I submitted novel number two to my publisher. They took a few months to look it over and … More

In 1927, the government of Great Britain was looking for a reason to break off diplomatic relations with the Soviet … More

Today I’m part of a blog tour for Kate Palmer’s debut novel, The Guy Next Door. Kate is an elementary … More

One of my blogging friends tagged me with a few blog awards (her blog is called Joy In the Moments). … More

I injured my back on Saturday. I wasn’t even doing anything cool. I was just dragging a stack of little … More

Today I’m interviewing another friend from my writer’s group, Daron Fraley. He has a few books out (some of them … More

Today’s post is part of a blog tour for Terri Ferran’s latest release, Choosing Charity. The book is the final … More