2016 Summer Book Trek

#booktrek16 begins today!

The Somerton Man and the Astonishing Legends Podcast

Back in March I received a message from Scott Philbrook, one of the hosts of The Astonishing Legends Podcast. He…

Last weekend I attended the annual LDStorymakers Writers Conference. I’ve attended five of them over the past six years. Last…

The amazingly talented Stephanie Lacy, my publisher’s public relations and marketing manager, created several memes about my newest novel, The…

Over the past few months I’ve joined two online groups that some of you might be interested in. Please consider…

The amazing people on the Whitney committee have been spotlighting all of the 2015 Whitney finalists. Today’s spotlight is…

Today I’m highlight a friend’s new book: Her Independent Spirit by Zina Abbott. (My apologies to those on my blog…

Tomorrow evening I have a book signing at the Fort Union Deseret Book. It’s from 6 to 8 pm, and…

I have two book signings coming up, and the first one is tomorrow morning! It’s part of Celebrating Sisterhood, so…

Two #giveaways for my new #WW1 novel, The Spider and the Sparrow.

Yesterday was March Cover Madness (you can still vote here). Today is March Book Madness, over at Rebecca Bellison’s blog. Every…

It’s March, and several of my friends have some fun March Madness activities on their blogs. Today I’m posting about…

The 2015 Whitney Award finalists were announced earlier this month, and I am thrilled that The Rules in Rome is…

This week my brand-new novel is going on blog tour! As an author, I look forward to hearing what readers…

My fifth novel is now available in paperback, ebook, and audio book formats. It’s in stock at most LDS book…

I had a pleasant surprise while researching my latest novel, The Spider and the Sparrow. It turns out that a…

In less than a month, my fifth novel will be available to the public. The publisher and I have kept…

Our mail didn’t come yesterday. It was a neighborhood-wide problem. Apparently, sometime between 8pm and 9pm, the mail lady drove…

There’s a widespread belief that any book ending in “happily ever after” can’t be a serious novel. I’m not sure…

When author Todd Wilbur asked me if I’d like to review his newest cookbook, Top Secret Recipes Step By Step,…