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A Waltz with Traitors is now available!

It’s release week for A Waltz with Traitors, and I’m so excited! I’ve wanted to tell the story of the … More

Book Launch, Giveaway, Historical Fiction, Literature, WWI

Before the Fortress Falls is now available

I’m thrilled to announce that Before the Fortress Falls, a novel of the 1683 Siege of Vienna, is now available. … More

Before the Fortress Falls, Book Launch, Christian Fiction, christian historical fiction, Historical Fiction, Literature, Renaissance, vienna, war fiction

Of Daggers and Deception Blog Tour

Last week was the blog tour for Of Daggers and Deception. I was blessed to have blogs who have been … More

Blog Tours, Book Launch, Historical Fiction, Medieval Fiction, Of Daggers and Deception

Release Day for Heirs of Falcon Point

Today is release day for Heirs of Falcon Point. This is a novel written by four authors: Traci Hunter Abramson, … More

Austria, Contemporary Fiction, Heirs of Falcon Point, Historical Fiction, New Release, Suspense, WWII, WWII Fiction

Coming Soon

Two cover reveals have gone by without a blog post. (Oops.) So here’s a post with two novels I haven’t … More

Book Covers, Christian Fiction, Historical Fiction, Literature, Medieval Fiction, Suspense, WWII

Two Giveaways and a Cover Reveal

Last week we had the cover reveal for my October 2021 release, Heirs of Falcon Point, a multi-generational novel of … More

Giveaway, Heirs of Falcon Point, Of Sword and Shadow, Storytellers in Zion, The Spider and the Sparrow

Release Day for Of Sword and Shadow

Of Sword and Shadow officially releases today! I’m thrilled to share this medieval adventure with you. Early readers have loved … More

Adventure Novels, Book Launch, Clean Romance, Duchy of Athens, Historical Fiction, Medieval, Medieval Fiction, Of Sword and Shadow

Pre-order Deal for Of Sword and Shadow

Of Sword and Shadow will release in a few short weeks. I’m so excited for this book to make it … More

Book Launch, Historical Fiction, Medieval, Of Sword and Shadow

Free Christmas Anthology

A few months ago, another author approached me about contributing to a Christmas anthology as a gift to our readers … More

Christmas, Christmas Anthology, Fiction, Historical Fiction, Short stories, WWII

Cover Reveal for Of Sword and Shadow

This week I was able to reveal the cover for my February 2021 release, Of Sword and Shadow. It was … More

Adventure, Book Covers, Cover Reveal, Greece, Historical Fiction, Literature, Medieval, Of Sword and Shadow

Blog Tour for The Redgrave Murders

Today wraps up the blog tour for The Redgrave Murders, and I’ve had so much fun reading all the reviews. … More

Blog Tours, Book Launch, Book Reviews, Cozy Mystery, Fiction, Historical Fiction, Historical Mystery, Literature, murder mystery, The Redgrave Murders

The Redgrave Murders

I’m thrilled to announce the release of my historical mystery, The Redgrave Murders. This romantic whodunit comes in paperback, audiobook, … More

1940s, Book Launch, Cozy Mystery, Fiction, Historical Fiction, Historical Mystery, Literature, Reading, Soft-boiled Mystery, The Redgrave Murders, WWII

Cover Reveal for The Redgrave Murders

Today I get to reveal the cover for my July release, The Redgrave Murders.  Isn’t it gorgeous? Here’s what the … More

1940s, Book Covers, Cover Reveal, Cozy Mystery, Historical Mystery, murder mystery, Soft-boiled Mystery, The Redgrave Murders

My Historical Mystery

It’s been a while since I updated my blog, so I thought I’d share some good news. In August, Covenant … More

Book Deal, Historical Mystery, Literature, murder mystery

Lemonade and Murder Mysteries

You know that saying, “When life gives you lemons, make lemonade?” Lately, life has been giving me a lot of … More

back surgery, Fiction, lemonade, lemons, Literature, murder mystery

Old Stuff and New Stuff

Old Books This spring at a book signing, I realized that it’s hard to get paperback copies of some of … More

Amazon, Historical Fiction, Publishing Process, Website

March Meme Madness, Week 1

Defiance comes out in a month! To celebrate, I’m posting memes with quotes from the novel. I took a day … More

Defiance, Freedom, Historical Fiction, History, human spirit, Humanity, Literature, Nazis, POWs, Survival, WWII

January Review Drive

Reviews are huge for an author. They provide encouragement on those days when you wonder if all the time you … More

Book Reviews, Giveaway, Historical Fiction, Literature, writing

A Personal Connection to WWI

When I started work on The Spider and the Sparrow, I began a ton of research about World War One. … More

Family History, Great War, History, WWI

The Perfect Gift

When I told one of my writing friends that I was doing a short story for a Christmas book, and … More

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