This week I’m celebrating the release of my 13th novel, Codes of Courage! Codes of Courage picks up the story … More
Category: WWII
Free Christmas Anthology
A few months ago, another author approached me about contributing to a Christmas anthology as a gift to our readers … More
Halloween Ebook Sale
My publisher is listing The Redgrave Murders at only 99 cents (kindle edition) for Halloween weekend! You can snap it … More
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
Cover Reveal for Defiance
Today is the cover reveal for my next novel, Defiance. It’s been kind of hard for me not to post … More
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
The Good Word Podcast
This past spring I was interviewed on the Good Word Podcast. The host, Nick Galieti, interviewed as many of the … More
The 70th Anniversary of D-day
Seventy years ago today, American, British, and Canadian troops stormed the beaches of Normandy, France in the largest amphibious invasion … More
How to Code Messages Like a WWII Spy
This blog post will take you through the steps of encoding a message using double transposition, just like British and … More
Things not to do if you’re an agent in a Nazi-occupied country
This past summer I read a nonfiction book about several British agents who went into France during WWII as part … More
The 69th Anniversary of D-day
Last year I posted some pictures my sister took of the WWII memorial in Washington DC. Now that another anniversary … More
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
Cover Reveal: Sworn Enemy
Here’s the cover for my new novel coming out in April: And here’s what will appear on the back cover: … More
What’s in a Name? Part Two: Commander Courage and Other Names That Border on Perfection
I recently read an article about the first naval battle of Narvik, which took place in April 1940 between British … More
What’s in a Name? Part One: Paulus and Paullus
Seventy years ago today, on February 2, 1943, the last German troops in Stalingrad surrendered. The fight for Stalingrad was … More
My New Maps
I didn’t have a map for my first novel, Espionage. Most of the novel took place in Calais, France, so … More
Research Finds: Unusual Stiches and a Little-known Battle
One thing about writing historical fiction—you have to do a lot of research. Good thing I like learning new things. … More
Hitler and Revenge
You’ve probably heard the saying “revenge is a dish best served cold” (often attributed to the Klingons). Apparently, it’s something … More
The 68th Anniversary of D-day
Today is the 68th anniversary of D-day. In honor of the men who fought so hard to secure our freedom, … More