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March Meme Madness, Week 3 & March Cover Madness, Round 2

Every Wednesday this month, I’m posting a short quote from my novel, Defiance, which will be available in April. This … More

Battle of the Bulge, Defiance, Historical Fiction, Literature, Maps, Memes, WWII

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

Book Covers, Cover Reveal, Defiance, Giveaway, Historical Fiction, Literature

March Meme Madness, Week 2

Every Wednesday this month, I’m posting a short quote from my novel, Defiance, which will be available in April. This … More

Defiance, Historical Fiction, Literature, March Cover Madness, Memes, POWs, Reading, WWII

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

Tolkien Was a Genius

I recently finished Daily Life in the Byzantine Empire, by Marcus Rautman. While reading about military life, I came across … More

Byzantine Empire, History, J.R.R. Tolkien, Literature, Lord of the Rings, Return of the King, writing

Book Signing on Saturday

On Saturday, September 24, I have a book signing at the American Fork Seagull Book. This will be part of … More

Book Signings, Celebrating Sisterhood, Giveaway, Historical Fiction, Literature, Seagull Book

2016 Summer Book Trek

#booktrek16 begins today!

Giveaway, LDS Fiction, Literature, New LDS Fiction, Prizes, Reading, Summer Book Trek, Summer Reading

The 2015 Whitney Awards

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

Historical Fiction, Literature, The Rules in Rome, Whitney Awards, writing, WWII

The Spider and the Sparrow Memes

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

Historical Fiction, Literature, Memes, The Spider and the Sparrow, WWI

Groups

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

Facebook, Goodreads, Historical Fiction, LDS Fiction, Literature, Online Groups, Reading, Reading Challenges, WWI, WWII

The Rules in Rome Spotlight

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

Book Art, Book Quotes, Historical Fiction, Literature, The Rules in Rome, Whitney Awards

Blog Blitz: Her Independent Spirit

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

Blog Tours, Her Independent Spirit, Historical Fiction, Literature, Zina Abbott

Book Signing Tomorow at Deseret Book

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

Author Event, Book Signings, Deseret Book, Historical Fiction, Ladies Night, Literature

Book Signing on Saturday

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

Book Signings, Celebrating Sisterhood, Deseret Book, Historical Fiction, Ladies Night, Literature, Seagull Book, The Spider and the Sparrow

Two Giveaways for The Spider and the Sparrow

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

Giveaway, Goodreads, Historical Fiction, Literature, New LDS Fiction, The Spider and the Sparrow

March Cover Madness

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

Book Covers, Giveaway, Literature, March Cover Madness, Ranee' S. Clark, The Paper Magician, The Spider and the Sparrow

The Rules in Rome is a Whitney Finalist!

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

Historical Fiction, Literature, The Rules in Rome, Whitney Awards

The Spider and the Sparrow Blog Tour

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

Blog Tours, Book Launch, Book Reviews, Giveaway, Historical Fiction, Literature, WWI

Book Release: The Spider and the Sparrow

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

Book Launch, Historical Fiction, Literature, Spies, writing, WWI

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