“Do you have room for one more litter case?” the doctor asked. “Private Jenkins needs a thoracic surgeon. The nearest hospital’s in Cefalù, a long ambulance ride over rough roads. By air he’ll be in Mateur in two hours.” Flight nurse Lt. Mellie Blake stared at the unconscious patient. He lay on a litter, his torso swaddled in white gauze. Bloody streaks painted his face, arms, and khaki pants. “We’re... Read Article

On Labor Day I thought it was appropriate to honor the vital role of production in the Allied victory in World War II. The United States was well situated to become the “Arsenal of Democracy.” Other than a handful of bombings from Japanese submarine-based planes and shellings from submarines, American soil was unscathed by the war. The factories and shipyards functioned free from danger. The US also had a... Read Article

Happy Independence Day! In 1943, the United States, and the rest of the world, faced a grave threat. Germany, Japan, and Italy, with the other Axis powers, had conquered vast areas of the globe. The Allies were just beginning to make progress, clearing North Africa and invading some Pacific Islands, but the road ahead looked long and difficult. It would prove to be so. This poster reminded the people of 1943 of their... Read Article

I’m thrilled to announce that I’ve signed another contract with Revell Books for three more World War II novels! These stories will be a bit different for me, as they will each stand completely alone, not as part of a series. Inspired by real people and stories, each novel will feature Americans living in Nazi Germany or Nazi-occupied Europe, and each will be filled with romance and danger as the characte... Read Article

Today, on the 74th anniversary of the D-Day landings, I’m pleased to reveal the cover for my upcoming D-Day novel The Sky Above Us, Book 2 in the Sunrise at Normandy series. The book is available at Amazon and other sites soon and as an e-book and audiobook. Sunrise at Normandy Series One fateful night drove three brothers apart. One fateful day thrusts them together…D-Day. The Sky Above Us (Book 2, coming Fe... Read Article

To celebrate the release of The Sea Before Us, I’m conducting a photo tour of locations from the novel that I saw on my research trip to England and Normandy in September. February—London! February 8—Southwick House near Portsmouth February 9—D-day at Sea Today—Omaha Beach D-Day on the Ground – Omaha Beach D-day, Operation Overlord, is one of the most pivotal events of World War II and modern history.... Read Article

To celebrate the release of The Sea Before Us, I’m conducting a photo tour of locations from the novel that I saw on my research trip to England and Normandy in September. February 7—London! February 8—Southwick House near Portsmouth Today—D-day at Sea February 10—Omaha Beach In The Sea Before Us, American naval officer Lt. Wyatt Paxton serves first in London with the naval planning for D-day and later on a... Read Article

To celebrate the release of The Sea Before Us, I’m conducting a photo tour of locations from the novel that I saw on my research trip to England and Normandy in September. February 7—London! Today—Southwick House near Portsmouth February 9—D-day at Sea February 10—Omaha Beach Southwick House in the village of Southwick, not far north of Portsmouth, England, is not a common tourist site—but it has great hi... Read Article

To celebrate the release of The Sea Before Us, I’m conducting a photo tour of locations from the novel that I saw on my research trip to England and Normandy in September. Today—London! February 8—Southwick House near Portsmouth February 9—D-day at Sea February 10—Omaha Beach London! A beautiful city brimming with millennia of history. When my hero, American naval officer Lt. Wyatt Paxton, arrives in London... Read Article

On the 73rd anniversary of the D-Day landings, I’m pleased to reveal the cover for my upcoming D-Day novel The Sea Before Us, Book 1 in the Sunrise at Normandy series. The Sea Before Us is now available for pre-order at Amazon and Books-A-Million, and will be available on other sites soon. Pre-orders for the e-book will be available at a later date. Sunrise at Normandy Series One tragic night drove three brothe... Read Article