*GIVEAWAY IS NOW OVER* To celebrate the release of Midnight on the Scottish Shore, I’m giving away a prize pack of items related to the story! A wool scarf in the Mackenzie tartan from Scotland Clue: WWII Spies & Espionage Edition board game from the National WWII Museum Puffin reusable shopping tote Thistle earrings from Scotland Pen from the Scapa Flow Museum The giveaway is open February 4-9, 2025. US mailin... Read Article

*OFFER IS NOW OVER* Midnight on the Scottish Shore is coming February 4, 2025! My publisher, Revell Books, and I have put together a fun package of goodies for anyone who preorders a copy (or has already done so) and enters by February 3, 2025! You can preorder at your local bookstore or online (find links here). Any version counts, including e-books and audiobooks (please note the audiobook isn’t available for... Read Article

Sometimes historical research is dry, but often it brings up fascinating stories. While reading excerpts from 1945 issues of Time Magazine, a story grabbed my attention. It involved Antioch, California—the small (at the time) town I used as the hometown for the heroes in my Wings of Glory series. A bit of time over microfiche copies of the Antioch Ledger pulled the details together. Like many good stories, this inv... Read Article

  Life in Britain was anything but easy during World War II! One thing that made life challenging was rationing. Great Britain, as an island nation with a large population, has always relied on imports for food and other supplies. Those imports were threatened when Germany conquered western Europe in mid-1940, removing major trade partners—and as German U-boats and surface vessels sank cargo vessels bound for ... Read Article

I’m thrilled to announce that in September I signed another contract with Revell Books for three more World War II novels, plus a Christmas novella! Signing this contract was extra-special, since the online document arrived while I was visiting the National World War II Museum in New Orleans – and I was able to sign it at the museum on my phone (see photo above). The Christmas novella is set in San Diego, Cal... Read Article

In 1956, Louisa Everly lives a pampered life in Wilbeth Green. Then one night the village’s beloved Rosemont Abbey goes up in flames, and all evidence points squarely to Louisa’s wayward, no-good twin brother, Paul. However, Louisa knows deep inside that Paul is innocent, because she felt Paul’s death an hour before the abbey burned. Inspector Malcolm Sinclair, a former childhood friend of Paul̵... Read Article

When my family had the opportunity to visit Italy and southern France in 2011, I was doubly delighted. Not only could we tour countries I had always longed to see, but I could conduct research for my Wings of the Nightingale series, which follows three World War II flight nurses in the Mediterranean. The third novel, In Perfect Time, revolves around Operation Dragoon, the Allied invasion of southern France on 15 Augu... Read Article

In 1923, Marion Baker works fervently with the Save the Redwoods League to protect her beloved trees. One day in her favorite grove, she meets Frank Duncan and believes him to be admiring the trees. He is. But for the axe. When Marion learns Frank is the son of the local timber baron, sparks fly. A friendship grows, then a romance, but can their shared dreams overcome the obstacles between them? In 1972, June Turner ... Read Article

Renowned American horse trainer Adia Kensington has her dream job – tending the prize Arabians at Janow Podlaski, Poland’s premiere stables. When the Germans invade Poland, Adia faces a heart-wrenching choice – abandon the horses and the orphan boy she’s taken under her wings – or stay and try to save the herd. British MI6 agent Bret Conway is in Poland gathering intelligence before the ... Read Article

To escape the Nazis, she must become a spy. To save the Allied cause, must he betray his heart? Today I’m pleased to reveal the cover for my upcoming novel, Midnight on the Scottish Shore, which is scheduled to release from Revell Books on February 4, 2025. This is the second of three standalone novels, following three Dutch cousins who come to Britain in World War II. Midnight on the Scottish Shore is now avai... Read Article