We are excited to announce the winners for the 2016 Lovin’ My Library contest! Because so many of you entered the contest, we are already planning to do this again next year to give everyone another chance to nominate their library. Thank you for wanting to share our books with your community via your favorite…
Category: Author News
New Release – A Mary O’Reilly Christmas Short Story
To All A Good Night – A Mary O’Reilly Series Short Story It’s Mary O’Reilly’s first Christmas in Freeport and she’s stranded by a snowstorm, so she can’t make it home to Chicago for the holidays. During the storm she learns the true meaning of Christmas with the help of her new friends, Stanley and…
Loving My Library
One of the coolest things about being an author are the OTHER COOL AUTHORS you get to meet!!! Ann Charles is an author I not only admire, but I REALLY like her too!!! She’s funny and talented and generous… And that’s what this post is all about. Ann invited me to be part of her…
The 12 Days Before Christmas
To celebrate this wonderful season, I’m offering several of my stories for FREE. I hope you enjoy them and let your friends know about them! For the first FIVE days before Christmas – Dec 13 – Dec. 17, enjoy the short story – The Three Wise Guides (A Mary O’Reilly Short Story) Mary O’Reilly…
Happy Almost December
Hi! I hope you all had a wonderful Thanksgiving. I did, and I’ve spent a couple of days at the gym just to get over it. I have some exciting news! First – I just published my very first children’s book. It’s called – My Neighbor’s A Vampire – and it’s about having tolerance and…
The Ghosts of Stephenson County
Okay – I KNOW you love ghost stories – so here is a lovely collection that I’ve put together from people in Stephenson County who have ghosts actually living with them. I hope you enjoy it. P.S. A portion of the proceeds of this book goes to the Stephenson County Historical Society. Get your copy…
New Release!!!
Delayed Departures: A Mary O’Reilly Paranormal Mystery (Book 18) is now available. Blurb: Mary O’Reilly has absolutely no plans to meet with anyone on Black Friday as she sets up her office for the annual Christmas Walk that is to be held the following weekend in downtown Freeport. So, nearly eight months pregnant, she…
Orion’s Moon – Short Story
In celebration of the Orionid meteor showers and this wonderful season – I’m re-releasing a short story I wrote in 2011 called Orion’s Moon. If you bought the Every Witch Way You Can Anthology – then you’ve already read this. But, if you haven’t, enjoy!!! It’s a paranormal romance with a little witchcraft, a little…
Fall Bucket List
We got our first frost warning last night. So it’s time to fire up the wood stove, heat up the hot chocolate and pull out the fall bucket list. These are some of the things I love to do when the weather gets crisp and the leaves turn gold and red. What would you add…