Those who know me well know that I don't like to cook. At all. I love collecting recipes with the grand hope that someday I will miraculously enjoy cooking, but that hasn't happened yet. Since I don't have a personal chef, I do have to cook a few days a week, with my...
Congratulations to Carol Alscheff, who is the winner of my January giveaway! Thanks to everyone for entering! Earlier this month I posted excerpts from A Double Dose of Love on my blog. You can read those here and here. Today I'm posting the audio version of those...
This month I'm giving away a copy of Faithful to Laura along with a hand crocheted mesh bag. Faithful to Laura is the second book in the A Middlefield Family series. The other two books are Treasuring Emma and Letters to Katie. If you've read any of the Mysteries of...
I'm excited to announce that A Double Dose of Love hits the bookshelves (both real and virtual) today! Read the first and second chapters of A Double Dose of Love! Who is my favorite character in A Double Dose of Love? That's a hard question, but if pressed to choose,...
Each book I write has its own specific challenges. For A Double Dose of Love, writing about two sets of identical twins was hard. With Zeb and Zeke’s names being so similar, that just added to the complexity. I couldn’t change their names because they were first...
A Double Dose of Love releases on January 5, 2021. If you haven't seen the cover yet, here it is: I LOVE this cover because: The couples show their personality, even though they're identical twins. You'll be able to tell which couple is which shortly after you start...
Mark your calendars: December 7-14! This month I’ll be giving away twelve Christmas presents to twelve winners! Each present will include a book and a hand crocheted item by me—but both will be a surprise. To enter, answer this question in the comments on this post:...
It's time to reveal the cover of the first book in my new series, Amish Mail Order Brides! Here it is, the cover of A Double Dose of Love! I LOVE this cover! Of course I say that about all my covers because they are always wonderful, but this one is perfect, and...
Books & Hooks isn't just the name of my blog, it's also the name of my group on Facebook. Why Books & Hooks? A few years ago I decided to combine my lifelong love of books and writing with my newfound love, crochet (with some crafting, cooking, and...