Giving Thanks Continues Well Past Turkey Day

Even though the big day with too much food and wonderful time with family has passed, I'm still giving thanks for the many good things going on in life now. It doesn't take much effort to look around and see what's good, what's real, what's true. For instance, we've spent a glorious weekend outside (working on a never-ending pile of leaves), and had warming fires in the evenings. Good books are all around us here at home, and funny stories told at last week'sTellabration still make us giggle.

December is looming with all manner of activities including two book signing events for Leaving Lukens before Christmas (hint: I'll even gift wrap your book purchases), and book sales are starting to show on sites like Amazon.com (e-books are outselling the paperback copies, for those of you hold-it-in-my-hands book lovers who want to even up the score). I can't wait to see what's in store for the new year!

Happy Thanksgiving

I am so thankful for family, friends, and readers who are giving me feedback about my newest novel, Leaving Lukens. I hope you all have a wonderful thanksgiving with the special people in your lives.

Satisfaction, again!

I just learned that my first novel, The Pirate's Bastard, has just been nominated for the N.C. Literary and Historical Association's Sir Walter Raleigh Award for Fiction! How thrilling to know that the years of research must have been sufficient enough to hold up against such scrutiny!