Sunrise Mountain Library - Peoria

Had a wonderful time with AZ authors, Shona Patel and Donis Casey, at Sunrise Mountain Library last night in Peoria. Thanks, guys!

Muses Fall Carnival Blog Hop!

Welcome, Fall Carnival Blog Hoppers!

I would love to offer you the chance to win a signed hardcover copy of my debut novel, HOVER. Just enter your email in the sidebar on the right to follow my blog, and you'll be entered into a random drawing for the book. Not only will you have a chance to snag a copy of HOVER, but you'll increase your chances of winning the $70 Amazon gift card being offered by the Muses Fall Carnival Blog Hop, too!

You get a little bit of everything in HOVER - sort of a mash-up of romantic suspense, women's fiction, and military thriller. It's a love story set in a U. S. Navy battle group about a female navy helicopter pilot who's unaware she's being groomed to fly a highly classified Navy SEAL mission. For the lovers of adventure romance, I think you might like this one.


The winners of the individual giveaways offered by the seven authors in this Blog Hop will be announced on November 6th. So, please return to the Muses blog [ http://desertmuses.com/ ] to see if you’ve won. The winner of the grand prize, which is the $70 Amazon gift card, will be posted at the same time.

Next stop on the Blog Hop is Jenn Windrow! You can link to her here: https://jennifermwindrow.wordpress.com/. And in case you missed her, Shanyn Hosier preceded me in the Hop: http://shanynhosier.com/

Thanks for stopping by!

Fountain Hills Friends of the Library

Gladys Kleski and Kathleen Butler,
Co-directors Author Series
Fountain Hills Friends of the Library

Thank you Fountain Hills Friends of the Library for hosting me on Saturday for a slide show and talk about HOVER. We had an amazing turnout, and the Q&A was especially fun. Such an engaged audience! Thank you to Gladys Kleski and Kathleen Butler, Co-directors of the Author Series, for promoting this so well. And thanks also to the Fountain Hills Library for hosting and for the technical support. Can't wait to come back!

What a thrill to meet Kyle Mills at the Poisoned Pen!

Kyle Mills with me at The Poisoned Pen
for the new Vince Flynn novel, The Survivor

I had the immense pleasure of co-moderating an interview at the Poisoned Pen in Scottsdale with acclaimed author Kyle Mills, author of the new Vince Flynn novel, The Survivor. Mitch Rapp fans everywhere can rest easy. He's in great hands with Kyle, who did an absolutely amazing job with this novel. Can't wait for the next one!

Military Writers Society of America National Conference Banquet

Board members Maria Edwards and Valerie Ormond

I had the wonderful privilege of attending the end-of-conference banquet for the Military Writers Society of America at their national conference. What an amazingly supportive group.

I was introduced as their newest member, and they made me feel right at home and most welcome. Thank you!!!

HOVER is book of the month for the Arcadia Book Club

Wouldn't you love to know what we were talking about! 

I had an amazing book club experience with the members of the Arcadia Book Club on Thursday night. I wish there could have been a way to capture the energy in that room. Great questions, great discussion, and all led by the lovely (and expressive!) Amanda Goossen, editor of the Arcadia News.

Thank you all so much for having me!







And as a bonus, my mom and dad were there. They've lived in Arcadia for the last 49 years!

Warwick's Book Signing

I had an amazing experience at my book signing at Warwick's in La Jolla on August 31st. It was special, not only because of the warm welcome from the booksellers there, but also, it turned into a mini-reunion of sorts. Several Naval Academy classmates attended, as well as old squadron mates from when I was stationed in San Diego.

Can't wait to go back!

Thanks again, Acacia, Emily, and the rest of the Warwick's staff!


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