Journey Updates

I have a number of things to tell you. First, I know you have questions about my nephew. He continues to be blessed by miracles born of the constant stream of prayers flowing heavenward on his behalf. He is out of the ICU and in intermediate care. Still lots going on with wounds healing, dialysis, therapy, and feeding tube. He has a long way to go and we don’t know yet where his journey’s end will be. Thank you for your love and prayers. They mean the world to me and my family.

In February I attended the Southern Christian Writer’s Conference Notable Books annual awards. I was one of three finalists in traditionally published fiction for Landing on Her Feet. I remain a finalist but so appreciated the nomination.

I have the publication date for Those Ties That Bind. Drum roll please….July 31st. It will be here before we know it. It will be available for pre-ordering probably in late May. I’ll let you know. For those of you in the Tuscaloosa area I plan to have a book signing again at our local Barnes and Noble probably in early August. It will be available at the usual online outlets both in paperback and e-book formats. Here’s the back cover blurb:

Why are teenage mothers dying in the Garland Regional E.R. instead of delivering healthy babies for adoption at The Obstetrical Center? Something is seriously wrong. On her physician’s advice, Garland’s CEO Evelyn Langford reluctantly takes a long scheduled vacation for her fiftieth birthday leaving her team to conduct an investigation into Obstetrical Center. 

Evelyn’s efforts to investigate the problem are hampered by her complicated relationships with her secretive brother, Frank, her subordinates, and, surprisingly, FBI Special Agent Rance Thompson, a new acquaintance, who comes to the small town to investigate possible links between the childbirth deaths and a string of teenage girl disappearances.

Will Frank’s increasingly erratic behavior and the growing attraction between Evelyn and the younger agent further complicate discovering the truth about the dying girls?

The other author journey excitement is I’ve signed a fourth contract with the fabulous Wild Rose Press and I’m working again with my wonderful editor, Dianne Rich. This is something completely different. It is a mostly Romance story set in 1860 in a castle in England near the Scottish border at Christmas time. It is part of the Christmas in the Castle series. It is called Matchmaking, Mistletoe, and A Moat. I am currently working on my first round of edits and hope to have it out this Christmas season.

And in between everything, I’ve been creating new buildings and putting the finishing touches on interiors and signage on existing buildings for my husband’s HO model railroad. It’s been wonderful fun to get back to it again. I need to do it while I still have steady enough hands and decent eyesight! I’ll send pictures in a future post.

Earlier this month we moved our plants out of their winter home in the kitchen and onto the screened in deck. They look quite happy there.

Wishing you very smooth journeys where you can enjoy the passing scenery and the ride!