Last Day, Free Gift, Don’t Miss It

Last Day, Free Gift, Don’t Miss It

This is the last day that Moonlight Can Be Murder will be offered as a free eBook on Amazon. If you haven’t downloaded yet or told a friend about it, I hope you will—today! A Victorian house, a crackling fireplace, friends gathered around with cups of coffee in hand, a snowy town, a rekindled romance, […]

A Christmas Gift for You

A Christmas Gift for You

For two days only, December 17 and 18, that’s today and tomorrow, Ned McNeil and I will be offering Moonlight Can Be Murder as a free eBook on Amazon. Just click on this link: Moonlight Can Be Murder, and download.  A strange homecoming, old friends, a crackling fireplace, a Victorian house bedecked for Christmas, a lost […]

The Mysterious Life of Edgar Allen Squirrel

The Mysterious Life of Edgar Allen Squirrel

My friend Edgar Allen Squirrel dropped by yesterday. He’s a very quiet sort of individual, keeps to himself. He comes without fanfare, stays a while, then leaves as mysteriously as he arrives. I wasn’t aware of his presence until, while washing dishes, I glanced out of my kitchen window. There he was, in a patch […]

Coming Home at Night

Coming Home at Night

  As you read your favorite books, I’m sure there are certain parts that you enjoy more than others; maybe, you read them more than once. The same is true of authors:, at least, it is true of this author. The following excerpt is from the fourth Darcy and Flora cozy mystery, Grave Heritage. I […]

No Way to Have a Wedding

No Way to Have a Wedding

  The pastor seemed to grasp onto that word, accident. “Yes”, he said. “That’s it.”      Tears filled Della’s eyes and coursed down her cheeks. “Is he all right?” she whispered.      Squirt hurried to Della and knelt in front of her. “You’ve gotta be brave, Della.”      “Well, where is he?” she demanded, jumping […]

The Altared Wedding

The Altared Wedding

  “Della Louise, if you don’t hold still, I swear I’m going to stick you,” I said, trying to pin the pink rose corsage on Della’s silver-colored silk suit.      Della giggled. “I probably couldn’t feel it if you did. For goodness sake, I’m not a starry-eyed bride, but I’m so jittery, just as giddy […]