Peg is an eager reader of good books. She is partial to cozy mysteries. One of her favorites is Deck the Hallways by Kate Carlisle. With the days growing shorter and darker and Christmas next month, what better time to read a cozy mystery about that special season? Being partial to libraries and their wealth of […]
Nov 5, 2016
It Takes a Lot of Coffee to Write a Mystery
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It takes more than one cup of Folgers Coffee to write a tension-filled scene in a Darcy and Flora mystery. For example, time is a vital part of setting. When does the story take place? Last December, Oklahoma experienced record floods. I decided to use that phenomenon when writing Grave Heritage. However, the story doesn’t take […]
Oct 13, 2016
A Dark and Stormy Afternoon
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It was a dark and stormy afternoon. Rain beat against the deck. Lightning flashed and thunder rattled the windows. Within the dining room, four women sat around an antique dining table, sipping coffee and munching chocolate. They spoke in hushed voices, almost as if they were afraid they would be overheard although they were the […]
Sep 19, 2016
GRAVE HERITAGE LAUNCHES
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GRAVE HERITAGE LAUNCHES At last, the long-awaited day is here. Thank you, fans of Darcy and Flora, for waiting patiently for this fourth book, Grave Heritage, for pre-ordering, and for telling your friends of the publishing date! It seems a long time since Darcy Campbell and Flora Tucker whispered in my ear their ideas for the next […]
Sep 16, 2016
Only 100 More Days ‘Til Christmas
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Do you realize there are only 100 more days ’til Christmas? When you think of Christmas, do you think of a snowy landscape, a crackling fireplace, hot coffee, friends gathered around? Can’t you just see an old Victorian house, porch railing draped in evergreen boughs and large, red bows? Can you see a friendly, gray […]
Sep 12, 2016
A Stranger in the Night
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Grave Heritage Chapter 1 I awoke sitting straight up in bed, my heart doing double time. Was it rain pounding against my bedroom windows or the wind roaring around the house that had awakened me? Jethro, his feline apprehension alerted by my sudden movement, jumped from my bed and darted from the room. Straining to […]
