Here’s A Really Good Book Deal. Seriously. Take A Look

If you’re planning a holiday getaway by the end of this year, you know you can’t load up your suitcase with hardcover books. Much better to carry 200 of your top TBR titles in a handy dandy Kindle. And, just in time for the holidays, my latest thriller, Fool Her Once, is available as a Kindle e-book for $0.99. Continue reading “Here’s A Really Good Book Deal. Seriously. Take A Look”

A Peek Into Life In The Gilded Age in Palm Beach

Turns out I quite like being a tourist in my own city. As I wrote last week, Julie, my British bestie has been “dragging” me around the state of Florida which she never visited before.

So, we’ve been to South Beach, Key West, and finally ended back in Palm Beach. First we caught the Downton Abbey Exhibition, in CityPlace, then, staying firmly in the Gilded Age, we visited the Flagler Museum and the historic sections of Worth Avenue. Continue reading “A Peek Into Life In The Gilded Age in Palm Beach”

Sometimes, An Author Has To Take A Break

I came across this rather graphic quote from Truman Capote the other day: “Finishing a book is just like you took a child out in the back yard and shot it.”

Given Capote’s eccentric personality and oft-times dark humor, I wasn’t quite sure whether he meant he was ecstatic when he finished writing a book, or totally despondent. Continue reading “Sometimes, An Author Has To Take A Break”