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Becoming Bold

Becoming Bold

Sometimes to become bold, one must attack fears head on. This is one woman’s experience overcoming fear of flying by earning her pilot’s license.

Grasslands Book Club Hosts Author

Grasslands Book Club Hosts Author

Thank you, to the Grasslands Book Club for hosting me to discuss North of the Killing Hand and the writing process. Thank you, Stephanie Patterson, for hosting the meeting at her lovely home. These photos were taken by Grasslands Club President Laurie Melton.I shared...

Bury Your Dead by Louise Penny

Bury Your Dead by Louise Penny

In Louise Penny's Bury Your Dead, Inspector Armand Gamache, haunted by two previous cases and injured from one, retreats to Old Quebec City to conduct research. At the Literary and Historical Society, he finds obscure historical battle information. The “Lit and His”...

The Devil You Know by P.J. Tracy

The Devil You Know by P.J. Tracy

Detective Margaret Nolan is sent to investigate a body found after an earthquake in Malibu. This leads her uphill to a magnificent home where a large party ran into the wee hours. The body belongs to actor Evan Hobbes who attended that party. Wading into the cesspool...

Recommendations in Mystery, Thrillers, Suspense, and Romance

Recommendations in Mystery, Thrillers, Suspense, and Romance

Looking for mystery, thrillers, suspense, and romance without gore, profanity, or erotica? Find your next favorite author here and try out new books without spending a fortune... This list offers a mix of bestsellers, award-winners, and emerging new authors of...

Book Review: Secrets She Knew

Book Review: Secrets She Knew

In March, 2020, D.L. Wood launched her Secrets and Lies Series with Secrets She Knew. The audio version narrated by Dana Dae presented a smooth, lovely narrative voice to this page-turning journey! Boston Detective Danielle Lake has been haunted by the death of a high...

Media release 2022

Media release 2022

LOCAL WRITER WINS PRESTIGIOUS AWARD FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE.:  The Florida Writers Association, Inc., (FWA) has announced of  won a prestigious Royal Palm Literary Award (RPLA). winning entry, won award(s) for The awards were announced at FWA’s recent remote awards...

Jack Brown’s Seaplane Base

Jack Brown’s Seaplane Base

Jack Brown’s Seaplane Base continues to train more pilots in the fine art of flying seaplanes. In 2003 Jack Brown’s Seaplane Base celebrated a milestone–40 years of continuous seaplane instruction. Brown’s Seaplane Base has trained more people to fly seaplanes than...

You Say You Want Your Wife to Fly

You Say You Want Your Wife to Fly

A mere six percent of the licensed pilots in America are female. As one of them, I often hear men complain, “I can’t get my wife to fly with me.” Okay, guys, let me explain something. Some of the tactics you use to attract your loved one into aviation have driven her...