Jan 15, 2017 | Author Showcase
The long-awaited seventh book of the bestselling Gray Whale Inn Mysteries is finally here! When a tour company books the Gray Whale Inn for a full week, innkeeper Natalie Barnes can’t wait to get cooking — and to hitch a ride on the antique schooner Summer Winds,...
Jan 14, 2017 | A Day In My Life
Faces. It’s kind of my thing. If I meet you, I might forget your name, but never your face. Like a party trick, my instant recall comes in handy given my profession. I’m a portrait artist and while the world is frantically capturing smiles digitally, I’m content...
Jan 13, 2017 | A Day In My Life
Less than a year ago, I parked my Airstream trailer and bought a crumbling Craftsman house in Portland, Oregon. I’ve been welcomed into a wonderful circle of friends who congregate at Blue Sky Teas, found myself falling for a complicated and wonderful man, and grown a...
Jan 12, 2017 | A Day In My Life
12:01 AM: I am fast asleep. Dreaming of NYPD Detective Mike Quinn. . . 3:07 AM: Romantic dreams turn to nightmares as two ships collide in the night. Trapped inside a stateroom, I feel cold water flowing around my ankles, my knees, my chin—Help! I wake cursing my...
