The Boardwalk on the Beach at Trouville by Claude Monet I’ve been keeping a secret for a few months now and I’m so excited to share that in April 2025, …
2024 Paris Olympic Sites
If you’re like most of us, you won’t be traveling to Paris for the 2024 Olympics, but if you read An Art Lover’s Guide to Paris and Murder, not only …
Coming June 25th!
Not going to the Olympics in Paris this Summer? How about a trip to the 1900 Paris Exposition instead? An Art Lover’s Guide to Paris and Murder takes you along …
150 Years of Impressionism
Bal du Moulin de la Galette, Pierre-Auguste Renoir, Musee d’Orsay Everyone knows Paris is hosting the Olympics this summer but there’s another event Paris is celebrating this year. It’s the …
Fiction as an Escape
The busier I get, the more tasks I give to Frances. That seems fair, doesn’t it? She’s a character whose life I create. If I’m juggling a dozen tasks at …
Capturing A Moment In Time
I had the most wonderful time researching and writing the seventh book in the Countess of Harleigh series, AN ART LOVER’S GUIDE TO PARIS AND MURDER. Paris is one of …
Research: Rabbit Hole or Hamster Wheel?
I hear so often about that research rabbit hole and I admit I have fallen in myself, usually when reading old newspapers. I’ll find so many fascinating stories, yet not …
One Last Look
I finished reviewing my page proofs for An Art Lover’s Guide to Paris and Murder a few days ago. Page proofs are a mock up of the final book after …
Happy Holidays
My husband and I went to a holiday musical performance by the Scottsdale Symphonic Orchestra last week. It was a festive atmosphere with carolers and hot cocoa in the lobby. …
Foreign Covers and Cover Reveal!
I’m delighted that there are foreign editions of the Countess of Harleigh series. It’s always a thrill to see my books translated into another language and to see what the …