Last year at this time, my husband and II were in Tennessee near the Smoky Mountains. It’s a gorgeous time of year there. Blankets of yellow, brown, green, and orange cover the mountainsides. Crisp fall air caresses.Pumpkins are everywhere. It’s a great place to be. This year we’re living near Jacksonville, Florida. There are no …
Yep, I finally did it. Don’t faint, OK? I bought a new computer. That’s all? You say. For me, this is a big deal. First, I don’t have money to spare. To pull this little update off, I had to push my single credit account into the atmosphere. I almost fainted! But I had …
I’m celebrating today. It’s worldwide release day for my newest title, Secrets of Ugly Creek! Come on in and have a good time. Madison Clark comes home to Ugly Creek, Tennessee to protect her hometown from a hard-line journalist who ruined the life of a senator—what she didn’t count on was falling for the …
http://discovermagazine.com/2013/dec/14-southern-gothic#.UxTPl86uDPa I love science. To me scientists are rock stars. Still, there are some times when I don’t understand the circular logic mainstream science uses to “prove” the mainstream view of things. Like the logic of this article. The vector (link) that moves Lyme disease from animal to human is a certain stage in the …
Those of you who read The Ugly Truth know about Ugly Creek. For those who don’t know, Ugly Creek is a tiny Tennessee town that exists somewhere between Knoxville and my imagination. After I wrote that book, I realized there were a lot more stories waiting to be told about the town and its inhabitants. …
