Welcome, autumn! After a fun but busy and sometimes too hot summer I’m appreciating the crisp fall days here on our hilltop in Vermont. It’s a great time to write. Yes, it continues to be a long stretch between getting stories out to readers, but I’m on the case. I love to write now as…
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With spring here (finally!), I find myself remembering April visits to the English Cotswolds. I couldn’t help but be inspired to write what became Thief’s Mark. It’s an incredibly part of the world, the perfect place for us to find mysterious, enigmatic Oliver York and his farm. “A crime thriller of rare depth and complexity.”…
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Hi everyone! Early spring here in Vermont means maple sugaring. I love seeing the traditional buckets to collect sap but tubing is more prevalent. Sugarhouse visits are a favorite activity this time of year, including in my hometown in western Massachusetts. And I love, love visiting Ireland in spring. Bluebells! Lambs! A number of my…
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Hello from cold, snowy Vermont. We won’t see roses in our garden for quite a while, but I love looking at photos of roses. These are a few of mine, taken casually in Ireland. Southwest Ireland in particular is a prominent setting in a number of my books from The Angel to the Sharpe and…
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Happy Thanksgiving! From my Vermont hilltop home, my best to you for a wonderful day. We’re hosting Thanksgiving dinner with our gang, with all our favorites. I’m making dinner rolls from scratch this year for the first time in a while. We’ll see how it goes. Do you have a Thanksgiving favorite? Mine is apple…
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