1959 Chevrolet Apache

1959 Chevrolet Apache

A 1959 Chevrolet Apache truck in turquoise and a mechanical bull named Bill – two things Sadie O’Toole inherits from her former Marine grandfather. For the last year, I’ve been working on something totally different for me. A contemporary romance....
The Incubator Babies of Coney Island

The Incubator Babies of Coney Island

The Incubator Babies of Coney Island. All the world loves a baby! This was one of the signs that hung above the Baby Incubator attraction at Coney Island. In my pandemic flu novel I have several scenes that take place at that fabled amusement park in New York City....
Win A Copy of The Battlefield Bride!

Win A Copy of The Battlefield Bride!

My character, Kate Wilkes, in my Civil War novella, The Battlefield Bride, isn’t quite as sedate as the nurse in the photo above. And she sure didn’t sit much, either. She was definitely a fun character to research and write. Most of those Civil War nurses...
The 1918 Pandemic Flu – Horrifying

The 1918 Pandemic Flu – Horrifying

I’ve been immersed in 1918 for quite a while a now, working on a novel about the Pandemic Flu. The pandemic flu of 1918-1919 killed more people worldwide than WWI, the Great War. Estimates vary, but it’s believed about 100 million people died of this...
Gracie Grantham

Gracie Grantham

Isn’t she gorgeous? I was searching for some 19th century photographs today, to use as a model for my character Gracie Grantham, lost love of Henry Lindenmayer. Here is a little blurb, from my work in progress: Henry Lindenmayer was always something of a flirt,...
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