I finally turned on the heat

Happy Halloween! Are you staying home to pass out candy? Taking the kids around the neighborhood? Turning off all the lights and hiding from the goblins at the door? Tell me all the things you enjoy about this holiday. For me, it's all the witchy things - the veil thinning, my tarot and oracle cards …

Who doesn’t love a book fair?

It's taken me almost 30 minutes to get into "work mode," which means I checked the garden, made a cup of tea, updated Tikaani's Chewy order, and scrolled The Facebook. I should actually work now, no? Since jumping feet first back into all the things (I've started posting here again, I've been sending newsletters, I'm …

So, it’s been a while …

Hi. I realize it's been a few years since I last came to this space. I'm really sorry about that. You see, my last post was in mid-2019 and things were kind of off-kilter for me. Mental health had taken a nosedive, I was pregnant with our fourth (and last) baby, and the kids were …

This weekend only!

Looking for a small-town romance? Grab a cup of coffee and visit with the Stratford brothers and Barbieri sisters in their quaint hometown of Brockport. Pick up To Have for free from May 10 to 13, and To Hold and To Cherish for $1.99 each from May 11 to 14! The complete To Have series …

Guest Blog: One Night in College

Politics. I don't get into them. That doesn't mean I don't pay attention. I just won't fight with people about them. Human rights? Advocacy? Support? Those are more my jam, even if I do it quietly. This is one of those instances where I have quietly been supportive and advocating. In light of the recent …

It happened again

Every June I make a plan. The kids are ending their school year and we're getting ready for summer. In my head, I have everything worked out - we'll do kid stuff during the day, have a schedule (albeit a flexible one), bedtimes will be later but still enforced because sleep is awesome, and I'll …

Britton grows up in this one

I finished writing a book yesterday. That's it. Well, not really. I also made tacos for dinner and got my kid to our Girl Scout meeting on time. #winning Let me talk about this next book for a quick second, though. Letters From Emily covers a lot of time. Years. It covers her meeting Brian …

Wants vs Needs

Disclaimer: I tend to be an open book about a lot of things. Mental health is one of them. Not everyone has someone they feel safe talking to, which is why breaking the stigma of mental health disorders is so important. For more information on how you can help, visit  https://suicidepreventionlifeline.org. If you are in …

I’m just going to rest my eyes for a minute

You guys. I put the books on sale. Again. I need to stop doing that. I also need to stop forgetting to tell people they're on sale when they're on sale, so ... But, in case you need them, here are the links: To Hold is on sale for $0.99 ... in the US and …

Focus on the next thing

I've started working on a new/old project that falls in line with the current series I've been publishing. It's called "Letters From Emily," and if you've read the first book in the To Have series, you know who Emily is and why her letters might be important. My sister says she can't wait to read …