The second book of the Call of the Frontier series will be available July 1, 2021. It follows the story of my great–great grandfather, Cornelius Joel Hills, as he captained the Hills wagon train of 1851. He had crossed the prairies once on horseback and traveled to the Willamette Valley in Oregon to lay claim […]
Proverbs 3:5-6
Reflections on a Contract
Today I completed the contract with my publisher, Mountain Brook Ink. The third book in the Mended Hearts series, A Kite on the Wind, is on its way to the proofreader. The graphic designer will produce the cover mid-June. The book will release October 1. It’s an odd feeling to be […]
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My Turn
Contract offer! These two words stared at me from the subject line of an e-mail which had just arrived from my literary agent. I’d known something was in the works, but the sight of those words on a message to me seemed incongruous. Like many authors, I’d resigned myself to reality. Publishing had changed in […]
Storykeepers #15–Packing and Pacing
Though my great-great-grandmother had grown up in the aftermath of the Black Hawk War on lands that would become the new state of Iowa after 1833, she must have had many misgivings waiting to join her future husband in the Oregon wilderness. Infrequent letters made communication difficult. Not knowing what her intended faced on the […]
Anticipating the Coming Year
The turn of the year is always a time of anticipation. Will 2015 bring new adventures, good experiences, and lasting memories, or will it disappoint us with trouble, increasing world tension, and a sense of loss? Many of us would like to own a crystal ball, if such a thing existed, to gaze into […]