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Belated Show & Tell Friday: A Girl on a Horse, Books, & a Must-See Museum

Please forgive me for the belated Show & Tell post. This past week, my husband lit out for the Mexican border and left me with a rain-addled 4 year-old and a teething 3 month-old. Just kidding. He had to work out of … Continue reading

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Good Dog

Today, I celebrate the birthday of my dog, Scout. She’s 10 years old. She’s played quite a few roles over the years: best buddy, favorite trail partner, baby wrangler, toddler pillow, road trip queen, beach bum, lifeguard, mountain climber, and … Continue reading

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New Podcast Interview at Southern Spines

I’m excited about this new podcast interview with me over at Southern Spines! Editor Alison Law (newly named assistant program director of the upcoming AJC Decatur Book Festival) and I talked Keowee valley, historical fiction, movies, the writing life and … Continue reading

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Keowee Valley & the 2013 HOLT Medallion Awards

Hi folks, I just found out that Keowee Valley has been honored with a 2013 HOLT Medallion Award of Merit by the Virginia Romance Writers! This is a particularly cool honor, not only because the VA Romance Writers are such … Continue reading

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Shoeless Joe, the Colonial South, Writing & More: A New Author Interview

There’s a new author interview with me today over at Jim Lomas’s very funny and very cool cycling, music, and more blog, “Fables of the Deconstruction.” Full disclosure: Jimmy has been a friend of my husband’s since they were kids. … Continue reading

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Interview & Book Giveaway

Hi, all. Happy Friday! Just wanted to share a new interview I participated in over at blogger-writer-PR expert Hallie Sawyer’s blog. It was great fun to do; in it I get to talk about all sorts of good stuff, including Cherokee history, the … Continue reading

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Historical Novel Review of Keowee Valley

After a 5-day family bout with the stomach flu–which put me in the hospital for fluids and meds–I’m happy to report that things in my house are headed back to normal. Whatever “normal” means in a house where the mama … Continue reading

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A New Review (& I Enter the Twittersphere)

This new review of Keowee Valley by writer and blogger Hallie Sawyer has made my month. Normally, I try not to read too many reviews (I’m sensitive. Ha.), but my husband saw this one and made me. Check it out … Continue reading

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Last Day of the Amazon – Apple Promotion

Friday was a great day for Keowee Valley! Thanks so much to everyone who checked out the blog tour, visited with me on Goodreads, and bought the novel. The blog posts are still up, of course, so if you’d like … Continue reading

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Goodreads Q & A, Blog Tour & Book Giveaway for Keowee Valley

It’s a big day for Keowee Valley and me! First, I’m doing a blog tour! This means I, and Keowee Valley, will be featured on several different blogs–each of them different (and all the things I talk about different, too). Check … Continue reading

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