Shortly after September 11, 2001, the Governor of New York wrote a letter to the Secretary of the Navy requesting that the Navy bestow the name New York on a surface warship involved in the Global War on Terrorism in honor of the victims of the September 11 attacks. Tons of the steel used in the ship’s construction… Read More
Writers and editors often talk about “setting as character.” A story’s setting often plays a role alongside the protagonist, antagonist, and other characters. In my Dr. Zack Winston novels, the Emergency Room always has a major part. Meet “ER”: Ever-stressful, often chaotic, the emergency room is a windowless, pale-walled, fluorescent-lit guarded community where life battles… Read More
Lilly is a sophomore student, smart, hardworking, and determined to achieve her goal. Packing her car to the rim, she drove to college three weeks earlier than her first day of class for an orientation on the first week and the sorority rush on the second week. Soon she discovered that nothing was more depressing… Read More
A few summers ago, my husband and I took a fifteen-day cruise around the British Isles. Our first stop was in St. Peter Port, the capital of Guernsey Island, the largest of the Channels islands, located west of Normandy, France. In the south, Guernsey rises in a plateau with ragged coastal cliffs. It descends in… Read More
POINTS OF ATTACK, the third novel in the Mahoney & Squire Military Women’s Fiction series, launches on June 25. It follows the personal and professional crises that face US Navy Captain Kate “Scarlett” Mahoney and Lieutenant Commander Jessica “Cricket” Squire. Chapter One finds Kate re-qualifying in the F/A-18 Hornet, a powerful carrier-based fighter attack jet,… Read More
By Donnell Ann Bell Have you ever heard authors talk about a germ of an idea that led to their writing a novel? It’s crazy how one idea can take hold and a 90,000-word book can result. That’s what happened behind many of my books. Still, when it comes to my romantic suspense novel Buried… Read More
It’s such a pleasure to be here among writers and readers. Y’all are my people! I grew up reading voraciously to the point that when my mom really needed my attention or for me to do XYZ, she would threaten to take away my book. I don’t recall her actually ever following through with that… Read More
There is no better way to nurture your soul through stressful times than creating meditative art. Journaling calms the mind and keeps one centered. So why not combine the two and spend some wonderful – mindful time sacred art journaling? I began my journey into sacred art journaling several years ago. I have kept a… Read More
I am so excited about my new book, THE CROWN CONSPIRACY. Here’s a bit about the story: She’s a master at spotting a forgery . . . and knowing how to create one. But can she solve a decades-old mystery? The media spotlight is the last thing art thief and forger Sophie Williams needs. But… Read More
I’ve spent many years living in a male-dominated house. The only other female in my house is a little 3kg cat called Sally. So, until recently, the most pink in my house was when dear readers, friends and family gave me all sorts of pink goodies, which I love, related to Flamingos. My good friend… Read More
I visited Argentina twice and fell in love with Buenos Aires, the Paris of Latin America. The city owes its reputation to its wealth of beautiful Belle Epoque buildings, architectural landmarks built in the early decades of the 20th century: the Plaza de Mayo and its Obelisco, La Recoleta Cemetery, Café Tortoni where you can… Read More
Besides love? More book clubs! When I first came up with my idea for THE BEST LIFE BOOK CLUB, I thought I was being so original, so clever. A book about a book club – yes! And then, after I’d surfaced from my writing cave back into the sunlight, I blinked and saw… all kinds… Read More
Shortly after September 11, 2001, the Governor of New York wrote a letter to the Secretary of the Navy requesting that the Navy bestow the name New York on a surface warship involved in the Global War on Terrorism in honor of the victims of the September 11 attacks. Tons of the steel used in the ship’s construction… Read More
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