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Walking Out of War cover

Happy Canada Day, readers! As our country’s 151st birthday falls on Sampleday—I mean, Sunday—this year, here’s a sample from a story about a great Canadian returning home after a decade, and a world war being away. This excerpt from Walking Out of War (Book 3 of the Eastern Front Trilogy) describes Maurice Bury’s first attempt […]

Trump’s anti-Canada tweets: The consequence of fact-free politics

“Canada has been unfair to the United States.” “Canada charges a 295% tariff on American dairy imports.” “NAFTA has been bad for American workers.” “Canada has a trade surplus with the United States.” “Tax cuts for the rich create jobs.” “I am the best deal maker.”   Every time I think Trump has reached his […]

Wildfire cover

On this beautiful Sunday morning, I’m sharing another taste of California Wine Country mystery. Here is part of the evacuation chapter from Wildfire. Tara stuffed her laptop into her duffel bag and grabbed a couple of other personal items. As she followed Greg and Alex to the winery, she hit her parents’ speed-dial on her phone. […]

Evil finds a new low: parents send children as suicide bombers to a church

Real evil reaches depths that most writers who want to appear credible would never dream of—not if they wanted to be taken seriously. Last weekend, families carried out two terrorist bombings in Indonesia. Parents and children. On Saturday, May 12, a family of six suicide-bombed three churches in Surabaya, Indonesia’s second-largest city. Dad drove a […]

Cover reveal: Driving Tempo

Announcing the third novel in the House of Archer rock star romance series By Raine Thomas Fantasy and romance novelist Raine Thomas has returned to her series about the rock band reality-TV show, following up Imperfect Harmony and Unsteady Rhythm. What is Driving Tempo about? A rock band. A reality show. A life swerving out […]