December Online Book Club: Rebel Queen by Michelle Moran
This story has it all: tragedy, intrigue, conspiracies, murder, and brutality. Also love, kindness, friendship, and the Queen’s courage to fight for her people’s survival.
Four Gifts: A Simpler Way to Give
The Four Gifts idea has been around for a while and with everyone doing more online shopping this year, simple is more relevant than ever.
Grandma’s Apple Pie with Oil Pastry Crust
Make my grandma’s flaky oil pastry crust and apple pie, featured in Dead of Winter Break. Easy, tender, and perfect for fall and holiday baking.
Book Tour and Apple Pie Recipe
Cassandra Sato’s new dog, Murphy, makes his first internet appearance! And my Grandma Ruth’s Apple Pie and Oil Pastry recipe. Shhh. . . don’t tell my aunts. I don’t want to get into trouble for spilling family secrets.
Dead of Winter Break Release and Blog Tour
Join me in celebrating my victory over pandemic quarantines, couch potato syndrome, and writer’s block. The latest episode in Cassandra Sato’s mystery series is here! Follow the Great Escapes Blog Tour to read interviews, reviews, a family heirloom recipe, and enter a giveaway to win an eBook copy.
November Online Book Club: The Jade Tiger by E.W. Cooper
Historical mysteries are a special kind of reading escape. Not only do we get to solve the mystery puzzle, we’re transported to another time and place where the clothes, food, and smells bring the past to life. This year, since we’re barely leaving the neighborhood, historical fiction seems especially appealing.
October Online Book Club: Furthermore by James M. Jackson
Mix John Sandford’s Virgil Flowers and Robert Parker’s Spenser with a financial crimes investigator, and you’d get Seamus McCree.
School of Hard Knocks – Writing Lessons Learned
For me, becoming an author has been a climb up the highest mountain I ever imagined . . . I thought writing the book was the hard part.
September Online Book Club: A Deadly Inside Scoop by Abby Collette
Before we even talk murder and blizzards, know this: if you’re a simple vanilla or chocolate ice cream lover, this book will make you reconsider your ice cream repertoire. Collette’s creative use of fruit, cakes, and mix-ins made me hungrier with each new flavor.
August Book Club: Broken Heart Attack by James Cudney
At times you’ll laugh, but you’ll be angry, too. Mostly you’ll be entertained.