Category: SaturdayVibes

I’m having a great time meeting new authors, visiting with friends, and taking part in all the great panels and events at the Coastal Magic Convention. Yesterday I got to spend time with Mona Shroff and Sarah Nichols as well as act in this year’s murder mystery event. It was a blast to play the role of Pearl Gordon, the station chief for the Gear Harbor shipping docks. I traveled from table to table being interrogated since I was a suspect, and dropping clues so that people could guess who had committed the murder. I had a blast and I hope others did as well! Here are some photos from yesterday. I’m sorry I don’t have more, including some shots of yesterday’s rocket launch. Unfortunately, there were too many clouds that obscured the launch. If you’re in the Daytona Beach area, please drop by the book fair which is open to the general public from 4:30 to 6:30 at the Shores Resort and Spa ballroom.

I’m so excited to take part in the Wine and Chocolate and Romance Books event at the Brook Hollow Winery in Columbia, NJ! What better time to be surrounded by romance than on the Valentine’s Day weekend! I hope you can join me and so many other romance authors at this awesome event. Brook Hollow Winery has some fabulous wines and the authors will have the romance books and chocolate. Here’s the info for this wonderful event:

Wine & Chocolate & Romance Books
February 15-16, 2025
Noon to 5 pm
Brook Hollow Winery
Columbia, NJ
For more info, please visit https://www.facebook.com/events/9385980424779912/9385980428113245/

When I first introduced Sophie and Robbie Whitaker in COLD CASE REOPENED, I wasn’t sure when I would write their stories as part of the South Beach Security series and K-9 Division spinoff. But as the series developed, I realized that the right thing to do would be to return Sophie and Robbie to Colorado so you could see what happened with Rhea and Jackson from COLD CASE REOPENED and so SBS would help solve crimes and fight for justice in a new place! The first book in the Crooked Pass Security series is CLIFFSIDE KIDNAPPING and it’s Sophie’s story. She’s in Colorado to find out why her parents have been kidnapped and is paired with CBI Agent Ryder Hunt in a thrilling and action-packed story. Plus, you get to see what’s happening with Rhea and Jackson! As a reader, I love finding out what’s happening with the characters from books that I’ve read! Pre-order your copy today at https://amzn.to/3WgNrTX and if you haven’t read the other books in the SBS series, download your copies at https://amzn.to/3C593vG.

I don’t know about you, but I feel as if I don’t have enough time to finish all my Christmas shopping for presents and all the food we’ll be having on Christmas Eve. I’ve made my list, I’ve checked it multiple times and I still feel as if I’m forgetting something. I think a big part of the reason why I’m feeling so freaked out is because Thanksgiving was so late this year and so December seemed to rush at me. Plus, I have a new release on December 24th. Yes, a release on Christmas Eve. I’ll be busy cooking with my daughter all day and getting ready for our guests, but I will celebrate that day with you, both the coming of our Lord as well as the arrival of DANGER IN DADE. Pre-order it today at https://amzn.to/4dt8sk3. Grab your copy of KILLER IN THE KENNEL too if you don’t already have it! How do you feel about your Christmas shopping? Did you finish before Thanksgiving or are you still trying to find things for the people on your list?

If you can’t make it to today’s workshop at the Ocean County Library, I hope that you’re able to curl up under a comfy blanket, pick up a good book, and read. It’s what I love doing during chilly fall days when I’m not out sneaking in a stroll along the boardwalk. I know I have only a little time left before it’s too cold to do that and I’m hunkering down against the sharp winds that hit our part of the Jersey Shore. Wishing you all a happy Saturday! P.S. Only 31 more days until the release of KILLER IN THE KENNEL! WOW! Time is flying by fast. Preorder your copy today at https://amzn.to/4f3guBN.