Photo Research Journal – Salzburg

Photo Research Journal – Salzburg

I loved Salzburg! Here are a few of my favorite photos from my research trip that inspired Devious, On the Run Book Five.    If you enjoy travel with your mysteries or heist books, check out the story that these locations inspired in Devious, On the Run Book...
What to Read After Pride and Prejudice

What to Read After Pride and Prejudice

If you can’t get enough Pride and Prejudice, here are a few books to help you extend your Austen-related reading: If you like Romance: Pride, Prejudice and the Perfect Match by Marilyn Brant Would an Elizabeth Bennet by any other name be as appealing to a Darcy? A...
Photo Diary of Death in an English Cottage, Part II

Photo Diary of Death in an English Cottage, Part II

More pics from my visit to Derbyshire while researching the Murder on Location books. The second book in the series, DEATH IN AN ENGLISH COTTAGE, takes place in the spring…   Read the book inspired by my research trip to Derbyshire, Death in an English Cottage...
Photo Diary for Death in an English Cottage

Photo Diary for Death in an English Cottage

  I was lucky enough to visit Derbyshire while researching the Murder on Location books. The second book in the series, DEATH IN AN ENGLISH COTTAGE, takes place in the quaint (yet imaginary) village of Nether Woodsmoor. Here’s some pictures I took of places...
Breast Cancer and Me

Breast Cancer and Me

  We usually talk books and reading, but I’m taking a detour today into more personal territory to let you know what has been going on in my life. Breast cancer and I go way back. I haven’t had it myself, but my mom was diagnosed with it years ago, so I wasn’t...
Mini-Review of Death Comes to Pemberley

Mini-Review of Death Comes to Pemberley

Well, I am a sucker for anything Austen-related, so of course I watched the first episode of Death Comes to Pemberley. Random thoughts: ~Loved seeing Chatsworth, which I visited earlier this year. (Full disclosure: Chatsworth and Derbyshire inspired Death in the...
New Series…an English Village Cozy Mystery

New Series…an English Village Cozy Mystery

Well, this one has been a long time coming, but Death in the English Countryside, my English village cozy mystery is finally here!      Here’s the book description:  Location scout and Jane Austen aficionado, Kate Sharp, is thrilled when the company...
Photo Research Journal: English Countryside

Photo Research Journal: English Countryside

I’ve always loved reading about England. Jane Austen and modern day Regency romances gave me a desire to see the country first-hand. I was able to visit London and Cambridge in the past, but I’d never been farther north. Recently, I set off on a research...