BOM: The Offering–the research

THE OFFERING required a lot of research into an experience most women take for granted: childbirth.  Though I have two children, I’ve never given birth or been pregnant, so I had no idea or experience to draw from–and this in a book that centers around a...

BOM: The Offering–where the idea originated

Ideas are ephemeral; they come to us in a variety of ways.  The idea for THE OFFERING was pretty much handed to me, but like so many others, it was built on what I had done before. Over the course of my writing career, I have written nonfiction books about adoption...

Book of the Month: THE OFFERING

It’s been a while since I had a book of the month feature, and it’s been a while since I’ve had a new release!  But on May 14th, THE OFFERING officially releases, and I’m excited about its debut.  Unlike my last two books, which featured sister...

My camera and the Grandest Baby

The Grandest Baby turns two in a few days, so she’s not much of a baby any more.  (Though I suspect I’ll always call her that).  Anyway, she came into my office wearing a new dress, and I just happened to have a matching hat in my prop box.  But you know...

The Inheritance: a short story

In 1860, in Charleston, South Carolina, young Samuel Chase learned that he had inherited the estate of his great Uncle Vance. He rose early the next morning to visit his uncle’s representative, another lawyer who worked out an office on the other side of town....