I’m thrilled to announce the release of Shadow Tag, Perdition Games. For those of you who reached out over the past two years to inquire about the release of this novel, I apologize for the delay. The process of nudging it into the light of day was wrought with a ridiculous number of catastrophes, some … [ ... ]
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So far, 2018 has been a barnburner. Ray and I are posting a sign over our front door. Hapless visitors deserve a warning that they’re entering a ring of hell when they step over our threshold. While writing Frozen Statues last winter, I had the irrational fear that art would imitate life. One scene—vital to … [ ... ]
LAST WEEK I bought a zero-gravity chair and marble table for the patio. There was a lovely spot under the Magnolia tree that needed a quiet reading chair. Isn’t it cute? Sadly, it’s rained every day since I tucked it into position. So, I’m stuck in my office with my three pug Muses. Cole and Porsche … [ ... ]
From the Book Jacket… On a warm summer’s morning, thirteen-year-old school girl Constance Lawson is reported missing. A few days later, Constance’s uncle, Karl Lawson, suddenly finds himself swept up in a media frenzy created by journalist Amanda Bowe implying that he is the prime suspect. Six years later … Karl’s life is in ruins. His marriage is over, his … [ ... ]
DUE TO LIFE getting in the way, I’m late in blogging about the release of my fourth book, Frozen Statues, Perdition Games. The announcement went out to the subscriber list a few weeks ago, so if you’d like to hear about new releases (hummm, promptly, I mean) you can sign up HERE. In addition to life, I … [ ... ]
Click on your favourite online retailer to download your FREE copy today SPRING IS FINALLY here. The snow is gone and crocuses are sprouting in southwestern Ontario. The pugs are happy to be outside without sinking to their curly tails in snowdrifts. Soon we’ll be able to relax in the garden with a good book. … [ ... ]
From the Book Jacket… Near an isolated mansion lies a beautiful garden. In this garden grow luscious flowers, shady trees…and a collection of precious “butterflies”—young women who have been kidnapped and intricately tattooed to resemble their namesakes. Overseeing it all is the Gardener, a brutal, twisted man obsessed with capturing and preserving his lovely specimens. When … [ ... ]
I SELDOM COMMENT on why a novel impacts me. My reviews are objective, and I keep the personal side to myself. I’m making an exception with Joseph Hirsch’s contemporary literature novel, Up in the Treehouse (September 2016). I grew up as a military brat until I was on my own at seventeen. When I was fourteen, … [ ... ]
From the Book Jacket… Johnny Cotter first met Charlie Milner when they were both children, attending Freeport Kindergarten. It was there that their friendship formed, and it was at Charlie’s house, in his backyard, and up in his treehouse, where the boys grew closer. But as childhood gives way to adolescence, Charlie finds himself the … [ ... ]
From the Book Jacket… Bush pilot and family man Tom Stokes is about to face the worst day of his life. On a clear winter morning, he sets out in his Cessna 180 to do some repairs on a remote hunt camp, leaving his five-year-old son and very pregnant wife snug in their beds. … [ ... ]