Category Archives: historical fiction

COMING SOON ~ Book Two of the Peace in the Mountains collection

BUILDING BOOK TWO FROM BOOK ONE When you discover the book you just purchased is actually part of a series and the book in your hands is Book Two, do you set it aside so you can read Book One … Continue reading

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Sneak Peek into BREATH OF WATER: What makes the main character tick?

In my new book, BREATH OF WATER, Dulcie Chappell has a huge load of responsibility on her shoulders. Between the daily farm chores and processing the wool into fine woolen cloth and one-of-a-kind rugs, she maintains a fierce determination to … Continue reading

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Another sneak peek at BREATH OF WATER

In my new book, BREATH OF WATER, the Chappell family raises sheep for their wool as part of their family heritage. It’s a lot of work, but one of the characters fills an important role in helping to care for … Continue reading

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TAKE A SNEAK PEEK . . .

My soon-to-be-released novel, BREATH OF WATER, features the Chappell family who has birthed several generations in the mountains of western North Carolina. Dulcie Chappell has a special relationship with her grandma, except for one thing: Grandma has a deep faith … Continue reading

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SNEAK PEEK at Breath of Water

  The highlands of western North Carolina have embraced the Chappell family for five generations. Their heritage runs as deep as the natural springs that water the land. But trouble is afoot in the form of outsiders who arrive and … Continue reading

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Introducing . . .

One of the most FUN things a writer of fiction gets to do is make friends with people. Yes, writing is a solitary business, and as a writer I am mostly alone at my computer with no other co-workers except … Continue reading

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Contemporary to Historical ~ A New Slant on Research

I am delighted to welcome Ane Mulligan to my blog today. Ane has a wonderful sense of humor that translates into spunky, sassy characters in her stories. IN HIGH COTTON is definitely her best one yet! I know readers won’t … Continue reading

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A TIME FOR HEALING by Ramona K. Cecil

Ginny Red Fawn McLain, a Shawnee medicine woman, is thrust back into the world of her birth family twelve years after her abduction. While she eschews the Christianity preached by her birth uncle who found her, Ginny’s heart refuses to … Continue reading

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WHEN RESEARCH GETS IN THE WAY

Have you ever read a book and found a glaring error? I’m not talking about a misspelled word or a grammar mistake. How does it make you feel as a reader if the author has obviously not done her research … Continue reading

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CHARACTERS WHO PLAY HIDE AND SEEK

Brainstorming a new story is always fun, especially when the characters jump off the page, shake my hand and introduce themselves, and then proceed to tell me their entire life history. After a couple of cups of coffee, I feel … Continue reading

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