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Thank you to Theresa Bakken for inviting me to talk about LUZ and for doing such a beautiful reading of a special chapter. I’ve been listening to Desideratum Podcast for some time now. Theresa’s [...]

Luz has been chosen as the September Bonus Book of the Month for the International Pulpwood Queen and Timber Guy Reading Nation Book Club. Such an honor considering their worldwide reach. The [...]

My first live author event was at the beautiful Camarillo Public Library. After numerous zoom events, it was such fun to talk with people face to face about my novel, Luz. One of the audience [...]

Considering LUZ for your next book club? I’m honored to be featured on Mary Sheriff’s blog with a guest post: “Planning the Perfect Book Club with LUZ.” It includes an introduction to the novel [...]

Today is the one year anniversary of the publication of Luz! What a year it has been in so many ways. Despite the pandemic and the subsequent lockdowns, closings, and travel restrictions, Luz [...]

Book lovers! Women’s Fiction Writers Association (WFWA) will be celebrating Women’s Fiction Day on June 8th by providing links to numerous author websites. Fabulous giveaways will be offered, [...]

Loyola Marymount University grad student, Rachael Beaty, interviewed me recently for the university’s Lion Lounge podcast. She was so professional! I felt like I was being interviewed by Katie [...]

My excitement peaked all over again when I opened a package from Story Circle Network. Inside was my  lovely award and gold seals for winning the 2020 Sarton Award for Contemporary Fiction, an [...]

When I first began researching the various awards open to writers, my heart flipped as I read about Story Circle Network’s Sarton Women’s Book Awards. These awards celebrate the best in women’s [...]

I am thrilled beyond words to announce that Luz has won the 2020 Sarton Award for Contemporary Fiction, sponsored by Story Circle Network. This is the award I dreamed of winning the most, but [...]