As a young boy who had learned to read, I was impressed each week by the masthead of the local newspaper. Directly below Greensburg Record-Herald it said: Home of the Oldest Courthouse West of the Allegany Mountains.
Based on a true story, this book gives the reader a stunning and memorable look at life in 1920’s Hawaii while telling the story of one very strong young woman.
How well do you remember the history that you were taught in school? That probably depends upon whether you found your history class fascinating or boring. As a former homeschool parent, I discovered children learn better and retain more of what they are taught when the lessons are not dry and dull. Anyone is sure…
One moment you’re alive in 2018. Then you put on a ring that you feel drawn to. You’re sucked down through the whirlwinds of time, and find yourself in France during the year 1916. You’re in your pajamas with no other clothes, no money, and no means to take care of yourself. What do you…
The Chronicles of Neffie is about a fifteen-year-old slave girl in Alabama in 1837. Told through her eyes and in her voice, this book will grab hold of you and not let go. You will experience her pains, her thoughts, her feelings, and her desires. Her biggest desire is to be free. If you want…
In my historical novel Neespaugot: The Legend of the Indian’s Coin, Runinniduk, the Native American forefather of the story, is awarded one of the first coins minted in the New World for his help in translating the Holy Bible into Algonquian. Bearing the seal of Massachusetts Bay Colony, the coin is subsequently passed down from…
Neespaugot: The Legend of the Indian’s Coin begins in 1675 and continues on until 2015. How can there be so much to tell about a coin, even if it was one of the first coins minted in the U.S.? This coin is passed from one adventurer to another, all of them linked by the blood…
The title of this book, One Shot At Love, makes it sound like it would be a romance story. This reader really isn’t fond of romance stories, but this book proved to be so much more. Yes, it is a romance story, but it is also about loyalty to one’s family, about Navy sharpshooters, and…
In episodes 16, 17, and 18 of the Onyx Webb series, family secrets are revealed as is the identity of a serial killer. People’s pasts are beginning to catch up with them and so are the terrible things they have done. The book opens with the introduction of a new character, Newt Drystad. An autistic…
The Blue Hour is a gripping and emotional historical fiction book, a story of romance, the story of a woman who is deceived into marrying an abuser, the story of how she survives the relationship, and the story of how she moves on. Emily’s first true love was ripped out of her life due to…
