Chapter One Maxine stared at herself in the broken mirror, admiring her handywork. The outfit was finished. She wanted to say it was complete, but she felt she was missing something. Or maybe the beard just had to go. She always thought her beard loo...

Chapter One “Hey! You’re back!” Rose’s cheery voice ended up louder than she meant. When Diego gave her a friendly smile and waved enthusiastically, she felt better. “Morning! How’s your day going, sweet Rose?” The grizzled, gray-haired man smiled at...

Hello!I forget to send these until my friend AE McKenna sends her monthly email, then I'm panicking and trying to figure out what to send out. lolOh, and go check her out, she's awesome.Lucy 2 - has a title, cover artist is working on cover & bo...

Hello!I hope you all had a good weekend. I'm still working on the edits for Lucy two.Once that's done, she's off to the beta readers, then my editor, then my ARC readers. If you're interested in an Advanced Reader Copy, let me know. You read the book...

Hello All!Welcome to April!I hit over 70,000 words with Lucy 2! My artist is working on the cover. It's slow going because life happens, but Lucy 2 will be released before the end of summer. Yay!For those of you wondering, the Lucy of the Broken Stat...

Goodness! It's March! I've been busy. Between my corporate side gig, getting Lucy II done and all that's involved with that project, I haven't had much time to think. So that's why it's March of 2026 and I haven't sent out a letter yet.The Train East...

Hello!It's November! Today, November 1st, I'll be the Grown Up Book fair at The Clean Gallery in Rockford IL.I set up last night and there are so many vendors, mostly local authors! Please come out and say hi. It'll be a lovely time.Lucy of the Broke...

Chapter One The horse ambled its way into town, past the few wooden buildings that housed a grocery store, a scavenger store, a restaurant, and the sheriff’s office. Lucy sat atop Lance and gave him very little direction. Meridune was home and, after...

I’ve shared this story on Halloween before. I have to admit, it’s one of my favorites. I hope you enjoy it as much as I do.Thank you for reading. – Cat Stitch. Stitch. Stitch. The old woman sits in her musty smelling sewing room, putting together her...

The smell of the fire wakes me, as it usually does. The low drone of voices slowly enters my consciousness as well. I rub my hands over my eyes and sit up. The stew cooking in the fire pit makes my mouth water and I realize how hungry I am. I look ar...

Rock and Roll Genie by AE McKenna The entire time I was reading this book, I thought it was the last in the series. I misread/misunderstood the author’s posts on Twitter. That misunderstanding colored my enjoyment of the book. Don’t get me wrong. I l...

A Libertarian Walks Into a Bear: The Utopian Plot to Liberate an American Town (And Some Bears) by Matthew Hongoltz-Hetling I don’t usually read non-fiction, but an article about this book sparked my interest and I decided to purchase it. I am not no...

I have no idea what realization came to Anthony during this scene. From Protector of the Grey House: Anthony nodded. “I’ll see what I can do.” He looked to Vincent for a long time. Finally, Anthony asked, “What have you decided about Natalia?” Vincen...

From Protector of the Grey House: “No. But I suspected.” He went to Natalia, picked her up and carried her to his throne. He sat and cradled her to him, to comfort her. All he could do was caress her and kiss her neck and jawline. He would be without...

From Protector of the Grey House: Tonight was no different. She started breathing hard and fast as the implication of what he wanted set in. She had taken control before, many times, but this was the first time he asked for it. He wanted her to contr...