Is there a magic age, month, or year when life settles down? As a teacher, I live for summer break, but holy cow, the summer months fly by! I'm pretty sure we're all over this crazy heatwave and are looking for a reprieve, but I'm not quite ready for...

That is... Ten Million Fireflies. Yup, you heard right! For the first time ever, it's totally FREE, but only until July 3rd. While you're snagging your copy of Ten Million Fireflies, be sure to tell a friend!I also want to thank you for making the re...

Well, it's my BOOK Birthday! You've been asking... and patiently waiting (thank you!), and finally, FINALLY, One Unexpected Gift is live! You are absolutely going to swoon over Skylar and Nick's love story.There's lots of banter, lots of laughter, fu...

I know technically spring has been around for a month, but it finally FEELS like it here in the northeast. Unfortunately, that also means instead of a layer of snow we're layered in pollen. Ugh. Itchy eyes, anyone? Still, I love spring and all the ne...

Who has already done their spring planting? I'm absolutely envious of those of you with green thumbs. I've tried and tried and tried again, but for the life of me, I can't get a vegetable garden to grow. I can grow flowers and shrubs, and am AMAZING...

Hello, lovely reader friends. I don't know about you, but every time I look ahead at my calendar and I think, "Once I get through this, I'll have more time." Um. Yeah. Famous last words. It seems as soon as I make it through one hurdle, another fourt...

As I write this newsletter, my family is finally on the recovery end of this sickness. So as cliche as it sounds, I wish for good health. Which has had me thinking... my kids are 20, 18, and 15. I'm pretty sure I'll never stop worrying about them, bu...

Yeah, yeah, yeah. Businesses want to be in the black and not the red, but it doesn't sound very festive, does it? So, let's call it GREEN Friday. As in... Friday is your LAST day to save the "green" and download Marshmallows & Mistletoe for FREE....

Hello, my lovely readers! Does anyone have snow yet? We're still barren in Maine but may have some coming this week. I absolutely love snow in December; it looks so festive, and festive I am! In fact, I'm feeling so festive that I'm giving you a fabu...

Actually, there will be a sighting! I'll be signing books at the University of Southern Maine craft fair this weekend, November 13-14th, from 10-3 PM. I'd love to see some of my local readers there! Many of you have become my reader friends through s...