This past year has been challenging in many ways. First, for me personally as I navigated two serious health problems. Second, the devastating flood that caused so much loss of life and property damage in Kerrville, Ingram, Hunt and surrounging towns when the Guadalupe River overflowed on July 4, 2025.

With support from people nation-wide, our community has emerged stronger and gratefull for all that has been accomplished since then.

My writer's critique group still meets each Tuesday and has grown to about a dozen writers. What a great resource as a writer to have your work critiqued by your peers before offering it for publication. They keep me on my toes as they point out plot holes, poor grammar and typos. Also they provide a community, as writing is such a solitary endeavor. 

PROJECTS...
I've finished my second cozy, Red Flag for Murder: A Pine Ridge Mystery. The first, Fowl Deeds, was accepted for publication by The Wild Rose Press, and should be out in 2026. Both novels features a fiesty protagonist Darby Alexander and her best friend Lurlene Culpepper. I'm excited about this series and hope you will enjoy it. More to come.

My second romantic suspense novel, The Deadly Tide, is being edited and I'm having to do a lot of rewriting. My plans are to have it ready to submit for publication next year. Although it features a different protagonist from the spunky Geri Whittier in High Desert Heat, this one also features a woman who wants to start a new life, but finds herself entangled in love and murder.

Lastly, I'm writing more short stories, or as they're more commonly known, flash fiction pieces and submitting them for publication. I'll announce on Facebook when they appear in print for you to enjoy, plus I'll offer them free from this website from time to time.
 

Tess's thyroid tumor has shrunk with the medication she receives daily. At thirteen, she's slowed down, but still enjoys snuggling in the evening. My biggest critic, she likes to walk across my computer keys while I'm working. I believe it's to get treats, as when I obey, she leaves me alone.