The Boy She Left Behind

  The choice was hers. To follow her dream or stay home and live his.   THE BOY SHE LEFT BEHIND   Last spring Susan and I were asked by Seattle-based author Sierra Hill if we’d like to be part of The All-American Boy Series. Fifteen stand-alone...

A Sense of Place…

   From a long-ago visit to Meadowbrook Hall to a new Amber & Elliot Mystery!   I recently sent three of my children’s books to relatives in Texas. They have grandchildren living nearby, and others in Michigan, who are just the right age for the...

What’s in a name…?

  When I wrote the following article, in late 2017, Susan and I had already reissued Something’s Fishy at Ash Lake for a new generation of young readers, but The Mad Hacker, book one in the series, remained out-of-print, patiently waiting for an update and...

Silver Threads

  From the archives: how my love of silver played out on the page! I love silver. In all its guises. From silver cuffs and statement rings to sugar bowls and tea pots, the lure of a finely wrought piece of silver is irresistible. The hours I’ve spent in the...