I have a vivid childhood memory of my discovery of my fear of heights. I was stuck on the one-story roof of John Marshall High School and was staring at the ground far below me. My brother, Michael, was trying to coax me down. It was dinnertime, and Mom would be angry if we were late. Mike was encouraging—I was petrified. He was demanding—I was still petrified. He was threatening… I don’t remember how I got down from the roof, but Mike was pretty strong. When I first considered self-publishing The Cavanaugh House, I felt like I was back Read More
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BURIED SECRETS Sneak Peek: Chapter One, Scene Three
Buried Secrets, the sequel to The Cavanaugh House, will be published on Oct. 3, 2016, but you can pre-order your print or Kindle copy today at Amazon. I’m celebrating a little early with a sneak peek at Chapter One. Read the opening scenes in the last two week’s blog posts, “Buried Secrets is Finally Unearthed” and “Buried Secrets Sneak Peek: Chapter One, scene two.” Today you can read scene three. Buried Secrets blurb: When Jesse Graham almost runs over a “body” in the road one night, she is plunged into a labyrinth of secrets, lies and murder. All Jesse Read More
BURIED SECRETS Sneak Peek: Chapter One, scene two
Buried Secrets, the sequel to The Cavanaugh House, will be published on Oct. 3, 2016, but you can pre-order your print or Kindle copy today at Amazon. I’m celebrating a little early with a sneak peek at Chapter One. Read the opening scene in last week’s blog, “Buried Secrets is Finally Unearthed.” Today you can read scene two. Buried Secrets blurb When Jesse Graham almost runs over a “body” in the road one night, she is plunged into a labyrinth of secrets, lies and murder. All Jesse wants is a simple life teaching at St. Bart’s… and a chance at Read More
BURIED SECRETS is Finally Unearthed
At last… Buried Secrets, the sequel to The Cavanaugh House, has arrived!…well, it will be published Oct. 3, 2016. But you can pre-order your print copy today! Just click on Amazon. The Kindle edition will be available soon. When Jesse Graham almost runs over a “body” in the road one night, she is plunged into a labyrinth of secrets, lies and murder. All Jesse wants is a simple life teaching at St. Bart’s… and a chance at love with Joe Riley. She realizes that plan has been thwarted when puzzling occurrences at St. Bartholomew Academy for Girls get increasingly dangerous. Read More
The Ghostly Legend that Inspired THE CAVANAUGH HOUSE and BURIED SECRETS
Isabella Robinson haunts Belhurst Castle. Known as the “Lady in White,” the ghost of Isabella has been seen by many, was photographed by at least one (I’ve seen the photo), and inspired Belhurst’s “Legend of Isabella.” The stories I’ve researched vary. The account given in Belurst Castle’s pamphlet, “The History of Belhurst Castle,” says that Isabella was married to William Bucke, an honest man who was both treasurer and manager of London’s Covent Garden where Isabella performed in the 1800s. David Sakmyster’s account in his book, The Belhurst Story, claims Read More