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I promised Penguins and here they are. These are from Port Lockroy, which boasts the largest (and only) shop in Antarctica

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My Writing Life

JL and Micki's story, At the Ready, is moving along. I wrote several chapters while mesmerized by the stunning Antarctic scenery. They may not have gone to the far south but there is travel, Chicago, a brief detour to Paris, and back and forth from Vancouver. It's filled with karaoke, love, and menace. The cover and narrator reveals will be coming soon.

The first draft of my Antarctic second-chance romance, Melting the Iceman, was written on the trip and the anthology is already up for preorder.

I'm also planning Dead in Ushuaia, another book with Greg and Bay Musgrove, tentatively scheduled for 2024.

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No good deed goes unpunished.

The trouble started in Greece with a favor for her new father-in-law. When Poppy Fields picked up a package in Athens, she had no idea how many people were interested in its contents. Desperately interested. Murderously interested.

Now she's on the run, racing across Turkey in a cat-and-mouse game with multiple killers. Because what's in the package could change the world.

What Am I Watching?

Staged on Britbox

WHAT AM I LISTENING TO?

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Classic Agatha Christie.

Six people sit down to a sumptuous meal at a table laid for seven. In front of the empty place is a sprig of rosemary - "rosemary for remembrance." A strange sentiment considering no one is likely to forget the night, exactly a year ago, that Rosemary Barton died at exactly the same table, her beautiful face unrecognizable, convulsed with pain and horror.

But then Rosemary had always been memorable - she had the ability to arouse strong passions in most people she met. In one case, strong enough to kill....

This title was previously published as Remembered Death.

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ANOTHER GIVEAWAY: I have a few US and UK audio codes for honest reviews. If you are an interested listener, contact me.

The audiobook of At the Crossroads is finally available. Jason Clarke and Emma Wilder are back as Max and Cress. A reader told me that the opening will grab you by the throat.

Click here for chapter 1.

Join Cress and Max in Venice after their hair-raising experience in Paris. After the highlife on the Orient Express, Max and Cress hope to enjoy gelato and a gondola ride in one of their favorite destinations. See if they get their wish in this free short story.

Coming to Kindle, available for preorder. This anthology will raise funds for Breast Cancer research. The group of authors contributing are hoping for lots of preorders as well as reviews once it hits e-readers next January. I can't wait for you to read my story, "Melting the Iceman."

At First Sight

At First Sight Audiobook

At the Crossroads

Dead in the Alley

Nico, my writing buddy, trying to inspire me.

I create stories full of romance, suspense, and mystery. Seasoned romance where love has no age limit. Stories that prove second chances can happen, enemies can become friends, and friends can become lovers. Stories that show no two happy endings are the same. And at the core of every story is love.

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