It’s NEVER too late to start . . .
After walking away from my dream of writing a novel for over 20 years, I completed that goal in 2024 when I published Bicentennial Summer at age 53. I’ll be 54 when my second novel publishes, and the third will be out by the time I turn 55.
What’s holding you back from accomplishing your dreams? You know, it’s never too late to start!
Welcome to me living mine! I’m glad you’re here!
Bicentennial Summer is a young adult coming-of-age novel about three small-town friends trying to navigate love, loss, and the moment childhood slips away.
Their journey of self-discovery will test friendships against the angst of being teenagers in this story set during America’s 1976 Fourth of July bicentennial.
Available Fall 2025
Burning Summer is book two in the Cottonwood Chronicles trilogy.
1977 finds us back in Cottonwood, Nebraska. during the July Fourth holiday. A year after the Bicentennial Summer, Cole and Tiffany face a new and more serious set of challenges.
Will their young love survive the Burning Summer? Find out when the book releases in Fall 2025.
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Book Reviews
- Looking for Alaskaby John Green It’s the classic boy meets girl, boy falls for girl, boy loses girl story that we’ve all come to love, and it’s… Read more: Looking for Alaska
- My Antoniaby Willa Cather I avoided Willa Cather for the better part of my first 54 years, although in hindsight, I’m not sure why. I assumed… Read more: My Antonia
- Lawn Boyby Jonathan Evison Mike Muñoz knows what he wants, but he has absolutely no idea how to get it. He wants to understand money, but… Read more: Lawn Boy
- Molly Molloy and the Angel of Deathby Maria Vale When Molly Molloy crawled under the tires and Death laid next to her and cupped her cheek, my heart stopped. I saw… Read more: Molly Molloy and the Angel of Death
- Healing Notesby Beth Hope Healing Notes, a debut novel by Beth Hope, grabbed me from the very start, and I devoured the nearly 400 pages over… Read more: Healing Notes