It was my sister-in-law who first told me about the place. “Mel,” she said. “You just have to visit the World War I Museum and Memorial in Kansas City.” To […]

  Deep breath in, deep breath out. Because I’m dedicating my first post of the year to some “real talk.” A chance to just kind of level with everyone and […]

There is a lot I want to say about the book I’m going to introduce to you. The second in my very exciting two-book deal that I have recently signed […]

It wasn’t long after As the Storm Clouds Gather came out (click here for more on that) when some emails started flying back and forth between my agent and my […]

It was a long drive from Dallas back to our home state of Indiana. So my husband and I needed some things to do to break up the trip. Places […]

I’m not really a Civil War Buff. Okay? I mean, I guess I can see why people might call me one. Volumes on the Civil War take up a significant […]

I have to admit it – I feel like I’m running short on ideas for this blog lately. In part because I have a lot going on and sometimes it’s […]

My dear followers and friends! I’m interrupting my regularly scheduled historical and life-musing posts to announce that TODAY IS THE DAY! My second novel, “As the Storm Clouds Gather,” is […]

Alright, I’m going to warn you right off that this post is a bit different. There will be no battlefields mentioned here. No war stories. No historical tall tales. Nope, […]

It was a cooler afternoon in London, and I had dressed for rain. Waterproof shoes, a rain coat, warm leggings. Because the tour would commence, rain or shine, sunny or […]