Everyone knows I have a really big family. Not only is mine big, so is my sister’s. She had one less child than I did with 4, but those four have managed to produce 15 with three step kids thrown in there, and then there’s the great grands which I won’t even attempt to count. […]
I’m a sucker for old movies. I don’t need Technicolor or over-the-top special effects to produce a four-hanky sob-fest. Thank goodness for Turner Classic Movies. Their movie vault is filled with black-and-white, sudsy films that make me turn to goo. Recently I watched Journey for Margaret, a heart-warming World War II flick with Robert Young […]
by Susan McBride My good buddy Maggie Barbieri emailed the other day to say she’d had a dream about walking naked through the mall, and her husband had very astutely remarked, “You must be feeling vulnerable.” Which got me to thinking that as a writer in today’s instantly-connected society, I feel like I’m walking naked […]
Like most writers, I’ve had my share of bad reviews. I’ve also had more than my share of glowing raves. Early in my career, there was so little attention to my work that the good reviews could make my day. And the bad ones could send me to bed. Over the years, after having experienced […]
August is my birthday month. I’m at an age where I’d just as soon forget birthdays, but since I’m getting so old, my kids seem to think it’s remarkable and we should all celebrate. So that’s what we did and we all had fun. We had dinner with two of our daughters and their husbands […]
Jennifer Aniston, 41, with no serious partner in sight, said that “Women are realizing more and more that you don’t have to settle, they don’t have to fiddle with a man to have that child. They are realizing if it’s that time in their life and they want this part they can do it with […]
Hi, everyone. I hope you’re enjoying the Stiletto Excerpts! Today I’m sharing a sneak peek at the first few pages of Dead Lift, coming on December 1st. Claire Gaston’s amber hair rode flat against her head, giving the impression she’d just climbed out of bed. Any make-up had worn away too, yet she still looked […]
Enjoy this excerpt from the up and coming Dressmaker’s Mystery, Pleating for Mercy, from NAL, September 2011 Chapter 1 My great-grandmother, a feisty firecracker of a women named Loretta Mae Cassidy, had a way of getting just what she wanted. Whether it was a copy of the Sunday newspaper delivered right to her doorstep, a […]
The rain had washed the dust and grime off the trees and hillsides. Early morning dew sparkled like gems on the weeds that crowded the gullies lining the narrow road leading to the reservation. A scruffy coyote darted across the road in front of Tempe’s Blazer. She remembered sitting in her grandmother’s lap listening to […]
Weddings can be murder! Murder Takes the Cake is the sequel to Murder Off the Books. Private Detective Mac Sullivan and his furry sidekick, Whiskey, are back for more mystery, romance, and fast food. For a taste of the “cake,” read the excerpt below: ____________ Time seemed to pause, then Mac sensed, rather than heard, […]