I grew up in Poulsbo, Washington, the town just off the bridge from Bainbridge Island, where The Violets of March is set. The lovely book store there, Liberty Bay Books (just down the hill from the church I was married in!) has a nice display

We popped in to book stores to check on The Violets of March, and of course, the boys had fun! Here is Colby, age 12 weeks, holding his mama's novel, above. And the older boys thought it was pretty cool, albeit a little weird, to

The lovely book buyers at Costco picked The Violets of March as a favorite fiction pick for the month of May, which appeared in the Costco Connection magazine. Major ohmygosh moment over here. I am so flattered, honored, and excited that Costco shoppers will get

Hello everyone! Today is the birthday of my first novel, The Violets of March! I hope you'll have a chance to read it and tell me what you think! Please look for it at your favorite local bookstore or order your copy online! xoxo

I'm so excited to share that the rights to my second novel, The Bungalow, sold today to Heyne Verlag, my publisher in Germany (a division of Random House). Heyne is printing the German version of The Violets of March (click here to see the gorgeous

UPDATE: My early giveaway copies have been spoken for! Wowza--those went fast. But, I just got a hold of 10 more. So, the offer still stands: Pre-order a book between NOW and the week of April 26 and I'll send a copy to the friend

Aren't these photos gorgeous?! The lovely Tiffany over at Dancing Branflakes posted them in a review of my novel recently. I was so flattered by all the kind things she had to say. And I flipped out over these beautiful photos (and I need to