Blessed Assurance

is a story of homecoming, faith and forgiveness.

Haven’t we all sworn at one time or another

that we would never go back "there" again?

Whatever it was. Wherever it was.

We were done with that chapter of our lives

until something happens that puts it all in a

new light. Maybe in spite of ourselves

we take a deep breath and walk right back

through that door we had closed forever.

Will it be different this time?

Everything is different when seen through

a new lens at another time.

What was absolutely certain

is not so certain anymore.

A Crooked Tree

 is an homage to girls who simply

cannot walk the straight and narrow.

Rose Langdon took great pride in

her free-spirited reputation.

 Her grandmother told her

she was simply born that way—

and she should certainly know!

Martin Wainwright came along

and, for a while, their love soared.

Slowly she discovered that

what he loved he also hated.

Finally she realized

some things are simply not meant to be.

Dreaming in Daylight

is a cautionary tale that can be

summed up by an old saying:

Be careful what you wish for.

Some people seem to almost fall into

good luck. They are blessed in ways that

may make others, even themselves, believe

they deserve it.  They become self-centered

and what they want is all that matters.

Some might see it as entitlement and,

not so secretly, they may agree.

 But what if there is another side to the story?

A price to be paid they discover only after

it is too late? Maybe just when they think

they are untouchable it all falls apart: In ways 

they could never have seen coming.

Suddenly the dream becomes the nightmare.

Milo’s Mountain

is a story about love and forgiveness.

It is also a story about community 

and a perfect life.

Lauren and her sister Valerie grew up together

on this magical mountain just outside Hiddenite,

North Carolina where their grandfather

talked to his younger brother Milo in the stars.

Now Lauren is the latest occupant of  the simple

white farmhouse she loves with all her heart.

She and husband Charlie are raising their girls there along with flowers and honey bees .

They love nothing better than when fairy Aunt Val

comes to visit, carrying wonderful gifts 

in her enchanted red suitcase.

“We all, at one time or another, talk to stars.”

— Amelia Cates

MO AND MOLLY

is a love story about two cosmic vagabonds

doing their best to stay the course.

This is not the way it was supposed

to be, but that makes little difference now.

They are left to make the best of things

as people often are and share a wisdom

neither of them fully understands.

It is a wisdom of the heart, 

a knowing that just is. 

There is no logic.

This wisdom defies logic,

born of a sorrow they did not expect.

They see the world through a different lens

where even the smallest things

are now precious.

SISTERHOOD

is a coming of  age story

about how we stumble in and out

of each other’s lives, sisters maybe from 

another mother, but at least for a time

sisters just the same.

It is also about the thin line 

between love and hate.

There is not a hint of indifference

for that would be unnatural -- 

at least for these characters.

There is only room for love or hate.

You may suspect, as with most sisters,

it is likely to be a story about both.

Sometimes it’s nice to go back

and re-visit memories made and old friends

that once captured our imagination.

Collected Stories: A Second Look

is this author’s way of doing just that.

Taken some of her most popular stories

and well-loved characters,

she has collected them into this one volume

that allows her and her readers

to take a literary stroll down memory lane.

In addition, she has included some

brand new stories to sweeten the mix.

So grab your glass of iced tea,

pull out your cozy throw

and settle into your favorite easy chair

for some comfortable reading

— Southern style.