On Monday, I drove a few hours north from where I live in Michigan to my best friend’s family cottage on a lake. We arrived in the afternoon, got unpacked/made the beds, then went straight out to the lake. We had a lovely evening, spent the entire day out on the water on Tuesday, and by that evening my eyes were extremely irritated (we weren’t yet aware of how bad the fires had gotten). By the time woke up Wednesday morning, the air was visibly smoky and there was fine ash fa

I survived the gauntlet of four days of extremely high heat and thunderstorms and came out alive! I even felt up to going to a 4th of July party at a friend’s house (even though I did not feel like celebrating where this country is currently at) and had a nice time. I got to play with a cute doggo, eat some delicious food, chat with friends, and play games. This week I’ve been putting the finishing touches on Game Misconduct and it’ll be off to edits while I am up north hang

I am back from my road trip! I had a fabulous time in Chicago and Minneapolis. At Sports Romance Con, I was able to sign books, meet readers, and do Heated Rivalry trivia! I hung out with Julie, who worked her butt off as my PA for the weekend, met people I’ve only talked to online, and connected with other authors. In Chicago, I got to visit friends, eat delicious food, stay in my favorite hotel, visit Shedd Aquarium and the American Writers Museum. All of it is such a great

It’s difficult to wrap up a year like this one. It was a struggle most of the way through for me in so many ways. Losing my friend Helena at the end of last year, losing my aunt, losing a friend … I carried a lot of grief with me. The state of the world in general and of the United States in particular caused an enormous amount of stress. And yet, there were bright spots. Running the shop in addition to my writing was challenging but fun overall. I had a few misstep

Last weekend, a friend and I made a super quick trip from Michigan to Toronto, Ontario. We left Saturday morning, arrived in Toronto in...

If you want to see pictures from my trip to Michigan's Upper Peninsula, go to my Instagram to check them out! I'm still trying to get the...

Guess what? I'm going on vacation! I will be doing some writing while I'm gone so it's not a FULL vacation but I'm still excited. You...