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Southern Stories & Spirits: Clay’s Quilt & Bourbon Squeeze

Southern Stories & Spirits: Clay’s Quilt & Bourbon Squeeze

Book reviews are great, right? I love a good book recommendation, but you know what would make it even better? If it came attached to a scene-setting cocktail recipe. Summer is the perfect time for sipping something with a little kick while you toss off [Read more…]

The Pink Mermaid Motel

The Pink Mermaid Motel

Believe it or not, Killer Shine is almost DONE. I’ve got FIVE chapters to go and I’m planning to barrel through those this weekend so I can wrap things up at about 80,000 words total. PHEW! I cannot WAIT to share this story, these characters, [Read more…]

Lemon, Sugar, and Steel

Lemon, Sugar, and Steel

Food is a powerful thing, y’all. If you don’t know what I’m talking about, you probably didn’t have the good fortune to grow up in the South. Down here, families orbit around the table (at least three times a day). It is where congratulations are [Read more…]

Take a shine to it

Take a shine to it

In February, I shared that I was about to embark on a rewrite on my next novel, Killer Shine, and promised new updates in March. *Looks at the calendar* Crap. It’s April. Well, the good news is — significant progress has been made on the [Read more…]