We’re in mid-renovation due to a September plumbing disaster at Chez Benedict. One half of our house looks like we’re auditioning for Hoarders. The other half looks a lot like this:   I’ve been through renovations before, yet they never get easier. Well, I guess the one we did with a nine-year-old and a toddler in …Read More

I love the tradition many people have of choosing a word to hang their new year on. I’m sure I’ve done that in the past, but I forget what I said. Which goes to the practicality of my choosing a theme, but not pasting it on the wall, or on something I see every day. …Read More

    What an amazing month it’s been! I can’t believe The Stranger Inside was published a full month ago. It’s been a whirlwind, so I’m collecting all my favorite links about it here. Lots of folks worked hard to bring this novel to as many readers as possible, and the results have been overwhelmingly positive! …Read More

    Popping in to say THANK YOU for all the wonderful notes and likes and hugs this past week, since the release of THE STRANGER INSIDE. This has felt like a truly special release, and so much of that is due to you all. You’re the reason I spend my time trying to get …Read More

    Today is the day! THE STRANGER INSIDE is truly launched into the world. A woman returning home to find a man living in her house? Check. Someone trying to ruin her life? Check. Dead sister? Check. Exes everywhere? Check. Secrets that could cost her everything–including her life? Check. Check. Check.   This is …Read More

  For three nights in a row now I’ve dreamed of babies. One baby to each dream. They weren’t my babies, but I had the care of them. The first dream was stressful because I’ve not had to care for a real baby in a long, long time. Still, these dream babies were sweet and …Read More

    Guess what? Two weeks from today, THE STRANGER INSIDE hits the shelves, the streets, and the Internet-sphere! I’m as dorkily excited as I ever am when I have a new book. (Read all about it here) February 5th is the launch date (February 7th in the UK). But right now I just want …Read More

Happy December, my dears! It’s hard to believe the year is quickly nearing its end. Is it any wonder that we often fill the last few weeks of each year with celebrations and time spent with people we care about? After a long year of hard work and challenging news, it’s good to reconnect and …Read More

New Story Alert! Hi, my dears. I have a story in a new book, A THOUSAND DOORS, and it’s a book I know you’re going to love. Several years ago my bestie, J.T. Ellison, talked about an idea she had for a book: to take one character and explore different life choices she might have …Read More

      Today is a celebration–It’s cover reveal time! It’s been about a year since Mulholland Books bought my latest novel, THE STRANGER INSIDE, and now it has a stunning cover. Doesn’t it look fabulous?! I love the warmth of the light coming from the house juxtaposed against the tense darkness. You can just …Read More