Head over to Goodreads for a chance to win a free Kindle edition of my new historical novel, First Daughter--the imagined story of events in 1895 when Grover Cleveland's three-year-old child is kidnapped. www.goodreads.com/giveaway/ent...

Today is publication day for my new novel, First Daughter. I thank the friends and family who helped along the way. And a special nod to Ruth Cleveland, Grover Cleveland’s daughter—who, in the world of this story—is kidnapped in the summer of 1895.

Delighted with the cover design for my new novel. The sweet little girl on the cover—President Grover Cleveland's daughter—faces trouble ahead at the summer white house in Cape Cod in 1895. Publication date: 3/31/26.

My feature story on Chanel Cleeton’s new novel, The Lost Story of Eva Fuentes, just appeared in the Historical Novels Review. Whether you begin with an interest in Cuba or not, consider reading Cleeton’s terrific book. historicalnovelsociety.org/interweaving... -of-Eva-Fuentes/

Readers of historical fiction: I want to share my review of Destiny Comes Due, a terrific short story collection by the Paper Lantern Writers. The evaluation just appeared in the Historical Novels Review. #historicalnovelsociety historicalnovelsociety.org/reviews/dest...

Panama is back in the news. Two years ago I wrote a historical thriller set in Panama during the time the U.S. controlled the Canal, for better or worse. Yes, our technology built the canal, but the full story was not always pretty.

Writer friends, I love all M.K. Tod's newsletters, particularly this one. awriterofhistory.com/2024/12/18/i...

Here in NYC, on an extended Thanksgiving trip, I’m delighted to see crowds of shoppers in bookstores, including the indie McNally Jackson. I had to shoo people aside to get a shot of one of many stuffed mystery/thriller bookshelves. Let’s all buy books!