I updated my Goodreads author blurb, because the next book in my Mangas County Mysteries series is still on track for late April/early May release. I’m pretty sure the final cover is good to go, but I’ll share only when it’s absolutely for sure! Lif Strand’s first novel, Evolution Device,… Continue reading
01/03/25 Saturday Sadie has been here for one week today. Tedi, from Great Spirit Animal Sanctuary texted me yesterday to ask how it was going with the new adoption, and that reminded me that she might not be the only person curious to know. Read more at https://www.lifstrand.com/stories-stuff/critters/
Prepare to be outraged. I am just going to put it right out there: I am not in love with two kittens in my house right now. This isn’t my first kitten rodeo. At one point in the last twenty-five years I accidentally had something like a dozen kittens of… Continue reading
There’s research for a specific purpose and there’s research for the sheer joy of learning something new. Those of us who love both kinds get lost down the rabbit hole of links leading to anywhere and everywhere. Start with one little factoid, end up on the other side of the… Continue reading
It’s been so damn hot for far too long. I know, I know, it’s a dry heat. I don’t care – any heat sucks the energy right out of me. Makes me long to take a siesta, though if I dare do that I won’t sleep that night. Makes it hard… Continue reading
I’m kinda old to be an actual juvenile delinquent, but I am guilty of ignoring my blog for too long. SORRY! In my defense I can only say I’ve been crazy busy, and that’s the truth [more on this another time]. Thank goodness for my critters because they keep me… Continue reading
Here is preorder information for STOLEN SISTERS, the second book in the Mangas Mysteries series. Preorder starting March 1, 2025 Publication date March 18, 2025 https://square.link/u/U4LWkZ8E paperback from Green Avenue Books https://www.greenavenuebooksshop.com/ paperback on Green Avenue Books sales page https://www.amazon.com/dp/B0DYWPJR43 eBook from Amazon Paperback is not available as a preorder… Continue reading
Here is ordering information for STOLEN SISTERS, the second book in the Mangas Mysteries series. Preorder starting March 1, 2025 Publication date March 18, 2025 https://square.link/u/U4LWkZ8E Green Avenue Books https://www.greenavenuebooksshop.com/ Green Avenue Books sales page https://www.amazon.com/dp/B0DYWPJR43 eBook For personalized autographed copies of STOLEN SISTERS, comment below with “Sign it” and… Continue reading
At long last I can reveal the cover to Stolen Sisters, Mangas County Mysteries Book 2 – sequel to 2023’s Dark Green Jessie Torres is back! This time she’s dealing with something even worse than wolves: human trafficking, a modern form of slavery. The Mangas County Special Deputy, who usually… Continue reading