The Go-Ahead
Books, Health, & Occasional Baseball
2026 Academy Award Predictions
Welcome to Academy Awards week and my annual Oscar prediction list. There are those who study Hollywood, analyze voting patterns, and make these predictions as their profession, but that’s not me. Even so, I have a decent track record in my pool. Whether you use this list as a jumping off...
Do You Chirp?
Heads up! The fabulous Chirp Books site is running a phenomenal sale on several of my audio titles right now. If you use audiobooks to transform your errands, commute, or daily walk into relaxing personal time, this is your opportunity to score a great deal. As of now, The Knight's Kiss (modern...
2025 Academy Awards Predictions
Here it is, my yearly just-for-fun Oscar prediction list. Whether you use this to discover what films and performances are nominated this year or for hints on picking winners for your friend/office pool, enjoy! Be aware as you’re filling out your own ballot that I’m making these picks a week...
2024 Academy Award Predictions
Sharpen your pencils—assuming anyone does that anymore—and whip out the ballots for that Oscar pool you reluctantly agreed to enter. Use my yearly cheat sheet and no one will suspect you’re behind on current movies. You may even pull off the win. Best Picture American Fiction Anatomy of a Fall...
Book Boyfriends of 2024
Craving a later-in-life romance novel? Perhaps a Mediterranean setting to brighten a gray day? King Eduardo of San Rimini is known around the world as a romantic icon, but the last thing he needs is to fall in love. When a new ambassador arrives at the palace, his world turns upside down....
Onward to Prague
Travel fuels many of my stories. While a reader might pick up a book because they find a new setting appealing, it’s the people on the pages that drive them to read late into the night. After this year’s Berlin Marathon, I took advantage of the interconnected European train system and headed to...
Twenty-Four Hours in Copenhagen
When asked, writers often admit that even their best work never quite matches the richness of the story in their head. That’s true for me, too. That being said, travel is the magic bullet that helps me capture the layers and nuance of the real world to make it part of my fictional world. Meeting...
Book Boyfriend Freeeebie Fest
That's a lot of e's in one word, but it's what gets past the bots when the event is shared on social media. From August 14-18th, Slow Tango With a Prince is free on a number of retailers in the US, UK, Canada, and Australia as part of the Book Boyfriend Freeeebie Fest. This story has never before...
