Winner of Eight Book Giveaway!
Hello, everyone! Thanks for participating in last week's eight book giveaway. Because of you, it was a smashing success! I used Random.org to select the winner: Jennifer Smith! Congrats, Jennifer, and I hope everyone continues to soak up this warmth of spring! Love, Jolina
Check Out My Essay in Reader’s Digest!
Hello, friends, I won't take up your Sunday morning (especially now that we've had the time change and need double espresso shots in our coffee!), but I would love if you'd swing by Reader's Digest and read my essay about the
The Midwife Cover Reveal
The day after I miscarried at ten weeks, I received an email from my publisher with the final cover for my second stand-alone novel, The Midwife. When I opened the attachment, tears welled in my eyes. A woman holding a child.
The Seed For Story & A Blank Page
Though I turned my second stand-alone novel, The Midwife, over to my publisher on June 1, promotional work for The Outcast took up June and most of July. I also started preliminary edits for The Midwife that took up much
A Glimpse Into An Author’s Life After The Novel Hits Shelves~
Hello, friends! If you ever thought the author life was a glamorous one, please stop by and read my guest post so you can learn the truth! From the guest post: The glass tea dispenser fractured fifteen minutes before The
My Book Club Sisters
In the beginning, four a half years ago, our book club actually discussed books. Half a dozen women, composed of recently acquainted strangers, we hid behind our hard-backed covers so we did not have to meet each other’s eyes. It did
The Stranger Who Changed Me
At ten years old, I borrowed a book from the library that had mistress in the title. Granted, the cover art featured a gilded carriage reminiscent of Cinderella, with sparkles that flashed in the spokes of the wheels. My mother did