::NOVEMBER 2011
I am very excited to share the new cover of my upcoming release this December ... VILLA OF DEATH. It's my favorite cover so far and I am busy writing more Daphne du Maurier mysteries and also embarking on a new mystery series. Stay tuned for more. :-)
::APRIL 2011
Very happy to have the new cover for VILLA OF DEATH! Isn't it beautiful? Thanks to everyone who has written regarding the series and the books. It is so encouraging to know others are enjoying what we writers create :-) I have embarked on book 4 of the series and this time there's a huge surprise awaiting Daphne as she investigates the shadowy halls of a grand Cornish estate...
::OCTOBER 2010
To celebrate the release of PERIL AT SOMNER HOUSE, I'm hosting a "Dress The Part" 1920's contest, and I'll be giving away an antique necklace 'The Lost Sea.' To enter, please email me with a one sentence description of a dress in the 1920's 30's, and leave your name and address. Winner announced December 1st, 2010.
::JUNE 2009
Finishing PERIL AT SOMNER HOUSE - book # 2 in the Daphne du Maurier mysteries and set on the Isles of Scilly off Cornwall --- winter on an island, Daphne's interest in the murder case leading her directly into danger and to a faceless villain…
::MAY 2009
Release date for MURDER ON THE CLIFFS will be November 2009! Isn't the cover beautiful?
::SEPTEMBER 2008
Back from Europe with plenty to inspire new stories and new mysteries. Particularly loved Krakow, Poland, walking through the French countryside with its valleys, castles, and gourmet delights at every turn with my schoolfriend Sonya. Check out the photos here. The Italian coastline was the next highlight, Portofino ,and all those beautiful fishing villages… perhaps a setting for one of the Daphne novels?
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