Adding Another Layer to the Cake
I’m working on the second draft of my fourth novel and I think a good comparison is making a cake and adding another layer. The first draft is the first layer, the foundation of the story. The plot and characters and settings
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My First Job
A friend and I were talking about the importance of the first real jobs we ever had. Getting our first paychecks, having cash in our pockets, knowing we earned that money on our own. Knowing what it
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Covid Brides: Four Weddings and a Pandemic
After writing The Wedding Thief I became more interested than ever in weddings. When the pandemic hit and didn’t go away, I wondered what couples who had planned to be married were doing. Were they postponing their weddings, postponing their receptions/celebrations, postponing everything,
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A Soundtrack for a Book? Why not.
I enjoy weaving music into my novels. In my latest, The Wedding Thief, Sara Harrington loves the music commonly referred to as the Great American Songbook – music by Jerome Kern, Cole Porter, the Gershwins, Harold Arlen,
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Inheriting a Sweet Tooth
I inherited a sweet tooth from my father. He loved desserts and somehow even managed to stay trim all his life. Good DNA, I guess. Fortunately for Dad and me, my mom was a great cook and an incredible
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The Wedding Thief’s Orange Chocolate Chunk Cookies
In my novel, The Wedding Thief, the Rolling Pin bakery is known for its orange chocolate chunk cookies. Orange zest, orange extract, and three kinds of chocolate make these cookies really special. Here’s the recipe:
Ingredients
2-3/4 cups
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Sisterly Sibling Rivalry on Reading with Robin
I had such a great time talking to Robin Kall, of Reading with Robin, who has probably interviewed a thousand authors. And now me! Tune in here to see us discuss The Wedding Thief, what
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Taking Over Little, Brown’s Instagram Page
I had so much fun taking over my publisher’s (Little, Brown’s) Instagram page last Thursday, two days after my book, The Wedding Thief, came out. It was great connecting with readers and with other authors about
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An Interview with Central Booking’s John Valeri
I had a nice chat about my new book, The Wedding Thief, with John Valeri for his show, Central Booking. John, formerly of the Hartford Books Examiner, asked a lot of great questions about the book
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An Inviting Driveway
When Sara Harrington of The Wedding Thief arrives at her childhood home in Connecticut one July day, she’s greeted by this picturesque driveway, complete with a horse barn and day lilies bowing over the stone wall.
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