Category Archives: Angelhood

My latest giveaways!

I have several giveaways going on right now, and I wanted to make sure everyone knew about them. First, I’m super excited to announce my very first Instafreebie giveaway. For the next few weeks, I’m giving away preview copies with … Continue reading

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Christmas Shopping Time!

Still doing some Christmas shopping? Yeah, me too! In fact, I have lots left to do! If you’re looking for a gift idea, why not give someone an autographed book? If you live in the Chicago area, you can come … Continue reading

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New Book Trailer to Mark Five-Year Anniversary!

Five years ago tonight, I finished the rough draft of Angelhood. I considered it a “practice novel,” something that would never be published (let alone win three awards). It was simply writing practice as a NaNo project for 2011. To … Continue reading

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Come to our Christmas Book Party!

On Wednesday night, nine young adult authors from the Catholic Writers Guild will be teaming up to give one whopper of an early Christmas party on Facebook! (We know, we know, it’s too early for Christmas, but we thought we’d … Continue reading

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Top 8 Tips for Writing for Teens & Tweens

Last Sunday, I had to pleasure of joining a panel of authors from the Mystery Writers of America in a free workshop on writing for young readers. For those of you who weren’t able to make it, I thought I’d … Continue reading

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Book Signing Party September 10

  Come join us this Saturday at my favorite tea shop! I’ll be signing copies of all my books. You can purchase them there or bring copies you bought online! If you’ve never been to downtown Park Ridge, IL, it’s … Continue reading

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Facebook Launch Party for Seven Riddles to Nowhere!

It is now less than a month until the release of my middle grade mystery Seven Riddles to Nowhere! Where has all the time gone? Like I did with Angelhood, there will be a launch party on Facebook with lots … Continue reading

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Grab Angelhood before the sale price disappears!

For a while now, the ebook price of Angelhood has been $1.99. That price is going up within the next few days, so if you’ve been thinking about buying a Kindle, Nook, or iBook copy of Angelhood, now is the … Continue reading

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March Giveaway: 5 audiobook copies of Angelhood!

In April, my debut novel Angelhood will be one year old. Awww! To celebrate, I’m giving away five copies of the audiobook version of Angelhood to five people who subscribe to my newsletter during the month of March. What else … Continue reading

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Merry Christmas 2015!

So I meant to post this about five days ago, but you know, Christmas happened! In case you haven’t seen it already via my Facebook page or my newsletter (and why aren’t you signed up for my newsletter, yet?), here’s … Continue reading

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