Making Traditions

Does your family have any traditions? One tradition my family practiced nearly every Easter was forgetting we’d bought a butter lamb and leaving it in the fridge, then finding it later that night while we put away leftovers. (This sounds like a very Penn Family tradition, except the part where a Handless religious holiday is … Continue reading Making Traditions

Pinyin Bay Musings

One of the things that makes “cozies” popular is the quirky small town. Pinyin Bay has definitely become a character in its own right in The ABCs of Spellcraft. Initially I just thought of it as being on a body of water and having a tourist area that was pretty dead in the winter. Maybe … Continue reading Pinyin Bay Musings

Find the Difference: Brownie Points

There are 9 differences - if you're stumped, you can find the solution here. And you can pick up Brownie Points at all the usual online retailers!

Spellcraft Word Search

Discover some Pinyin Bay sights in my latest Saturday Snippet newsletter with a cute word search you can do online or print out.You can also sign up here if you don't already receive it in your inbox!

A Special Series

What are readers saying about Dixon and Yuri in book 7, What the Frack? "Their dynamic as a couple is engaging, and they keep evolving in the stories, specially Yuri, who’s changed a lot from the first story without losing a bit of the Yuri-ism that makes him unique." (Susana, Amazon review) Get your copy … Continue reading A Special Series

Find the Differences

There are 10 differences...can you spot them? The fifth ebook in The ABCs of Spellcraft series is here! Find it at your favorite online retailer. Answer: laundry, pen color, tie color, camel, buttons on sleeve, Castillo, Yuri's eyebrow, pipe, XYZs, ring

Spellcraft Was Serious Business

Have you checked out The ABCs of Spellcraft #3, Something Stinks at the Spa? Here's a little taste! YURI: Spellcraft was serious business. Dixon had been trained by his loving family. My mentor in St. Petersburg was nowhere near as gentle. The old hag once showed me how the volshebstvo could go wrong by Crafting … Continue reading Spellcraft Was Serious Business

Smell the Spellcraft June 6

Something Stinks at the Spa Available for preorder on Amazon now - at all the usual retailers June 6! Mineral spas are so calm and relaxing…unless they smell like a derrière at a bean-lover’s convention, that is! Dixon and Yuri have a hot tip that Uncle Fonzo is taking the waters at Spring Falls Hot … Continue reading Smell the Spellcraft June 6