Peachland Passions

Authenticity and Writing Life

Tuesday's child is full of grace -- and coffee and not much else! Tuesdays are hard for me lately. At the moment, I work two part-time...

Smoking Hot Summer

Two minutes ago, I responded to a Goodreads question asking what inspired me to write my current novel. Right now, I am working on Book...

Set in Peachland

Looks like I'm not the only person thinking Peachland makes a great setting for a story! https://www.castanet.net/news/West-Kelowna/33433...

Author Journal

A few years back when I was working for Indigo Books, I purchased this great notebook. I'd bought multiple notebooks back then. In fact,...

Making an Amazing Omelet

In the first Peachland Passions novel, heroine, Monya, owns Walking Walrus Café. She is famous for her amazing omelets. “I see you’ve...

Working Holiday

For those who don't know much about where I live, the Okanagan of BC is made up of several small communities which have grown up along...

Story Excerpt: Cassidy & Ian - Sunflowers and Sweet Peas

Rough Draft excerpt from Sunflowers and Sweet Peas -- second book in the Peachland Passions Series, coming 2021. - from Chapter 10 Ian...

Local News: Local Setting in the novel Sunflowers and Sweet Peas

Last night I finished the first chapter in book two of a series set in the town of Peachland, British Columbia — Sunflowers and Sweet...