A tingle of anticipation raced along Phoebe Renshaw’s spine as she regarded the shimmer of alabaster satin draped over the dress form in...

From Murder at Vinland

It's been quite a journey seeing the first book in my Gilded Newport Mysteries adapted for television by Hallmark Movies and Mysteries....

(Previously posted at Fresh Fiction) 1. How would you describe your family or your childhood? It’s complicated! My father is an...

My conversation with Ann Bocock of Between the Covers on PBS South Florida about The Gilded Newport Mysteries!

First thing we love to do is go to La Forge Restaurant in the old Newport Casino, where my husband's brother provides the entertainment...

(First posted on Crime Reads, August 2023) "We don’t have a choice in the matter, Mr. McAllistar, we must go where history takes us." In...

The Lost Girls of Willowbrook by Ellen Marie Wiseman I remember Geraldo Rivera's expose of the Willowbrook School, and how horrified I...

The Perfect Staging for Murder by Kathleen Bridge A Hamptons Home and Garden Mystery I've enjoyed this series from the beginning, for its...

I turned in at the service driveway. Approaching the delivery entrance was like venturing into another world entirely from the one the...

Between the Covers is a local PBS show featuring authors and their books. Every summer, they do a streaming series featuring authors who...

Murder at the Majestic Hotel by Clara McKenna This series follows the marriage and life of American Stella Kendrick and young British...

(Previously posted on The Wickeds Blog) Question: are you a fashionista? Do you love the feeling of being all put together, or are you...

The Cotswolds, England September 1921 "An evocative setting, realistic relationships, and a nicely crafted plot." Publishers Weekly...

Greetings everyone! I recently had the absolute pleasure of reading an advance copy of Tessa Arlen’s new historical fiction novel, A...

Newport, RI, July 1900 The high-sprung carriage, pulled by a matching pair of Cleveland bays, crossed the bridge that spanned a vast,...

(First published by Crime Reads Sept. 10 2021) By definition, part of what makes a mystery a “cozy” is that it takes place within limited...

The Cotswolds, England, 1921 Sometimes a woman had to stand alone and do what needed to be done regardless of what others thought of her....

September 14, 1899 The seemingly impossible had happened, and with so little fanfare it might almost have gone unnoticed. Except that the...

(First seen on Tea Time Magazine blog 2/18/21 A Sinister Service, A Lady & Lady’s Maid Mystery book 6, centers around the china industry...