On My Bookshelf
Where I Left Her
"A classic mother/daughter story with a twist, and an ending you don't expect." Whitney had some misgivings when she dropped her increasingly moody teenage daughter, Amelia, off at Lauren’s house. She’d never met the parents, and usually she’d go...
Jigsaw Man
"Dark and twisted, a complicated puzzle with pieces put together with perfect precision." A serial killer and his copycat are locked in a violent game of cat and mouse. Can DI Anjelica Henley stop them before it’s too late? On the day she returns...
The Perfect Guests
"A thrilling gothic house party mystery" In person, Raven Hall is even grander than she'd imagined—even with damage from a fire decades before—but the walls seem to have eyes. As day turns to night, Sadie starts to feel that there’s something off...
BOOKS ON MY #TBR PILE:
Books I’ve Enjoyed:
What are you reading?
Can you believe it's the holiday season? Where did this year go?So much has happened...
I’m Reading: Come and Get Me
You know when you've been in a funk and just can't get attached to anything you read? Yeah, that...
The Forgotten Ones is $1.99 today!
Just in case you haven't read the Forgotten Ones yet... It's on sale! I hope you're able to add it...
Christie Stratos’s Top 5 Must Read Books
I love chatting with other authors and discovering what books they love to read and would...
Steena Reads: Good Me Bad Me and more
It's been a while since I've shared what I've been reading but OMG you guys...I finished the most...
Should You See The Book Club Movie?
Wine, books, relationships...it's what most book clubs are based on, right? Toss in a popular book...
Join Me On My Book Tour
I'm very excited to start my book tour for The Forgotten Ones in Canada! My goal has always been...
Guest Post: What’s on your #tbr pile?
I love chatting with fellow authors and finding out what's on their #tbr pile. I find it so...
Friday Reads: Top 5 Books from a Bookseller
How often do I get to have a bookseller guest post on my blog? This is so cool! Booksellers and...
Notes from me to you
Writers: Don’t Give In To The Pressure
If you are a writer, raise your hand if you feel the pressure to rush your process and just get those books out. (my hand is raised and I know yours are too!) There are so many factors to this rush: bills are piling up so many of your writing friends are releasing...
This Mom Gig is Hard
Ok. I'm about to be very real with you all. My first baby, the one who broke me (haha), who challenges me every day of her life (in a good way), who amazes me on a continual basis... She's 19 today! I'd like to repeat that. She is 19 years old today! This mom gig is...
Dear Authors…Please Stop Doing This!
When you first began writing, did you ever think you'd have to take care of building your audience at the same time? If you're anything like me, you didn't even consider the amount of work it takes to find readers, the pressure of getting noticed, how frustrating the...
The Importance of Daily Gratitudes
Have you ever noticed that the more you start focusing on the good things that happen in your life, the less you notice the bad? Or the more you start complaining about things, the less you're able to see the positive things? I have. It's so easy to become negative,...
Making a Change
It's the last day of the year and I'm doing my annual soul searching and journal writing - and I thought I'd share my thoughts with you. I'm not one for making New Years Resolutions. I find I break them too quickly because they don't come from the heart but rather...
Steena Bakes: Whipped Shortbread Cookies
It's ten days to Christmas and I have finally baked my first Christmas cookie. I know, I know...what is wrong with me? I have a lot of excuses for not baking - would you like to hear them? there's no snow on the ground and it feels like October my tree has been up...
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