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...

read more

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...

read more

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...

read more

Books I’ve Enjoyed:

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...

Newsletter

Want a free read?
Add your email and read Stillwater Shores for free

Your email is safe. I hate SPAM same as you!