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Visit Oregon Trail Sites Today – Independence Rock, Wyoming
Mercy Montgomery, Luke Owen and the other wagon train pioneers in my historical romance novel, “Mercy’s Way,” stopped at Independence Rock on their way to Oregon Country in 1845. I did in-depth research about the Trail before I wrote my story, and portrayed Independence Rock, and all the other places along the iconic westward route,…
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My First Book: The Ultimate Road Trip
As a lifelong reader and longtime journalist, a part of me secretly always wanted to be a novelist. Finally, one day, I decided why not. Why not write a novel. So, I decided to give it a go. Of course, I quickly discovered it wasn’t that easy. The first thing I needed to do was…
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What inspired my novel “Beacon Beach?”
Beacon Beach is a real place, one that existed in 1886, when my historical romance, “Beacon Beach,” takes place, and one which still exists today. It links the towns of Cape May and Cape May Point, New Jersey, at the very southern tip of the state. No one in real life, however, calls—or ever called—the…
