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Pete and Sophia
I just read another review from a reader disappointed because Pete and Sophia didn't have more of a storyline in The Pearl Brooch. Please don't be disappointed. You will see much more of them in The Topaz Brooch. They will join Rick in his adventure to find and rescue Wilhemina Penelope Malone. So hang on...
The Pearl Brooch Author Notes
In March 2016 I saw Hamilton: An American Musical on Broadway. The music is simply brilliant. I listen to the songs when I work, run, and drive my car. When my granddaughter, Meredith, gets in the car with me, if the album isn’t playing, she turns it on. Hamilton’s story is so much more than his duel with Aaron Burr, which…
What's next in the Brooch Series?
The Topaz Brooch Working Blurb: While attending the annual conference of the National Association for Catering & Events in New Orleans, Caterer, Event Designer, and former Army Ranger Wilhelmina “Billie” Penelope Malone attends an estate sale, and can’t resist buying a magnificent jasper brooch. Later in the day, while admiring and studying her purchase, she triggers the magic, is whisked…
National Homemade Cookies Day!
October 1 is National Homemade Cookies Day. Amber Kelly Grant, the heroine in The Amber Brooch, is a gourmet cook and amateur dinosaur hunter. So in honor of this special day, she's posting her dinosaur cookie recipe: Directions: Preheat oven to 400°. In a large bowl, cream butter and sugar. Add egg and vanilla; mix well. Combine flour and baking…
Follow the Tilley Hat
I got a Tilley hat for my six-week trip that will take me to New York City, San Francisco, London, Paris, Florence, and the Hamptons to research life in 1789 for THE PEARL BROOCH. Follow the hat on Instagram, Facebook, and Twitter beginning April 27!