I learned something today in my research into those feisty pioneer women that I just had to share. I knew that the Daniel Day-Lewis movie...

The women who built this country did amazing things to make America a better place and rarely complained while they were doing it. They...

Mary looks so sweet and timid in this photo, doesn’t she? I stumbled across a lady in defiance today who left me in awe of her grit and...

She did. In honor of the 4th of July, let me share one of my favorite stories of a fiery, patriotic lady in Defiance–of the British! Lord...

Last time, if you will recall, I related that in back in 2000 I had started writing A Lady in Defiance and my computer crashed. Several...

I may not be—no, wait, sorry—I definitely am not the highest selling author on Amazon but I bet I have some of the best God stories...

Tick. Tick. Tick. Time is running out! Pick an author from this fabulous group, sign up for her insanely interesting newsletter, and you...

I didn’t expect the research for A Lady in Defiance to break my heart. If you have read my Defiance books, you know I’ve gone to great...

I did not want my precious readers to miss out on this very special promotion! Read on… Searching for your next favorite Christian...

Life is messy and gritty. People can be simply awful, totally unlovable.  And God loves us anyway. These were the things going through my...

She lifted the lid on her trunk and sighed at the sight of her corset. Why did she keep that thing around? She picked it up,...

I’m not afraid to wade into controversy, but I was a little surprised by the passionate reactions to a question I asked on social media...

I know most often I focus on ladies in defiance–women who do amazing things or survive incredible situations. However, I was having a...

(This is a repost of a favorite blog from 2014 and, yes, I do compare Eliza to Donald Trump and, no, I won’t apologize) Poor, oppressed...

I discovered an astounding statistic the other day. You know I often write blogs about tough, stubborn, gritty women who beat the odds,...

I would like to thank reader and friend Jeannette Shields for tipping me off to this intriguing lady in defiance–a real one! I get so...

Jack Colton : My minimum price for taking a stranded lady to a telephone is 400 dollars. Joan Wilder : Will you take 375 in traveler’s...

Last week I gave you some thoughts on who and what inspired my character of Charles McIntyre. This week, I’d like to dish on his...

Quirt Evans I often get asked if any of my characters are based on an actual person. Sometimes, they are, sometimes they’re straight out...

Lilian Heath. Such a demure name. She was anything but. In the 1880s, Lilian’s pa got her a job assisting Dr. Thomas Maghee, the...