07 Mar Win a Copy of The Progeny
This month is all about celebrating the paperback release of Firstborn, the second installment of the House of Bathory duology. But you must start this tale of love, ancient secrets, and survival at the beginning...
17 Feb On Writing Iscariot
From the Author's Note in Iscariot: A Novel of Judas I ran away from this story for about a year before casually mentioning even the possibility of it to author friends and my agent. I did it with the full expectation and slight hope they would...
09 Feb Journey through Lent with Judas
History has called him many things: Thief. Liar. Traitor. Reviled throughout history and infamous for his suicide, he is the man whose very name is synonymous with betrayal . . . And the only disciple that Jesus called “friend.” Judas. As I was writing Iscariot, I immeresed myself in biblical...
05 Jan My Grandfather’s Legacy: Inspiration For a New Year
(Pictured Above: Grandpa, my dad on his lap, my uncle standing by. Dad would go on to become a professor and his brother a future Minister of Defense. But first they would endure years of poverty and near-starvation during the Korean War.) My grandfather, a school...
22 Nov Tosca’s Thanksgiving Stuffing Recipe
My step-grandma used to make the most fabulous Thanksgiving stuffing (and, if we were lucky, she made in on Christmas, too). She’s no longer with us, and so, given that I used to single-handedly eat half the pan, I took it upon myself to continue...
06 Oct Why We Write
People are mystified and intrigued with writers. When someone asks what I do I say I’m a writer, the light in their eyes changes. And then, because I have boobs, they ask if I write romance or children’s stories. “No,” I say, eyes narrowing. “I write about...
07 Sep Why We Read: A Blog from Dear Reader
I was recently asked to guest blog for Dear Reader. This is a great site for those of us who love to read. I'm sharing the blog here, but be sure to visit their website for a chance to win a copy of Firstborn and...
13 Jul What’s in My Search History?
Help! The Asylum Warden has me locked away working on my next book. While I'm slaving away in the upper room of a farmhouse somewhere in the Midwest, I thought you might enjoy this blog I wrote about the strange things in my search history. I wish...
05 Jul Green Acres
I originally wrote this post for More to Life online magazine. You may have heard parts of this story before but thought you might enjoy another telling of my unlikely journey. - Tosca The first time I entered this country house, it was as a guest....
26 Jun Trivia: What You Didn’t Know (But May Have Suspected) About the Progeny Series
Warning: Contains Spoilers! STOP! Do NOT read this information if you haven't read The Progeny AND Firstborn. This is for readers who have completed the series. How many of these things did you know (or suspect)? Once again, all the locations in this book are real. ...