As you know, the Lee Child source book for Full Metal Jack is The Affair. I chose The Affair because it’s the story of the end of Jack Reacher’s career with the army and the start of his life as we know it. So in a real sense, we’re going “back to the beginning” in […]
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And the signed hardcovers go to…
Wrapping up 2020 seems like a very good idea, doesn’t it? As I write this, we’re wrapping last minute gifts for the family and planning our low-key Christmas celebrations. I’m sending thoughts and prayers your way for the holiday season and hoping for a much, much better 2021 for all of us. We’ve waited long […]
The Hidden World of Dogfighting
My readers know that I’m dedicated to writing thrillers that are believable as well as exciting. My plots are always at least theoretically possible. Very often, the things I learn about inform the fiction in my books. This was the case when I was writing Full Metal Jack. I can’t wait to hear what you […]
Tampa’s Food Halls
The Hunt for Justice books are set in Tampa, Florida, where the fictional star of this series, Judge Willa Carson, lives with her husband George and their two labradors. George owns a 5-Star restaurant and they live on the premises. Wouldn’t you love to have gourmet room service meals prepared precisely as you wish every […]
Tampa, Books, and Coffee!
Regular readers know I love coffee. My morning always starts with three mugs of black coffee and some days, more. Not surprisingly, coffee features prominently in my books, too. Judge Willa Carson from my Hunt for Justice Series loves Coffee Con Leche, and understandably so. You would caffeinate aggressively too, if you were a busy […]
So what is Prepper Cuisine? Find out!
If you’ve read books in my Hunt for Jack Reacher series, you know Reacher is an expert at living off the grid. With an estimated 3 million Preppers living in the US, he’s not the only one. A ‘Prepper’ is someone who prepares for emergencies. The level of preparedness and types of emergencies that Preppers […]
22 Authors For Veterans
22 Great Books for a Great Cause at a Great Price! Here in the US, this is the start of the long Memorial Day weekend, the traditional beginning of summer. The holiday’s purpose is to honor the men and women who died while serving in the US Military. It is the day we are reminded of what the […]
Prepper Bunkers and Shelters
If you’ve read books in my Hunt for Jack Reacher series, you know Reacher is an expert at living off the grid. But he’s not the only one. The most crucial aspect of being a Prepper is radical self-reliance. Ultimately, Preppers seek to have the necessary equipment and knowledge to protect themselves and their loved […]
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