A Hui Ho and Farewell to the Kohala Book Shop

It is the end of an era. I just received news that on February 1, 2009, the Kohala Book Shop in Kapaau on the Big Island of Hawaii is closing its doors. The Kohala Book Shop is the largest new and used book store in the state of Hawaii. Their inventory of over 30,000 books, [...]

The Best is Yet to Be

Grow old with me the best is yet to be. Robert Browning May 2009 be a year filled with happiness and joy, with every dream and wish fulfilled.

What Would Emma Do? by Eileen Cook

My good friend and fellow author, Eileen Cook, is releasing her young adult novel What What Emma Do? (Simon Pulse) today! Eileen and I met at The Debutante Ball, a wonderful website for debut authors and their first novels. She’s also the author of the chick lit novel, Unpredicatable (Berkley Trade). Eileen’s a funny, gifted [...]

Book Gifts Just in Time for the Holidays

Books are great gifts. Yes, I’m biased. Terribly so. But reading is what got me into writing, and it is the one thing I want my eight year old daughter to do a lot of. READ. I think it opens doors, whole worlds even, and keeps our brains active and creative. Plus, I’ve noticed that [...]

Debt-Proof Your Holidays with Mary Hunt

This holiday season I want to share some of the best tips and recipes I’ve come across that have helped save time and money. When it comes to saving money, there’s no better person to help than Mary Hunt. Mary Hunt is an author, consumer financial expert and personal finance coach who has wonderful money [...]

Got Rosemary?

A friend gave us a nice bunch of rosemary. What to do, what to do? It needed to be fast and easy, and something I could do while I was writing. Here’s what I did: Rosemary Lamb Chops Serves 4 2 teaspoons minced garlic (fresh is great but I had some in a jar) 1 [...]

Holiday Wishes

If you could have ONE wish this holiday season, what would it be?

Brown Sugar Cookies

This recipe is fast and easy when you need to make something on the run. Everything is already in your pantry or fridge, so you can have fresh-baked cookies in under half an hour, and it’s easy and fun for the kids, too! Brown Sugar Cookies Makes 20 2 sticks (½ pound) unsalted butter ¾ [...]

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