Welcome to the "Discover Your Greek God or Goddess Ancestry" quiz! If you enjoy mythology in books like Percy Jackson by Rick Riordan, you may have contemplated who your fictional Greek god or goddess parent is. Answer the following questions to unveil which Greek deity you are most likely descended from. Which natural element resonates with you the most? A. Fire B. Water C. Earth D. Air What is your preferred method of resolving conflicts? A. Confronting them head-on with s

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What Genre of Books Should You Read? Answer the following questions to discover the type of books that align with your preferences and interests. 1. What do you prefer to do in your free time? a) Explore new places and go on adventures. b) Spend time with friends and family, engaging in fun conversation and sharing meals. c) Participate in creative activities like painting, writing, or crafting. d) Dive into deep thoughts and philosophical ponderings. e) Go on romantic dates

Here's an Athena sneak peek! It's from the opening of my upcoming young adult fantasy release, Athena: Gods and Monsters, Book One....

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My Twelve Days of Christmas Giveaways began as an experiment a few years ago. Wanting to build a stronger sense of community in my...

Readers often ask what inspired me to write Thanatos and The Underworld Saga . I can still recall the moment the idea came to me. I had just finished watching the movie Meet Joe Black starring Anthony Hopkins and Brad Pitt. In this movie, Death makes a deal with a man (played by Anthony Hopkins) who's not fated to live long enough to attend his sixtieth birthday party. Death offers to extend the man's life until after the celebration if the man helps Death to better underst

My childhood friend Brenda Capshaw joined me on a trip to Utah to help me research the setting for the next Mystery House Book, The...

I can't wait for you to read the next book in my Mystery House Series! Summer House Mystery is set in Biloxi, Mississippi where the...

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My daughter and I stayed at Hotel Gibbs in downtown San Antonio at Alamo Plaza to conduct paranormal investigations there and at nearby...

To prepare for my next Mystery House novel, Summer House Mystery, I went with my sister to Biloxi, Mississippi to research the area,...

I had the opportunity to join reader and paranormal investigator Janet Roller, along with my daughter Candace, on a trip to the Haunted...

I learned a lesson after writing The Case of the Abandoned Warehouse: The Mystery House Series, Book Two. In that novel, three friends...

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Are you a fan of tarot or oracle cards? Readers of my books tend to be a mixed bag. Some believe reading tarot cards is a violation of the first commandment. Others fear that only demons communicate through such methods. Still others don't put much stock into the cards and think we tend to see patterns and messages because we want to and for no other reason. Still others believe that God, or angels, or spirits (sometimes more vaguely referred to as the Universe), use tarot ca