November Newsletter 2025

Happy November! This month feels like it's flying by. I traveled to four different states already and we're only halfway through November. Before I get into bookish news, I wanted to extend a very warm welcome to all my new subscribers. Thank you for being here and I hope you enjoy my content!

Okay- on to news for the month. Waikoloa Warfare, my second installment of the Summer Jenkins Mystery Series drops December 1st. Click on the link to secure you're copy now. You can find it in eBook as well as paperback format. If you order directly from my website, you'll get a signed copy as well as some cute little swag to go with it!

Thank you for your support- I'm sending all of my love and aloha your way!

Signed Paperback of Waikoloa Warfare on my Website

Waikoloa Warfare Ebook on Amazon

Author Nation 2025

Super rad annual writer's conference in Vegas. I made friends and talked to people! Sara Rosett even interviewed me for her podcast, Wish I'd Known Then...

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Here are some photos from the event- the skimpy pile of books is only because my suitcase was bursting. In addition to the pile, I also ordered seven paperbacks online and seven eBooks! The book you see on the bottom was actually one I brought with me, and the author signed it for me at the event! It was a weirdly strange coincidence as I didn't look at the speaker list ahead of time and didn't know she'd be there. She very graciously signed it and was very nice-even though I acted like a weirdo fangirl! 

There were lots of speakers and authors whose books I've read and honestly it was like walking around an auditorium filled with all of your favorite celebrities. My head is still spinning from all of the classes and panels I attended and I'm hoping to get some time next week to really deep dive into all of my notes!

Last but not least, I spent some time in Oregon loving up on my grandson and two of my three daughters. My heart is incredibly full! Coming into the holiday season, I'm doing my best not to get too frantic--we are hosting Thanksgiving at our house in Hawaii and then coming back to Oregon in December to spend Christmas with the fam. I'm too embarrassed to even mention how many trips to Target, Costco, Wal-Mart, Fred Meyer, and Home Depot I've made already hoping to find the most perfect decorations and the most perfect gifts. I'm trying not to get overwhelmed juggling the holidays on top of a book launch, not to mention a deadline in early January for the manuscript to the third in the Summer Jenkins Series. Wish me luck!

Pictures: Frenchie's Nail Salon Chalkboard, Apple Caramel Latte, Two Hooligans Causing Trouble in Portland, Leg Lamp!