Happy New Year!

Where I live, summer (aka fire season) runs until November 1, so we’re about 3/4 of the way through. To prevent constant checking of the fire scanners, I’ve been applying myself to the “A change is as good as a rest” philosophy, working on projects, both handwork and writing, some of which have been waiting for years….

©2020 by Shelley Adina The Royal Kingdom of Spain and the CaliforniasSeptember 20, 1895 “There she lies.” Captain Boyle’s basso voice boomed through the speaking horn. “The royal city of San Francisco de Asis. And may I say, we are one of the first crews to see her like this, from the air. The Royal…

I was surprised this week to discover the audiobook for The Bride Wore Constant White, the first book in the Mysterious Devices series, is on sale at audiobooks.com for half off until February 8, 2023! The author is always the last to know.  This one is, of course, narrated by the peerless Fiona Hardingham, adding the voices of Daisy and…

Just wanted to let everyone know that Amazon is promoting the Magnificent Devices 4-book bundle this week, dropping the price from $9.99 to only $1.99. Four books for less than the price of one—such a deal—tell your friends and relations! Get the 4-book set here!

This blog is a bit like a narrow-gauge train … it has its own track and rarely branches out where the bigger trains go. I haven’t had guest bloggers (would you like that?) or done book reviews (should I?) or that kind of thing, but once in awhile something comes along that jazzes me to…