by Olivia | Mar 21, 2013 | Books in Process, Uncategorized
“Did you have to do a lot of research?” When I have opportunity to do an author interview, this is a common question. It arises because my Avenue of Dreams series is historical and my Valley of Choice series has an historical thread that intertwines the contemporary...
by Olivia | Mar 14, 2013 | Books in Process, Uncategorized
I have good reason to be excited. I’m reading the final galley for In Plain View, which is due out in June. (This is a sequel to Accidentally Amish in the Valley of Choice Series.) The galley is the final chance to catch stuff. But it has to be only little...
by Olivia | Mar 7, 2013 | Books in Process, Uncategorized
This post is going to be short and to the point. The Avenue of Dreams series has been in the works since 2009, when I drafted all three stories. And moment has come (cue music) that all three fabulous book covers are available for viewing. So here they are. The...
by Olivia | Feb 28, 2013 | Books in Process, Uncategorized
My eldest brother is a person of note in a Christian denomination that is … well, not Amish. I remember the first time I told him that I had discovered a link to early Amish settlers in our own family history. His head just about hit the table. In the Valley of...
by Olivia | Feb 21, 2013 | Books in Process, Uncategorized
Before the labor reforms that the twentieth century brought, workers had virtually no protection under the law. Employers did not need legal grounds for terminating employment, and they could demand whatever they wanted from workers. If the workers didn’t like...
by Olivia | Feb 14, 2013 | Books in Process, Uncategorized
One of Charlotte’s dilemmas in The Dilemma of Charlotte Farrow is what to do about Archie Shepard. Is he really somebody she can trust with her deepest secrets? Mr. Penard, the stuffy butler in the Banning household, also faces a dilemma about what to do with...
