As to the marketing permissions alluded to above, we only have one:

we promise not to sell, trade, exchange, barter, or give away your contact information. The End.

One thing you can always be sure of: every book I write is clean--as in squeaky clean. Your 12-year-old could read it. And so could your virgin Great Aunt Mary. No surprises. No shocks. Just sweet, clean.

With a little mystery thrown in for good measure.

Many of my books contain a strong Christian worldview

and faith element.

Because that's who I am.

If you enjoy tales of bygone days, this is the place for you. I write historical fiction that will plant you firmly in the pages of time. My specialty is American history, 1860-1885, but occasionally I pen a book set in another time.

If you enjoy stories set in the here and now, I have those, too. In particular, I've co-written two separate cozy mystery series under

 my pen name of Leeann Betts.

I've also written contemporary romance and momLit. I have a sarcastic sense of humor, which often comes out in my characters.

I love to write stories with older--or should I say, more mature--characters. If you'd like to read those, check out The Mystery of Christmas Inn, Colorado, as well as several others featuring heroines in their forties and fifties--

and beyond.

I also like to write about characters who aren't runway models. Are sometimes overly tall. Are embarrassed because they are less than perfect physically--or at least, they think they are. Most don't believe anybody would willingly choose them. Some hide behind a mask. Or a pen name. Some have built walls around their hearts. Some indulge in good works, hard work, or just plain overwork, trying to make up for a lack they or

somebody else sees in them.

But most importantly, my stories are always about a second chance. Or a third. Or a fourth. And while we'd all like a knight in shining armor to ride in and rescue us from our circumstances, our fears, or ourselves,

that rarely happens in real life.

Given the last few years in our world, we all know real life is messy. Muddy. And way too overrated. Yet we all live such a life.

I believe in a God of second, third, and fourth chances. If that weren't true, I wouldn't be here. I'd either be in jail/prison, or I'd be dead. I praise Him every day for saving me from my sins, my self, and my shame. Because I lived a lot of my life under the curse of shame.

If any of this rings true in your spirit, then, as I said, you've come to the right place. One I prepared just for you.

So settle in. Find that comfy chair.

Or better yet, crawl up into the loving arms of the One True God.

Abba Daddy is waiting for you.