I cannot believe I am typing this. BUT…

WE HAVE A LAUNCH DATE FOR MY DEBUT NOVEL!!!

The Ripple of Stones will be available in paperback and eBook on Amazon on May 18th, 2021!

Teacher Brigid dares to break the estrangement between her mother and grandfather and stay at tranquil Cairn Cottage for the summer. A sailboat is delivered to a neighboring cottage and a man named Gabe walks into her life, making her feel something she has never felt before. As Brigid and Gabe quickly fall for each other incurring the inexplicable wrath of Brigid’s mother, Brigid discovers that things at Cairn Cottage are not what they seem… She begins to uncover the secret mystical Stone Society and her role in it, all of which threaten the life she knows… or open the doors to the life she was always meant to live.

With roots in magical realism and romance with a dose of family drama, this book will connect with readers across genres. The mystery revolving around lake stones and the Society venerating nature is both timeless and trendy, and will connect to any reader interested in preserving the earth.

If you love “The Notebook,” you will love this book.

If you are tired of the confines of life’s mundanities, you will love watching Brigid struggle with and overcome hers.

If you have a sneaking (or bold) interest in the mystical properties of stones, you will love this book.

If you are curious about (or practice) Earth-based spirituality, you will love this book.

If you like mysteries minus murder and death and gore, you will love this book.

If you have a family member or friend with whom you seem to be in constant conflict, you will love this book.

If you are a native Michigander who knows the joy of finding the perfect Petoskey stone on a sandy beach and can just feel the softness of an Up North summer breeze on your cheek, you will love this book.

If you long for that place, that home, that spot among the trees that seems to be lost to the past, you will love this book.

“The Ripple of Stones” is a story of self-discovery, love, and what could be if we only were brave enough to open up our hearts.

I hope you love it.

(By the way, that cover art is amazing, huh? Go check out Nicole Warrington. She’s a Canadian artist (and mom) who is out there being a professional artist, teacher, and creator. I’ve been buying her smaller pieces for years, and I worked up the courage to see if she would be interested in collaborating on this work. She said yes and working with her has been incredible.)