FORBIDDEN: Romance in the Laundry Room

Forbidden is packed full of suspense and really bad dudes. Every few chapters, I lighten the mood just a tad. It's my practice to slip in a scene where the reader can relax. It makes those next 'run for your life' scenes so much more tantalizing. But even in the moments when the characters are …

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Dancing Around the Fire

If an author dances terrified around the publishing fire, their manuscript will remain only a dream. Soon or later, you have to dive in and risk it all. Attention Thriller Suspense readers. There will be a slight, um, maybe smallish, delay in getting Forbidden in your paws. Piece of Advice: If anyone wants to succeed, …

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#Forbidden: Chapter One Short Video Excerpt

A quick treat for you, my dear readers. Here is a piece from the very first page of #Forbidden, a #suspense, #crime #novel. If you wish to sign up for news of my launch celebration, please contact me at: featherstone.author@gmail.com  

Christians and Muslim, Both Devoted to God

Writing Forbidden required two years of research before I started the first sentence. I really fought the urge to write this story because, first and foremost, I knew nothing about Islam. And since the culture and beliefs are so important to Forbidden's story, I thought I would not do the story justice. For months I …

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#IWSG: Thicker Skinned and Book Covers

First let me thank everyone who sent kind thoughts, healing prayers my way during my husband's illness. He is home but not back to being a healthy and happy mate. I've had to learn about getting a thick skin and squaring off my shoulders while facing off with a side effect to the angioplasty, PTSD …

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