HAPPY NEW YEAR

I've teased that I have big news for the last month but have only shared publicly in my chat with Jayne Ann Krentz last month because I've been waiting for the official final confirmation with dates attached, but we're close enough to that point now that I'm going to share anyway.

2025 is going to be VERY different for me because...

I'm moving to Okinawa, Japan!

Longtime readers know my husband is an archaeologist for the US Navy - his work has inspired several of my books, including INTO THE STORM. He has now accepted a job with the US Marine Corps in Okinawa and we are in the process of sorting all our worldly possessions to decide what we're bringing with us (not much), what we're storing (a lot) and what we're donating to charity (also a lot).

As soon as I hit send on this email, I'm going to return to cleaning closets and sorting through all the items that have accumulated over the years. It will be a slow process because there will be so many treasures to explore now that my babies are grown but we still have all their school papers and art. (And my daughter made SO MUCH art growing up - not surprising considering she's a graphic artist now.)

I've never been much for New Year's resolutions, but this year, I'm going to do something a little different -- not a resolution but a plan: this year I will finally figure out how to make Instagram Stories and wade back into TikTok -- because I want to record and share this adventure of living in Japan. I have never lived outside the US and I've never traveled west of Hawaii, so I'm VERY excited for this next adventure.

I love writing foreign settings and am frequently inspired by my husband's work, and I can't wait to see what this will mean for my writing!

For the moment, writing is on hold as we prepare for the move, so I can't begin to estimate when Evidence: Under Fire 4 will release, but I have a new release just out if you haven't read it yet!

Ring in the New Year with "The perfect Holiday Romantic Suspense!” -NYT bestselling author Toni Anderson

All the holiday feels-with a side of murder...

❄️ Second chance romance

❄️ Hero & Heroine over 40

❄️ Found family

❄️ (Not secret) baby

Suspected of killing a cop, Alexandra flees to a cabin owned by her ex-fiancé. When JT learns the love of his life’s daughter could be used as a pawn by those hunting her, he whisks the child to safety—which just so happens to be the very same cabin where her mother is hiding…

Between my upcoming move and life events for my narrators, it wasn't possible to do a simultaneous release for the audiobook. Look for FALSE EVIDENCE to release in audiobook sometime in the spring.

Join me next Monday as I chat with two of my favorite authors: Jayne Ann Krentz and Manda Collins

Watch live or the recording on Jayne's Facebook page: www.facebook.com/JayneAnnKrentz​

And now, the moment I know many of you have been waiting for - detailed photos of this year's gingerbread masterpiece. Enjoy!

Usually after New Year's Day, we eat a few of our favorite pieces of candy and then my husband takes it to work and shares it with young marines, who decimate it, eating everything but the lights and foil (although one of their NCOs once said to my husband, "Sir, they're Marines. They can eat the foil.")

I hope 2025 finds you well! In the coming months, will be sharing more of my adventures here and on social media as I make this momentous move. You can find all of my links with the click of a button.

All best and Happy New Year!