Spring-time. I love it.

Especially if it comes with the announcement of a third award for Storm at Keizer Manor. It was chosen as the solo "Medalist Winner" in the CROSS GENRE category of the 2018 Annual Indie Book Awards from New Apple.
Today they mailed me an offici...

It's been an exciting several months. Not only in my personal life, but also in my author life.
First came the announcement last September that Storm at Keizer Manor won a bronze medal in the 2018 Readers' Favorite Book Awards Contest, in Women's Fiction. I couldn't be...

My publisher, Acorn Publishing, convinced me to contact Damonza for a new cover design. It took many weeks until we all agreed, but now it's done. My new cover is stunning and I'm so happy with it.
The modern skyline on the top and the Keizer Manor on the bottom repres...

After the most brutal winter we have ever experienced, it's finally time for spring. This doesn't only gives me a lot of energy to work outside, it also sparked renewed enthusiasm in my novel. 

With a slight chance in the title, the near completion of my book cover, and...

On April 25, 2016 my husband's parents were married 65 years. We went to the Netherlands to celebrate this with them. They took pictures to celebrate this remarkable event (see photo with me, my husband and his parents).

Two months later his Mom passed away. Although we...