6/4/26 – Summer is almost here, and so is travel season… where are you going?

Hey there happy reader!

With the warmer months ahead, my calendar is filled with plans for travel! I feel like I’m always on a plane to Los Angeles to visit our older grandson, so of course I’m penciled in for some time there, but I’ll also be hopping around the globe for a bit…

My first stop will be in Northern California to visit my bestie. 

We’re having a bit of a girls’ trip to catch up and chill… after that I head to LA for my daughter-in-law’s graduation from graduate school. We’re so proud of her and the hard work that she’s done to accomplish this goal with a baby/then toddler at home!

From there, we all fly to Costa Rica for a larger gathering. 

It’s our annual family vacation, and for once we’re headed to the beach. I have loaded up my Kindle and can’t wait to park myself in a lounge chair and read! Of course, there will be some sandcastle building involved because both of our grandsons will be there with us.

After that I’ll be back up at the Cape to take some time with a different close friend and visit the local indie bookstores. 

“The Seasons of Us,” my Cape Cod series, will be out in paperback on September 8th, and I want to let the booksellers know to look for it.

But keep the engine running. 

I head to Seattle in August for a wedding and back to Los Angeles after that. After I short break I’m off to London for one more trip out to Stonehenge. I’ll be taking some promotional photographs to use when “From Below the Horizon” is published, visiting Oxford University where a good portion of this book takes place, and stopping in some charming Cotswold towns, all in the name of publicity… when I return home around Halloween, I will officially put my suitcase down for a bit!

It’s exhausting to travel. Planes get delayed, weather causes disruption and often a reorganization of plans, but I’m looking forward to all of it. I do love an adventure. And when it’s done, I’ll return home and (hopefully) begin a home renovation project that will keep me on my toes.

Oh, and yes. In the midst of all of it, I’ll be writing.

My work-in-progress, the one I shared last week, formerly titled “The Star” is now called “The 48 Hour Rule.” 

The response I received from the first chapter I posted last week was overwhelmingly positive. Thank you to everyone who dropped me a note to say that they can’t wait for more! I promise another sneak peek soon.