From the lovely Henriette “Bookgeek” comes the word I’ve hoped to hear. “Barrett, Damaged in Service This is a great book set in New Mexico (swoon) with a lovely balance of action and romance: Zeke, an African-American FBI-agent with PTSD – going on vacation in New Mexico, meeting a lovely nurse and having to fight … More My first review!

From Chapter Six “Damaged in Service” Release July 1st from http://affinityebooks.com     She reached the ridge in a comfortable ninety minutes. Her reward was a place on a warmed rock overlooking  hundreds of miles of vast open space with no signs of habitation past the city boundaries. Twisting off the cap on her second … More A Big teaser!

I have, indeed, been revising Book 2 of the Damaged Series. Then the weekend got in the way. You know meetings, lunch, in and out of Albuquerque on Saturday. (yes, 140+ miles) Sat. evening I attended a fabulous Greek-themed wedding reception for a dear friend, whose nuptials were actually performed in Greece two months ago. … More Monday Mumbles

check out my FaceBook page, look under profile… An excellent surprise!

This has been an enormously gratifying experience! To all of you who’ve checked out the blog announcement or written me words of congratulation and encouragement–I am humbled and grateful. Each and every word has helped during a huge transition for me. It is an overused expression that Writing is a solitary job. Still it’s true. … More You are awesome!