Dear Reader – October 2014

Dear Reader, Fall is in the air!  As my favorite football team, the Denver Broncos, rev up the season, I had the great pleasure of watching them take on the Seahawks with my friend, Debbie Macomber, in her skybox at Seattle’s Century Link Field. You’ll be happy to...

Dear Reader – September 2014

Dear Reader, School is back in session, so for many of you, life can return to “normal.” I recently had the joy of being a guardian for a Rocky Mountain Honor Flight of WWII veterans – ages 85-98 – visiting numerous war memorials in Washington, D.C. and had the...

Dear Reader – August 2014

Dear Reader, Having just put my grandson on a plane back to Florida, I’m thinking how lucky I am to live in a place with such great opportunities for adventure. We had a blast! From the challenging white water of the Cache la Poudre River to the wave pool at Water...

Escape with Joan: Letter #7 from London

Two events occurred in my life yesterday–both so earth-shattering it’s hard to choose between the two as the lead in this letter. So here are the two “headlines” in the order they happened: JOAN WALKS AMONG THE STONES AT STONEHENGE and JOAN...

Escape with Joan: Letter #6 from London

I’ve spent the past week working on the copy-edited manuscript for Texas Bride, which is scheduled to be in stores in March 2012. Since I’m in London, my editor asked if I’d be willing to do the copy-edit online. I agreed to give it a try. I’m...

Escape with Joan: Letter #5 from London

As I write this, police are standing at every door in Wimbledon Village, making sure the proprietors close their doors. There are rumors that riots will start in Wimbledon between 4 and 5 p.m. Rioters are communicating (organizing) using mobile phone texts (especially...