Hidden in the Shadows, Mysterious Stories Like Secrets by OneRepublic, Music Monday

Discover three secrets hidden in the shadows in three historical short stories by Amy Maroney, Cathie Dunn, and Helen Hollick, where hidden truths and dangerous secrets echo the longing for honesty captured in OneRepublic’s Secrets.

10/08/202625/07/2026

Standing Alone Against the Storm: 3 Epic Stories Like Hold On by Tom Waits, Music Monday

Three historical short stories by Alison Morton, Anna Belfrage, and Carolyn Hughes remind us that even when we stand alone, resilience, endurance, and hope can carry us through—just as Tom Waits sings in Hold On.

05/08/202607/09/2026

The Book That Should Have Been Lost – It’s Publication Day!

Celebrate with me the publication day of The Book That Should Have Been Lost !

1450: Walk beside the young Vlad Dracula and Kate Webber (When Secrets Bloom) from Roman Fortress to Kronstadt before history became legend.

04/08/202606/08/2026

Cover Reveal: The Book That Should Have Been Lost

Over the moon to share with you the cover for my new novella The Book That Should Have Been Lost, another companion read to the Blood of Kings, Heart of Shadows historical fiction saga set in medieval Transylvania, Moldavia and Wallachia – today Romania, my birth country.

The Book That Should Have Been Lost – Some books tell history. One remembers the truth.

03/08/202625/07/2026

When Hope Means Letting Go, Amazing Stories on The Night We Met by Lord Huron, Music Monday

Three historical short stories by Marian L. Thorpe, Annie Whitehead, and Patricia Furstenberg echo the haunting themes of deep regret, lost love, and the enduring ache of memory found in Lord Huron’s The Night We Met.