Already 2024 is looking like a great year for meeting with new readers and esteemed friends.

Look for the launch of STEP INTO THE SUNLIGHT, the paperback, this summer! An Ocean City-set love story with a side trip into Napa Valley.

• Launch of paperback edition of Step into the Sunlight, Sunday, July 7, noon to 2 p.m. The Greyhound Bookstore, 9 South Main Street, Berlin, Md.
• Wine & Jazz at Marietta, Saturday, Aug. 3, 2-7 p.m., Marietta House Museum, 5626 Bell Station Road, Glenn Dale, MD. This event, which features music and wine, with books and authors on the side, requires tickets. They’re $10 each.
• Bethany Beach Books–Step into the Sunlight signing, Sunday, Aug. 11, 6-7:30 p.m., Bethany Beach Books, 99 Garfield Parkway, Bethany Beach. I’ll have paperback copies of Step Into the Sunlight.
• Spark in the Park, Saturday, Aug. 17, 10 a.m. to 3:30 p.m., sponsored by Park Books of Severna Park (the town where I grew up). I’ll share details soon as I get them. This is a big event with lots of authors. Bring a tote bag. You’re going to want to take home lots of new reading material.

All but two of these events are multi-author events. Come by and meet local writers, learn about their books, and their inspiration. I’m so happy to be a part of the groups that make books happen.

With the release of the paperback edition of STEP INTO THE SUNLIGHT this summer, I expect to add more events. Hope to see you at one or more of these events.

I pushed open the Sundial bookstore door and slipped inside.
The store’s owner glanced over the reading glasses perched on
her nose. “Morning, Henry. What brings you here?”
I scanned the shop. I couldn’t quite say I was searching for a safe
place to hide and calm my raging nerves. “Hi, Susan. I need a book for Mom. 
She likes those beach romance books. Got anything new?”
Taking off her glasses, she nodded and came around the counter. 
“I’ve got just the thing. It’s set right here, a second-chance romance.”

from FEARLESS SUMMER