Ladies of Mystery

Which is a shame because my to-be-read pile is growing every day, filled with intriguing titles, but I’m working on book seven in my PIP Inc. Mysteries series which means no reading until it’s finished. You might wonder why I can’t read when I write. I’m a very undisciplined writer so it’s not like I sit at my computer tapping away all day long. Why, then, can’t I read when I...

I recently returned from a trip to Italy. I started in Naples on my own, then headed to Rome to join a Road Scholar tour that took me through Rome, Florence and Venice. I enjoyed art, architecture, the countryside, the history, the people, the street life—also the pasta and gelato.

As a writer, I am constantly on the lookout for story ideas. I was sure that my sojou...

My name is Heather Haven; I am 28 years old, and weigh 123 pounds. The first statement was true. If you saw me in person, you would know immediately the last two statements were a bald-faced lie. But that’s okay. I am allowed t...

In honor of all of us who have questions we wish interviewers asked us, I ask myself a few.

What possessed you to write the Cooper Quartet?

I served as an officer in the Navy at the bitter end of the Vietnam War. I was surrounded by Navy pilots on shore duty. Some of them were fresh home, as was a special SEAL, and my friends at Lemoore Na...

Happy Memorial Day, Ladies ~

I’m writing this blog from our new place in Mesa, Arizona, where it’s already eighty degrees at eight am in the shade. While I love sunshine, I’m seriously not a fan of melting.

I keep reminding myself that being here in May is an anomaly this year since we’re just here to set up our new place. While I traipse through our small...