THE BLANCHARD WITCHES Won an Award!


 The first book in the series THE BLANCHARD WITCHES OF DAIHMLER COUNTY won the Distinguished Favorite Award for Supernatural Thriller!  I am very excited.  I came home sick from a family trip to Disney World where I caught a bug on the last day.  It was late the next afternoon when I found out the news.  I think the thrill knocked the sickness out of me!

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