Photo Gallery

Author events, sightings of my books ‘in the wild,’ and other pictorial celebrations of my work.

Social Media takeover November 2020
LocalLit, San Jose, December 2020
Kona Stories Book Club, Hawaii, 2020
Morgan Hill, CA October 2020
California September 2020
IG @readerthenblogger
IG @thereadingcornerforall
IG @trappedinsidestories
IG @fyebooks
IG @the_towering_tb
New Jersey, 8/17/2020
IG @readinghappy North Carolina
IG @mchorsky
Portland, OR 2020
IG @tracykrimmer
IG djreadsbooks
Washington
Texas IG @the.caffeinated.reader
IG @laurlikesbooks
@books_with_bethany
IG @smartnsnazzy
California
IG @inthestyleofbooks
IG @bookish.sunrise South Jersey
@dearbookwhisperers
IG @torilovingwords
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IG New York @gingersbookclub
Florida IG @giselasbooked
IG @momfluenster
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IG Utah @sarahs.bookstack
IG Texas @ambies_readz_books
IG @chroniclesofkayy
Bahamas, 2020
Cruising the Caribbean before COVID! 2020
IG @restlessbookobsession New York
cover reveal, March 2020
Ellen VanValkenburgh (Under the Almond Trees) and her brooch, San Jose Historical Museum 2020
San Francisco Writer’s Conference
Historical Novel Society 2019
Fabulous used bookstore in Edinburgh, Scotland 2019
Writer’s Museum, Royal Mile, Edinburgh, Scotland 2019
2019 Retirement cupcakes!
HNS 2019
Powell’s in Portland 2019
The Elephant Cafe, favorite of J.K. Rowling, Edinburgh, Scotland 2019

The Aloha Spirit

Under the Almond Trees

  • Fundraiser donation 2016
  • transformation!
  • Almond cake!
  • new cover 2018
  • visiting the Lucian Curtis home in Vallejo
  • Historical Novel Society panel, 2017
  • Mini Maker Faire, 2015
  • Mini Maker Faire, 2016
  • Local Lit 2015
  • Local Lit 2017
Evergreen Coffee Company book signing, 2015

The final volume in my YA trilogy 2014
Book sighting! ON A WING AND A DARE (With its new cover) spotted at Hicklebee’s bookstore in San Jose.
The author with her books, 2014
Meeting my inspiration, author Diana Gabaldon 2014
I have a short fantasy story in this followup anthology to the first Sandahl book 2013
This is the valley near my home that inspired the setting for my flying horse trilogy
My first adult historical fiction 2014
My first Skype interview 2014
IN THE WINDS OF DANGER 2013
Don’t you love it when Amazon recommends your own book? My perma-free e-novella 2014
San Jose Public Library Author Event 2013
My writing area is ready to write a new book!

Flying horse logos are everywhere!

  • SAN JOSE, CA
  • CLEAR LAKE, CA
  • NEW HAMPSHIRE
  • ARIZONA
  • COLORADO
  • FLORIDA
  • CALIFORNIA
  • NEVADA
  • SANTA CRUZ, CA
  • SAN FRANCISCO, CA
  • HAWAII
Barnes and Noble book signing for ON A WING AND A DARE 2012

FAN ART: Evan and Clyth from ON A WING AND A DARE

Book signing at Evergreen Coffee Company, San Jose 2012

My first book signing at Barnes and Noble!

2011

My very first publication: a short fantasy story in A VISITOR TO SANDAHL 2007