Happy September, readers!
What’s in this Edition:
- Readers Travel the Larksong Trail – Photos of Real-Life Locations
- Upcoming Events – Where to find my books in person
- Releasing in September– Other authors’ new releases I’m most excited about
Readers Travel the Larksong Trail
This summer, two of my author friends and readers of the Larksong Legacy series traveled to places found in Larksong. They were kind enough to share some photos and I totally geeked out over seeing my vision for Larksong in real life.
Canadian author Tanya E. Williams and her husband, photographer David Williams were visiting Oregon and snapped these photos for me of the official end point of the Oregon Trail. The Lark family would have passed through here on their way up to Washington. Thanks, Tanya and David!
Author Erin Lewis‘s family took an extended road trip from her home state of Georgia up to Washington, which is almost the same distance that the Lark family would have traveled from South Carolina to Washington. Thankfully, they had a car and not a wagon, so it took them far less time. She was kind enough to share some photos of the beautiful foliage and seashore. Someday hopefully I’ll actually be able to visit in person. Thanks, Erin!
Finally, my dad shared this photo with me from the tour bus of my parents’ recent trip to Montana. While the location is different than in Larksong Legacy, they’re not walking or in a wagon, and the road is paved, he said it still gave him an idea of what the characters might have seen on their journey west. I think he’s exactly right! Thanks, Dad!
Upcoming Events
Craft Fair season is upon us! Here’s where to find me over the next few months. I’ll be attending all of these events with historical fantasy author, Susan Laspe. Stop by to purchase our books, get books you already own signed, or just to say hi.
- St. Joseph Catholic School Craft Fair – October 11, 2025 – Cottleville, MO
- Elks Lodge Craft Fair – October 19, 2025 – O’Fallon, MO
- Read, Write, Rendezvous Readers Retreat – November 7-8, 2025 – St. Louis, MO (I will be attending this multi-author event as a reader attendee, not an author attendee. Advance tickets required.)
- Francis Howell High School Band Craft Fair – December 6, 2025 – Weldon Springs, MO
Releasing in September
Need another read? Here are the new releases I’m excited about:
- A Song in the Dark by Kimberley Woodhouse – Against the simmering backdrop of the impending WWII, blind virtuoso pianist Chaisley Frappier embarks on a concert tour through a rapidly changing Europe despite the dangers.
- Some Melodious Sonnet by Jennifer Q. Hunt – I was a beta reader and cover designer for this 1830s historical romance of Cherokee missionaries in 1830s Georgia. Read my review.
- Cultivate Faith by Allison Ramirez – Rosary devotional on the sorrowful mysteries as invitations to humility
- The Return by Allison Ramirez – the third and final book in her dystopian series inspired by the Divided Kingdom of Israel. Read my review of Book 1.
- The Higher We Go by Corinna Turner – a wheel-chair-bound teen is invited on a Pier Giorgio Frassati pilgrimage, but what could he possibly learn from an athletic, mountain-climbing saint?
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Until next month, happy reading!
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Kelsey
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