Worldwide Virtual Tour Stops

Worldwide Virtual Tour Stops

I’ve had a fabulous time during the month of May, virtually traveling around the world with behind-the-scenes interviews and guest blogs about the writing of Padlocked. In case you missed any of the stops, they are listed below:Things no one knows about me:...
A Military Fueled by Meth

A Military Fueled by Meth

One of the surprises that readers encounter while reading Padlocked is the background to the use of methamphetamines in the Nazi military. Two of the main characters, Hank and Rafe, are photojournalists caught behind the lines as Nazi Germany invaded Poland. Captured...
Documentary Research List with Links

Documentary Research List with Links

Here are a few of the links to research sites that I studied regarding World War II, the German invasion of Poland in 1939, Bedzin, Warsaw, Pervitin, Auschwitz, and the liberation of Auschwitz. I relied on libraries, historical societies, official government sites,...
An American in Poland

An American in Poland

Padlocked begins, “The day dawned like any other, but ended like no other. Hank Mullins was a long way from home.” Indeed, Hank was nearly 5,000 miles from his home in America on January 27, 1945, and from his wife, Dottie, and their three children, Mary, Susanna, and...
Who is Abaddon?

Who is Abaddon?

Who is Abaddon? Turns out, he’s the angel you never want to meet. Padlocked is considered general or literary fiction. If you had to categorize it, it would be a cross-genre work that merges historical fiction with visionary fiction. In the first chapter and during...