by 5u5p3nc3Auth0r | Mar 13, 2026 | Padlocked, Uncategorized
I believe the cover of Padlocked is the most beautiful of any of my book covers. It was not AI-generated or enhanced. The photograph, taken by Willie Forde Photography, shows the Smiling Bess Gate in Ireland during an otherworldly Northern Lights display, and Willie...
by 5u5p3nc3Auth0r | Mar 13, 2026 | Padlocked, Uncategorized
Below is an excerpt from Padlocked, followed by more information about the Festungsfront Oder-Warthe-Bogen: Hank, Festungsfront Oder-Warthe-Bogen, September 1, 1939 Hank lay prone on the rough ground as he peered over the hill at the ground below. The sun’s path and...
by 5u5p3nc3Auth0r | Feb 20, 2026 | Padlocked, Uncategorized
Oftentimes, the powerful want us to believe we don’t stand a chance against them. But we do. In my upcoming book, Padlocked, Agata was born in eastern Germany to a Jewish father and a Christian mother. When her mother dies in childbirth when she is only six years old,...
by 5u5p3nc3Auth0r | Feb 19, 2026 | Padlocked, Uncategorized
I’m often asked whether a particular character unintentionally becomes a scene-stealer or a much larger part of the book. This definitely happens, and in my upcoming book, Padlocked, it occurred in a big way. Rafe Cabrera was meant to be a minor character, an...
by 5u5p3nc3Auth0r | Feb 19, 2026 | Padlocked, Uncategorized
I received a call from a reviewer who read Padlocked. She told me that every page of the book demonstrated a tremendous amount of research. She considered herself an expert on World War II, and yet she learned things she’d never known. For example, she didn’t know...
by 5u5p3nc3Auth0r | Feb 19, 2026 | Padlocked, Uncategorized
Those who know me well know that I am a deeply spiritual person. And sometimes, God has different plans for me. When I finished with The Misremembered Lighthouse, I planned to return to another story. Instead, I dreamed an entire, highly complex book in one night in...
