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Gorgeous Day in Denver

I'm still in Denver, where the autumn weather is as nice as it could possibly be.  Today it is in the mid-80s, with clear blue skies and plenty of color in the leaves.  I took advantage by going on a...

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Happy New Year 2021!

I don't think a new year was ever as eagerly anticipated as this one.  All around the world, people are happy to put 2020 in the rear-view mirror.  Hopefully this year will see some improvement over...

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On the Road Again

After seven months staying with my sister in Denver, the time finally arrived for me to head off back to my home state of California.  This week I hit the road, but I was given a nice send off before I...

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Free Natalia Nicolaeva Series Bonus Material!

Hi all, I've put together some exclusive free extras for subscribers to my newsletter!  This is for fans of the Natalia Nicolaeva series and includes a deleted chapter from the novel, Russia Girl, plus...

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Desk with a view

For the past three months I've been staying in Dana Point, California, enjoying my time by the sea.  I've got plenty of favorite outdoor cafes to get some writing done in, but lately I've also found a...

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Introducing Nathan Grant!

Hi all, here's a progress report on my latest thriller projects!  I'm happy and relieved to have finished the last of my major revisions for the latest Natalia Nicolaeva novel, Mystery Girl.  It's off...

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Natalia Nicolaeva series moving to Amazon Exclusive

I was excited to launch Mystery Girl, the latest volume in the Natalia Nicolaeva series this week.  For anybody who has already started it, I hope you are enjoying this one!  I'm feeling proud of it...

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Wise Words from Walt Whitman

This one was from my newsletter, but I decided to also post it here, because who couldn't use a little wisdom from a great poet?I was reading the other day about the famous American poet, Walt Whitman,...

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It's good to be home.

It's been a while since I updated this blog, but I'm happy to have some good news to report.  First and foremost, I spent the past nine weeks undergoing daily radiation treatments for prostate cancer,...

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Greetings from Costa Rica!

After two years without leaving the borders of the United States, I'm finally back out into the world.  It was February 2020 when I returned to California to visit family for a few weeks, just as the...

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Welcome to Spring!

I've left Costa Rica and landed in Budapest, where I'm settling back in after a two-year absence.  I'd been living here previously, but went home for at 2-week visit to California in February of 2020...

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New Cover Reveal!

I'm still here in Budapest working on the latest Nathan Grant book, but I'm very excited about the new cover I just had designed for my WW II historical novel, Enemies: A War Story.  I'm super proud of...

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The Berlin Connection is up for pre-order on Amazon!

I'm excited to announce that the third book in the Nathan Grant thriller series, The Berlin Connection, is now available for pre-order on Amazon!  I love what my designer for this series, Damonza.com,...

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Budapest Work Spaces

 I'm here in Budapest again this summer, enjoying the ambiance of the place and getting some good work done.  One of the things I love about this city is how many great places there are to write.  This...

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In Memoriam

This is a hard one to write, and I'll keep it brief, but I wanted to post a few words about the one person on earth that I was closest to, and that was my dad, who passed away last month at the age of...

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"The Berlin Connection" is out! What's next?

Hi all, I'm excited to announce that my latest Nathan Grant thriller, The Berlin Connection, is done and out there!  This one is available for Kindle on Amazon and finds Nathan once again traversing...

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Coming soon...

Happy holiday season to everyone, from cool and cloudy Southern California.  I'm here in Laguna Beach for a few months to spend time with family.  I'm thrilled to have wrapped up my latest Nathan Grant...

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Greetings from Bali

Hi all, just a quick post from Bali, where I am spending this month escaping from winter and working on my novella, The Vienna Assignment.  I'm very nearly finished with this one, which follows Nathan...

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"The Vienna Assignment" is here!

I'm happy to announce that my novella, The Vienna Assignment, is finished and available for free to subscribers to my newsletter! In this prequel to the Nathan Grant series, our hero is off to Vienna...

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Old and New in Budapest

 Hello from Budapest on a lovely spring day.  I'm here settled in for another spell, working on my latest Nathan Grant novel, "London on Fire."  I started coming here to Budapest all the way back in...

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Cover Reveal for "London on Fire"

My designer, Damonza.com, finalized the cover for my latest Nathan Grant thriller, London on Fire, and I think it looks great!  This book will come out on August 20th, but you can check out the Amazon...

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Summer winding down here...

Hi all, I'm here in my usual haunts of Budapest, Hungary, taking in the last of the summer.  I came here for the first time in 2009 to work on some writing for a few months and the place grew on me, so...

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Monday in Montenegro

Hi all and greetings from Montenegro, where I'm chilling out in the little seaside village of Budva for the month of September.  After a summer spent in Budapest, I was craving some time by the sea, so...

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Happy New Year from So Cal!

Happy New Year to all, wherever you are. As for me, I find myself starting 2024 in my home of Southern California, spending the holidays and a little more with friends and family.We've had some big...

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Spring in Budapest

Hi all, I think I'm overdue for an update here, but I'm back in Budapest, my second home.  I've lived here part time for fifteen years now (?!) and every spring I mark the change of the seasons by...

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