What an evening last night, celebrating the paperback launch of WHEN THE WORLD FELL SILENT with an event at the Halifax Public Library (Central)! My heart is so full. Thank you to my co-host, BR Myers, who is simply the loveliest person and who surprised me with release day flowers (her new book is out August 20, preorder it. I finished it yesterday and it’s amazing.). Thanks to Sue Slade who also had flowers for me (seriously, these two women had me nearly crying but I didn’t want to run my mascara) and took photos. Friends Sylvia and Nancy who came to show their support, and Katie Ingram, author of Breaking Disaster – one of my research books! The Halifax Public Libraries staff who did such a lovely job setting up for the event, Bookmark II for creating a gorgeous sales table for our books, and all the people who came out, asked questions, and stayed to chat. I could not have asked for a better evening to kick off this book and this part of the journey. 
I’m beyond pleased at the Canadian response to this book! Check out your local Chapters/Indigo, your favourite indie bookshop, or Amazon. Fantastic news… it’s also been picked up by Costco Canada! You can find links by visiting the 
Check your local bookseller in the US and if it’s not on the shelf, you can have it ordered in! Are you more into libraries? Request it at your local branch! Libraries have limited budgets, but reader requests help. And if you prefer to shop at an indie bookshop, check out 
It’s out in Ebook and Audio today, with paperback coming in the US and UK on August 1 and in Canada on August 6. 
Come to Cadence Creek for the wedding of the season…
“Difficult pasts, different life realities and experiences and sweet romance make this a hit…”