Pinnacle Book Awards 2026

I recently submitted three of my books to the Pinnacle 2026 Book Achievement Awards. They all won in their category. YAY!!

Learning to Dance in the Rain – Surviving Grief, Internet Dating and Romance Scams won BEST BOOK in the Memoir Category.

Finding Love Again – A Senior’s Guide to Online Dating won BEST BOOK in the RELATIONSHIPS Category.

Two Left Feet? Dance Anyway! – A Step-by-Step Guide to Learn to Dance (in the privacy of your own home!) won BEST BOOK in the HOW-TO Category.

I am proud to announce that “Learning to Dance in the Rain” is a now available at Ingram Sparks and will soon be available on other platforms. I want to thank Mr. Kevin Brown of Embark Book Publishers for making a minor change on the book cover and making the book available on Ingram Sparks, and 100+ book distributors. Thank you to Kevin and his team.

The Strength to Start Again: Why Resilience is Your Best Ally

Resilience isn’t about never falling; it’s about the courage to get back up. After losing my husband and facing the challenges of moving forward alone, I learned that healing is a process of small, intentional victories.

In this post, we’ll look at three ways to start building your own roadmap to resilience today: focusing on self-awareness, allowing yourself space to grieve, and finding joy in the small movements of life—even if it’s just learning to dance in the rain.

 Guard Your Heart and Your Wallet: Digital Safety Tips

One of my missions is to educate others about the scams that can devastate lives. Scammers are professional manipulators, but you can protect yourself with the right knowledge.

In upcoming posts, I’ll be diving deeper into how to identify romance scams and financial traps. For today, remember the first rule of digital safety: if a promise of love or wealth feels too fast or too good to be true, step back and ask for a second opinion.

Beginning Your Climb

Hello and welcome! If you’ve been following my journey or have read my book, Learning to Dance in the Rain, you know that life is often about navigating the mountains we didn’t expect to climb.

This blog will be a place where we can explore those peaks and valleys together. I’ll be sharing stories, practical tips for building resilience, advice on avoiding the scams that target the vulnerable, and perhaps a few musical interludes from my life as a pianist.

Solving life’s challenges is like climbing a mountain—one steady step at a time. I’m so glad you’re here to take those steps with me.