I’m pleased to announce that I’ve just become one of the permanent moderators for American Historical Novels, a Facebook and Goodreads group for fans of historical fiction. Instead of a typical book club, we feature a different historical fiction author host each week. It all starts with an author interview, then for the remaining days the author will talk about his or her book, writing process, inspiration, how they found their agent/publisher, personal stories, favorite boo

My next novel was inspired by the true story of the American Women's Hospital, an all-female team of doctors, nurses, ambulance drivers, and aides, who went to war-torn France to offer their help during World War I. These trailblazing women have almost disappeared from history, having never received much acclaim for the voluntary work given to French and American soldiers and French civilians during the war. MERCY ROAD is the story of one such courageous woman, an ambulance