Erin grew up in a loving home – just her and her mom after the death of her father. They had little money, but they were happy. She had friends, family and a plan to go to college to become a lawyer.
Todd grew up with a bully for a father, a scared mouse for a mother, and a brother who left home as quickly as possible. The two things they had that Erin didn’t was money and power.
They could not be more opposite.
Erin quickly realized she was out of her league when she accepted the date from Todd and showed up at the senior prom in a borrowed dress. She was bullied and sexually harassed at the prom in front of the entire senior class.
Once at college, Todd escalated from bullying to rape and Erin began to hear about it on campus. She wasn’t certain at first who they were talking about and then it became obvious. Todd was on the University of Tulsa campus too and he was the main topic of conversation some nights in the girls’ bathroom at the library.
After the incident at the prom, Erin grew up quickly in her first year of college with a new job in her aunt’s law firm, leaving home, and learning about the law. She still maintained her friends, but she had changed.
According to Webster’s dictionary a bully is someone who seeks to harm, intimidate, or coerce someone perceived as vulnerable. To persecute.
Stuck on the same campus as Todd, Erin decides it is time to turn persecution into prosecution with the help of her aunt, an attorney in a prestigious Tulsa law firm, after her best friend, Bernadette, goes missing.
Blooming Justice is the first in the Keystone Lake series set in beautiful, green, eastern Oklahoma. It is a new twist on an old story. Money and power do not keep you from justice and Erin will prove it. Pick up a copy of Blooming Justice in paperback or electronically https://books2read.com/u/mggv9D and catch up. Blooming Greed is right around the corner and Erin will be solving more mysteries at beautiful Keystone Lake.
I had a great book signing at Putnam Six Bookstore in Enid yesterday. Friends from all around came in to see me and I sold several books. In fact, I had to come home and order more books for the upcoming ComiCon in Enid. Putnam Six is a great bookstore, and Chloe is always welcoming. People come and go, often picking up what they ordered or just browsing. The music is soft, and the atmosphere is quiet but yet there is a bustle in the background. 
Yesterday was the Oklahoma Author Panel presented by the Enid Public Library and I was proud to be a part of it. Seven authors from around Enid presented their works to a small audience at the Public Library of Enid and Garfield County. We even made the front page of the Enid paper this morning! It was great to get together with people of like minds and promote our craft. I met people from around the town with aspirations for writing and talked to authors I’ve known for a while as I listened to them describe their work. We all have different reasons for writing, but all had the fire within them that prevents them from not writing. If you write—or if you are an artist of any sort—you will understand. It’s a passion that cannot be ignored.
It’s the Fourth of July, Independence Day. A day we set aside to celebrate America’s independence from England. Many people celebrate it with fireworks and hotdogs, I am just enjoying the beautiful morning weather. We’ve had cooler temperatures this summer—so far—and my morning coffee on the patio was fabulous! 
It seems like a magical week. Even though part of the country is burning up with record heat, here in Oklahoma we’re having a reprieve from the high temperatures. The cooler temps and rain could not have been more welcome. 
It’s Father’s Day! A day set aside to remember and honor fathers. Mine is gone but the father of my children is by my side. 
I had a great time at my first book signing in a year yesterday! The Railroad Museum in Enid had an open house and invited me to come and join the festivities. There were hot dogs and doughnuts, tee shirts were tie dyed, board games were set up in the dining car, and I had the children’s caboose all to myself for the book signing. Outside it was hot so a water balloon fight ensued. Drippy feet came and went through the caboose as I sat under the air conditioner and read parts of Ian’s Magic to all who would listen. 
It was a trip down memory lane even if you never worked on the railroad. The romance of the time and place showed in pictures, clothing, and dinnerware that had once been used in the cars. 
The Pandemic is slacking off and I got my vaccinations. The world seems to be getting back to normal–whatever that is. But it is summer (almost) and time for book signings. I have a few lined up in my hometown. 
The cousins came up from Texas for a visit this weekend and we showed them Tulsa. We got an Airbnb in downtown Tulsa within walking distance of lots of shopping and restaurants. This would be perfect. We could park and walk anywhere we wanted to go. We soon realized many of the shops and places to eat were closed, probably due to Covid. We did some sight-seeing and walked around the block to a Hurts Doughnut shop, but many places weren’t open. 
Shopping!
I took off for an excursion with my daughter this weekend to Hutchinson, KS, home of the Cosmosphere and Strataca Salt Mines. We try to make a trip somewhere close at least once a year to get together and find something new. We ate too much, walked a lot, and enjoyed each other’s company. 
Peggy Chambers "Views from the Hammock" site 