Lexie’s Blog
Hurricane Season is Here – What’s in Store?
June 1st marks the beginning of hurricane season. Are you ready?
After moving from Colorado back to Alabama, we knew we’re going from hail storms and wildfires right back into hurricane country. No matter where you move, some sort of natural disaster awaits—may it be blizzards, tornadoes, floods, earthquakes, and the list goes on. Ready to move? Pick your disaster…
Camping with the Ugliest Tent Ever
What was supposed to be a nice, relaxing road trip,always turned into a logistical nightmare. Just packing and making sure you have everything you’ll need was a huge undertaking. Then setup and breakdown at the tent site… Not relaxing!!!…
We stood out among our camping neighbors like a sore thumb…
The Devastating Wildfire that Inspired the Novel Fire Watch
Keystoneridin, CC BY-SA 3.0 , via Wikimedia Commons My novel Fire Watch of the Southern Storms series just released two weeks ago, so I thought I'd share the real-life disaster I had witnessed that inspired this story and that I drew experiences from. How it started...
Tornado Season in the South – My Fascination with Storms
It’s March and the start of Tornado Season down here in Alabama. I’ve always been fascinated by the magnificent power of nature. Yes, I was the kid that stood on the sidewalk on a hot summer day as thunderstorms were rolling in, spreading out my arms, and waiting for the strong storm gust to almost blow me over. Fast forward to 2020 when the Southern Storms series was born. I knew I wanted to write sweet small-town romances, because that’s what I also love to read in fiction. Then I thought, wouldn’t it be fun to tie in some unruly weather to make life a little more difficult for my characters? So I did. 😁