Story Notes
This is where I share the facts behind the fiction: family stories, memories, places, and personal experiences that eventually make their way into my books.
Haunted Charlie
For five years, I owned a gently haunted antique shop. That’s where I started writing the Enchanted Antique Shop series ...
The Real-Life Ghosts of the Athens Theatre
The Haunted Theater that Inspired "Enchanted Evening" In my book Enchanted Evening, Marley Montgomery has tickets for a midnight matinee ...
Hotel Putnam
Hotel Putnam The Hotel Putnam was the inspiration for Enchanted Evening. Long before it became a ruin, the Putnam was ...
The Real Violet Serrano
I'm not going to say Violet Serrano is my grandmother—but I'm not going to deny it, either. In the Enchanted ...
Henry DeLand
Henry DeLand was the inspiration for Henry Addison, the spectral town founder in my book "The Christmas Spirit." ...
Ivy Sheridan’s Office
One of my favorite things about writing the Enchanted Springs books is borrowing little pieces of real DeLand and letting ...
The Haunted Hotel
Enjoy Your Stay Here's a spooky, real-life ghost story from the hotel that inspired The Springs Hotel in my Enchanted ...
The Enchanted Courthouse
Built for Justice, Borrowed for Fiction The Volusia County Historic Courthouse inspired Enchanted Springs’ most visible landmark: the courthouse that ...
The Hanged Man of Chess Park
Due Process of Law My book Ghostly Gambits is a fun, lighthearted story about a life-size chess match played by ...
Hats Off to John B. Stetson
The Man Inside the Mansion You've seen the mansion. Now meet the man. John B. Stetson was the inspiration for ...
The Stetson Mansion
The House That Inspired Back in Time The Stetson Mansion was the inspiration for one of the grandest houses in ...
Out of the Ashes
A Walk Back in Time I don't have to travel far to picture Enchanted Springs' Main Street. I simply need ...