Peyton’s Promise: A Surprise Reunion
Here’s an excerpt from Peyton’s Promise. I hope you’ll pick up a copy and enjoy…the rest of the story. “As I live and breathe, could it be the fair young lassie who stole my heart while I was… Read More
NEW RELEASE! Peyton’s Promise is here
Peyton’s Promise, my eighth Thousand Islands story, released yesterday! I hope you’ll pick up a copy and enjoy the story. Here’s the gist of it: Summer 1902 Peyton Quinn is tasked with preparing the grand Calumet Castle ballroom… Read More
A Thousand Islands Vacation Planner
After reading my Thousand Islands Gilded Age books, dozens of you have said that the Thousand Islands is now on your Bucket List. So, to help you plan for your great adventure, I thought I’d give you some… Read More
Valentine’s Day treats
There are lots of Valentine’s Day treats—boxes of candies, decadent desserts, lovely cards. But if your loved one likes to read, giving the gift of a book will last much longer than the sweets—and not leave them with… Read More
The St. Lawrence River’s moods
As in all my Thousand Islands Gilded Age stories, in Colleen’s Confession, Colleen Sullivan comes to love the St. Lawrence and Comfort Island. She loves to draw it and dreams of growing in the craft. But tragedy strikes… Read More
Painting the Scars
Are you artistically inclined? Each of us have a propensity to create, whether it’s through baking, crafting, woodworking, gardening, writing, painting—or whatever. When we create from our deepest self, that when beauty can really rise from the ashes…. Read More
Meet author Susan G Mathis
Just for fun, I thought you’d enjoy a Meet the Author blog with me. Tell us about your newest book. It’s the summer of 1914 and Colleen Sullivan conceals secrets when she joins her aunt on Comfort Island… Read More
My newest BOOK BABY!
Colleen’s Confession Thousand Islands Brides, Book 4 Colleen’s Confession is set in 1914 on Comfort Island. Colleen Sullivan conceals secrets when she joins her aunt on Comfort Island to work in the laundry and await her betrothed’s arrival…. Read More
Casa Blanca, New York
The wonderful white summer home, Casa Blanca, is one of the most well-preserved Gilded Age cottages along “Millionaire’s Row” in the Thousand Islands and the setting for my latest novella, Reagan’s Reward. Set on the downriver tip of… Read More
Halley’s Comet
Think the world is coming to an end? In February 1910, astronomers announced that the Earth would pass through the cyanogen-laced tail of Halley’s Comet. Poisonous gas, Cyanide, would snuff out all life and end the world as… Read More