Keepin' It Short and Simple (KISS) Books was born in the steamy Yokohama summer of 2023.

After hip surgery and a few months of physical therapy, I was feeling at loose ends. I had already written three simplified books for IBC Publishing in Tokyo, but it wasn't enough. So, I got in touch with the hilarious and delightful Christina Hovland (@hovlandwrites) and simplified one of her best-sellers, Going Down on One Knee.

Then I read the sweet and powerful story by Lucy Maud Montgomery, which became, after some bumps and shakes, my first self-published book, The Blue Castle.

Future KISS books include three short stories in one volume, based on exciting Golden Age mysteries by Patricia Wentworth. Also, my reimagining of the classic adventure, The Scarlet Pimpernel, told from "Mrs. Pimpernel's" perspective.