Extras (by the book)

Find extras organized here by book!

Come Back to Me

All in Good Time

Secrets: Visible & Invisible

Rightfully Ours

Ornamental Graces

Stay With Me

Come Back to Me: Questions for Use by Book Clubs

Have you considered reading Come Back to Me with your book club?

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Click the link below for a printable PDF file of nine reflective questions about the book to deepen your discussion or jump-start your conversation. (Contains spoilers.)

**To purchase books at bulk reduced-rate for book clubs, please contact Full Quiver Publishing at fullquiverpublishing (at) gmail (dot) com.**

Discussion Questions for Come Back to Me

If you’ve never been part of a book club, here are some tips to get you started: How to Start a Book Club and 10 Tips for Starting Your Own Book Club.

I’d love to visit your book club, in person if possible, but via Skype if you’re not within driving distance of my Hershey, Pennsylvania home.

Come Back to Me Recipe

Pineapple Upside-Down Cake

Image by Free-Photos from Pixabay 

Megan brings a peace offering of sorts when she embarks on her “reconciliation tour” and visits her brother Tim and his fiancee, Holly.

This easy Pineapple Upside-Down Cake is a summer favorite! Simple enough that my tween daughter has made it by herself but pretty enough to impress foodies at a summer cookout. I need to bake one and snap a picture. For now, you’ll just have to imagine the gooey, syrupy brown sugar caramelized between juicy slices of pineapple. Mmmm! Best prepared in a cast-iron skillet for extra-deliciousness and easy serving.

Prep time: 15 min.
Cooking time: 45 min.
Yield: 8 servings

3 tbsp. butter
1 c. light brown sugar
7 slices canned pineapple
1/2 c. pineapple juice, reserved
7 maraschino cherries
pecan halves (optional)
raisins (optional)
3 eggs
1-1/2 c. sugar
1 tsp. vanilla
1-1/2 c. all-purpose flour
1-1/2 tsp. baking powder
1/4 tsp. salt

  1. Preheat oven to 350 degrees F.
  2. Melt butter in 10-in. cast-iron skillet over low heat. Sprinkle the brown sugar over the butter. Remove from heat.
  3. Arrange the pineapple rings in the skillet, cutting a few in half, if necessary, to fit all the rings in the pan. Place cherries in the center of each pineapple ring. Place the pecan halves and raisins, if desired, between pineapple rings.
  4. In a mixing bowl, beat the eggs. Stir in the sugar. Add the vanilla and reserved pineapple juice and blend well.
  5. In a separate bowl, combine the flour, baking powder, and salt. Add the dry ingredients to the egg mixture and blend.
  6. Pour batter over brown sugar and pineapple rings in a skillet. Bake for 45 minutes or until nicely brown. Invert onto a platter while warm.

(Adapted from Cast-Iron Cooking for Dummies by Tracy Barr.)

Resources for Pornography Addiction (All in Good Time)

Bloom for Catholic Women

Our mission at Bloom for Catholic Women is to provide healing for women that have been impacted by their husband’s pornography use and/or addiction.


Covenant Eyes

Covenant Eyes is designed to help you and those you love live free from pornography.


Fight the New Drug

Fight the New Drug is a non-religious and non-legislative organization that exists to provide individuals the opportunity to make an informed decision regarding pornography by raising awareness of its harmful effects using only science, facts, and personal accounts.


Integrity Restored

Our mission at Integrity Restored is to help restore the integrity of individuals, spouses, and families that have been affected by pornography and pornography addiction.


National Center for Sexual Exploitation

Exposing the connections between all forms of sexual exploitation.


Project Young Minds

Kids CAN learn to reject pornography.


STRIVE 21-Day Detox from Porn with Matt Fradd

Thousands of men are breaking free from porn with STRIVE.


Talitha Ministries

Empowering women struggling with lust, porn addiction, masturbation and sexual sin, to live a life of purity, authenticity and healing.

All in Good Time: Questions for Use by Book Clubs

Have you considered reading All in Good Time with your book club?

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Click the link below for a printable PDF file of eleven reflective questions about the book to deepen your discussion or jump-start your conversation. (Contains spoilers.)

**To purchase books at bulk reduced-rate for book clubs, please contact the author directly at castfalk (at) verizon (dot) net.**

Discussion Questions for All in Good Time

If you’ve never been part of a book club, here are some tips to get you started: How to Start a Book Club and 10 Tips for Starting Your Own Book Club.

I’d love to visit your book club, in person if possible, but via Skype if you’re not within driving distance of my Hershey, Pennsylvania home.

All in Good Time Playlist

Unlike the playlists from my previous novels, this one includes only one song mentioned in the book. That one is “Instant Kharma.”

Instead, this is a small collection of songs related to the book or, in some cases, songs that were written out of the manuscript.

“Gravity,” by John Mayer, so perfectly describes the pull of sin dragging someone, in this case, Brian, down. “Vice,” “Broken Halos,” and “Demons” express similar themes.

“Tell Me Why,” sung here by Pat Benatar, is the lullaby I had in mind when Brian overhears Melanie singing to her children at bedtime. My own children have heard me sing this many, many times.

“Yahweh,” by U2, originally was part of the scene in which Brian is sickest and Melanie is recruited to “babysit” him, as he says. It is one of my favorites from U2.

Similarly, “Crazy Love” – Michael Bublé or the original Van Morrison recording, take your pick – was included in a marriage proposal scene that was deleted and re-written.

“Instant Kharma” was a very late addition to the bunch.

All in Good Time Audio Playlist

Secrets: Questions for Use by Book Clubs

Have you considered reading Secrets with your book club?

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The questions below are recommended for use in classrooms or other settings, such as youth groups or book clubs.

  • Click the link below for a printable PDF file of 4-5 reflective questions per short story to deepen your discussion or jump-start your conversation.

Discussion Questions for Secrets

**To purchase books at bulk reduced-rate for book clubs, please contact Catholic Teen Books at catholicteenfiction@yahoo.com.**

If you’ve never been part of a book club, here are some tips to get you started: How to Start a Book Club and 10 Tips for Starting Your Own Book Club.

I’d love to visit your classroom or book club, in person if possible, but via Skype if you’re not within driving distance of my Hershey, Pennsylvania home.