[1] Her published novels include A Lady of Good Family, The Beautiful American, The Sweet By and By, Dreams of Empire, The Queen's War and The Frenchwoman.

She has authored several non-fiction books and written creative nonfiction and feature articles for The New York Times,[1] Americana, Fiberarts and other national publications.

Working with Finger Lakes Productions, she helped develop, write and edit scripts for nationally broadcast radio programs including Nature Watch and the Ocean Report with Sylvia Earle.

"[6] Her novel The Sweet By and By (2001) was described by Kirkus as "a deft combination of historical fiction and ghost story, as well as a compelling meditation on the power of the past to alter the present".

[5] The Baltimore Sun criticised it for veering off and "producing far more than one too many modern-day coincidences, going a little heavy on all that pining for the lost beloved", while concluding the story was "great fun for a stormy evening".