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GUEST BLOG: Here an Idea, There an Idea, Everywhere an Idea by Lois Winston With Excerpt Plus Giveaway!

Cozy Mystery Dayna Linton - 7 October 2021

Until recently, my husband and I lived in one of the “bridge and tunnel” communities of New Jersey, so named because many of the state’s residents either commute into Manhattan via the...

INTERVIEW: With Financial Advisor Michele Paiva by Plus Giveaway!

Non-Fiction Dayna Linton - 7 October 2021

Today we welcome financial wizard, Michele Paiva to Novels Alive. Welcome, Michele! What drives your story forward in your books the most, the characters or the plot, or do you feel they are intertwined? I...

GUEST BLOG: by A Sheepish Investigation by Joy Ann Ribar Plus Giveaway!

Cozy Mystery Dayna Linton - 5 October 2021

When I wrote my first mystery, Deep Dark Secrets in 2019, I decided on a whim to make my main character’s business partner, Carmen, one half of a sheep-farm-owning husband and wife...

GUEST BLOG: An Ode to Renting by Susan McCormick Plus Giveaway!

Cozy Mystery Dayna Linton - 5 October 2021

My husband and I moved around a lot in our early days. Because of the military, we were separated for years, living in apartments on either end of California. Then we moved...

GUEST BLOG: What Inspired Me To Write My Book by James Ruvalcaba Plus Giveaway!

Inspirational/Spiritual Dayna Linton - 4 October 2021

Hello, I’m James Ruvalcaba the Author of The Light Through the Pouring Rain and I’m here today to write about what inspired me to write my book. To give a bit of...

GUEST BLOG: The Inspiration for The Shell Collector by Nancy Naigle Plus Giveaway!

Women's Fiction Dayna Linton - 4 October 2021

Some people think beach books are just for summer reading, but growing up on the beach in Virginia I’m here to tell you that the other seasons have just as much appeal. ...

GUEST BLOG: Characters That Grab Me by Carol Pouliot Plus Giveaway!

Time Travel Dayna Linton - 1 October 2021

I love finding a series with characters that grab me, making me want to follow their story over multiple books. That’s what I’m creating in The Blackwell and Watson Time-Travel Mysteries. In Doorway...

GUEST BLOG: Drawing Inspiration from a Classic by Helen Power Plus Giveaway!

Paranormal/Supernatural Dayna Linton - 1 October 2021

I am and have always been a classic film buff. I unconditionally love anything with Cary Grant or Gene Kelly, I compulsively watch film noirs like Gaslight and Double Indemnity, and I’m...

INTERVIEW: With Bestselling Author Bernadette Marie Plus Giveaway!

Contemporary Romance Dayna Linton - 1 October 2021

Today we welcome bestselling contemporary romance author Bernadette Marie to answer our quick questions. Welcome, Bernadette! What drives your story forward in your books the most, the characters or the plot, or do you...

GUEST BLOG: Muse Magic by Nicole Sallak Anderson Plus Giveaway!

Historical Fiction Dayna Linton - 28 September 2021

I remember the first time I heard the Arlo Guthrie quote, “Songwriting is like fishing in a stream; you put in your line and hope to catch something. And I don't think...

GUEST BLOG: Welcome to Cypress, South Carolina by Dorothy St. James Plus Giveaway!

Cozy Mystery Dayna Linton - 28 September 2021

The small town of Cypress is a fictional town that lives in the pages of the Beloved Bookroom Mystery series. But it’s like many of the very real and quite charming small...

GUEST BLOG: A World of Words by Dane McCaslin Plus Giveaway!

Cozy Mystery Dayna Linton - 27 September 2021

I’ve always had an interest in how language works. When I was old enough to discover that languages were derivatives of a root language, I was hooked. Latin was amazing. And I found...