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INTERVIEW: WITH YOUNG ADULT AUTHOR C.B. Lyall Plus Giveaway!

Young Adult/Teen Dayna Linton - 23 August 2022

Young Adult author C.B. Lyall drops by to answer a few quick quests so we can get to know her a little better. Welcome, C.B.! Can you describe your dream home? I love where...

INTERVIEW: With Historical Mystery Author Charlotte Whitney Plus Giveaway!

Historical Mystery Dayna Linton - 23 August 2022

Today, we welcome historical fiction/mystery author Charlotte Whitney to Novels Alive. We ask a few very short questions to find out more about Charlotte's writing process. Welcome, Charlotte! Q: Did you learn anything...

GUEST BLOG: What’s With All the Mafia Stories? by Mark Rubinstein Plus Giveaway!

Thriller/Suspense Dayna Linton - 22 August 2022

Whether it’s The Godfather, Goodfellas, Casino, Scarface, Breaking Bad, The Sopranos, a Jack Reacher novel, or crime novels by Don Winslow, Nelson DeMille, Dennis Lehane, James Patterson, or other bestselling authors, the...

SPOTLIGHT: WILD SALVATION by Alfred Stifsim Plus Giveaway!

Historical Fiction Dayna Linton - 19 August 2022

Publication Date: February 1, 2022 Johnson is accused of assaulting a white woman, a deadly charge for a black man in 1876. Knowing he’ll be lynched if he stays in St. Andrews, Indiana,...

SPOTLIGHT: CALL MY NAME by Jenni Ogden Plus Giveaway!

Women's Fiction Dayna Linton - 19 August 2022

Publication Date: September 15, 2022 Two women, bound together by opposite personalities, friendship, love and family—until motherhood rips them apart. From Jenni Ogden, author of bestselling novel A Drop in the Ocean (Gold Nautilus Award for...

SPOTLIGHT: JESTER by Brielle D. Porter Plus Giveaway!

Young Adult/Teen Dayna Linton - 18 August 2022

Publication Date: August 9, 2022 What happens in Oasis, stays in Oasis. Lisette’s father killed the King. His execution leaves Lisette alone, disgraced, and without the magic he intended to pass on to her....

SPOTLIGHT: THE FOUNDATION OF PLOT by Elena Hartwell Plus Giveaway!

Non-Fiction Dayna Linton - 18 August 2022

Publication Date: July 19, 2022 Structure underlies every story, but without a strong foundation, even well-written sentences can fail to result in a marketable manuscript. The Foundation of Plot defines the components of...

SPOTLIGHT: IN DANGER OF JUDGMENT by David Rabin Plus Giveaway!

Crime Thriller Dayna Linton - 17 August 2022

Publication Date: August 4, 2022 When a covert operation during the Vietnam War ends in tragedy, one of its members resolves to kill the man who betrayed it to the enemy. Now, fifteen...

SPOTLIGHT: DEVIL’S KISS by Michelle Bennington Plus Giveaway!

Cozy Mystery Dayna Linton - 16 August 2022

A Small Batch Mystery: Book 1 Publication Date: May 31, 2022 Rook Campbell is broke, divorced, jobless, and in desperate need of steady employment, which is hard to come by in the small town...

SPOTLIGHT: BARRETT by Lucinda Race Plus Giveaway!

Contemporary Romance Dayna Linton - 15 August 2022

Last Man Standing: Book 4 Publication Date: August 15, 2022 Has the last man standing finally met his match? Attorney Tallie Dorz has heard the rumors circulating through the halls of justice about the devastatingly...

GUEST BLOG: Choosing Our Heroes by J. A. Crawford Plus Giveaway!

Mystery Dayna Linton - 15 August 2022

Who a person chooses as a hero says a lot about them. When you want to know who someone is, ask them who they idolize. Growing up, I, like many other avid...

SPOTLIGHT: LOVIN’ YOU CRAZY by Nora LeDuc Plus Giveaway!

Mystery Dayna Linton - 15 August 2022

Love & Lies in Paradise: Book 2 Publication Date: July 10, 2022 Murder suspect Thomasina (Tommie) Murphy gambles on her childhood friend, an untested, smart PI to clear her name and bury her secrets. Tommie...