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INTERVIEW: With New York Times Bestselling Author Reed Farrel Coleman

Essays Dayna Linton - 25 October 2021

Today we welcome New York Times Bestselling author Reed Farrel Coleman to Novels Alive! He's here to answer some questions about his wonderful new book, New York: Give Me Your Best or...

GUEST BLOG: The Importance of Opening Lines by M.E. Browning Plus Giveaway!

Crime Thriller Dayna Linton - 25 October 2021

The first chapter of a book is a challenge to write. In days of yore, authors could ease into the story, certain their readers would give them a chapter or two before...

BOOK BLAST: THE SEEKERS’ GARDEN by Isa Pearl Ritchie Plus Giveaway

Women's Fiction Dayna Linton - 25 October 2021

Publication Date: August 16, 2021 If you stand still for long enough, the past catches up with you… Leaving behind the fragments of her old life, Marcia Reed-Wilton crosses the world to return to...

INTERVIEW: With Internationally Bestselling Author Nicci French Plus Giveaway!

Psychological Thriller Dayna Linton - 22 October 2021

Today, we welcome internationally bestselling author Nicci French, a husband and wife writing team who write spine-tingling thrillers! I'm excited to see the answers to our questions, so let's get to it! What...

GUEST BLOG: Reflecting on the Real-life Charlotte by Stan Charnofsky Plus Giveaway!

Cozy Mystery Dayna Linton - 22 October 2021

I'm Stan Charnofsky, a former professional athlete and psychologist, and for several years a novelist. My Charlotte series, published by Hawkshaw Press, is about a septuagenarian who lives in a retirement village...

BOOK BLAST: AMANDA911 by Mark Schreiber Plus Giveaway!

Young Adult/Teen Dayna Linton - 22 October 2021

Publication Date: September 1, 2021 What's it like to be a teen influencer? Sixteen-year-old Amanda Dizon is an ordinary girl in an ordinary town in Iowa. But when she falls into an abandoned...

GUEST BLOG: The Out-of-the-Normal Experience That Started My Career as a Novelist by Alison Blasdell Plus Giveaway!

Time Travel Dayna Linton - 21 October 2021

Readers often ask me what inspired me to write my first novel. I always hesitate to answer honestly and begin by saying, "I am a perfectly normal and rational person." That's important...

BOOK BLAST: ALL IS SET ANEW by Jim Cheney Plus Giveaway!

Thriller/Suspense Dayna Linton - 21 October 2021

Publication Date: July 13, 2021 A fast-paced examination of loss, survival, and ultimately acceptance of those things we do not understand but must contend with as if our lives depend upon it. From deep...

GUEST BLOG: Writing is a Business by Heather Weidner Plus Giveaway!

Cozy Mystery Dayna Linton - 21 October 2021

Writing is a business. Here are some of the things I’ve learned along my writing journey that I wished I had known at the beginning. If you are going to go the...

INTERVIEW: With Author Alison Blasdell Plus Giveaway!

Time Travel Dayna Linton - 20 October 2021

Today we welcome author Alison Blasdell to find out more about her and her writing process. Welcome, Alison! What drives your story forward in your books the most, the characters or the plot, or...

BOOK BLAST: WHILE MY GUITAR GENTLY SLEEPS by Jason Lee Christopher Plus Giveaway!

Children/Family Dayna Linton - 20 October 2021

Publication Date: October 8, 2020 The babies lay quiet; they won't make a peep, while my guitar gently sleeps. Inspire your child on the path to music through this soothing nursery rhyme between a boy and...

GUEST BLOG: The End of Multitasking by Jen Pitts Plus Giveaway!

Cozy Mystery Dayna Linton - 20 October 2021

The term multitasking became a bad word in my house two weeks ago. While talking to my son, thinking of my schedule for the next day, and trying to make dinner, I...