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GUEST BLOG: Interesting Facts About The Old Boston Garden by Jonathan Weeks Plus Giveaway!

Sports Dayna Linton - 25 May 2021

---Located above North Station on Causeway Street, the old Boston Garden was designed by boxing promoter Tex Rickard, who also built the third incarnation of Madison Square Garden. Rickard wanted to create...

GUEST BLOG: My Love for Colonial America by Danae L. Samms Plus Giveaway!

Historical Fiction Dayna Linton - 24 May 2021

For as long as I can remember, I have loved two things: books and the American Revolution. I’m not entirely sure where they both started, but if I had to pick a...

INTERVIEW: E.C. Bell on TYING THE KNOT Plus Giveaway!

Paranormal/Supernatural Dayna Linton - 20 May 2021

Today, award-winning paranormal author E.C. Bell joins us for an intriguing interview on writing and on her new novel, Tying the Knot. Welcome, E.C.! Thank you for having me! What drives your story forward...

INTERVIEW: Cathy Perkins on THE BODY IN BEAVER POND Plus Giveaway!

Cozy Mystery Dayna Linton - 20 May 2021

Today we welcome award-winning suspense writer Cathy Perkins! Thank you, Cathy, for joining us today and for taking the time to answer our questions. Thanks for letting me visit with you and your...

GUEST BLOG: Storyboards and How I Use Them by Joy Lanzendorfer Plus Giveaway!

Historical Fiction Dayna Linton - 19 May 2021

These storyboards have been kicking around my office for 9 years now. I used them to structure my novel, Right Back Where We Started From, which came out on May 4th. I've...

BOOK BLAST: KNIGHT LIGHT by Claudia Riess Plus Giveaway!

Mystery Tierney Linton - 19 May 2021

Art History Mystery Series: Book 3 Publication Date: February 23rd, 2021 On March 24, 1946, World Chess Champion, Alexander Alekhine, is found dead in his hotel room in Estoril, Portugal. The cause of death...

GUEST BLOG: What’s the deal with the PTA? by Rebecca M. Douglass Plus Giveaway!

Cozy Mystery Dayna Linton - 18 May 2021

I created the Pismawallops PTA mysteries in part because I wanted a heroine who was kind of the opposite of what we usually chose for heroines. Someone more like me, not a...

BOOK BLAST: FOSTERED IDENTITY by Maggie Thom Plus Giveaway!

Mystery Tierney Linton - 18 May 2021

The Twisted Deception Series: Book 1 Publication Date: May 25th, 2021 Her teenage sister has run away. It's her fault. And on her watch. Shyla thought she was doing the right thing by helping her...

GUEST BLOG: NOT SCARY by Ginger Bolton Plus Giveaway!

Cozy Mystery Dayna Linton - 17 May 2021

In the beginning of BEYOND A REASONABLE DONUT, Emily Westhill anticipates three special events near her home in Fallingbrook, Wisconsin. The first one is the Faker’s Dozen Carnival, a Friday the thirteenth celebration...

GUEST BLOG: Writing a Legendary Character by Deborah Swift Plus Giveaway!

Historical Fiction Dayna Linton - 17 May 2021

When I first had the idea to write about Giulia Tofana, all I knew about her was that she’d killed 600 men in Renaissance Italy. Immediately it made me curious to know...

INTERVIEW: Morgan Cry on THIRTY-ONE BONES Plus Giveaway!

Thriller/Suspense Dayna Linton - 14 May 2021

Today at Novels Alive, we welcome Morgan Cry, which is the alias of Gordon Brown, a Scottish crime writer with seven novels to his name. Welcome, Gordon! What drives your story forward in your...

GUEST BLOG: Interesting Facts About Jackals by Victoria Tait Plus Giveaway!

Cozy Mystery Dayna Linton - 14 May 2021

Jackals are a canine which are related to dogs, coyotes, foxes, and wolves. There are three species. The larger golden jackals prefer open grassy plains and are closely related to wolves. The side-stripped...