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To the Border reiver, surname took precedence over all else, including king and country. Oddly enough, it was my surname that introduced me to their tales. I should first note that Matthews...

In 2019, Battered: A Whipped and Sipped Mystery, my debut novel, was released into the world. It’s a cozy, culinary mystery, the kind without graphic violence, sex, or anything that would keep...

At sixteen, Armine fell in love for the first time and lost that love for the first time. She was the youngest daughter of three in Armenia and the only one underage...

This book is the culmination of a lifetime connection to animals and to that knowing I’ve always had that animals have something important to share with us. All my life, I’ve felt...

Choosing the next book you want to read is, in many ways, like choosing the people you’re in the mood to hang out with. In fact, the protagonist you choose will, for...

In building her family, Dr. Laura Sims has experienced joy and loss. This is a mother who has been through the worst and best of pregnancy, birth and family life and she...

Publication Date: December 9, 2019 Winner of two silver medals Best First Book, Fiction Best Cover, Fiction Awarded by the IBPA (2020) 2020 Notable Indie, Top 100 – Best Indie Book Awards, Shelf Unbound Finalist, Literary Fiction 14th Annual...

I’ve been writing novels for 25 years, and I’ve been published for 20 of them. The novel is a very complex art form, and it took me four years of constant writing...

Fully Involved is inspired by a true story. My brother, Fire Chief Larry Bell, now retired, first told me about Larry Kraus over ten years ago. It was moving to hear him...

The garment industry is one of the most polluting in the world. The operating model of fast fashion is just exacerbating this major problem. Unfortunately, less than 1% of used clothing is...

Century Cottage Cozy Mysteries: Book 2 Publication Date: December 13, 2020 A fall fair, a cornered craftsman, an heirloom heist. When an antique quilt that is a cherished part of Fenwater’s past disappears from...

Drowning in debt and disillusioned with the workaday world, Janet and her husband Lloyd, are at their wits’ end. Despite working day and night, Lloyd’s earnings barely cover household expenses. Determined to...