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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...

BOOK BLAST: DREAD WATCH by Jared Agard Plus Giveaway!

Paranormal Suspense Dayna Linton - 24 September 2021

Publication Date: September 1, 2021 A secret fear. An antique pocket watch with a tragic past. When 8th grader Caleb Meyer stumbles upon the old watch at an abandoned railroad museum, he's sure that if...

4-STAR REVIEW: MURDER WORTH THE WEIGHT by D.M. Barr

Detective/Sleuths Amy Wilson - 17 September 2021

Publication Date: August 5, 2021 Whenever Terry Mangel's body acceptance revival meeting rolls into town, local diet execs and "fat shamers" turn up dead, often in grotesque, ironic ways. All single murders in...

GUEST BLOG: My Writing Journey by Lorie Lewis Ham Plus Giveaway!

Cozy Mystery Dayna Linton - 15 September 2021

I think the question that writers get the most is, “How did you become a writer?” That and “Will you take a look at my manuscript?” It may sound cliché, but I feel...

GUEST BLOG: Why Would I Risk Losing an Agent Over a Novel? by D.M. Barr Plus Giveaway!

Detective/Sleuths Dayna Linton - 14 September 2021

I lost an agent over my insistence on writing the novel now titled Murder Worth the Weight. Said agent insisted that no one would want to read a novel involving weight issues,...

GUEST BLOG: Top 5 Female Mystery Authors From the Past by Ellen Butler Plus Giveaway!

Crime Thriller Dayna Linton - 11 September 2021

I grew up an avid reader, and plenty of authors have influenced my writing. While there are oodles of fantastic female mystery authors among the living, such as Rhys Bowen, Susan Elia...

4.5 STAR REVIEW: VIPER’S NEST OF LIES by Daniella Bernett

International Thriller JoAnne - 9 September 2021

Emmeline Kirby & Gregory Longdon Mysteries: Book 7 Publication Date: September 18, 2021 Twice dead…A living nightmare The discovery of a blood-encrusted stiletto knife in journalist Emmeline Kirby’s bag at Heathrow Airport sets in motion...

BOOK BLAST: PHOTO BOMBED by Daria White Plus Giveaway!

Cozy Mystery Dayna Linton - 7 September 2021

Bianca Wallace Mysteries: Book 1 Publication Date: May 25, 2021 When a corpse crashes the party, Bianca is on the case. Bianca Wallace is a work from home mom raising her teenage daughter as a...

GUEST BLOG: The Benefit to Me of National Novel Writing Month by MB Dabney Plus Giveaway!

Thriller/Suspense Dayna Linton - 2 September 2021

One of the aspects of being an author who writes on spec is that it plays to one of my weaknesses, perhaps to my greatest weakness—self-discipline. I can set writing goals, and...

4.5 STAR REVIEW: DEADLY LEGACY by Daniella Bernett

Thriller/Suspense JoAnne - 2 September 2021

An Emmeline Kirby/Gregory Longdon Mystery: Book 2 Publication Date: September 23, 2016 A month after her adventures trying to track down the killer of her friend Charles Latimer, Emmeline finds herself in a car...

GUEST BLOG: Inspiration for the Book by Kat Flannery Plus Giveaway!

Cozy Mystery Dayna Linton - 1 September 2021

Well, I’d never written anything but historical before and so part of the reason I wrote this book was to try something new AND who doesn’t love a good mystery? When I set...

4.5 STAR REVIEW: LEAD ME INTO DANGER by Daniella Bernett

International Thriller JoAnne - 26 August 2021

Emmeline Kirby & Gregory Longdon Mysteries: Book 1 Publication Date: October 1, 2015 A journalist, a jewel thief, and a Russian spy…when their paths cross, it’s murder. Journalist Emmeline Kirby hasn’t laid eyes on her...