HOLIDAY MEMORIES: Beth’s Christmas Ornaments by Cheryl Holt
My best friend in my life was a woman named Beth. I met her during my first week of college when we were eighteen. We grew up in uber-rural America, in cattle...
BOOK BLAST: TWO MURDERS TOO MANY by Bluette Matthey
Barn burning in a sleepy farming community is a serious enough matter, but a grisly murder or two in a small midwest town is a showstopper. Throw in a serial blackmailer who...
HOLIDAY MEMORIES: A Very New York Holiday by Emilya Naymark
I was nine when I first encountered Christmas. I grew up in the Soviet Union, a communist country that had not only banished religion, but outlawed all religious trappings—even owning a bible...
GUEST BLOG: An Interview with Lord Venn from THE VILLAINOUS VISCOUNT by Lucinda Elliot
Today we welcome, ahem, Lord Venn from THE VILLAINOUS VISCOUNT for a very... interesting interview. So, grab a cup of tea, your favorite throw, and get ready to be entertained!
Interviewer (trying hard...
HOLIDAY MEMORIES: The Ghost of Christmas Past and Giveaway! by Richard Buxton
It was Christmas Day in 1860 and Lincoln, newly elected president but yet to be inaugurated, was at home in his reception room in Springfield, Illinois. The town was busy. Christmas was...
BOOK BLAST: CHRISTMAS COOKIES ON A CRUISE SHIP by Parker Fairchild
On a Caribbean cruise, a platter full of cookies, and a shot of Christmas magic yields a perfect pairing.
Chemist and budding romance writer Olivia Chasen is on a cruise to avoid spending...
BOOK BLAST: MORTAL SIGHT by Sandra Fernandez Rhoads
Release Date: April 2020
When Worlds Collide, Shadow Wrestles Light
Seventeen-year-old Cera Marlowe wants a normal life; one where she and her mom can stop skipping town every time a disturbing vision strikes. But...
BOOK BLAST: A MURDER IS FOREVER by Rob Bates
The Diamond District Mystery Series
Publication Date: October 13th 2020
Max Rosen always said the diamond business isn't about sorting the gems, it's about sorting the people. His daughter Mimi is about to learn that...
HOLIDAY MEMORIES: It’s a Wonderful Dog’s Life at Christmas with Sheila English
Yes, I do get a stocking for my dogs. Yes, they do get gifts at Christmas. Not to worry, we get gifts for the kids, the nieces and nephews, parents, and friends,...
GUEST BLOG: Cybercrimes: Online Behavior, Real Life Repercussions by M.E. Browning
It starts with an innocent comment. An opinion that isn’t meant to be controversial, offends someone. Perhaps you had the audacity to be good at video games, crushing the competition in multiplayer...
HOLIDAY MEMORIES: Christmas Baking with My Family by Edith Maxwell
Thanks, Dayna, for hosting me!
I grew up long, long ago in a suburb of Los Angeles. I am the third of four children and the youngest of three girls. My mother, Marilyn,...
HOLIDAY MEMORIES: THE MUPPET CHRISTMAS CAROL: Best Adaptation in Recent History? by Tierney Linton
”A blue furry Charles Dickens who hangs out with a rat?” I must admit, hearing that spoken within the first minute of a movie doesn’t exactly fill one with confidence you will...
