GUEST BLOG: The Journey to Verisimilitude by Weldon Burge Plus Giveaway!
Every novelist, when preparing to write a book, must consider the research required to make the novel “real.” Even fantasy and romance fiction need some degree of verisimilitude. Sure, some books require...
GUEST BLOG: Seeing the Past in the Present by Shelley Noble Plus Giveaway!
Did you ever walk down a street, walk into a building or sit by a lake and wonder what it was like before, way before, like a hundred years or more?
I do...
INTERVIEW: With Cozy Author Jodi Linton Plus Giveaway!
Today we welcome cozy mystery author, Jodi Linton (no, we're not related as far as I know 🙂 ) to Novels Alive to answer out short Q & A.
What drives your story...
GUEST BLOG: Bone China Origins by Nancy J. Cohen Plus Giveaway!
Have you ever been curious about the difference between bone china, fine china, and porcelain?
In my book STYLED FOR MURDER, I mention bone china when my sleuth—hairstylist and salon owner Marla Vail—...
BOOK BLAST: AWAKENING WITH ANGELS by My Lynn Ho Plus Giveaway!
Publication Date: December 30, 2020
By Awakening with Angels, I attained true simplicity and harmony in my complex world.
With guidance from Angels, you can find simple happiness to balance your body, mind and...
GUEST BLOG: What Inspired Me to Write A BRIEF HISTORY OF KATE PARKER by Daniel Schorr Plus Giveaway!
I may have mentioned elsewhere that I generally don’t believe in the notion of inspiration in literature, in that being present at one event or hearing or overhearing one remark cannot be...
SPOTLIGHT: A HEARTFELT CHRISTMAS by Nancy Naigle Plus Giveaway!
Publication Date: September 29, 2020
A perfect gift that captures the spirit of the season, USA Today bestselling author Nancy Naigle’s A Heartfelt Christmas Promise celebrates the holidays, small-town traditions, and the generosity...
COVER REVEAL: WHAT THEY DON’T KNOW by Susan Furlong Plus Giveaway!
Publication Date: May 17, 2022
Unrelenting psychological suspense with a wicked twist …
Mona Ellison is living a dream life. A successful husband, loving son, beautiful home, an amazing group of friends … you...
BOOK BLAST: SUMMER STORMS by Thomas Grant Bruso Plus Giveaway!
Publication Date: September 20, 2021
Sixteen-year-old Earl Layman is going stir-crazy. Secluded with the flu inside the four walls of his home and only the escape of his video games to help him through,...
GUEST BLOG: Historical Accuracy vs. Current-Day Norms by Bliss Bennet Plus Giveaway!
Nearly five years ago, when I first began to imagine the central couple in the story that would one day become my Regency historical romance Not Quite a Marriage, all I knew...
BOOK BLAST: PROMISING LOVE by Sara Ohlin Plus Giveaway!
Rescue Me: Book 3
Publication Date: November 9, 2021
When a glamorous spa owner seduces the grumpy neighborhood bartender, passion smolders…
Ruby Naylor, confident, successful proprietor of Spa La La, has been crushing on Lachlan...
GUEST BLOG: The U.S. National Parks: “America’s Best Idea” Can Also Be the Ideal Setting for a Crime Novel by C. Matthew Smith Plus...
I had already begun writing Twentymile, a thriller that takes place in and around Great Smoky Mountains National Park, when I learned I wasn’t alone in setting my crime novel in one...
