A Word With Joanna Campbell Slan

Why do you write the genre that you write? Both of my grandmothers had stacks of mysteries next to their beds, so I grew up with this genre. I like the fact that in a mystery there are real problems, usually with consequences, that need to be handled. A good mystery...

Jane Eyre by Joanna Campbell Slan

“Tell me, Jane,” urged my husband, Edward Rochester, as we sat in front of the blazing fire. “How did you celebrate the holidays of your youth?” A chill swept through me. The winter was upon us, and thus far the freezing winds had proved singularly brutal. Ferndean...

Cara Mia Delgatto by Joanna Campbell Slan

Crying, I can handle. Emotional customers are not a rarity in The Treasure Chest, my store. They wander the section devoted to pet memorial items and sob over their dearly departed fur babies. That I can cope with. I hand customers a box of tissues and commiserate. I,...

Summer Snoops Unleashed edited by Joanna Campbell Slan

Imagine if you were repaid for a lifetime of love with a death sentence. Such is often the plight of senior dogs who are homeless after their owners die. Many would-be pet owners visit shelters with thoughts of taking home an adorable puppy and overlook the joy an...