One day on the life of Grandma Bertha by Matt Ferraz

Castor! Rufus! Mustafar! Come here, you boys! Don’t bark at our visitor. I’m sorry, my doggies are not used to new people. Is everything okay? Did Lydia talk to you on and on about how I’m an old lady who says a lot of nonsense? Lydia tells that to...

A day in the life of Sasha Silverman by Meg Macy

As manager of my parents’ Silver Bear Shop & Factory in Silver Hollow, Michigan, my day begins with the alarm ringing in my ear at seven thirty. Ugh. “Sasha, get up!” That’s my sister Maddie’s piercing call from downstairs. We live ‘above the shop’ in a renovated...

A day in the life with Giulia Driscoll by Alice Loweecey

Never say never. My grandmother used to tell me that when I was in high school and the nuns had their annual Vocation Day. I came home three years running with a colorful brochure about how wonderful the convent was. I’d show it to the family and say “Never” and toss...

Cover Reveal ~ Asking for Truffle by Dorothy St. James

I am thrilled and excited to reveal the cover for the first book in the NEW “Southern Chocolate Shop” mystery series from Crooked Lane Books, coming September 12, 2017. Title: Asking for Truffle Series: Southern Chocolate Shop #1 Genre: Cozy Mystery Publisher: Crooked...

My Musing ~ Bearly Departed by Meg Macy

Bearly Departed by Meg Macy is the first book in the NEW “Teddy Bear” mystery series. Publisher: Kensington, May 30, 2017 The Silver Bear Shop and Factory might be the cutest place around, but there’s nothing warm and fuzzy about murder. As manager of the family teddy...