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A Day In My Life ~ Tonya Roberts by Leslie Gray Streeter
1994 I usually set my clock radio to 6 a.m., so I make sure to get 15 minutes to hit “snooze” so the alarm doesn’t think he won. But this morning, just as I open my eye ready to smack that button, my phone rings. “Tonya get the paper!” my mother is saying. “Girl,...
A Day In My Life ~ Sugar Calloway by Mary Lee Ashford
Hello there, my name is Sugar. Okay it’s really Rosetta Sugarbaker Calloway but everyone calls me Sugar. I love St. Ignatius, the town where I live. I’m not originally from the Midwest and I’d grown up in cities, but I found that small town life was perfect for me....
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A Day In My Life ~ Sugar Calloway by Mary Lee Ashford
Hello there, my name is Sugar. Okay it’s really Rosetta Sugarbaker Calloway but everyone calls me Sugar. I love St. Ignatius, the town where I live. I’m not originally from the Midwest and I’d grown up in cities, but I found that small town life was perfect for me....
A Day In My Life ~ Dash Fuller by Nick Kolakowski
My name is Dash Fuller and I’m a recovering alcoholic. I’m also a recovering standup comedian. And I’m a recovering fixer—the type of guy you call when you’re an executive at a Hollywood studio and you have a big problem that needs to be solved very quietly. I’m...
Reviews
My Musing ~ By Hook or By Book by Misty Simon
Dru’s Short Musing: We are introduced to Roxy who is an innkeeper and a bibliomancer (words jump out to give her hints). Having writers at the inn did not include a murder and yet it happened and being inquisitive put Roxy on the trail of the killer who is hiding...
My Musing ~ Family & Other Calamities by Leslie Gray Streeter
Dru’s Short Musing: This was an evenly paced and complex family drama that was intertwined in the telling of this story. This well-written tale was filled with dysfunction from all ends with grief, betrayal, and personal growth comprising most of the visually...
Reviews
My Musing ~ Family & Other Calamities by Leslie Gray Streeter
Dru’s Short Musing: This was an evenly paced and complex family drama that was intertwined in the telling of this story. This well-written tale was filled with dysfunction from all ends with grief, betrayal, and personal growth comprising most of the visually...
My Musing ~ Sex And Death On The Beach by Elaine Viets
Dru’s Short Musing: Norah McCarthy will do all that is needed when a body is found on her property. From the first page to the finale, I was immersed in all aspects, quickly becoming a page-turner as I had to know how this was going to end. In this well-written...
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Releases
New Releases ~ Week of May 25, 2025
Searching for something to read? Check out some of the new titles releasing the week of May 25 – 31, 2025 with three debut series. I hope a few of these books take you on a reading adventure! MAY 25 Bullets and Beignets by Kat Bellemore (Cozy Mystery) Jo Darby...
Cover Reveals
Cover Reveal ~ Crescent City Christmas Chaos by Ellen Byron
I've been a fan of Ellen Byron's since the first book I read of hers. It is now my pleasure to share with you the cover reveal for the next book in the “Vintage Cookbook” mystery series, coming November 2025 and now up for preorder. Publication Date: November 4,...
Cover Reveal ~ It’s Not Even Past by Anna Scotti
It is my pleasure to host the cover reveal for this short story collection, coming June 2025 and now up for preorder. Publication Date: June 23, 2025 Format: Print, Digital Genre: Short Story Crime Fiction Collection Author Website: annakscotti Book Synopsis A...
Cover Reveals
Cover Reveal ~ It’s Not Even Past by Anna Scotti
It is my pleasure to host the cover reveal for this short story collection, coming June 2025 and now up for preorder. Publication Date: June 23, 2025 Format: Print, Digital Genre: Short Story Crime Fiction Collection Author Website: annakscotti Book Synopsis A...
Cover Reveal ~ Flashes of a Dying Hour by Lynda Allen
It is my pleasure to share with you the cover for the next book in the “Liv Wilde” mystery series, coming March 2025. Preorder coming soon. Publication Date: March 27, 2025 Format: Print, Digital Name of Series: Liv Wilde Mystery ~ Book 2 Genre: Traditional Mystery...
Extras
Kensington Giveaway 2025
Thanks to the publisher, Three winners will receive a signed copy of PUZZLE ME A MURDER by Roz Noonan Empathetic to a fault, librarian Alice Pepper always had a natural talent for figuring out people and puzzles in the small Oregon town of West Hazel. But as a...
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Kensington Giveaway 2025
Thanks to the publisher, Three winners will receive a signed copy of PUZZLE ME A MURDER by Roz Noonan Empathetic to a fault, librarian Alice Pepper always had a natural talent for figuring out people and puzzles in the small Oregon town of West Hazel. But as a...
A Year In Review ~ 2024
This has been a year, despite all that was happening in my personal and professional life, I kept up with my reading (250 books) and introducing characters and authors to you. Let's see what was published on the blog for each feature: A Day In My Life: 220...
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Accolades
2024 Anthony Award
2024 Agatha Award
