Features
A Day in My Life ~ Mandy Thorne by Gloria Chao
What’s it like to be me—Mandy Thorne: award-winning podcast creator, host, and star; OnlyFans superstar; mega influencer, best contestant on reality dating show Love Hut; masterful actor? What do you think? It’s frickin’ amazing! But those accolades do come with a...
A Day in My Life ~ Hannah Portman by Valerie Burns
My name is Hannah Portman, but everyone calls me Miss Hannah. I’ve worked at Baby Cakes Bakery in New Bison, Michigan almost as long as the current owner, Madison Montgomery, has been alive, and long before she inherited it from my best friend, her great aunt Octavia....
Features
A Day in My Life ~ Hannah Portman by Valerie Burns
My name is Hannah Portman, but everyone calls me Miss Hannah. I’ve worked at Baby Cakes Bakery in New Bison, Michigan almost as long as the current owner, Madison Montgomery, has been alive, and long before she inherited it from my best friend, her great aunt Octavia....
A Word With M.E. Proctor
Now it’s time to learn more about the authors we read. . . What drew you to the genre you write? I grew up surrounded by stacks of crime novels. My parents both read a lot and crime was by far their favorite genre. Of course, I raided their bookshelves (I was...
Reviews
My Musing ~ A MURDERER’S GUIDE TO MARDI GRAS by Ellen Byron
Dru’s Short Musing: Riding a krewe should be merry, that is until one of the co-leaders is found dead and his widow asks Ricki to use her amateur sleuth skills to find his murderer. Once again, Ellen Byron delivers a tantalizing whodunit that quickly became a...
My Musing ~ ALL ABOARD FOR MURDER by Ellen Byron
Dru’s Short Musing: When his friend is murdered, Dee’s dad, Sam, wants her to find the killer. Ellen Byron continues to bring a solid and well-plotted whodunit that I could not put down until the last page was read. The drama was nicely executed with crisp writing and...
Reviews
My Musing ~ ALL ABOARD FOR MURDER by Ellen Byron
Dru’s Short Musing: When his friend is murdered, Dee’s dad, Sam, wants her to find the killer. Ellen Byron continues to bring a solid and well-plotted whodunit that I could not put down until the last page was read. The drama was nicely executed with crisp writing and...
My Musing ~ OUR MARRIAGE IS MURDER by Carol Goodman
Dru’s Short Musing: When a fellow author dies after imbibing a drink meant for her, Thea must take matters into her own hands to find the person responsible while attending a crime mystery convention. This well-written and fast-paced drama quickly became a page-turner...
New
Releases
Coming Soon ~ August 2026
Here is a list of over 90 new titles representing major genres such as cozy mysteries, traditional mysteries, historical mysteries, and others releasing this month, with eleven debut series. Reading is an adventure. Enjoy! AUGUST 1 The Oxford Detective Society by...
Cover Reveals
Cover Reveal ~ 6 DAYS by Jule Selbo
It is my pleasure to share with you the cover for the next book in the "Dee Rommel" mystery series, coming in August 2026 and now up for preorder. Publication Date: August 5, 2026 Series: A Dee Rommel Mystery, Book 5 Genre: Private Investigator Mystery Format: Print,...
Cover Reveal ~ THE ALCHEMIST OF ALL HALLOWS EVE by Gigi Pandian
It is my pleasure to host the cover reveal for the next book in Gigi Pandian’s mystery series, coming September 2026 and now up for preorder. Publication Date: September 8, 2026 Series: An Accidental Alchemist Mystery, Book 10 Genre: Cozy Mystery - Cozy Fantasy -...
Cover Reveals
Cover Reveal ~ THE ALCHEMIST OF ALL HALLOWS EVE by Gigi Pandian
It is my pleasure to host the cover reveal for the next book in Gigi Pandian’s mystery series, coming September 2026 and now up for preorder. Publication Date: September 8, 2026 Series: An Accidental Alchemist Mystery, Book 10 Genre: Cozy Mystery - Cozy Fantasy -...
Cover Reveal ~ MURDER IN THE LIGHTHOUSE by Maddie Day
Edith Maxwell writing as Maddie Day is a prolific author with several dozen books and short stories published and it is my pleasure to share with you the cover reveal for the next book in the "Cozy Capers Book Group" mystery series, coming February 2027 and now up for...
Extras
Interview with L.A. Chandlar
Author on the Air Global Radio Network invited me, the shy one, to interview the fabulous L.A. Chandlar about her latest release, THE HINDENBERG SPY. We talked about the book, Josephine Baker and of course my favorite building in New York. Listen here on Soundcloud 👉...
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Accolades
2024 Anthony Award
2024 Agatha Award
