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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...
An Excerpt from SIX WEEKS OF LOVE & LARCENY by Rebecca Gould Baeurle
The wail of the siren only intensifies my anxiety. I'm holding him in my arms pressing a dish towel on his wound attempting to control the bleeding. "Shhhhh, we're getting you help," I whisper in his ear and kiss his head. The police car makes a sharp right turn, and...
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A Day in My Life ~ Leslie Hatherton Torres by Tammy D. Walker
When I was eleven, the age my daughter is now, I spent hours during summer in my grandmother’s shop, tucked in the cool nook beneath her office desk. Mostly, I read there, but if I’m honest, when Grandma Butterfield wasn’t looking, I’d peek inside the desk drawers. I...
A Word With Elaine L. Orr
Now it’s time to learn more about the authors we read. . . What drew you to the genre you write? My mother read traditional mysteries so I had an early introduction. Before I started reading what she did (Mary Stewart, Phyllis Whitney, Agatha Christie) I read...
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 ~ POUR CHOICES by Adrian Andover
Dru’s Short Musing: When the comedian who performed at his lounge is found dead the next day, Adrian investigates to find the person responsible. There is no sophomore slump in this well-written and fast-paced murder mystery with a comfortable tone making it easy to...
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My Musing ~ POPPY MONTGOMERY GETS EVEN by Gordon Jack
Dru’s Short Musing: Scamming a scammer takes center stage as Poppy tries to help a friend and, in the process, helped solve two puzzling deaths. This was a well-written and complex drama with a comfortable tone making it easy to follow and grasp what is going on in...
My Musing ~ ODE TO THE BONES by Carolyn Haines
Dru’s Short Musing: This was an engaging read from the first page to its intensified conclusion. So much is going on in Sarah Booth's world and discovering betrayals where she least expect it highlights the greatness of this series. The mystery was nicely done and it...
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New Releases ~ Week of July 5, 2026
Looking for something to read? Check out some of the new titles releasing the week of July 5 – 11, 2026 with three debut series. I hope a few of these books take you on a reading adventure! JULY 6 Cornwall's Deadly Series by Adriana Licio (British Gothic Mystery) The...
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 CORPSE AT THE COTTAGE by Kathleen Bridge
I am happy to share with you the cover for the next book in the "Hamptons Home & Garden" mystery series, coming June 2026 and now up for preorder. Publication Date: June 30, 2026 Series: A Hamptons Home & Garden Mystery, Book 9 Genre: Cozy Mystery Format:...
Cover Reveals
Cover Reveal ~ DREIDELS AND DEAD ENDS by Nancy J. Cohen
Nancy Cohen is a prolific writer and I am thrilled to host her cover reveal for the next book in the "Bad Hair Day" mystery series, coming June 2026 and now up for preorder. Publication Date: June 23, 2026 Series: Bad Hair Day Mysteries, Book 19 Genre: Cozy Mystery...
Cover Reveal ~ FLASHES OF FIRE AND FURY by Lynda Allen
It is my pleasure to share with you the cover for the next book in the “Liv Wilde” mystery series, coming June 2026. Preorder coming soon. Publication Date: June 25, 2026 Series: A Liv Wilde Mystery, Book 3 Genre: Traditional Mystery w/Paranormal elements Format:...
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 👉...
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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Anthony Award For Best Short Story
I was nominated with my friend, Kristopher Zgorski for our first published short story, TICKET TO RIDE that is featured in the "Happiness Is a Warm Gun: Crime Fiction Inspired by the Songs of The Beatles" edited by Josh Pachter. And... We won an Anthony Award For Best...
Feisty Deeds: Historical Fictions of Daring Women edited by Kimberly Sullivan and Elaine Aucoin Schroller
In celebration of Women's Fiction Day (June 8, 2024), the Women's Fiction Writers Association recently released their anthology with 23 stories set in the years 1470 to 1970. Publication Date: June 4, 2024 Format: Print, Digital Genre: Historical Women’s Fiction Book...
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Accolades
2024 Anthony Award
2024 Agatha Award
