Lila Macapagal by Mia P. Manansala

Hey everyone! I’m Lila Macapagal (LEE-la to my family, LY-la to everyone else). I thought I was living every girl’s rom-com dream: I had escaped my tiny, ridiculously named town of Shady Palms, Illinois, to go and thrive in Chicago. Honestly, if you had Googled...

My Musing ~ Soft Hearts by Eric Lodin

Soft Hearts by Eric Lodin Series Name: Rett Swinson #1Genre: Cozy MysteryRelease: May 22, 2021Purchase Link A Halloween Murder, a Dragon Suspect-and a Neighborhood Secret. Harriett “Rett” Swinson is trying to rebuild her life after a failed marriage when a...

Emma Lawson by Kris Calvin

Yes, I’m Emma Lawson. Time to chat? Sure, I guess so. We’ll have to be quick. I’ve got to get to work, but if you don’t mind walking with me we can talk. Though I have to warn you I’m not used to managing two dogs. Fox, stop it. Careful, the little one, Fox, will have...

Ella Shane by Kathleen Marple Kalb

I’d like to say I look forward to premieres the way children do Christmas. . .but the fact is that they’re rarely as wonderful as expected. Still, I hoped The Princes in the Tower might just be the exception that proves the rule. After all, not only was I opposite my...

Detective Roman Aguilar by Amy Rivers

It’s funny how two decades roll by—you work, you make a name for yourself, you’ve got your foot squarely in the present—and then one thing throws you forcibly into the past. Kids run away from home. It happens all the time, but as soon as we started investigating...