Category: Debuting Books
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Here’s a Secret About the Percy Cole Series
The Persephone Cole Vintage Mysteries series was born out of a challenge by my editor to write a protagonist who looked and acted more like a real person, not a model. Could I do it? I thought about it and created Percy Cole. Little did I know that when I made her as large if…
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The Waxing Moon, Percy Cole, and Me
Occasionally, we writers write ourselves into a corner. And so it was with the latest Persephone Cole Vintage Mystery, Hotshot Shamus, debuting in time for Mother’s Day. In some ways, finding out you’ve made a big boo-boo can be a challenge. Being the inventive sort that writers are, we often come up with a pretty…
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Casting Call for a Corpse
The 7th book of the Alvarez Family Murder Mysteries, Casting Call for a Corpse is now on preorder at Amazon.com for only $2.99 until midnight, July 31srt. Just click here for your copy. This book was a lot of fun to write. I enjoyed every minute of it. The plot certainly took me away to…
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“Sheltering In Place” – Day 1
So here I am with a Type A Personality husband being told we are to Shelter In Place for the next three weeks to help prevent the spread of CV19. In some ways, it has been made easier by the fact that almost every place near and dear to hubby’s heart has been told to…
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Alert the Presses! New Covers for the Alvarez Family Murder Mysteries!
I’ve been rebranded. And it’s not as painful as it sounds. The Alvarez Family Murder Mysteries are now called a “fun detective cozy!” Below see all the new covers for the Alvarez Family Murder Mysteries. Why change covers? Why not? Tastes change, concepts change, hairstyles change. Remember the sack dress? Of course not. Most of…
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Changing Horses Midstream
Picture it: There are two horses standing in a stream. We’re not sure why; reasoning cloudy. Sitting astride one horse is a woman who doesn’t want to be there. Possibly, she has been whispering into the horse’s ear something like ‘let’s get a move on, sport,’ but to no avail. Said horse seems to like…
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Marriage Can Be Murder
Marriage Can Be Murder, Book 2 of the Love Can Be Murder Mystery Novellas, debuts on March 17th. While it has nothing to do with St. Patty’s Day, nonetheless I want to cry “faith and begorrah!” These novellas are lighter and shorter than the Alvarez Family Murder Mysteries and showcase the Nick and Nora Charles of…
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STARTING THE NEW YEAR OFF RIGHT, ANA MANWARING VISITS
Welcome, everyone! And Happy New Year. Today my guest is Ana Manwaring, a talented author talking about her debut book, Set Up: Secrets and Lies in Zihuatanejo. Set Up is the first of The JadeAnne Stone Mexico Adventures and after reading the first book, I am glad to know there will be many more in the…
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Exciting News About My New Book!
My Romantic Suspense Mystery is almost done. No more am I writing a pure romance novel. Couldn’t do it. Bad me. After several arduous months, I came to see I am absolutely no good at writing plain romance. I kept going back and forth over relationships, lack thereof, pain and abandonment issues, etc, adding layer…
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I’m Writing A New Book called ‘Girl, Girl, Girl’
And I know it will be a big hit because it uses the word ‘girl‘ three times. Actually, it might be three times a hit. According to various articles and studies, any title that has the word girl in it speaks to female readers. It also seems to mean that the protagonist (the girl) is probably going to…
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An uplifting experience
Tuesday night I had the delight, honor, and good sense to go to Kepler’s Bookstore in Menlo Park for the debut of a new book, The Amorous Heart. There, author Marilyn Yalom, scholar, writer, feminist and all-around-good-gal, was being interviewed by Theresa Donovan Brown, an award winning author of fiction and non-fiction. And another all-around-good-gal.…
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