Coming to American after the fall of Saigon, two-year-old Phuc Tran didn’t know the difficult path still ahead of him. For being the only Vietnamese, heck the only Asian, family in small town America, he was bound to stand out. Sigh, Gone is his tale of how he found hisContinue Reading
Who knew that there were so many tasty dishes featuring the humble chicken? It truly means Winner! Winner! Chicken Dinner can be a 10-minute Tostada or an exotic Chicken Laarb. The flavor profiles come from all over the world. Sheet Pan Shawarma to Harissa Chicken to Filopino-style Chicken Adobo areContinue Reading
World War began with a bomb. When Pearl Harbor was hit by Japanese bombs from above, it forced the United States to join both the German and the Japanese fronts. It also inspired American men, and women, to do their patriotic duty by serving in the military. Over a thousandContinue Reading
It’s the Mystery Writers of America’s seventy-fifth anniversary! To celebrate they are throwing a party and we’re all invited. Luckily, we readers get the present—an anthology of nineteen short stories by the best mystery writers around. All the stories have an anniversary theme. In fact, they are all Deadly Anniversaries.Continue Reading
From the first page, In Her Shadow grabs you by the throat and won’t you go. “‘Help.’ My voice is hoarse. Fading fast. Someone help me. But no one’s coming. No one knows I’m down here.” And then the first trickle of smoke appears, the house where Colleen is trappedContinue Reading
“These are the Tidelands: half tide, half land, good for nothing.” On Sealsea Island, England, in 1648, Alinor is only twenty-seven. Her husband has either run off with their small fishing boat—or died at sea. She has two children: thirteen-year-old Alys and twelve-year-old Rob. Alinor also has the “sight” likeContinue Reading
From the author of Jar of Hearts comes another twisty domestic suspense novel writ large, Little Secrets. “The FBI estimates that there are currently over thirty thousand active missing person cases for children.” Marin is shopping with her four-year-old son, Sebastian, in Seattle’s touristy Pike’s Place Market. Her husband, Derek,Continue Reading
18 Caliber Spotlight and Giveaway 18 CALIBER, Maizie Albright Star Detective Mystery Cozy Mystery 6th in Series Past Perfect Press (April 14, 2020) Print Length: 395 pages Digital ASIN: B085HGGBW2 LUCKY IN LOVE AND LUCKY TO BE ALIVE. UNTIL NOW. Maizie’s mixing with international stars, spies, and her mother’sContinue Reading
“I would live your life so much better than you If I Had Your Face.” In a culture that only values females for their youth and beauty, is it any wonder that plastic surgery has become an almost-mandatory South Korean ritual for teen girls? The story is told from theContinue Reading
About When It’s Time For Leaving When It’s Time for Leaving Traditional Mystery 1st in Series Encircle Publications, LLC (October 1, 2019) Paperback: 274 pages ISBN-10: 1948338920 ISBN-13: 978-1948338929 Digital ASIN: B07TYQ8PDL When his girlfriend dumps him and a dealer nearly rams him off a bridge, Al DeSantis quits theContinue Reading
Pilot Owens’ Character Guest Post If You Could Go Anywhere In The World With Anyone, Where Would You Go And Why? Also Why Did You Choose That Person? Cool question… the first part is obvious and that’s Carly Cosentino. Not only is she the world’s best girlfriend, super hot, athletic, andContinue Reading
In the not too distant future, Korea has been overtaken by greedy companies. The populace forgets its poverty and hopelessness by playing a massively multiplayer online game, VOIDWAR. People are so obsessed with buying virtual goods for VOIDWAR that now they buy them with real money on credit. If theyContinue Reading
“Where do you see yourself In Five Years?” is a standard interview question. Dannie is a driven corporate attorney interviewing for her dream job. It’s December 15, 2020. Later that night, Dannie’s boyfriend, David, proposes and she accepts. Slightly high from champagne, Dannie falls asleep on the couch and dreams…Continue Reading
Guest Post Cara Putman’s Bucket List Bucket lists are such fun ideas. A list of items, experiences, places we hope to have while we’re able. I haven’t written down a bucket list before, but it didn’t take long to create this list. You’ll see it’s a mix of writing andContinue Reading
My Review “Some sins were hard to forgive no matter how willing she was to try.” Especially when the sin was her husband having an affair, and a child, with her sister. But that was water under the bridge and a long time ago. Now her teenage niece Addy JoContinue Reading
Welcome to the dream world that is Vagabonds! The translation creates a prose poem that lasts through hundreds of pages. In the beginning, the Earth colonized Mars. Next, came the civil wars breaking the two worlds into separate societies. Finally, came peace activities including delegations from each world visiting theContinue Reading