Dead by Dawn
In Dead by Dawn, Maine Warden Investigator, Mike Bowditch, is looking into a cold case. Did Professor Chamberlain accidentally drown during a solo duck hunt? Or was he bludgeoned to death and pushed from his boat? Somehow, he riled up someone with his questions. On his way back from hisContinue Reading
The Institute
The Institute is a claustrophobic thrill ride that is perfect for fans of The Cube movies! Agnieszka, her four roommates, and two friends wake up trapped in her apartment in Poland. The stairs are barred. The elevator never comes when called. Their Wi-Fi, phones and internet are not working. ThreateningContinue Reading
Text in Show
Text in Show is a modern retelling of Cinderella set at a socialite dog show. What makes this show different? Mother-dog matching clothing, doggy evening gown and swimsuit competitions are just part of the craziness! Autumn has a hyper-critical mother. Sure, it took her ten years to get her collegeContinue Reading
Murder at Madame Tussauds
London, 1896. Private Investigators Daniel Wilson and Abigail Fenton are hired by Madame Tussauds Wax Museum. A new nightwatchman, Eric, is found dead with his head caught off. He is posed in the museum’s French Revolution guillotine exhibit. His security team partner, Walter, is missing. The bumbling police decide onContinue Reading
Framed and Frosted Spotlight and Giveaway
Framed and Frosted, the third book in the Cupcake Catering Mystery series, finds cupcake caterer, Emory Martinez, working at a Laguna Beach society Fourth of July soiree, with her sister and their new employee, Sal. With a host that seems intent on accosting both catering employees and guests alike, thingsContinue Reading
The Perfect Ending
A best-selling, Edgar winning thriller author named Scott has a problem. He has writer’s block and is extremely late delivering his newest book to his publisher. Eventually, Scott decides to kill himself. But he needs to find The Perfect Ending to his life first. It has to be radical enoughContinue Reading
Undead Girl Murder Farce 1
In Undead Girl Murder Farce 1, it’s 1898. In France, vampires may live alongside humans as long as they vow not to prey on humans. The humans living near the vampires have mixed feeling about this government policy. When Madam Hannah, the wife of one of the socially acceptable vampires,Continue Reading
Murder Most Pemberley Guest Post and Giveaway
Author’s Guest Post Cures for Writer’s Block One of the many questions I get as an author is how I conquer the dreaded writer’s block. Well, that’s easy. I panic! No, wait … that’s not the correct answer. Um…stay calm. Always. Stay. Calm. So, in honor of those who ask thisContinue Reading
Nuclear Family 1
You have, or maybe drool over, mid-century modern furniture. Now, go back to 1957 America and see the dark undertones of that era in Nuclear Family 1. It’s 1957 and Russia is meddling in the politics of the middle east. The U.S. feels obligated to respond. Used car salesman, Tim,Continue Reading
50 Maps of the World Activity Book
With nineteen full-color activities from drawing to solving puzzles, the 50 Maps of the World Activity Book doesn’t disappoint! There are a variety of puzzle types sure to include a favorite or two for your child recipient. I think it’s funny that I am still hopeless at the jumbled birdContinue Reading
A Glimmer of a Clue Review and Giveaway
My Review When angry art critic, Lana, is killed in A Glimmer of a Clue, no one is surprised. She alienated half the town of Carmel-by-the-Sea, after all. But fairy garden store and tea shop owner, Courtney, is determined to root out the killer—with a little help from her fairy-in-training,Continue Reading
Nowhere Girl
What would it be like being born into a fugitive family? Moving constantly from town to town, continent to continent. Changing names and backstories just as often. With no roots or long-term friends, would you just be a Nowhere Girl? “I know my father’s laws by heart, because it isContinue Reading
Quarantine Life from Cholera to COVID-19
Quarantine Life from Cholera to COVID-19 attempts to put the current pandemic in its place within all the human pandemics in recorded history. What does the past have to tell us about our future? The author lists thirty lessons that we should have learned already (with varying success). My favoriteContinue Reading
No Hiding in Boise
There is nothing timelier right now than mass shootings, unfortunately. No Hiding in Boise shows how the aftermath of a bar shooting impacts three women: Joyce, Tessa, and Angie. Joyce was the bartender at the scene of the crime. She was in the backroom when the incident occurred. She hasContinue Reading
Killing in a Koi Pond Review and Giveaway
My Review “Mrs. Fletcher, why don’t you leave the detective work to us? You are looking for a crime that probably never happened. We have techs and a deputy coroner on the way. You just toddle along. We got work to do.“—said the clueless local Sheriff in the latest MurderContinue Reading
An Unkindness of Ravens
In An Unkindness of Ravens, a girl named Waverly goes missing at Danforth High. A new girl, Wilma who looks uncannily like Waverly, is given her old locker. Because of her psychic abilities, Wilma can see an invisible message left in her locker filled with satanic imagery. Waverly was partContinue Reading