I am excited to announce the release of Henry, Breaking the Pattern, book #1 in the Breaking the Pattern series. This is the re-release of an old series, one of the first that I published. It has been re-edited and polished, and been given a new title and new cover. I love the beautiful new covers on this series ...

(Book #11) When his younger brother Tyrrell goes missing, PI Zachary Goldman is anxious to find him before something bad happens to him. Or is it already too late? ...

After working underground to reunited apprehended teens with their parents for as long as they have, Gabriel and Renata have seen it all. But this time, it's personal. When the young children of one of the families who have helped with the movement are seized, they prepare to do whatever it takes to have them returned before more damage can be done ...

Looking over what I have read recently, I have picked out Mother May I, by Joshilyn Jackson. This book will require you to suspend disbelief to a certain degree. I had a hard time believing that someone would behave the way that the protagonist mother did in this book, but if you can get past that, there are plenty of chills and thrills in this one. ...

It's time for some Christmas reading! If you're looking for some books set on or around Christmas (or other winter holidays) you have come to the right place. Stack them up and curl up by the fire (or your TV playing an endless Christmas log loop?) and get reading ...

I recently read Blink of an Eye (Kendra Michaels Book 8) by Roy and Iris Johansen. I think this is the first Kendra Michaels book I have read, though I'm not 100% sure. There was enough back story to understand what was going on and the relationships that each character had with each other. Although there was some deeper stuff going on with Kendra and her flame that I was left wondering about and may have to go back a few books to figure out! Which is exactly how authors should pull you into their series! ...

The time has come! New releases just before Christmas, what could be better? Fill up your Kindle or eReader or even stock up on paperbacks. Gentle Angel is book #4 in the Kenzie Kirsch Medical Thriller series. It can be read as a stand alone or together with the rest of the series for even more enjoyment. The Kenzie Kirsch series is a spin-off from the Zachary Goldman Mysteries series, so expect to bump into some old friends. ...

Another new-to-me author this week. I am reading Devil's Breath, the sixth book in G.M. Malliet's Max Tudor Mystery series. Not having read the previous books in the series, I am a little confused as to why the police would involve a former-MI5-operative-turned-vicar in the murder of a film star aboard a yacht. But whatever it takes to get the sleuth into the plot, I guess! ...

remote private residence. The sleuth is there for a rest or vacation, not to investigate a case. But while he or she is there, someone dies. It's murder, of course. There is no way to get out, no way to reach the authorities. They are all trapped there with a killer, and it is up to the sleuth to figure out who it is. ...

I don't think that I have read anything by Benjamin Black before. Today I started on Holy Orders, book 6 in the Quirke series. A quirky (if I may say so) pathologist taking on the role of detective to find the culprit who murdered a friend of his daughter. The Quirke series has apparently been adapted for television, though I have never seen any of the episodes ...

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If you haven't yet purchased Dosed to Death, book #3 in the Kenzie Kirsch Medical Thrillers yet, this is your chance get it at a discounted price. For a limited time, you can get this latest Kenzie Kirsch book for just $0.99. It can be read as a stand alone medical mystery or as part of the series ...

Verses for the Dead is book #18 in the Pendergast series by Preston & Child. If you have read any of the rest of the series, you know that Agent Pendergast (FBI) prefers to work on his own, but in this case he is paired up with a junior agent to "assist" him (ie. spy on him and report any rogue behaviour to their boss.) A serial killer is on the loose, and Pendergast is the only one who seems to have any idea how to pursue the investigation. ...

There is so much to give thanks for, even in tough times. We had a week of challenges last week, but have been blessed in so many things. Showing gratitude for the good things and blessings in our life is important, so it is nice to have a day set apart to do so. (Even if you are not in the USA, you are probably aware of US Thanksgiving this week.) ...

This is a new cozy mystery series and author for me. Book #1 in the Little Library Mystery series, A Most Curious Murder features protagonist Jenny returning to her hometown after a nasty divorce. She is confronted by first, the destruction of her mother's little library, and then by something even worse ...

Happy (almost) Thanksgiving! It is release day for Dosed to Death, A Kenzie Kirsch Medical Thriller #3. Dosed to Death can be read as a stand alone mystery or as part of the Kenzie Kirsch series. You will also be familiar with Kenzie, Zachary, and their other friends and family members if you have been reading the Zachary Goldman Mysteries. Kenzie and Zachary have decided to take a Thanksgiving vacation at a mountain resort. Well, of course a storm blows in so no one can get in or out, and you know what's going to happen, right? I mean, it is a medical thriller ...

Erin thought she’d seen and heard it all. In Bald Eagle Falls, everyone seemed not only to know everyone else’s business, but to discuss it at length. Yet she had always assumed that her neighbor Mrs. Peach, who had no man in her life, was widowed ...

This week I picked up Louise Penny's newest Chief Inspector Gamache book, The Madness of Crowds. I posted about the previous book in this series, which is All the Devils Are Here. I have enjoyed all of the Inspector Gamache books that I have read, and this one is no difference. ...

I've written on Nanowrimo (National Novel Writing Month) before. If you've hung out here for a few years you know that I participate every year. But why? I knew I wanted to do a blog post on nano today, and I was trying to figure out what to write. What it is that you want to know. What you would ask me if you had the chance (and you can ask me in the comment section below. I'll answer you!) What I originally homed in on is why or why not to participate in Nanowrimo. Some writers have very strong opinions on the matter. Some people love nano. Some people hate it. Some people keep trying it and giving up, some try and succeed, and some wouldn't touch it with a ten foot pole. ...