I don't often say this, but I loved this book! I had scrolled past Insignificant Events in the Life of a Cactus by Dusti Bowling more than once, but I'm glad I stopped and looked at it this time. This is a middle school/young adult novel about Aven, a girl born with no arms. Having moved to Arizona halfway through the school year, she has to make new friends. A big challenge after spending her whole life in Kansas, where she grew up with the same kids since kindergarten. ...

Erin Price is a baker, not a sleuth. It’s really not her fault that mysteries keep landing in her lap while she’s trying to run Auntie Clem’s Bakery and make a living from baking gluten-free and specialty goods.Sink your teeth into these sweet mysteries!

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June has arrived and it's time for another round-up of freebies! Muffins Masks Murder is free on Kindle this weekend, if you would like to curl up with a good cozy mystery! And, of course, I have brought you another swack of freebies for your reading pleasure ...

I am reading The Burning Maze, book #3 of the Trials of Apollo by Rick Riordan. It's been a few years since I read the Percy Jackson series with my son. I'm not sure which is the last book we read, but I am recognizing a number of the characters and incidents from the original series as I read this one. Rick Riordan is a great storyteller with lots of magic, excitement, and sympathetic characters. I always enjoy his books ...

I have recently begun to share Kindle Quotes through social media. They're quick and easy, a great way to share what you are reading. They get quite a bit more engagement than I expected them to. How do you share them? Here's how to do it on the iPhone ...

May 30 is National Creativity day, a day to embrace your creativity and to foster it in those around you. What's your thing? ...

The other book I am reading right now is Greer Hendricks's and Sarah Pekkanen's An Anonymous Girl. A psychological thriller, Jessica Ferris signs up to participate in a study on ethics and morality, which grows more and more involved and bizarre. Jess is encouraged to share all of her secrets, and she doesn't want to answer all of Dr. Shields' questions, but she needs the money for participating in the study. ...

I've had some comments from readers of the Reg Rawlins Psychic Investigator series who express disgust or frustration with Reg for having anything to do with Corvin Hunter after becoming aware that he is a predator, and one who has repeatedly made promises that he hasn't kept. I thought maybe this would be a good opportunity to open up a discussion about why those who are abused stay with their abusers for so long. Why don't they just leave? ...

If you haven't started the Zachary Goldman series, or have only read one or two, now is a great time to start! The first four books are currently on sale for $0.99 for a limited time. ...

It's been a long time since I read anything by Veronica Roth (author of the Divergent series). Carve the Mark is an engaging sci fi set in a galaxy with magical gifts, various kinds of planets, warring nations, and families fated to conflict with each other. Nice deep characterization, vibrant worlds, and plenty of conflict will keep you turning the pages. ...

It's new release day! Today you can get book #10 of the Auntie Clem's Bakery series, Muffins Masks Murder. I've rounded up a few more releases that you may be interested in as well. ...

In anticipation of the release of Muffins Masks Murder this Friday, books 7-9 of the Auntie Clem's Bakery series are on sale for $0.99 today ...

In anticipation of the release of Muffins Masks Murder this Friday, books 4-6 of the Auntie Clem's Bakery series are on sale for $0.99 today ...

I have just finished Someone We Know by Shari Lapena. Lapena does a great job with domestic thrillers. I have previously read A Stranger in the House. Someone We Know explores the idea of what happens when someone close to you is murdered and you realize that the murderer is (most likely) also someone you know. There are plenty of secrets in this neighborhood. A great set-up for a suspenseful story. ...

In anticipation of the release of Muffins Masks Murder this Friday, the first three books of the Auntie Clem's Bakery series are on sale for $0.99 today and tomorrow only (watch here for sales on the other books in the series.) ...

May is Mental Health Awareness Month. If you've been hanging around my blog for a while, you know that I frequently write about mental illness in both my books and on my blog. ...

Killing Floor is Lee Child's first Jack Reacher novel. I'm sure that I have read it before. A couple of points have "rung a bell," but otherwise it has been like reading it for the first time. ...

Erin Price is a baker, not a sleuth. It's really not her fault that mysteries keep landing in her lap while she's trying to run Auntie Clem's Bakery and make a living from baking gluten-free and specialty goods ...

This weekend you can grab Virtually Harmless, book #3 in the High-Tech Crime Solvers multi-author series for... free! Yes, delve into this high-tech thriller for only the time it takes to click a couple of buttons. And as you have become accustomed, you can click on button to pick up not just Virtually Harmless, but all of the other Kindle books in this blog as well. ...