I am really enjoying a new (to me) book from Jim Butcher, The Cinder Spires: The Aeronaut's Windlass. I've read a couple of the Dresden Files series before, but this is the first in the Cinder Spires series. This new world of crystal-powered airships, pirates, and warrior cats is the best fantasy I've read in a long time. There is enough undiscovered backstory and possibilities to sustain several series. ...

(Book 4) It was her second chance at parole, and Tamara knew this time that it wasn’t going to be easy. That ended up being the understatement of the century. In a new environment, trying to be a parent for the first time after years of not being allowed to make any decisions for herself, she didn’t know how she was going to make it. ...

(Book 3) Tamara French is back in juvenile detention, and things are not going well. Have her experiences on the outside affected her so much? The staff can’t figure out what is wrong, and Tamara herself can’t explain what is going on with her ...

New Release! Two Teardrops, the much-anticipated sequel to award-winning Tattooed Teardrops is now live! ...

I've read a few of Charles Todd's Ian Rutledge mysteries in the last year, and quite enjoy this Scotland Yard Inspector's adventures, including the ever-present second voice in his head, a remnant of the shell-shock he suffered from his service during WWI. Racing the Devil is no exception, and I am interested in seeing how this one turns out! ...

The regular price of this collection of cozy mysteries is a great one; who could pass up a sale price of $0.99 for six full-length novels? This promo is only running for four days, so don't put it off! ...

I don't often read memoirs, but Flat Broke with Two Goats by Jennifer McGaha attracted my attention and has been an entertaining read so far. It is a fun, honest look at what led to Jennifer's financial demise and their efforts to confront the new realities of their lives.  ...

Get ready for the release of Two Teardrops by reading Tattooed Teardrops, on sale for $0.99 for a limited time. Tattooed Teardrops won the Top Fiction Award from Library Services for Youth in Custody's In the Margin's Committee in 2016.  ...

(Book 2) Returning to juvie after breaching her parole, Tamara finds that everything is the same as when she left, and yet everything is different. She fights to reestablish her rep while increasingly troubled by emerging memories. ...

Something a little different this week, a 600 page post-apocalyptic dystopian epic with viral vampires. I haven't read anything by Justin Cronin before. This is the second book in his Passage trilogy. I have found the switches back and forth through the timeline very confusing, and feel like the stories I was most interested in have been abandoned. But I'm only halfway through, so maybe the other storylines will reappear or will be resolved somehow.  ...

Cozy Winter Reads A bundle of cozy mystery books to read by the fire while the storm rages outside! The perfect way to spend cold winter nights.  ...

Since I published Tattooed Teardrops, one of the most common comments that I received was "when is the sequel coming out? I want to read more!" ...

A bundle of cozy mystery books to read by the fire while the storm rages outside! The perfect way to spend cold winter nights. ...

I have not read any of Jojo Moyes' books before, and as I often do, I just jumped into the middle of the series rather than starting at the beginning. After You is easily understandable as a stand alone novel. Good depth of characters, a unique plot, and several lines that made me laugh out loud. There is some unnecessary language, so be warned ...

You've seen the In The Margins literary awards mentioned here before. Ruby, Between the Cracks placed in the Top Ten books for Teens in 2015. Tattooed Teardrops won the Top Fiction award in 2016. Today, the 2018 In the Margins awards have been announced, and I had two books place on the Recommended Reading list ...

Rather than focusing on romantic love, my blog post centers on friendship first. While "insta-love" and "insta-hate turns to love" are both prevalent in fiction, I have asked for submissions of titles that focus on friendship (either before love, or remaining as friends.) The idea of instant attraction or chemistry leading to a happily-ever-after is popular and I think leads to disappointment in real life relationships when Cinderella fairy tales turn out to be just that ...

Memory Man is the first book in a new series by David Baldacci, featuring new private detective Amos Decker. A devastating injury and near-death experience on the football field during his debut NHL game rewires his brain, giving him autistic-like thought patterns, including hyperthymesia, synesthesia, issues with social behaviors, etc ...

It's been a long time since I put Deviation on sale. This is book one of the first series that I published. It is the story of Henry, a teen struggling to stay on the right track, and the lives that he touches ...

My teaser today is from the master of legal thrillers, John Grisham, The Whistler. Actually, I just finished another Grisham as well, The Rooster Bar, a Christmas gift from my hubby. The Rooster Bar is more of a comedic piece, but The Whistler is nice and deep.  ...