Be the first to get a paperback copy of Allergen-Free Assignation, book 3 of the Auntie Clem's Bakery series! Enter this Goodreads Giveaway contest ...

Christmas is coming, and lots of fun Christmas stories and books line the virtual bookshelves! Dog-Free Dinner is a holiday short story in the cozy mystery series Auntie Clem's Bakery available now for $0.99 exclusively on my website. ...

On to a medical thriller this week, one of my favourite genres. Daniel and Michael Palmer serve up Mercy: a Novel, where an angel of death killer is eliminating one patient after another. I am enjoying the detailed descriptions of the medical procedures and the character development of the protagonist and her family. In the tradition of Robin Cook's Coma, the Palmer's bring you Mercy ...

(Holiday short, between books 3 & 4) Vic is looking forward to Christmas with her new Bald Eagles Falls family. Erin—not so much. But she wants to make it a special day for Vic. But an unexpected turn in events changes all of their carefully-laid plans.  ...

So you've been reading my Auntie Clem's Bakery series, and now you are craving some gluten-free treats of your own! While I do eat gluten-free myself, I have a lot of other dietary restrictions, so my repetoire is limited, and when I want to make something that isn't on my usual weekly meal plan, it's usually an experiment, swapping ingredients on the fly.  ...

This week I am on to a psychological mystery, The Silent Sister, by Diane Chamberlain. I am drawing close to the end, and it has been an interesting and engaging read, although I have guessed all of the twists well ahead of time. A well-written suspense novel that reminds me somewhat of a Mary Higgins Clark ...

airy-Free Death is free on Kindle this weekend, October 27-30. Don't wait, because this deal won't last! ...

I have been interested in the themes of faith and of opposition in all things, such as between ruin and preservation. So I picked a quote on faith ...

Today marks the first time that I am offering a short story for one of my serieses. Witch-Free Halloween is a holiday short in the Auntie Clem's Bakery series, bringing you Erin's and Vic's first Halloween in Bald Eagle Falls ...

I am currently reading Brandon Sanderson's The Hero of Ages. Yes, this is the third book in the Mistborn trilogy, and I haven't read the first two books in the series. I just dived right into this world without knowing anything about it, but Sanderson does a good job at filling in the backstory so that the reader has some idea of what's going on.  ...

Enter to win a paperback copy of Dairy-Free Death, the second book in the Auntie Clem's Bakery series through Goodreads! You have until October 20 to enter ...

October is Disabilities Awareness Month. In Canada, it is also Autism Awareness Month. And October 14 is Indie Author Day. With all of these things converging, I decided to highlight a book by an autistic author friend of mine: The ABCs of Autism Acceptance, written while Sparrow Rose Jones ...

Dairy-Free Death, Book #2 of the Auntie Clem's Bakery Series is out today! And be sure to check back next week for a special Halloween short, Witch-Free Halloween ...

Most of the books I mention here are young adult, suspense, or mystery. Ninety-nine percent are fiction. But last week I picked up Anna LeBaron's memoir, The Polygamist's Daughter. As a rule, I don't read memoirs, but this one intrigued me. Annan is not a polished writer, but she has a story to tell, and I enjoyed reading it. The Polygamist's Daughter is a journey of faith rather than an expose, so don't expect a lot of action ...

(Holiday short, between books 3 & 4) Erin Price, gluten-free baker turned sleuth and her assistant and best friend, Vic are looking forward to their first Halloween in Bald Eagle Falls. But circumstances combine against them, and they face a problem that could mean the end to Auntie Clem's Bakery ...

Today is Canadian Thanksgiving, and I am thankful for my readers! I know, most of you are in the US, and your Thanksgiving day isn't for another month and a half yet. But the growing season is shorter in Canada and our harvest is in. We've had our first frost and first blizzard of the year (at least in my part of the country) and our thoughts are turned to toasty socks and stretching out with a good book by the fire ...

Here is one of the books I read last week, a light read with fairies, fun, and flatulent dwarves. The Eternity Code by Eoin Colfer is a middle-grade adventure in the Artemis Fowl series, guaranteed to keep your young reader (or you) interested. It's an entertaining read; just see if you can keep up with Artemis and his schemes.  ...

Even when your TBR pile is teetering over and threatening an avalanche, you can always add a few more freebies, can't you? Well, never fear, I've got a whole stack of great stuff for you today. Download a few more freebies this weekend. At the top of the list, of ...

My teaser this week is from Mary Kay Andrews' Callahan Garrity Mysteries. I've read one book from this series before, but hadn't read book 1 in the series, Every Crooked Nanny. I often read random books in the middle of a series… ...