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Category: Suspense

Book of the Day…

Q and A with author Chris Patchell

10 Oct 2022
Giveaway Ends 10/21 What does it mean to you to be called an author?  Being called an author feels like an honor, really. Writing has long been a dream of…
Book of the Day…

Author Q and A: Carrie Stuart Parks

4 Oct 2022
Giveaway Ends 10/7 What does it mean to be called an author? There are moments in our lives that we remember exactly where we are and what we were doing…
Book Bites…

Book Bites: In Danger of Judgment

29 Aug 2022
Giveaway Ends 9/2 As a rule, there is a word minimum for a proper review. The Kindle app puts it at 20. Some book promoters want at least 300 -…
#DBQ…

A Conversation with Author David Rabin

15 Aug 2022
Giveaway Ends 9/2 Which book are we talking about today? In Danger of Judgment.  It’s a crime thriller set in Chicago in 1987. Can you tell us a bit about…
#DBQ…

Spotlight: Cash by K.L. Hiers

12 Aug 2022August 14, 2022
Giveaway Ends 8/19 Book Title: Cash: An MM Mafia Romance (Ruthless Daddies) Author and Publisher: K.L. HiersCover Artist: Charli ChildsRelease Date: August 12, 2022Genre: Contemporary MM Romance, Mafia RomanceTropes: Interracial Couple,…
#DBQ…

A Conversation with Author Morgan Brice

5 Aug 2022August 6, 2022
Giveaway Ends 8/10 What does it mean to you to be called an author? A: It can mean different things to different people. Anyone who writes is an author—publication isn’t…
#DBQ…

A Conversation with Author Colleen Coble

28 Jul 2022August 14, 2022
Giveaway Ends 8/11 IR– What inspired the idea for your book?  CC– Without a Trace, the first book in my Rock Harbor series, was acquired by Thomas Nelson twenty years…
#DBQ…

A conversation with author Mary Keliikoa

27 Jul 2022August 14, 2022
Giveaway Ends 8/1 IR– What does it mean to you to be called an author?  MK– Ever since I started down the journey of writing, I wanted to be published.…
#DBQ…

A Conversation with Author Mary Alford

22 Jul 2022August 14, 2022
Giveaway Ends 7/31 IR– What inspired the idea for your book? MA– I loved the idea of writing a suspense story that takes place in an innocent Amish community. In…
#DBQ…

A Conversation with Author Tom Mead

20 Jul 2022August 14, 2022
Giveaway ends 7/24 https://amzn.to/3PpWuwb IR-- Which book are we talking about today? TM-- My book is called Death and the Conjuror, and it’s a mystery set in 1930s London, written…
Book of the Day…

New Release: MIKE BRAVO OPS (ROGUE) by Eden Finley #Giveaway

17 Jul 2022July 25, 2022
Giveaway Ends 7/31 MIKE BRAVO OPS: ROGUEMIKE BRAVO OPS #2 by Eden FinleyRelease Blitz Release Date: July 13, 2022 COVER DESIGN: CATE ASHWOOD DESIGNSPHOTO: PETER HENRY SERRESMODEL: ALEX Genre: M/M Military RomanceTrope:…
Book Blasts…

Spotlight: Double Exposure by Anne Barwell

15 Jul 2022
giveaway ends 7/16 Book Title:  Double Exposure (Pōneke Shadows Book 1) Author: Anne BarwellPublisher:  LaceDragon Publishing Cover Artist: T.L. BlandRelease Date: July 11, 2022Genre: Paranormal, Mystery, Detective, MM RomanceTropes: Found family, fated…
Book of the Day…

A Conversation with Author Leslie Wheeler

14 Jul 2022July 14, 2022
giveaway ends 7/31 IR– What inspired the idea for the book?  LAW–I was inspired to write Wolf Bog on a hike organized by my Berkshire town of New Marlborough’s land…
Book of the Day…

Spotlight: Breaking Cover (Life Lessons Book 2) by Kaje Harper

12 Jul 2022July 11, 2022
Book Title: Breaking Cover (Life Lessons Book 2) Author and Publisher: Kaje HarperNarrator: JF HardingRelease Date: June 29, 2022Genre: Contemporary/Mystery M/M romanceTropes: Modest age-gap, in the closetThemes: Coming out, gay parentingHeat…
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Secret Service by Tal Bauer is so good it made me think I might not like the romance genre anymore.

3 Jul 2022July 4, 2022
“What matters is now and what we do with today. Tomorrow is a dream. The past is forgotten. Today, I love you.”Secret Service Book Title: Secret Service: A M|M RomanceAuthor:…
Book of the Day…

A Conversation with Author Anne Louise Bannon

24 Jun 2022June 24, 2022
IR– What does it mean to you to be called an author? ALB– It’s my identity, in many respects. I’ve always been a writer/author. It’s not just what I do,…
#DBQ…

Guest Post: From Poirot to Gamache – Stealing from the Great Mysteries

21 Jun 2022August 14, 2022
From Poirot to Gamache – Stealing from the Great Mysteriesby Patrick Kelly What could be more boring than a clean, traditional mystery? Other genres might offer the loving embrace of…
#DBQ…

Author Q and A with Haris Orkin

17 Jun 2022August 14, 2022
IR–  What inspired the idea for your book? HO– Don Quixote by Miguel de Cervantes. I read it in college and later saw Man of La Mancha and the themes…
Book of the Day…

Spotlight: Murder Is No Picnic by Amy Pershing

16 Jun 2022June 16, 2022
Murder Is No Picnic (A Cape Cod Foodie Mystery) The Fourth of July is coming, and for professional food lover Samantha Barnes, it’s all about the picnic. Okay, and the…
Book Blasts…

Book Blast: Death Under The Perseids by Teresa Dovalpage

14 Jun 2022
Praise for Death Under the Perseids “Dovalpage allows Mercedes a vivid, emotional tour of Havana as she explores the areas where she grew up and how the city still lives in…
#DBQ…

Book Blast: Swarm by Guy Morris

14 Jun 2022August 14, 2022
Swarmby Guy MorrisJune 14, 2022 Book Blast Synopsis: SLVIA… decades ago, an AI program escaped the NSA Lawrence Livermore Laboratory, and has never been re-captured… true story. Derek Taylor, fugitive…
Crime…

Author Q and A with Jodé Millman

13 Jun 2022June 12, 2022
Giveaway June 1-30 IR– What book are we talking about today?  JM– We’re talking about HOOKER AVENUE, the second installment in my award-winning “Queen City Crime” series. It begins six…
Book Bites…

2 Interviews, a Book Bite and a Monster Giveaway: Mysteries, Midsummer Sun and Murders

10 Jun 2022
Giveaway Thru 6/20 Today we are joined by the delightful Daphne Jones, a self-described ‘ordinary’ woman who loves puzzles. Even when those puzzles lead to uncovering a murderer.  Phillipa: Welcome,…
Book of the Day…

A Conversation with Author Kris Bock

3 Jun 2022
5/24 -6/6 IR–  What does it mean to you to be called an author?  KB–  I’ve been a full-time freelance writer for over twenty years. Being an author means being…
Book of the Day…

A Conversation with Author BJ Magnani

2 Jun 2022
IR– What inspired the idea for your book? BJM– I was asked to write an educational and entertaining series for a scientific journal about a toxicologist who uses poison to…
Book Blasts…

Spotlight: My Name is Jimmy by Garrick Jones

2 Jun 2022June 2, 2022
RELEASE BLITZ Book Title: My Name is JimmyAuthor: Garrick JonesPublisher: MoshPit PublicationsCover Artist: Garrick JonesRelease Date: June 1, 2022Genres: LGBT mystery thriller, LGBT crime fictionThemes: Lies and deception, murder mystery, finding…
Book of the Day…

A Chat with Author Connie di Marco

31 May 2022
IR– What inspired the idea for your book? A character appeared to me, completely unbidden.  That’s never happened before.  I’ve created loads of characters in all my books, but Frankie…
Book Bites…

Book Bites: The Rising by Kerry L Peresta

30 May 2022
Book 2 of the Olivia Callahan series, The Rising opens with a deep dive right into the story. As the story progresses we see Olivia taking some risks on the…
Adult Book Blasts…

RELEASE BLITZ: The Devil You Know

26 May 2022
The Devil You KnowBy S. J. Coles Publisher: Pride PublishingRelease Date: May 24, 2022Genre: Contemporary M/M Romance, Mystery, Courtroom DramaTropes: Forbidden Love, Second Chance, Reformed Bully, Billionaire Lawyer/ClientThemes: Forgiveness, Journey of…
Book of the Day…

A Conversation with Author Bryan Johnston

25 May 2022May 25, 2022
6/1 -6/30 IR– What inspired the idea for your book?  BJ– I was driving to work and brainstorming ideas for my next book and a question came to me—Would you…

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    When will Cadmium Red Dead be published=

  2. Aimee E on Author Q&A with Hawk MacKinneyOctober 16, 2022

    Thhis was lovely to read

  3. Wendy B on Q & A with Author Mally BeckerOctober 12, 2022

    Awesome interview! "old books and fresh coffee" - Yes, please!

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    Great interview! Fun :-)

  5. Brooke L. French on Book Blast: Inhuman Acts by Brooke L. FrenchOctober 6, 2022

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