Book of the Day… Author Q and A with R.G. Belsky 5 Oct 2022 Giveaway Ends 10/31 What does it mean to you to be called an author? I think it means whatever you want it to mean. If you write – whether or…
#DBQ… Book Bites: Heroes Ever Die by J. A. Crawford 31 Aug 2022September 3, 2022 Comic books are a fun vacation from reality, taking the reader into an alternate universe where things are normal but just a bit different, a bit more sensational. After reading…
#DBQ… A conversation with author J. A. Crawford 23 Aug 2022August 23, 2022 Giveaway Ends 8/31 Come back later this month for a full review of Heroes Ever Die (Ken Allen Super Sleuth). For now, enjoy this humorous glimpse in the inner workings…
#DBQ… A Conversation with Author Amy L. Bernstein 16 Aug 2022 Giveaway Ends 8/31 What does it mean to you to be called an author? The word “author,” for me, carries a lot of weight. It signals that as a writer,…
#DBQ… A Conversation with Author Katharine Schellman 10 Aug 2022August 11, 2022 Giveaway Ends 9/2 What does it mean to you to be called an author? It’s a dream come true, in so many ways! I’ve wanted to be a writer since…
#DBQ… A Conversation with Author Laura Oles 5 Aug 2022 Giveaway Ends 8/22 IR– What inspired the idea for your book? LO– I believe it’s the feeling of being an outsider. I grew up in a military family, moving regularly,…
#DBQ… A Conversation with Author Sharon Michalove 2 Aug 2022 Giveaway Ends 8/15 IR– What inspired the idea for your book? SM– I just woke up one morning and the idea and the characters were there. The whole thing was…
#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 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…
Book Bites… Book Bites: Death and the Conjuror by Tom Mead 6 Jul 2022July 8, 2022 Giveaway ends 7/24 Detective fiction began with a locked door scenario and the concept still provides the basis for awesome armchair sleuthing. When I read a mystery I almost always…
Book of the Day… A Conversation with Author Michael Bradley 5 Jul 2022July 8, 2022 Giveaway Ends 7/31 IR– Which book are we talking about today? MB– My new novel, None Without Sin, tells the tale of a small town newspaper journalist and a faithless…
#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…
Crime… A Conversation with Author Shelly Frome 20 Jun 2022 IR– What inspired the idea for your book? SF– Joyce Carol Oates once said that something deeply missing from your life or something meaningful that you lost drives the writing.…
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…
Featured Genre… A Conversation with Author Tina deBellegarde 6 May 2022 Q– Which book are we talking about today? A– DEAD MAN’S LEAP revisits Bianca St. Denis in Batavia-on-Hudson, New York. It is the second book in my series. The first…
40 Questions… A Conversation with Author Kerry L Peresta 2 May 2022May 1, 2022 5/2 -5/31 What inspired the idea for your book? KLP– In Book One, my protagonist, Olivia Callahan, suffers a major life setback that sets her on a series of disastrous…
Book of the Day… A Conversation with Author Eleanor Kuhns 20 Apr 2022April 29, 2022 4/11 - 5/6 IR- What inspired the idea for your book? EK- While I was researching Death in the Great Dismal, I came across a description of conditions on a…
Book Bites… Book Bites: Hush Hush by Gabriel Valjan 15 Apr 2022 In this installment of the Shane Cleary Mystery Series, we find Shane has let his license expire and is working a safe easy job. He is asked by a friend…
Book of the Day… A Conversation with Author Julie Bates 13 Apr 2022April 29, 2022 4/11 - 5/6 IR- What inspired the idea for your book? JB- When visiting Colonial Williamsburg for the first time, several years ago, I was fascinated by the recreation of…
Adventure… Book Bites: Mouse Trap by Matt L Cost 11 Apr 2022 Clay and company are contracted to investigate the theft of experimental mice at a tech company only to be pulled from the investigation before they can get to the bottom…
Crime… A Conversation with Author Davin Goodwin 8 Apr 2022 IR- What inspired the idea for your book? DG- It’s a continuation of the series about a retired detective who moves to a small Caribbean Island and gets caught up…
Crime… Guest Post: Playlist for The Art of the Decoy by Trish Esden 5 Apr 2022 THE ART OF THE DECOY: My Playlist! This is a playlist of the songs I listened to while writing THE ART OF THE DECOY. Some of them like Colder Heavens…
Book of the Day… A Conversation with Author Lida Sideris 4 Apr 2022April 5, 2022 IR- What does it mean to you to be called an author? LS- It means that I have the opportunity to share parts of myself with others because sprinkled throughout…
Book of the Day… A Conversation with Author TG Wolff 1 Apr 2022 IR- What inspired the idea for your book? TGW-The core mystery was inspired by the rich and famous who paid to bypass college admission requirements for the kids. It sparked…
Book of the Day… Guest Post: Tough on the Outside, Soft and Squishy on the Inside by Paty Jager 3 Mar 2022 Tough on the Outside, Soft and Squishy on the Inside by Paty Jager Since the first book in the Spotted Pony Casino Mystery series came out, I’ve had several readers…
Crime… Guest Post: A New Life, With New Complications by Inez Stannert 23 Feb 2022 A New Life, With New Complications Allow me to introduce myself: I am Inez Stannert, and I want to thank you for hosting me today. It's not often I get…
Cozy Mystery… Guest Post: The Making of Kelly Quinn by Debra Sennefelder 9 Dec 2021December 9, 2021 The Making of Kelly Quinn by Debra Sennefelder One question I often get is how stories and characters come to me. So today, I’d like to talk about how the…
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