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October 09, 2020

A Bend in the River (excerpt)
by Libby Fischer Hellmann

It’s a pleasure to welcome renowned author Libby Fischer Hellmann back to the site. Her latest, A Bend in the River (The Red Herrings Press), follows the saga of two Vietnamese sisters as they struggle to cope with the Vietnam War and its aftermath. Today, Libby has been kind enough to stop by and share an excerpt from the book.

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October 02, 2020

Dear Child by Romy Hausmann

A windowless shack in the woods. A dash to safety. But when a woman finally escapes her captor, the end of the story is only the beginning of her nightmare. She says her name is Lena. Lena, who disappeared without a trace 14 years prior. She fits the profile. She has the distinctive scar. But her family swears that she isn’t their Lena. →

September 27, 2020

Banned Books Week 2020: Celebrating the Freedom to Read

Today is the start of Banned Books Week.

“Banned Books Week (BBW) is an annual event celebrating the freedom to read and the importance of the First Amendment. Held during the last week of September, BBW highlights the benefits of free and open access to information while drawing attention to the harms of censorship by spotlighting actual or attempted banning of books across the United States. →

September 25, 2020

Changing the Face of Christian Fiction by Ericka Clay

Today, I welcome author Ericka Clay to the site. Ericka’s latest, A Violent Hope, will be published on October 6th by Believable Books. In her guest post, Ericka explains what it’s like to be called to write in a genre many people have a preconceived idea about—that it’s boring and/or preachy—and what she’s doing to inject a fresh approach. →

July 30, 2020

The Origins of Sinister Sisterhood
by Jane Badrock

I’m pleased to welcome Jane Badrock to the site. In her delightful guest post, Jane shares how buying a house “in the middle of almost nowhere” combined with dipping a toe into the social media waters led to an output of writing that evolved from posts to poems to stories, and eventually, her debut novel, the comedic thriller Sinister Sisterhood, out now from Bad Press Ink. →

July 24, 2020

Q&A: Jer Adrianne Lelliott (Narrator, Lady Killer by Jeff Richards)

I previously featured an interview with Jeff Richards about his novel Lady Killer, which was released in October of last year. Now, Lady Killer is out in audiobook format, and I am pleased to welcome Jer Adrianne Lelliott, one of the co-narrators, to the site for an interview. →

July 17, 2020

Blacktop Wasteland by S. A. Cosby

Beauregard “Bug” Montage is an honest mechanic, a loving husband, and a hard-working dad. Bug knows there’s no future in the man he used to be: known from the hills of North Carolina to the beaches of Florida as the best wheelman on the East Coast. →

July 14, 2020

Why I Write Dark Crime Novels by Barbara Nickless

It’s a pleasure to welcome bestselling author Barbara Nickless to the site. Gone to Darkness, the latest in Barbara’s series featuring Sydney Parnell and her K9 partner, is out now from Thomas & Mercer. Today, Barbara answers the question every author fields at one point or another: why do you write? →

July 07, 2020

Stepping Into the Past by Margaret Lucke

Today, I welcome author Margaret Lucke to the site. Margaret’s latest Claire Scanlan Haunted House Mystery, House of Desire, is out now from Oakledge Press. In her guest post, Margaret explains how sometimes characters not only demand to be written, but can take over the (planned) story entirely. →

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