by Adele Parks | Feb 1, 2022 | Behind the Book, Features
I always feel a breathless anxiety when I spot a faded, dogeared poster on streetlights or community notice boards begging for information about missing relatives. You know the sort of thing, Have you seen my mother? I wonder about the stories and the people,...
by Janice Hallett | Jan 28, 2022 | Features, Five Things
Amateur drama I joined an amateur drama society at the age of 14 and stayed for the best part of three decades. Nothing beats working with a group of likeminded people to captivate and entertain an audience. It’s an all-consuming hobby and those who do it are driven...
by Elise Cooper | Jan 26, 2022 | Author Interviews, Books, Features
Last Seen Alive Ellery Hathaway Book 5 Joanna Schaffhausen Minotaur Books January 26th, 2022 Last Seen Alive by Joanna Schaffhausen shows why she is the master storyteller of serial killers. There is not a book she has written that is not terrifying, intense, and...
by Erin Mitchell | Jan 21, 2022 | Features, Pet Spotlight
For the last two years, I’ve been hosting a video series called Sidekicks & Side Trips, where I interview fellow authors and their pets. I’ve learned so much about some of my favorite authors getting the chance to meet their beloved pets ...
by Elise Cooper | Jan 19, 2022 | Author Interviews, Books, Features
A Deadly Endowment A Lady and Lady’s Maid Mystery Book 7 Alyssa Maxwell Kensington Pub Dec 28th, 2021 A Deadly Endowment by Alyssa Maxwell begins with Lady Phoebe having persuaded her grandparents, the Earl and Lady of Wroxly, to open their home, Foxwood Hall, to the...
by Elise Cooper | Jan 16, 2022 | Author Interviews, Books, Features
The Amish Cowboy Montana Millers Book 1 Adina Senft Moonshell Books March 24th, 2021 The Amish Cowboy by Adina Senft brings to life the Amish community within the Montana setting. It is a ‘what if’ story. What if there were Amish who became cattle...
by Genevieve Essig | Jan 14, 2022 | Features, Five Things
When I decided to write a historical novel five years ago, as a break from my intense career up to that point as a corporate lawyer, my reasoning was simple: I liked books, I liked history, and I liked research and writing—so, why not? Fortunately, it turned out to be...
by Elise Cooper | Jan 12, 2022 | Author Interviews, Books, Features
Sunrise Sky King Ranch Book 1 Susan May Warren Revell Pub January 4th, 2022 Sunrise by Susan May Warren brings to life the Alaskan wilderness in an action-packed story. There is romance, wildlife, suspense, family, and adventure. The story opens with Dodge...
by Anna-Lou Weatherley | Jan 12, 2022 | Features, Five Things
In no particular order, I’d like to add! 1). Daphne du Maurier For me, it’s not always necessarily how ‘well’ a writer writes that captures my imagination or love for them but how their words make me feel. My lovely mum, Jennie, is a voracious reader and passed her...
by Elise Cooper | Jan 9, 2022 | Author Interviews, Books, Features
The Torqued Man Peter Mann Harper Pub Jan 11th, 2022 The Torqued Man by Peter Mann blends history with some humor. It has two unlikely characters, who became frenemies, a German spy handler and a former IRA agent. “It was inspired by a real historical figure,...
