by Elise Cooper | Nov 23, 2020 | Author Interviews, Books, Features
The Escape (US Marshals Book 1) Lisa Harris Revell Pub Nov 3rd, 2020 The Escape by Lisa Harris brings to life the world of a U.S. Marshal. The book has non-stop action as the Marshals try to figure out the bad guy’s next move, with most of the story about a...
by CJ Lyons | Nov 15, 2020 | Behind the Book, Features
The inspiration for The Next Widow came from what is any ER doctor’s worst nightmare: having absolutely no control over the fate of a loved one. When my niece was born, I diagnosed her with a life-threatening heart condition, which enabled her to start treatment...
by Beverley Harvey | Nov 14, 2020 | Behind the Book, Features
Twenty-five years ago, I was lucky enough to be invited to Tuscany, Italy, for three weeks. My then parents-in-law had taken a beautiful rustic villa just twenty minutes outside San Gimignano for the summer and had generously invited their son and I to join them. I...
by Sara Foster | Nov 13, 2020 | Behind the Book, Features
In many ways my novel The Hidden Hours is a classic mystery suspense: a woman’s body is found in the River Thames after the office Christmas party, and the last person to see her can’t remember a thing. However, at the heart of the book is the exploration of a...
by Georgina Cross | Nov 12, 2020 | Features, Five Things
My writing desk as a child Living in the great port city of New Orleans, my dad was a ship captain and then president of a shipping company whose cargo routes included many countries in central America. I remember my dad leaving for Panama or Honduras and bringing...
by Arianne Richmonde | Nov 11, 2020 | Behind the Book, Features
The idea for THE WIFE’S HOUSE came to me in a dream. I was on a walk near my house, wandering by the coast—somewhere in the world, my dream didn’t tell me where—and triplets approached me, telling me that I was living in their home. Yet they were friendly. Were they...
by Jennifer Jordan | Nov 10, 2020 | Awards, Features
THROUGH THE EYES OF CHILDREN: DEBUT TALES win Ngaio Marsh Awards Fresh voices came to the fore at WORD Christchurch Spring Festival on Saturday afternoon as Becky Manawatu and RWR McDonald were named the winners of the 2020 Ngaio Marsh Awards. Both winners were...
by Laura Wolfe | Nov 10, 2020 | Features, Pet Spotlight
Our Black Lab mix, Milo, has been a part of our family for over five years now. My husband, son, daughter, and I adopted him from a local animal shelter when he was ten weeks old. His mom was a stray, and she had a litter of eight puppies (all male) who needed homes....
by Sam Hepburn | Nov 9, 2020 | Behind the Book, Features
About fifteen years ago I made a documentary for a TV series called ‘I Shouldn’t be Alive’. It was a fascinating format which recorded extended interviews with ordinary people who had survived life threatening situations and intercut them with graphic re-enactments of...
by Elise Cooper | Nov 9, 2020 | Author Interviews, Books, Features
SOFTLY BLOWS THE BUGLE by Jan Drexler is the third in the Weaver’s Creek series. It delves into family bonds and faith, where forgiveness, love, loss, and resilience play a role. The plot starts off with Jonas Weaver returning home after being a medic...
