You Need a Lot of Faith

I can’t stop myself from buying Faith Hunter’s books. Good thing! They are marvelous and gritty and keep me up at night ’cause I have to see how everything works out. There’s a reason Faith hits all the best-seller lists … she’s sooooooooooooooo good at…

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A HAUNTED TALE

NEW BOOK … NEW AUTHOR TO SAVOR. Check out The Haunted Lost Rose. The author graced my blog with a Q&A. *What made you want to start writing? In third grade we had these amazing little booklets that featured writing prompts with photos. I absolutely…

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Oh, Joy, a New Book … and this one is Wicked Good

He’s a grumpy demon prince. She’s a sunshine magical orphan who’s his fated mate and forbidden. But can he survive rejecting her?Demon prince Alexei is ruthless in business and deadly in battle. The mafia boss will do anything to protect his family, even consider an…

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This Looks Wicked Good

She’s not who—or what—she appears to be. Neither is he.  Supermodel Vori would be happy to stay in the human world, blissfully ignoring her true nature. But no. The blood vow she once made requires her to return to the Goblin Court. And since going…

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I Love Pulp

Always have loved pulp … even though when I discovered it, I didn’t know it was “pulp.” I thought it was just great reading. Conan the Barbarian, Kull, Doc Savage, Tarzan, adventure fiction. I bought them all, and on the cheap. I still have a…

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It Was Ed McBain’s Fault

I got an email the other day asking why I switched from writing fantasy to mystery. I replied: It was Ed McBain’s Fault. When I worked for TSR, Inc., the then producers of the Dungeons & Dragons game, I would often attend conventions across the…

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Giddy about Spencer County

I spent a chunk of the day setting up ads for my Piper Blackwell books. The fifth–The Dead of Autumn–releases May 15. Exciting, you know, releasing another book … sending another one of your children out into the world. In this one I let the…

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Ooooooooooh New Book to Read!

Buy Links:In League with Ivy on Amazon: http://mybook.to/InLeaguewIvy Follow JJ Sorel on Amazon: ​http://author.to/JJSorel RAFFLECOPTER PRIZE GIVEAWAY No one finds their true love on Tinder…right? I’m a strong, independent woman. Or that’s what I want to be. And I could be…if not for one distraction…Chase Elliot. My former…

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JUNKYARD BARGAIN

I am a Faith Hunter fan. Love her books. Adore her characters. So I am honored to host a stop on her blog tour for Junkyard Bargain. Because I so enjoy her stories, I am going to give away one of her books in my…

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Romance, Danger, and Fangs

The fate of France itself is at stake if these sworn enemies cannot change their ways—and their hearts. Daphne de Duras is a proper French duchess by day and fledgling assassin by night. Her latest mission is to dispatch justice and protect the French aristocracy…

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Warren’s Crocodile Man

And Steve’s monster shark on a nude beach, and Chris’ zombies. I look forward to hearing their adventures every other week … a fortunate offshoot of the unfortunate pandemic. When I lived in Kenosha, WI, I was part of a marvelous writers’ group that would…

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Wormhole Snippet

Definition of snippet : a small part, piece, or thing especially: a brief quotable passage I love snippets. They make me curious about a book, and I certainly love books. I fall victim to snippets, as a good one has me venturing to Amazon to buy the whole…

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One Dead Hippie

Jittery today. I always get jittery on book release day. The Love-Haight Case Files #1 is live on Amazon. Or dead. Or undead. It came out years ago from WordFire, but the rights reverted back and the most marvelous Craig Martelle took us on. So…

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Dutch Knuckle

We were eating lunch at a little restaurant in Lake Geneva, WI, about twenty-five years ago … I think it was The Next Door Pub. The placemats on the table showed sixteen pictures of American barns with a couple sentence description under each one. I…

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It Blows Up Real Good

I’ve read all the Dick Thornby spy thrillers. LOVE THEM. Pyrotechnics, bullets, chase scenes … my sort of story. AND there is always a well-conceived plot. So when I found out Don was having a blog tour for his books, I had to be part…

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Stucco on the Cover

Steven Paul Leiva is a friend of mine, been reading his stuff since I was on a jury for the IAMTW and read The 12 Dogs of Christmas. Delightful style. I’ve probably read all his books. He’s got a blog tour starting tomorrow for Bully…

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Gotta Read

I gotta read every day. Can’t seem to help myself. I usually have two or three books going … one on my Kindle so I can read before I call it a night, one on my back porch … because it is important to read…

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What’s Love Got To Do With It?

Nifty looking cover. Makes me want to give it a read! Flash Point by Luna Joya Gotta love a paranormal/supernatural/spooky/romancy/story. Right? Luna has me intrigued. And I get to post a cover reveal of this new book. About the Book:Banish the demon, stop the prophecy,…

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She Sends Shivers

It is my pleasure to host this stop on Courtney Maguire’s Blood Pact blog tour. Recently released, the book is a bit paranormal, a bit romancy, and all of it fun. Here’s the teaser: About the Book: In Hiro’s world, youkai are a supernatural story…

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DOGS IN COMMON

I met Yvonne Navarro in 2006 at the World Horror Convention in Chicago. I was there with my buddy Gene Wolfe, sat on a panel with him, and I had the pleasure of hanging out with Neil Gaiman … who was a buddy of Gene’s.…

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The Cauldron Stirs in a SF Bonanza

Gene DeWeese was a marvelous man. Brilliant, funny, generous, a pleasure to work with, and one of the most-respected Star Trek novel authors. I was thankful to call him a good friend. I met Gene a long while ago when I organized a mass book…

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Tell Me a Story

I’d read Steven’s Creature Feature and found it delightful. Then I decided to listen to it. I don’t listen to many audiobooks, mainly because my husband does not like them. When I’m playing one, he asks me to instead turn on the radio, as he’d…

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