I woke up about the time that my wooden stamp collection rattled off the rails on my wall and onto the floor. A second later, my craft table fell over--just as I leaped out of bed. I made it to the doorway of my closet by the time the thing was really getting hard. And strong. Everything in my Continue Reading
What Happens When Hollywood Gets a Great Idea All Wrong?
When a TV reboot fiasco polarized fans of the original show and seemed to contradict the actors' values, John R. Price did some digging. What he found in his investigation drove him to write a fictionalized version of what he thinks happened when Hollywood played fast and loose with the viewers' Continue Reading
If You Love Suspense or a Great Mystery, You’ll Love This Author’s Books
Carole Brown, prolific author in several subgenres of mystery and suspense, chats with me about her books, the books she loves to read, and her new Nursery Rhyme Suspense Series. You won't want to miss these books about a young woman determined to find out who murdered her brother years ago and the Continue Reading
What Deep Subjects Did We Tackle with Laugher in Our Book Battle?
In this second "Battle of the Books" episode, Angela Ruth Strong and I "battle out" our takeaways and insights into the books we read, what we imagine about each character, and so much more. Basically, I begged shamelessly for MORE of all the stuffness, but while we won't get a series out of this Continue Reading
Join This “Battle of the Books,” A Look at 2 Different Romances
Angela Ruth Strong, author of mystery, romance, and books studios turn into movies, not to mention writing teacher, has a fabulous book releasing today--Husband Auditions. As we chatted about it a while back, we realized that our books have commonalities. Both her heroine from Husband Auditions Continue Reading
Amanda Cox Will Take You on an Incredible Emotional Journey
Amanda Cox wrecked me with her first book, The Edge of Belonging. And now she has another book coming out, another one set to destroy me as well. The Secret Keepers of Old Depot Grocery is a multi-generational and split-time story. Even the synopsis wrecked me! I'm starting to get a complex. Continue Reading
What Does It Take to Change a Messed Up Man’s Life Forever?
What would happen if an addict who has alienated his family ended up on a trip with some "religious nuts" to the Holy Land. Author Steven Rogers takes that premise and runs with it. Told in a unique voice that seems to speak directly to the reader, the book takes the reader on a tour of Continue Reading
Want to Know A Super Cool Secret? Persuade Me to Spill the Beans!
Another day, another bunch of fun launch festivities for A Giant Murder by Marji Laine. This is kind of like what we did for The Last Gasp. A Giant Murder is book two in the Ever After Mystery series from Celebrate Publishing, and the series authors are sharing a fun mini blog hop, all looking Continue Reading
One Author’s Sensitive Look at a Difficult Subject Is Helping Readers
Mary Jo Thayer insists she's not an author by nature, but her editors, author friends, and fans might beg to differ. Sandy Barela graciously stepped in as host of this episode discussing a book that tackles the difficult subject of rape for me. I appreciate both her willingness to jump in almost at Continue Reading
Here’s the Best Way to Get More from Your Favorite Author’s Series
Back in Episode 66, we chatted with Lisa Phillips about her Last Chance County series and how much I LOVED that series. Well... now we have even more exciting news about the future of Last Chance County! Lisa Phillips has partnered with Sunrise Publishing to be a lead author in Season 5-- a brand Continue Reading
When Shadows Take on New Motives Readers Better Beware
Last year, an author made me fall in love with a story I'd always hated. Or, perhaps a better way of saying it is: last year an author retold and expanded on a story I'd never liked... and I LOVED what she did. So, when the opportunity for me to read a review copy of book two came along it was kind Continue Reading
Why Authors Like This One Are Destroying My Productivity Goals
Popular author of contemporary romantic suspense, Lisa Harris wows her readers with novels of danger, intrigue, and justice. Or, at least that's what I've found in the ones I've read! Lisa and I chatted about her US Marshals series and her latest book (just released this month), The Chase. We Continue Reading
