Ahhh winter. There’s nothing better when it’s cold and snowing outside then curling up under a warm blanket in front of a roaring fire with a hot cup of cocoa (or red wine) and a good book. So, let’s start the season off right with a Winter Reading Challenge. Unlike other reading challenges, this one […]
Top 10 Blog Posts of 2019
As part of my year-end wrap up, I thought it would be fun to do a blog roundup of the most popular posts of 2019. So, behold, the top 10 blog posts of 2019, starting with number 10. (You may be surprised at what made the list. I sure was.) Cover Reveal! The Evil That […]
2019 Indy Book Round Up!
It’s that time of year. The time where we look back at 2019 and review what we’ve done and where we were so we can prepare ourselves for the new year. This year, I wanted to do something a little different. I wanted to celebrate the Indy authors and their new releases. So, I decided […]
Book Review: “The Wife Between Us” by Greer Hendricks and Sarah Pekkanen
When you read this book, you will make many assumptions. You will assume you are reading about a jealous ex-wife. You will assume she is obsessed with her replacement—a beautiful, younger woman about to marry the man they both love. You will assume you know the anatomy of this tangled love triangle. Assume nothing. I […]
5 Cold-Hearted Winter Mysteries and Thrillers
There’s nothing more satisfying than curling up under a big, fluffy blanket in front of a roaring fire as snow falls outside, with a yummy cup of tea or glass of wine and a good book. Ah. Just heaven. And, it’s even more satisfying when the book you’re reading takes place in ice and snow. […]
Book Review: “Behind Her Eyes” by Sarah Pinborough
Louise is a single mom, a secretary, stuck in a modern-day rut. On a rare night out, she meets a man in a bar and sparks fly. Though he leaves after they kiss, she’s thrilled she finally connected with someone. When Louise arrives at work on Monday, she meets her new boss, David. The man […]
Generic Book Club Questions for Every Fiction Genre
When Amazon blew open the doors of the traditional publishing model and paved the way for Indie authors to compete and get their books directly into the hands of their readers, there was a lot to celebrate. Especially for book clubs. Now you have soooo many more books to choose from! But there was a […]
The Writing Journey: The Legend of Happy-Faced Spiders
I taught myself to read when I was three years old because I wanted to write stories so badly. That’s how my About page begins. However, what I didn’t share is what I did BEFORE I could read. You see, I had the craving even then to tell stories. I wanted so badly to capture the words […]
Book Review: “The Turn of the Key” by Ruth Ware
When she stumbles across the ad, she’s looking for something else completely. But it seems like too good an opportunity to miss—a live-in nannying post, with a staggeringly generous salary. And when Rowan Caine arrives at Heatherbrae House, she is smitten—by the luxurious “smart” home fitted out with all modern conveniences, by the beautiful Scottish […]
Quiz: Which Supernatural Book Genre SHOULD You Be Reading?
Forget preference. This isn’t about what you PREFER to read and what you don’t. This is about SCIENCE. (Not.) I created a completely unscientific quiz that will reveal the perfect supernatural book genre best suited for your personality. No more flailing about selecting books that simply “sound” like good books to read! Now, you’ll have […]