My Meridian Article is Live!

My Meridian book review is live! In this issue I reviewed Cry Wolf by Kathi Oram Peterson and A Not-So-Distant Love by Heidi Kimball. Both books you can fall for!

In Cry Wolf you'll find a romantic suspense has some similarities to the movie, The Fugitive. When Dania comes home to find her husband is dead and a masked man missing some fingers is the killer. The fingerless man gets away, however, and Dania is convicted of her husband’s murder. During a prison transfer, Dania escapes and is determined to clear her name. Her husband’s best friend, U.S. Marshal Brett Rollins, is tasked with hunting down Dania and he’s drawn into a web of secrecy and lies that surrounds Dania’s case. But can Brett help Dania track down a killer before they’re both caught?

This action-packed suspense is like sledding—plenty of bumps along the way as you are speeding down a hill and going faster by the moment.

In A Not-So-Distant Love, Lady Charlotte Darrington’s path is set as she will one day inherit her father’s Scottish dukedom, but she wants to experience more of life before she settles down. Her cousin has made plans to go to America, and Charlotte gets permission to go with him. When they arrive in Pittsburgh, Charlotte is introduced to Dr. Alec Galloway, who is brusque and distant to her from their very first meeting. But Charlotte and Alec are thrown together when Charlotte’s chaperone takes ill and they start to see each other in a different light. Charlotte soon discovers why Alec has isolated himself from those who love him and she’s determined to help him find happiness again. But will she find happiness with him, too? This emotional romance was full of tender moments, but also plenty of laugh out loud scenes, including some that feature a pig!

You can see my full review and what I thought of both books HERE

Free Historical Suspense Today!

 

If you need a new book to read this weekend, Mimi Matthews' swoony historical romance, The Work of Art, that features a marriage of convenience and a mystery to solve, is free today! I really enjoyed this one.

Get your free copy HERE 

Here's the back copy:

An Uncommon Beauty…

Hidden away in rural Devonshire, Phyllida Satterthwaite has always been considered more odd than beautiful. But in London, her oddity has made her a sensation. Far worse, it’s caught the eye of the sinister Duke of Moreland—a notorious art collector obsessed with acquiring one-of-a-kind treasures. To escape the duke’s clutches, she’s going to need a little help.

An Unlikely Hero…

Captain Arthur Heywood’s days of heroism are long past. Grievously injured in the Peninsular War, he can no longer walk unaided, let alone shoot a pistol. What use can he possibly be to a damsel in distress? He has nothing left to offer except his good name.

Can a marriage of convenience save Philly from the vengeful duke? Or will life with Arthur put her—and her heart—in more danger than ever?

Freebie for Mystery Fans!

This book looks so good, I can't wait to read it! And it's being made into a TV series. Isn't that amazing! It sounds like a mystery romance comedy, exactly what I need in my life right now. And it's free today! 

Get your free copy HERE

Here's the back copy:

I'm not really a private detective. I just play one on TV.

Joey Darling, better known to the world as Raven Remington, detective extraordinaire, is trying to separate herself from her invincible alter ego. She played the spunky character for five years on the hit TV show Relentless, which catapulted her to fame and into the role of Hollywood’s sweetheart.

When her marriage falls apart, her finances dwindle to nothing, and her father disappears, Joey finds herself on the Outer Banks of North Carolina, trying to piece her life back together away from the limelight. A woman finds Raven—er, Joey—and insists on hiring her fictional counterpart to find a missing boyfriend. When someone begins staging crime scenes to match an episode of Relentless, Joey has no choice but to get involved.

Joey’s bumbling sleuthing abilities have her butting heads with Detective Jackson Sullivan and kindling sparks with thrill-seeking neighbor Zane Oakley. Can Joey channel her inner Raven and unearth whodunit before she ends up totally done in? And where is her father anyway? Can she handle fame, or is disappearing into obscurity the wiser option?

Clean Mystery/Suspense Fans, This Deal is For You!

Are you looking for some clean mystery or suspense books to read this weekend? There's a .99 cent promo going on right now that you won't want to miss with a few of my favorite on-the-edge-of-your-seat writers. 

See all the books here

The Day Is Finally Here! The Marquess Is Up For Preorder!

The day has finally arrived! I have been watching Amazon like a hawk, and it's finally HERE!

As you all know, my new book, The Marquess Meets His Match, will be released Aug. 15th, but it is now up for preorder! Woohoo! You can get your copy here 

If you'd like a sneak peek of the first chapter, you can read that here 

This book has been a long time coming and I really appreciate all my fans who have been so patient. (I would love to tell you all the behind-the-scenes story of this one sometime!) I hope you all love Christian and Alice's story as much as I loved writing it!

Interview with Stephanie Black!

Stephanie Black was the guest author at book club last night and we had so much fun! She's hilarious and kept us all laughing. She writes mysteries, though, the kind that are spine-tingling with just enough thrills and chills that I never read her books when I'm by myself!

She was gracious enough to answer a few questions for us like, where do you get your ideas? Here's her answer:

And have you ever scared yourself while writing?

And then we asked her if she'd ever been involved in a real-life mystery and she revealed that she once tried to trap a burglar!

See what happened here:

If you haven't read any Stephanie Black books, (her newest release is Mind Games and you can get your copy here) but you really need to pick one up. They are as amazing as she is!

Freebie Friday!

Today's Freebie Friday is a culinary mystery by Heather Justesen called Brownies and Betrayal! I really enjoyed this one.

Here's the back copy:

Pastry chef Tess Crawford thought moving from Chicago to quiet Silver Springs, Arizona would simplify her life. That was before she found the body of a woman with whom she had traded heated words the previous night, left her fingerprints on the murder weapon, and came under attack for trying to clear her name. When her cheating ex-fiance shows up, intent on convincing her to come back to work for him, Tess—armed with an extra batch of éclairs—decides to take control and solve the mystery herself, with the help of friends and frenemies alike.

But will that be enough to save her when she gets too close and the killer decides it’s safer to get her out of the way?

You can download your free Kindle copy here