Ellen Byron

I want to share why this ornament is particularly special to me. It commemorates a CA park treasure I happened upon while doing research for my research trip last October: Calaveras Big Trees State Park. It's tucked away about a half hour from the absolutely charming town of Murphys. There's a bakery where I bought some of the best apple strudel I'll ever eat on the road up, and we found a fabulous burger joint in Arnold on the way down. We live in a country with the most extraordinary natural beauty. Mountains, oceans, swamps, plains, buttes, canyons. Let's take a national vow to cherish and preserve it. Celebrate the beauty of nature wherever you live. And fight for its survival if you have to.

Capturing Sisimo My Review

My Weekend Read done! What a delightful yet edge of your seat thrill ride. As the characters travel from Colorado to Tennessee and the end up in Virginia as their trail is followed by the bad guys. Leaving the question How? It seems almost their every step is followed or anticipated. I have read several titles from The Styker Force Series by Sara Prow Blackard and I can easily say each one is just as good as the previous. Without a doubt the Ever After wedding was The Best. One of my favorite parts is the author writes each title completely stand aone But ... The Stryker Force Team make appearances allowing the reader to enjoy the characters again.

Susan Boles is the USA Today and Wall Street Journal Bestselling author of romantic suspense, cozy mysteries and sports romance. Susan is a seventh generation Tennessean and currently resides in the Pickwick Lake area of the state. Her background includes many years in the securities regulatory industry, but her passion for writing led her to pursue a career as an author. She began writing in 2007 and published her first novel, an historical women’s fiction centered around the post-civil war years in West Tennessee. And based loosely on one of her own family members. A lifelong long love of all things mysterious led Susan to write the Lily Gayle Lambert cozy mysteries. Nancy Drew and Trixie Belden were the first to show her that girls can be crime solvers. Agatha Christie showed her that even small towns have big secrets. And Phryne Fisher showed her lady detectives can be outrageously individual. A love for romance and danger led Susan to write books in Elle James’ Brotherhood Protector’s World. These books are linked to the Lily Gayle Lambert Mysteries and feature some of the same characters. Susan’s currently hard at work on a new sports romance series centered around a women’s softball league team in the fictional town of Pickwick Dam, TN. The first book in the series will be released later this year. Susan has been awarded the Reader Favorite gold and silver awards, and also the Indy Publishing award for best book. She has received three Green Apple awards for excellence in writing.

Susan Boles

Susan Boles a situation like this. She knew his real reason for never visiting Mercy. It was the elephant in the room each time she visited him at a duty station. There, but never discussed. “I think you may have gotten some bad Intel there, Hank.” Hank leaned toward Ian. “You could be right. I wasn’t able to get Mr. MacKenzie to tell me who’d told him about us. And I doubt a lot of people in Mississippi have heard of us. I just extrapolated that since your mother lives there it must have been her.” Hank laughed. “Maybe Mr. MacKenzie has been keeping track of you all these years and knew about us that way.” Ian felt a bead of sweat slide down his back. He would bet every penny he had that he was the last person Matt MacKenzie would be wanting back in Mercy after what had happened all those years ago on graduation night at Mercy High School. The night he’d left Mercy behind. Along with Matt’s daughter, Piper. -- Susan Boles www.susanbolesbooks.com

New Releases

August 12th New Releases Picking Up the Pieces by J.B. Abbott https://amzn.to/4lqGKsn The Mango Murders by Lucy Burdette. https://amzn.to/4mAQcKz Klepto Kitty by Kathi Daley https://amzn.to/4omAiFg A Delusion of Death by Gin Jones https://amzn.to/41CGAGZ My Big Fat Fatal Wedding by Kari Lee Townsend https://amzn.to/4mmd40s A Slaying at the Ski Lodge by Ellie Alexander https://amzn.to/4m7Xju3 A Crumble of Chaos by Simone Stier. https://amzn.to/4mvcCN6 Read Between the Limes by Viriginia K. Bennett https://amzn.to/4oDadCb #NewReleaseTuesday

Echos of Darkness by Darlene L. turner

Echoes of Darkness" is a suspense novel by Darlene L. Turner, featuring Constable Oaklynn Brock, who must confront her family's dark past while investigating a series of suspicious deaths in a small town. The deaths bear a striking resemblance to the crimes of her father, a serial killer known as the Suicide Slayer, leading her to believe a copycat is on the loose. As Oaklynn and Caleb Greene, a member of a special task force, delve deeper into the case, they uncover connections to a local cult and confront their own secrets, all while facing a terrifying new threat.

Authors Help Kerrville

I'm honored to be a part of the Hope Runs Deep Multi-Author collaboration to support the Kerr County Flood Relief. My romantasy novella, Chivalry in the Meadow, is in the works, and I will be updating here and on my page as the project comes along. Now I must get back to writing it!

The Underground Book by Terry Overton

Anout the book Underground Book Readers’ Greatest Test is Here. After a long and dangerous journey, The Underground Book Readers can almost taste freedom—but reaching the free land won’t be easy. Reunion Crossing is their final trial, a place where enemies wait, and their chance of survival is determined by wit, speed, and faith. With their mission hanging in the balance, the Underground Book Readers must risk everything to escape the World Force once and for all. Will they reunite with lost family members and find the safety they’ve been searching for? Or will the enemy strike the final blow? Reunion Crossing delivers edge-of-your-seat adventure, faith-filled resilience, and an unforgettable ending to a powerful Christian dystopian series.

Detecting Concealed Evidence by Dana Mentink

About the book panicked call sends detective Chase Wolfe and his search-and-rescue bloodhound, Tank, racing right into the path of his neighbor—who’s just barely escaped an abduction. But Pilar Alonso has no idea who’s after her or why. Now she must rely on Chase to keep her safe while they work together to track down the unknown assailants targeting her. Only, their investigation reveals layers of a much more sinister agenda, and danger is rapidly closing in. Drawn into a web of deceit, can they untangle the mystery…before they’re permanently silenced? From Love Inspired Suspense: Courage. Danger. Faith. Security Hounds Investigations Book 1: Tracking the Truth Book 2: Fugitive Search Book 3: Hunted on the Trail Book 4: Following the Clues Book 5: Detecting Concealed Evidence

Dana Mentink Interview

Dog Days of Summer An interview with Dana Mentink 1 Do you have a furry friend that keeps you company or is your office assistant? Junie is my faithful writing and life companion. 2 What is your favorite snack while your writing? I try not to snack while writing because I’m writing all the time, however, I do enjoy nuts of any kind and a handful of blueberries. 3 Can you share your typical day schedule? I write every day except Sundays. The weekdays are usually 7-3, with lots of dog walking breaks and such. 4 I am a quilter and as such we have several projects going on. Do you? I am a very enthusiastic though not very talented gardener. 5. What genre do you write? Mystery and suspense. 6. What state in the U.S. would you like to visit to research for a book? I would love to see the Florida Everglades! 7 Choose one place to write . . .A secluded island. A cabin in the woods or a busy city? I’m going to have to say my backyard garden. The island and cabin and city sound great, but nothing beats my little sunny porch. 8 You are meeting one of your characters for dinner. Who would you choose? I think I’d like to meet Pilar from Detecting Concealed Evidence. She’s a quiet, thoughtful musician and I think we’d have a great conversation. Where would you go? 9 Beach or Mountains. Mountains. 10. Favorite season Spring, summer and fall. Anytime there’s sun and flowers. Make up your own ? And answer it Dana:d question What book are you reading right now? The Mystery Guest, by Nita Prose