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The Fae Awakening Series begins with Fury, as Hunter, a gritty, no-nonsense detective investigates crimes committed by Faeries in the mundane world. Hunter has his own deals going on (legal and otherwise), when he is called to track down a violent killer. Even for Hunter, this one is beyond the realm of possibility: a flaming unicorn...Joined and beset by the creatures of a mad world, partners, fr...

On this episode of The Milford House Mysteries, Sherry Knowlton speaks with  mystery author Michelle Cox. We’ll discuss her latest mystery, A Child Lostas well as the rest of her unique, multiple award-winning Henrietta and Inspector Howard series. I’ll also ask Cox about  Novel Notes of Local Lore, her weekly blog dedicated to Chicago’s forgotten residents, and why she’s such a fan of thirties-er...

Paula Stone Tucker was a witness to the May 4, 1970 shootings at Kent State University. A retired clinical psychologist, she worked with families, couples, and survivors of trauma and abuse. In her younger days she was a reporter for the Akron Beacon Journal and the Daily Kent Stater. She grew up in Cuyahoga Falls, Ohio and graduated from Kent State University. She splits her time between northeas...

Donald Dewey has written some 40 books of fiction and nonfiction, as well as contributed scores of stories to magazines and other periodicals. He has also had some 30 plays staged in Europe and the United States. Donald's awards include those named after Nelson Algren and the Actors Studio. Dewey is a widower with one son and lives in Jamaica, New York. At one point he lived in Europe for 14...

The two volumes of "The Godseed Saga" introduce us to a land of fantasy, science fiction and dystopia. In Books 1, 'Ran Mar: The First Seed' a lawyer, Edward Warren finds himself transported to a strange place where he faces death, joins with cat-like creatures and battles not only warring factions and dread enemies, but comes to terms with his own self."Chianta: The Secon...

Penny Fletcher won more than 30 press awards while working for Media General Communications Inc. and Sunbelt Newspapers in Tampa Bay, Florida. She has edited more than 300 books while working for Amazon’s initial publishing company, BookSurge, Guru.com, and her own editing and coaching business at www.writeyourheartout.biz.  The author of both traditionally and self-published previous books, she h...

Virginia Soenksen has always enjoyed creating new worlds and characters, and at some point started writing her ideas down. An art historian and museum director, she also writes about Japanese textiles. She lives in the Shenandoah Valley and enjoys finding inspiration through travel. Follow her on social media for more information on the Genetics Chronicles and exciting new projects.   www.virginia...

On this episode of Milford House Mysteries, co-hosts Sherry Knowlton and J.M. West interview author Margaret Meacham about her book The Ghosts of Laurelford. The mystery, set in 1919, features a teenage heroine and a story that intertwines the women's suffrage movement with a mysterious mansion, a ghostly legend, a family tragedy, and séances with unexpected results. Meacham will talk to us n...

When Penny McAllister returns to her New Hampshire hometown to settle the family estate, memories, good, bad and terrible flood back. In the small town of Walton, everyone knows everyone, and the adult "PJ" captures the attention of her former best friend, Ethan Dunford. That, however, means going over the past, one that Penny must come to terms with. Letters from a box are signposts for...

Glenn “Hurricane” Schwartz is a Certified Broadcast Meteorologist, doing the weather on TV for 40 years of his 47-year career. His specialty has been in forecasting and severe weather, especially hurricanes. He co-authored the award-winning “Philadelphia Area Weather Book” in 2002 and was inducted into the Philadelphia Broadcast Pioneers Hall of Fame in 2010.He graduated from Penn State University...

Louis Greenstein is the author of the 2014 novel Mr. Boardwalk (New Door Books) and the co-writer of One Child Born: The Music of Laura Nyro, a one-woman cabaret featuring collaborator Kate Ferber that had critically acclaimed productions at the New York Musical Festival, A.R.T.'s second stage Oberon Theater, and Joe's Pub at the Public Theatre as well as a successful east coast tour. Lo...

Author Marcus Cook has crafted a series of compelling, thoughtful, and downright funny stories. A fan of sci-fi and thrillers, Cooks was inspired by the likes of Dean Koontz, Kevin Smith and Elmore Leonard. His works include "Ava Edison and the Burning Man" (Burning Chair Press), "Not My Vessel" (Deep Space Anthology, Black Hare Press), and such tales as "A Fool's Moo...

On this episode of Milford House Mysteries co-hosts Joan West and Sherry Knowlton interview author Tara Lush. Lush a Florida-based author and journalist. She's an RWA Rita finalist, an Amtrak writing fellow and the winner of the George C. Polk award for environmental journalism. Since 2008, she's been a reporter with The Associated Press in Florida, covering crime, alligators, natural di...

On this episode of Milford House Mysteries, co-hosts Sherry Knowlton and J.M. West talk to Joe Walters, editor, marketer, publishing entrepreneur, and writer about the marketing aspect of book publishing. Walters will share his expertise on book marketing in general as well as some specific thoughts about the challenges of getting books noticed during the pandemic. Founder of Independent Book Revi...

On this episode of The Milford House Mysteries, co-hosts Sherry Knowlton and J.M. West share their “Tips on Editing Your Manuscript.” Although this  podcast is primarily targeted to authors, these tips could be useful to anyone who does a lot of writing, whether for publication or for their job. Most of these tips are geared to authors preparing to submit a manuscript to an agent, a publisher, or...

"Bountiful Calling" is the third book by Fred Burton, who paints a tale of environmental fiction, based in his hometown of Harrisburg, Pennsylvania. Joe is an assistant to a powerful senator, as the question of natural gas drilling and "fracking" are a hot topic. While assured of his call to public service is a noble one, he begins to have second thoughts, as he meets Nicole, w...

Joseph A. Rosen is a freelance photogapher, who has taken pictures all over the world. His work has appeared in the pages of The New York Times, Newsweek, Time, Sports Illustrated and many other pubications. Among his clients are the biggest names in the world of music, but many would not be known to mainstream fans. Rosen's love of music, particularly blues has led him to festivals and event...

Timothy Jay Smith makes a return visit to the Milford House Mysteries to talk with co-hosts Sherry Knowlton and J.M. West about his new book, Fire on the Island. The novel is a playful, romantic thriller set in contemporary Greece, featuring Nick Damigos, a gay Greek-American undercover FBI agent, who is on the island to investigate a series of mysterious fires. Set against the real refugee crisis...

San Cicaro is a coastal California town that's fallen on hard times. Those who dare to come here find themselves wrapped up in its past, with experiences of the paranormal, the macabre, and the downright terrifying. "Welcome to San Cicaro" is a creation of Thunderbird Studios, from numerous authors, each of whom add a dimension to a strange land. Thunderbird co-founder James Fadeley...

John B. Kachuba is the award-winning author of over a dozen books. Many are nonfiction about paranormal and metaphysical topics. With Sunbury Press, he has two novels: The Savage Apostle and Dark Entry, both set in New England. He also is a contributor to the new Hellbender Books short story compilation: Hellbent Volume 1. John is a regular speaker at universities, libraries, and conferences, and...

On this episode of Milford House Mysteries, Sherry and Joan interview fellow Milford House Press author about his debut novel Chestnut Street.  This suspense novel involves a dangerous plot spanning five decades which looms over Philadelphia. Powerful men are willing to do anything to keep the truth from coming out. But when they make the mistake of framing Sam Brighton for a crime he didn’t commi...

Keeping up appearances is paramount in Vintage Woods. In his fiction debut, Josh Penzone tells eleven tales of the dysfunctional, the strange, and the outragous in the characters of a suburban housing development. People struggling with their past, those seeking some kind of future, and others who realize the life they thought they wanted is not all they hoped for. A Pushcart Prize nominee, Josh P...

Dead Letters: Delivering Unopened Mail from a Pennsylvania Ghost TownOn assignment for a small-town newspaper in rural Pennsylvania, rookie reporter, Jessica Weible, meets Joan Swigart, a creative fireball and “pioneer in print.” As the two women forge a relationship based on their passion for storytelling, Joan reveals a mystery that she had discovered years ago, but had never solved—a pile of de...

A special Milford House Mysteries for authors. During this COVID-19 crisis, many of us have been quarantined at home. For some authors, it's been a great opportunity to buckle down and finish that short story or novel they've been working on. Others might be working their day jobs from home, helping their kids with schoolwork, or dealing with the illness for themselves or family. As a re...

Performance comes easily for Megan O'Russell--an author, playwright, actress and singer, Megan is most prolific with the former. Her string of Young Adult series delve into adventure, vampires, magic and dystopia, including "The Tethering," "When Worlds Began," and "Girl of Glass." She has also written "How I Magically Messed Up My Life in Four Freakin'...