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Author Jolie Tunnell discusses her series, The Idyllwild Mysteries . This historical cozy mystery series is set in 1912 in the small mountain town of Idyllwild, CA. Jolie's main character, Loveda Brown, reluctantly finds herself in Idyllwild but grows to love the town. 1912 is a year of great change for Idyllwild with the arrival of new, modern ideas and technological advances like the automobile....

Author Nicholas Erik discusses his numerous science fiction and fantasy novels, including his latest: The Tess Skye series . Nick has written over twenty novels, most of them under the pen name D.N. Erikson. These fast-paced, thrilling books are largely dark, urban fantasy stories with paranormal elements such as vampires, demons and supernatural bounty hunters. Nick is also the author of two comp...

Author Melissa Sercia discusses her new Immortal Billionaires steamy romance series. Each book is a standalone novel, connected by a shared world, an underlying plot arc and crossover characters. These stories feature smart, strong, feisty heroines, plus dangerously hot vampires, demons and werewolves...and, of course, a Happily Ever After. The Immortal Billionaires is the latest series by Melissa...

Author Barbara Krasner discusses her new middle grade novel, 37 Days at Sea: Aboard the M.S. St. Louis, 1939 . It is a novel in verse about a refugee ship fleeing Nazi Germany for Cuba in 1939, told from the perspective of a 12-year-old girl. Barbara's novel is based on the true story of the M.S. St. Louis , and she did extensive research, including interviewing people who were children on board t...

Author Heather Weidner discusses her new cozy mystery series, the Jules Keene Glamping Mysteries . The first book, Vintage Trailers and Blackmailers , is out now. This series is set outside Charlottesville, VA in a luxury camping resort where, as in all good cozy mysteries, life seems to be complicated by mystery, mayhem and murder. Heather chats about how her love of mysteries started with Scooby...

Author Christopher Parker discusses his debut novel, The Lighthouse. A young couple's chance encounter in a small seaside town known for its haunted lighthouse places them on a path to discover long-kept secrets and the shocking reason why fate brought them together. Christopher has crafted a story that mixes mystery, adventure, romance and magical realism. After the birth of his daughter, he was...

Author Adrian Spratt discusses his new novel, Caroline . In 1980's New York City, practical, goal-driven lawyer Nick meets free-spirit Caroline, and they develop a romance that is at times wonderful but may ultimately be doomed. The story follows Nick as he navigates mainstream society as a blind man, something Adrian Spratt knows about personally, having lost his sight at age 13. Adrian also prac...

Author Shirley Reva Vernick discusses her latest novel, Ripped Away. It is a YA mystery featuring a teen boy named Abe, his crush Mitzy, a fortune teller's prophecy, time travel, the slums of Victorian London and Jack the Ripper. The novel is based on real historic events, including the Ripper crimes and inquests, as well as the accusations made against Jewish immigrants at that time. Shirley hope...

Author Marina Brown discusses her latest work, a short story collection titled, When Women Danced with Trees . This collection contains thirty-five short stories, some of which are inspired by Marina's own life and travels. When Women Danced with Trees is a collection that was years in the making, and her stories will make you laugh and cry, daydream of far-away places, and contemplate both the fr...

Author George R. Dekle, Sr. discusses his latest true-crime book, The East River Ripper: The Mysterious 1891 Murder of Old Shakespeare. Shortly after Jack the Ripper terrorized London, New York City had its own Ripper-like murder—that of Carrie Brown, a prostitute who went by the name of Old Shakespeare. The police arrested a suspect, but much controversy surrounded the investigation, arrest and t...

Author Laurie Wallmark discusses her new children's picture book, Dino Pajama Party. With this book, Laurie explored her love of fiction and writing in verse. Dino Pajama Party is Laurie's first picture book for the youngest of readers, a departure from the books she usually writes. She is also the author of five other children's book biographies about women in STEM, and she has more STEM biograph...

Author D.S. Lang discusses her new series, the Arabella Stewart Historical Mysteries. Debbie's novels are set in Northern Ohio at the end of World War I. Her main character, Arabella Stewart, arrives back home after serving as a US Army Signal Corp operator in the Great War. Debbie's stories involve a colorful mix of post-war recovery, women's suffrage, prohibition, gangster bootlegging, champions...

Author Daniel Powell discusses his debut middle grade novel, Paper Birds and Other Flying Objects. This delightful story is about a ten-year-old girl named Ellie who loves books, origami and adventures. Unfortunately for Ellie, everyone thinks she's weird, and Ellie believes they may be right when she discovers she has magical powers. Paper Birds and Other Flying Objects is a story about being an...

Author Anna Castle discusses her Professor & Mrs. Moriarty mystery series. In this unique series, Anna turns the Sherlock Holmes canon on its head. What if Professor Moriarty wasn't evil, but simply misunderstood? In this series, Anna has Professor Moriarty falling in love and solving mysteries. Anna's Moriarty is brilliant, stoic, introverted and a good guy, not an evil criminal mastermind. If yo...

Author Deb Richardson-Moore discusses her latest novel, Murder, Forgotten, in which a famed mystery writer is losing her memory and, with it, her ability to write her thrilling stories. When her husband is murdered, she fears that she may have done it after it is revealed that the murder closely resembles one of her own stories. Deb is a former journalist and a former pastor at a church for homele...

Author Jan M. Hill discusses her new middle grade fantasy series, the Asteria Adventures. Books 1 and 2—Asteria: The Discovery and Asteria: Annese Does it Again—are available now, with more installments still to come. Jan was always a reader of fantasy novels and started playing D&D in college. In fact, she uses the D&D format as a basis for her storyline in this series. These fast-paced novels ar...

Author Sally Handley discusses her latest suspense novel, Stop the Threat, in which a small town arms its teachers in an attempt to improve school security. The story follows one of the teachers and the school resource officer as they wrestle with the implications of the new gun policy, which divides the town and results in unexpected consequences. As a former public-school teacher, Sally wanted t...

Author Rachel Trusty discusses her latest novel, Not Without Yesterday. It's a story told from the dual perspectives of a husband and wife who are dealing with their own demons. Not Without Yesterday addresses the idea that none of us wants to be without our yesterdays, even if those experiences aren't anything we would have chosen for ourselves. Rachel's inspiration was her own suffering with PTS...

Authors Claire Matturro and Penny Koepsel discuss their new book, Wayward Girls, a novel inspired by true events and their own experiences. Wayward Girls is the fictional story of a boarding school for teen girls labeled rebellious by the adults in their lives and two former students who managed to survive the experience. The main characters must confront the scars left by their boarding school ye...

Author Diane E. Keyes discusses her debut children's picture book, Peas Let Her Be a Princess. Diane is a third-generation children's librarian. Over the years, she has written numerous puppet show scripts for kids. When a friend challenged her to write a book, she decided to give it a try, and Peas Let Her Be a Princess was the wonderful result. Diane has put her own spin on the well-known fairyt...

Author Carolyn Haines discusses her new novel, Independent Bones. It is the latest installment in the long-running Sarah Booth mystery series, in which unconventional Southern belle and private investigator, Sarah Booth Delaney, gets into more trouble solving another mystery in her small town in the Mississippi Delta. Carolyn was a journalist before she became a novelist. She never intended to wri...

Author Susan Y. Tanner discusses her latest novel, A Whisper of Trouble, which features the art of horse whispering. This book marries Susan's love of writing with her passion for horses, and it's her fourth novel in the multi-author Trouble Cat Mystery series. The story was inspired by Susan's discovery of Italy's efforts to protect their indigenous horse breeds. Susan is the author of 6 other hi...

L.M. Whitaker discusses her debut novel, The Crucible of Steele. It is a fast-paced tech thriller that began with two questions: What if Charles Darwin's contemporaries began a process for breeding the perfect human? And what if a modern-day woman with no living relatives has a chance encounter with a nearly identical twin, leading her to discover that she is the product of a 150-year eugenics exp...

Author Debora G. de Farias discusses her debut historical novel, Standing Tall. It's the story of Cecilia Grierson, Argentina's first female physician. Set against the progressive Golden Age, Standing Tall explores the vibrant culture and realities of life in South America, including the plight of immigrants, the fight for women's rights, and the yearning to be part of the global pursuit of knowle...

Author Claire Matturro discusses her latest novel, The Smuggler's Daughter. It is a crime thriller set on the Gulf Coast of Florida, which is Claire's home state and a place that she readily admits is rich for crime fiction. The Smuggler's Daughter is a twisting, turning game of cat and mouse. Claire's story is inspired by real-life events that took place in Florida in the late 1970's involving a...