The Unexpected Character by Shelley Freydont Writers go to great lengths to “know” their characters. Some make collages, some interview the prospective character, or make lists of hair color, height, favorite food, etc. An author lives with her characters. Your protagonist rides shotgun while you drive to the store. The sidekick climbs into the shower […]
Blog Tour & Giveaway: Independence Slay by Shelley Freydont
Blog Tour & Review: 100 Proof Stud by A.J. Lape
Good versus Evil by A.J. Lape Who I decide to make a villain/hero in my novels is a very organic thing for me–not in the nuts and granola, Birkenstock sense (hehehee)–but it’s all about making changes and adjustments as you go. Like all writers, I go into my head and let the characters take over. […]
Blog Tour & Giveaway: Tempest in a Teapot by Amanda Cooper
Why Teapots? By Amanda Cooper (aka Victoria Hamilton) How many people will wonder why I am writing a series centered around teapot collecting? I thought I would have a go at answering the question before I am asked. First…about tea and me. I can only speak for myself, but drinking tea is about much more […]
Blog Tour & Giveaway: Engaged in Murder by Nancy J. Parra
I have Nancy J. Parra here today to discuss her new book and first in a new mystery series, Engaged in Murder. It used to be that a fellow in love would ask the girl’s father for her hand. Then he would buy a ring and over a candlelit dinner, he would get down on […]
Blog Tour & Giveaway: Murder, Simply Stitched by Isabella Alan
Today I have Isabella Alan here to talk about her new mystery, Murder Simply Stitched, which is about an Amish Quilt Shop. I enjoyed this mystery with its great cast of characters and I hope you will too. Take it away, Isabella. Publisher’s Punch List by Isabella Alan Way back in 2011, I received a […]
Blog Tour & Giveaway: Hot Fudge Frame-Up by Christine DeSmet
Guest blogger: Christine DeSmet, author of Hot Fudge Frame-Up, the second book in the new Fudge Shop Mystery series. Ava is gearing up for the First Annual Fudge Festival –a huge celebration that could draw national attention to her old-fashioned fudge shop in Door County, Wisconsin–known at the “Cape Cod of the Midwest.” She’s invited […]
Blog Tour & Review: Fifty Shades of Greyhound by Sparkle Abbey
A big thanks to Books-n-Kisses for hosting this stop on our blog tour for Fifty Shades of Greyhound, book five in our Pampered Pets mystery series from Bell Bridge Books. This book was so much fun to write and now we’re having even more fun sharing it with readers. It’s similar to the others in […]
Blog Tour & Review: Hanging By A Hair by Nancy J. Cohen
Marla’s joyous move to a new house with her husband, Detective Dalton Vail, is marred by their next-door neighbor who erects an illegal fence between their properties. When Dalton reminds the man of the local permitting laws, tempers flare—and worse, the neighbor is found dead the following day. Dismayed when Dalton is removed from the […]
Blog Tour & Giveaway: Murder at Honeychurch Hall by Hannah Dennison
I have Hannah Dennison here today to talk about her first book in a new series, Murder at Honeychurch Hall. This is a fun and exciting mystery and a great start to the series. Take it away, Hannah. 🙂 A special thank you to Books-n-Kisses for hosting me on Day One of the Great Escapes […]
Blog Tour & Review: Death Runs Adrift by Karen MacInerney
Today I have Karen MacInerney to talk about her new book, Death runs Adrift which is the sixth novel in her Gray Whale Inn mystery series. I have always liked the main character, Natalie, and mysteries that involve food have always a big favorite of mine. My feelings about desks. (And my coffee shop addiction.) […]
Blog Tour & Giveaway: The Corpse with the Emerald Thumb by Cathy Ace
Criminologist and foodie Cait Morgan was looking forward to her dream vacation in Mexico with her boyfriend Bud Anderson. She wasn’t anticipating a fresh corpse on the floor of a local florist’s shop, and she definitely wasn’t expecting Bud to become the prime suspect. With Bud’s freedom, and maybe even his life, at stake, Cait […]
Blog Tour & Giveaway: Burnout by Teresa Trent
Today I have Teresa Trent here to talk about her new mystery, Burnout. These books are fun and entertaining mysteries that have great small-town characters. The Romance of Mystery by Teresa Trent I love a mystery, but the best mysteries are also romances. I can remember as a young woman reading all of the Phyllis […]
