Thursday, May 23, 2013

99 cent bargain

Just a quick heads up that the MMM ebook bundle - Mirth, Murder and Mystery - is 99 cents for the next month.

MMM is a collection of seven books from seven authors - one of them yours truly.

A Cutthroat Business is in there.

So is my critique partner Jamie Lee Scott's Let Us Prey, a humorous PI novel about Mimi Capurro and the Gotcha detective agency in Salinas, California. It's a vampire novel... sort of. And there's a headless body. Need I say more?

In addition to that, the bundle includes the following:

The Ex Who Wouldn’t Die by Sally Berneathy
Amanda has been trying for a year to divorce her lying, cheating, scam artist husband, Charley. Then he turns up dead, murdered. Finally they are no longer married! But she is the primary suspect and, as if that isn't bad enough, Charley's ghost shows up in her apartment. He was rejected, kicked back to earth, not allowed to go into the light. Even death did not them part.

A Touch of Ice by L.J. Charles
When Everly Gray touches photographer Mitchell Hunt and sees the image of a dead body, she dives into the murder ESP fingers first. Caught in a web of intrigue, El discovers an aptitude for breaking and entering, the pain of a gunshot wound, and the terror of facing a killer. What she doesn’t learn—to keep her fingers to herself.

The Chase by Adrienne Giordano
Hard-driving attorney Jo Pomeroy is as determined as she is sexy—in other words, a major pain in NYPD Sergeant Gabe Townsend’s butt. Working together on a high-profile task force charged with busting sales of counterfeit goods has been rocky from the start. Now, she’s on the radar of a mysterious smuggler not afraid to use violence to evade the law. At the risk of their lives—and their hearts—Gabe and Jo must find him before he finds them.

The Secret Ingredient by Misty Evans
During a live cooking show in her hometown, celebrity chef Katelynn Karr's father dies in front of millions of viewers, and suspicion falls on Kate when his autopsy reveals he was poisoned. Nick Juno, the boy she left behind and who is now mayor, is the only person who can prove Kate's innocence.

The Throwbacks by Stephanie Queen
To salvage his career, exiled Scotland Yard "Flying Squad" detective, the not-so-young David Young, joins the Boston Police Department.
But this rogue detective can’t resist an unlikely romance with his young and vivacious decorator, Grace Rogers, even when she becomes a key witness in his high-stakes case--and like Kryptonite to his career and well-being.

I'm sure you'll agree that that's a lot of books for 99 cents.

You can find it on the following platforms, until June 22nd.

 
 
 
 


Happy reading!


Tuesday, May 21, 2013

Home for the Homicide Cover Reveal

Looks like it's official, since this showed up on Amazon yesterday. It's the cover for Home for the Homicide, DIY-7, scheduled for release December 3rd.

No, Mischa the kitten (on the floor with the Christmas lights) still doesn't look like a Russian Blue. And Inky (on the table) is more gray than black, while Jemmy (the tiger striped Maine Coon) isn't on the cover at all this time. Nor do I have a creepy shadow, it seems.

However, all that aside, it's a beautiful cover as usual. The book is available for preorder at the moment, for $7.19 (a little off the cover price of $7.99) - on Amazon.


Thursday, May 9, 2013

The Next Big Thing - take 4

Welcome, boys and girls, to another round of The Next Big Thing, this one courtesy of the fabulous Lexi George. If you haven't read the fabulous Lexi's books - starting with Demon Hunting in Dixie - you must. And just to whet your appetite, here's the fabulous Lexi herself, reading the Weenie scene, at the Olde City, New Blood conference in St. Augustine in February.


 
 
 
And now, onto the Next Big Thing, which brings it back to me and my latest book.

1) What is the working title of your next book?
 
Change of Heart. It's the 6th book in the Savannah Martin mystery series, about a recovering Southern Belle realtor in Nashville, Tennessee, and the trouble she gets up to in love and in life.

2) Where did the idea come from for the book?
 
It's the 6th book in a series, so I'm always looking for plot ideas that might fit what I've already got going. The inciting incident - the incident that kicks off the action, namely Rafe sneaking out of bed at 6 AM - was just the next logical progression in the relationship, and then it became about what else might happen when Savannah was up and out earlier than usual. Catching Tim Briggs rinsing blood off his hands in the office sink became the next thing that happened, and it went from there.   

3) What genre does your book fall under?
 
It's a romantic mystery with an amateur female sleuth.

4) What actors would you choose to play the part of your characters in a movie rendition?

British-Nigerian actor O.T. Fagbenle looks a lot like I imagine Rafe in my head. Boris Kodjoe and Shemar Moore would be OK too, although they're both getting too old. And Savannah looks sort of like Faith Hill: a pretty and sexy girl-next-door type.

5) What is the one-sentence synopsis of your book?

It doesn't really have one. Or maybe I should say that I haven't taken the time to come up with one. The tagline on the book is "The honeymoon's over..."

6) Who is publishing your book?

It's part of my self-published series, so the short answer is, I am.

7) How long did it take you to write the first draft of the manuscript?

Two months. The amount of time it usually takes me to write this length book.

8) What other books would you compare this story to within your genre?

Most people seem to think the Cutthroat Business books remind them of Stephanie Plum. Not surprisingly, since that's what I was reading when I wrote the first book. There's more emphasis on the romantic relationship, though. The series is really one long romance novel more than anything else. Unless the mysteries are directly related to the romantic relationship, they're more in the vein of background.

9) Who or what inspired you to write this book?

My readers! I thought the series was finished after five books, but so many people emailed me asking for more, that I figured I'd give it a try and see if I could get back into it. It's been nice, visiting with old friends. I just hope I've managed to recapture whatever magic the original books had!

10) What else about the book might pique the reader's interest?

I have no idea. It's just the next installment of the ongoing saga of Savannah and Rafe, you know?

 
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Change of Heart is available in digital format from the following e-tailers, starting today:
 
 
 
BARNES AND NOBLE

SMASHWORDS

KOBO


Kobo, Apple, Sony and a few others are on their way.

Wednesday, May 1, 2013

Book Lovers Buffet

 

Introducing the Book Lovers’ Buffet. Load up, you won’t gain a pound!

The Buffet’s “Bouquet of Books” sale will be open May 1-3. More than 175 ebooks, all reduced in price to just 99 cents. Save in categories such as Young Adult, Contemporary, Paranormal, Suspense, Erotic Romance, and more!
PLUS, visit the website to win gift cards to your choice of online retailers. $400 in gift cards up for grabs!
Titles from popular authors such as:
· Gemma Halliday
· Angie Fox
· Jenna Bennett
· Amanda Brice
· Jennette Marie Powell
· Clover Autrey
· Carly Carson
· E. Ayers
· Genevieve Jourdin
· CJ Lyons
· Renee Pace
· Sophia Knightley
· Tori Scott
· Meredith Bond
· Emily Ryan-Davis
· Anthea Lawson
· Diana Layne
· Lindsey Brookes
· Gina Robinson
· McKenna Chase

A Cutthroat Business is marked down to 99 cents for the sale, and so are books from a lot of other authors. Enjoy!