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New Release & Excerpt – Don’t Stop by Bonnie Friedman

  Synopsis A daring, erotically charged novel about ambition, desire, and the dangerous pursuit of self-knowledge. Ina is a 41-year-old literary scholar on the cusp of professional success. With a coveted university job, a kind husband, and a book on Eugene O’Neill due in months, her life appears enviably stable. But when an impulsive kiss […]

New Release & Excerpt – The Life She Forgot by Joanna Davidson Politano

  Synopsis He promised to help her reclaim the memories she lost—no matter what they found. Until she remembered another man. Cornwall, 1913 For three years, Merryn has lived without a past—no family, no history, no home that’s truly hers. When the threat of being locked away for her own “protection” looms, she takes a […]

Guest Post & Giveaway – Sparks, Smores, and Scandals by Michelle L. Clifton

    Sparks, S’mores, and Scandals: (A Taryn O’Kelly Mystery) Cozy Mystery 3rd in Series Setting – Colorado Publisher ‏ : ‎ Salty Inspirations (April 13, 2026) Print length ‏ : ‎ 293 pages Synopsis Wildfires weren’t part of Taryn O’Kelly’s summer plans. Neither was arson. When a string of suspicious wildfires erupts in the […]

Excerpt – The Hearing Voices series by Charles Porter

  Most people don’t question whether what they’re experiencing is reliable. It’s something taken for granted in everyday life. For Aubrey Shallcross, that certainty has never been there. The voices he hears have always shaped how he understands the world around him in The Hearing Voices Series by Charles Porter. Aubrey Shallcross has learned to […]

New Release & Excerpt – The Insomniacs by Allison Winn Scotch

  Synopsis The lives of four sleepless strangers intersect late at night as they attempt to solve not just their own anxieties but also the mysterious disappearance of one of their own, from New York Times bestselling author Allison Winn Scotch. In the city that never sleeps, it’s not always easy to share what’s on […]

Guest Post & Excerpt – Body Man by Al Pessin

    Different lives can move along separate tracks for years, shaped by belief, experience, and circumstance. But when those tracks begin to converge, the collision can carry consequences far beyond the individuals involved. In Body Man by Al Pessin, that convergence drives the story forward. From the White House to remote strongholds and unrest […]

Excerpt & Giveaway – Murder, Local Style by Leslie Karst

    Murder, Local Style (An Orchid Isle Mystery) Cozy Mystery 3rd in Series Setting – Hawaii Publisher ‏ : ‎ Severn House Publication date ‏ : ‎ April 7, 2026 Print length ‏ : ‎ 240 pages Hardcover Synopsis Retired caterer Valerie Corbin investigates a suspicious poisoning in this Orchid Isle cozy culinary mystery, […]

Excerpt – The Survivors by Jim Bates

  Synopsis On Len’s thirteenth birthday, he tells his friend Alex that he wants to bring the remaining orphans home from their underground cities. Alex is all for it. The two friends approach Lulomen, the director of Creekside Meadows. Soon, a plan is devised. Len, Abagail, and Rex will journey to Metro Metropolis to rescue […]

Excerpt & Giveaway – A Blue Ribbon Murder by T.C. LoTempio

    A Blue Ribbon Murder (Urban Tails Pet Shop Mysteries) Cozy Mystery 6th in Series Setting – Connecticut Publisher ‏ : ‎ Beyond the Page Publication date ‏ : ‎ March 31, 2026 Print length ‏ : ‎ 260 pages Paperback Synopsis When the organizer of a major cat competition is murdered and the […]

Excerpt – The Museum of Unusual Occurrence by Erica Wright

  Synopsis Welcome to the Museum of Unusual Occurrence―a place full of strange exhibits and even stranger murders. The first in the new Psychic City mystery series by talented author Erica Wright. “Every small town thinks it’s special―That might be true, but this one actually is.” Rational and cynical Aly Orlean’s life in her psychic […]