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The Health Farm Murders – John Reid (Giveaway)

John Howard Reid is a prize winning author and writing contests judge.  He has also worked as a publisher, editor, critic and bookseller.  As a fiction writer, Reid first achieved fame in England and Australia for a series of detective novels, all featuring a Miami police sergeant named Merryll Manning, who made his debut in […]

Courting Constance – Teryl Cartwright (giveaway)

Teryl Cartwright is a relatively new author having written one other romance novel and two plays along with news articles and childrens curriculum.  Teryl states on her website that it is important for her to write about what she knows—relationships, family and faith.  This way even though the story and characters were fictional, many of the emotions and thoughts […]

Charlotte Figg Takes Over Paradise – Joyce Magnin Moccero

Joyce Magnin Moccero is the author of Charlotte Figg Takes Over Paradise which is the second in a series about Bright’s Pond which is somewhere in the Pennsylvania area since Charlotte moves to Paradise from a suburb of Pittsburg.  But you don’t have to read the first to appreciate the second novel. Charlotte’s husband has recently died […]

Always the Baker Never the Bride – Sandra D. Bricker

Sandra D. Bricker worked on her writing skills while working as a personal assistant and publicist to daytime television stars.  What I like about her is that she is an animal rights activist and is very involved in fundraising for Lost Angels Animal Rescue.  Sandra says she is a Christian Woman and that clearly comes through in […]

Maybe This Time! – Jennifer Crusie (Giveaway)

Jennifer (aka Jenny) Crusie has been writing books since the early 90’s and has co-authored several books over the last 6 years.  This newest book, Maybe This Time! is her version of The Turn of the Screw a short novel written in 1898 by Henry James. I was lucky enough to be ask Jennifer a few […]

Scene Stealer – Elise Warner

Before Elise Warner started her writing career you could find her on Broadway, working with National Companies and in clubs as an actress, singer and stage manager.  She has even written a play which won Theatre Guinevere’s “Guinny Award”.  After that she started writing for various magazines but this is her first novel. Scene Stealer features Miss Augusta […]

No One Lives Twice – Julie Moffett

Julie Moffet is a published author and this is her first venture into mystery/suspense and she has the background for this type of novel.  She has a degree in political science and speaks several foreign languages mentioned in this book, so what she writes about she knows and understands. Lexi Carmichael works for the NSA […]

Liar, Liar – K. J. Larsen

Liar, Liar is the first novel for a trio of sisters – Julianne, Kristen and Kari Larsen. Cat DeLuca, along with her beagle Inga, owns and runs the Pants on Fire Detective Agency…and yes, the name is all that it implies.  She won’t find a long lost relative but she is the one to call […]

Interview with Kate White – author of Hush

A few months ago I gave away a copy of Hush by Kate White.  Kate was able to answer some interview questions and here they are! SBR: What made you break from your Bailey Weggins series and venture into unknown characters? KW: I love Bailey, but I thought it would be nice to take a […]

Trapped on Mystery Island – John Howard Reid (Giveaway)

John Howard Reid is a prize winning author and writing contests judge.  He has also worked as a publisher, editor, critic and bookseller.  As a fiction writer, Reid first achieved fame in England and Australia for a series of detective novels, all featuring a Miami police sergeant named Merryll Manning, who made his debut in […]