Historical Fact + Mysterious Romance Many authors write fiction with a thin watered-down broth of history, but Finding the Raven mixes a thick stew of romance and magic with meaty details of the St. Louis World’s Fair and the America of the Industrial Revolution. Clean and wholesome, suitable even for preteen readers but deep enough…

The final chapter of DUBY’S DOCTOR has been posted for FREE reading today on WATTPAD.  Readers have followed the appealing — and possibly dangerous — child/man called Jean Deaux from his near-death to his new life as an artist. The new life has been incomplete, however, since Jean seems to have lost the affection of Dr.…

Review of TELL ME WHEN IT HURTS, by Christine M. Whitehead.   Kids, dogs, horses, mountains, cowboys and romance: What’s not to love? Christine Whitehead’s novel, Tell Me When It Hurts, has them all, and more besides. But, even if it didn’t, the author’s smooth, articulate, empathetic story-telling would keep readers glued to the page.…

Review of Miss Goodhue Lives for a Night, by Kate Noble   Afficionados of Noel Coward and Oscar Wilde will appreciate the classic “comedy of manners” style of Kate Noble’s superbly crafted period novel, Miss Goodhue Lives for a Night. Lovers of Amanda Quick and Kathleen Woodiwiss will revel in the repartee and humorous situations.  …

Today the Husband has been given a voice. Not that he didn’t have one previously. That would be awkward. Rather, he is the writer of today’s post, detailing his experiences of being the… Source: Advice from a Writer’s Husband

Review:   BENDING NATURE: A Different Kind of Vampire Novel, by Samantha Stone   Good news for readers bored with the same old I-vant-to-drrrink-yourrr-blooood vampires. Author Samantha Stone has given lots of time and energy to re-imagining vampires as (spoiler alert:) extraterrestrials.   Told in the tone and vernacular of a teen or YA novel, the story follows…

The police and Agent Stone (ret.) are in place on a nearby rooftop. Jean and his armed captor have just arrived at Jean’s boat.   And then Mitchell throws everyone into a tizzy when she shows up unannounced and begins her own personal rescue operation! Get in on the fun of Chapter 27, “Intervention, part 1,”…

Review of Trusting the SEAL, Saving the SEALS Book Three, by Leslie North. When Toni hires the hunky former SEAL, Spencer, she doesn’t that all other applicants for the job have met with Spencer’s fist and are lying unconscious in the alley behind her building. Only Spencer showed up for the interview; made sure of…

In Chapter 26, “Reconnection, Part 2,” added today to the serialized novel, DUBY’S DOCTOR, Jean strives to slow the progress of his kidnapper long enough for Mitchell and Stone to attempt a rescue.  Unfortunately, Mitchell and Stone simply can not work together, it seems. If the rescuers don’t get their act together before Jean and his…

Review: CLAIMING THE ENEMY (PULSE SERIES) by Lauren Hawkeye A strong heroine meets a reluctant, ice-cold hero under unusual circumstances, and neither is prepared for the undeniable, heated, controversial relationship that ensues. Adults only, please; this narrative is a string of increasingly inventive and explicit, extra-marital sexual encounters. There is occasional profanity as well. Fans…