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Today, I’m excited to welcome acclaimed author Jason Tanamor. Jason has been described by Publishers Weekly as “a writer with lots of potential.” On VAMPIRES OF PORTLANDIA, Publishers weekly also says that the “…creative worldbuilding of Portland’s supernatural underworld…the most devoted vampire enthusiasts will find this rewarding.” When Marcella Leones relocates her family of aswang…
Publishers Weekly calls THE MONSTERS WE MAKE “[A] gripping novel…White skillfully keeps readers questioning everyone’s motives.” It’s August 1984, and paperboy Christopher Stewart has gone missing. Hours later, twelve-year-old Sammy Cox hurries home from his own paper route, red-faced and out of breath, hiding a terrible secret. Crystal, Sammy’s seventeen-year-old sister, is worried by the…
Today I welcome author Hannah Mary McKinnon to the blog. I was lucky enough to get a sneak peek into her newest thriller, Sister Dear, and let me tell you, it’s incredible! SISTER DEAR – from the back cover Beauty. Wealth. Success. She’s got it all. And it all should’ve been mine. Everything is slipping…
Heather: Hi Paula, thanks so much for being my pen pal. We met several years ago at Book Expo. I had just read your book THE FRAGILE WORLD, loved it and have been a big fan ever since. As with all your novels, I’m struck at how you are able to realistically capture family dynamics…
Today, I’m thrilled to welcome memoirist, Annette Januzzi Wick to my blog. Annette Januzzi Wick longs to find the perfect care home for her proud, Italian mother, who is slipping further into dementia. In her memoir, the author shares gripping truths about the mistakes she makes before ultimately finding a place where her mother heckles…
I’m thrilled to have award winning author, Lori Rader-Day join me on my blog today. Lori is the acclaimed author of five mystery novels. She won Anthony and Lovey Awards for her 2014 debut thriller, The Black Hour, and is a three-time Mary Higgins Clark Award nominee, winning in 2016 for Little Pretty Things. Her…
I had the pleasure of meeting Attica Locke back in 2010 when we were both nominated for an Edgar Award for Best First Novel by an American Author and I’ve been following this incredibly talented writer’s work ever since. As with all of her works, Attica’s most recent novel, HEAVEN, MY HOME, has received rave…
Today I welcome debut author, Ian Pisarcik author of BEFORE FAMILIAR WOODS. Described by NYT bestselling author, Kim Michele Richardson as “Poignant and searingly authentic, Pisarcik’s mesmerizing, heartfelt debut pulls you in and doesn’t let go—a haunting testament to survival of family and community in a poor and desperate landscape.” BEFORE FAMILIAR WOODS From the…
Today, I welcome poet, David Sanford and am honored to share his inspiring story. My debut book of poetry, IF MY HEART COULD TALK AND OTHER POEMS, is about the experiences and observations living with my Congenital Heart Defect. Being a Single Ventricle Fontan patient, and after having five heart surgeries and surviving a coma…
Today I welcome YA suspense author, Emily Arsenault and her newest suspense novel, ALL THE PRETTY THINGS. School Library Journal says, “This is more than a thriller, filled with mystery and intrigue. It also speaks to the complexity and internalized struggle of guilt, loss, and loving someone you can’t trust.” For Ivy Cork, summer means…