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Hello Book Readers,

I will be at the National Black Book Festival in Hoston, TX, Oct. 25th & 26th.

Time: 11 am to 7 pm ........Friday
10 am - 6 pm .......Saturday

Location: Fallbrook Church at 12512 Walters Rd.

Free General Admission to the Public!

A Look Back In Time: Memoir of a Military Kid in the F Read more of this blog post »

What unique talents do top book marketers bring to help self-published writers succeed?
Chuck Morgan, Crime Fiction Author
Many self-published authors struggle with navigating the complex landscape of book marketing. Understanding the unique skills that marketing virtuosos possess can empower you to e Read more of this blog post »

Dragon on Centre Street: New York vs. Donald J. Trump by Jonah Bromwich

My rating: 5 of 5 stars


Waiting for Godot/my God we are in hell/my God nothing really matters.

All those feelings are summed up when you think of this trial and read this account of it.

The 2024 trial of Donald John Trump whi Read more of this blog post »

Would you like a stunning special edition paperback of 20% Blood 80% Lust?

There are 3 copies up for grabs right now on my GoodReads Giveaway.

Winner selected Nov 15.

Open to Canada and US.

Good Luck!

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In a materialist society,
be it modern or medieval,
woman’s clock starts at 19 and
ends at 29, while a man’s clock starts
at 30 and runs till he drops dead.

Young women going for older men is
nothing new, it’s been the relationship
norm of apekind for thousands of years.

Regardless of your hypocrisies,
in a Read more of this blog post »

Wat is Beleggen (Investing)?

Beleggen, of investing, is het proces waarbij je geld of kapitaal inzet met de verwachting in de toekomst financieel rendement te behalen. In essentie koop je iets, zoals aandelen, obligaties, vastgoed of andere activa, in de hoop dat de waarde ervan zal stijgen. Het is e

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Grateful to see readers discovering One Summer at Helgeveld Farm! The plot has been floating around for more than 20 years and I finally sat down and wrote it over 3 years. I enjoyed the research into life in America and on an Illinois farm in 1917. I hope you do, too.

I like books like Jayber Crow b Read more of this blog post »

It took a few tries to adjust the Seducing Audrey ebook cover art for Amazon's paperback print-on-demand, but I think it came out OK. Their print quality for the interior, on light cream paper, is gorgeous. www.amazon.com/dp/B0FWRK8DT4

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Hey there everyone,

As a way to support our community of authors and readers, you know, real one's - something rather disturbing has been happening more and more recently to my inbox - and through a bit of digging, research and verification, I thought I'd jot out this PSA blog post because I have a f Read more of this blog post »

My new book Echoes of the Wild Hunt is due for release on 30th November 2025. I had spent so long working on this novel and then there was these huge amount of non-stop work getting all the final pieces together, that I now feel like I am in limbo.

I have ordered copies coming next week, which means Read more of this blog post »

Memories of Mithgryr (book 12) is presently out with the final editors. I plan to have this one out in time for Christmas. We're back with the Dragons of Mithgryr, but thousands of years before we first met them (book 4). Living inside their nice, warm, well-lit (by bioluminescent fungi) cave, the d Read more of this blog post »

A Letter from a Writer No One Has Heard Yet

Years go by, and sometimes I feel as if I’m writing into a vast emptiness that never echoes back.
I sit before the page, pouring my whole heart into words, while the world moves on as if nothing happened.
No one has heard my voice yet—not because it is weak, Read more of this blog post »

In my novel, WORLD WAR NIXON: An Alternate History of the 1970s, I ask what would have happened if President Richard Nixon had gotten away with Watergate, and had not been forced to resign ahead of being impeached. It is also a world where Chairman Mao dies before there could be an opening to Ch Read more of this blog post »

Golem Loves Latkes: A Tasty Hanukkah Tale by Doreen Robinson

My rating: 5 of 5 stars


A fun story about Latkes, topping preferences, and getting along. Cute characters, imaginative, and cultural with an awesome glossary of Yiddish terms and backmatter.



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From #1 Amazon and USA Today Bestselling Author Bella Matthews comes a single dad/nanny, grumpy grinch/sunshine, holiday romance.


Falling for my brother’s teammate wasn’t on my Christmas list.
Neither was working for him, but here I am—nannying for Camden Monroe, Philly’s star quarterback, single dad, Read more of this blog post »

Releasing: January 23, 2026

Cover Designer: Qamber Designs

Blurb Coming Soon.

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https://heikeyates.com/childhood-trau...
Have you ever felt like you were finally okay—only to be blindsided by a wave of emotion you didn’t see coming? In this episode of Pursue Your Spark, “When Childhood Trauma Reawakens: Stacey Hettes on Healing After Midlife,” I sit down with Dr. Stacey Hettes, Read more of this blog post »

Hey readers! 💖

I’m so excited to share that my debut novel, Built From Ashes, is free to download on Amazon Kindle from October 16th to 20th! 🌸

It’s a story about love, power, and healing — a slow-burn contemporary romance that dives deep into forgiveness and self-discovery. If you love emotional read Read more of this blog post »

Jaws by Peter Benchley

My rating: 4 of 5 stars


The classic natural horror thriller that launched the modern creature feature mania.

Taking a late night swim, a young woman is fatally attacked by a great white shark off the coast of the small town of Amity.

Some authorities want the attack hushed up, Read more of this blog post »

What Dr. Debasish Mridha’s Philosophy of Inner Peace teaches us?

Dr. Debasish Mridha, MD, believes that inner peace is the foundation of all happiness and the essence of a meaningful life. As both a physician and philosopher, he teaches that true peace is not found in the world around us but within t Read more of this blog post »

From Self-loathing to Unconditional love — The most important journey of all.

For much of my life, I didn’t like myself very much. In fact its fair to say that there were times I actually hated myself.

I came from an environment where the messages I absorbed were mostly about what was wrong with me. I Read more of this blog post »

Hey Goodreads reviewers! My Gothic novella is just 99 cents today until October 20th! Grab your copy on Kindle today! <3

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I launched a Substack series called The Reader’s Guilty Pleasures: 10 Weeks of Bookish Fun—a joyful deep-dive into the weird, the wonderful, and the downright questionable things we do as readers. (Yes, I sniff books. No, I won’t apologize.)

The original plan? Procrastinate writing my new novel, A Se Read more of this blog post »

How helpful are you?

Loads can be heavy, but, with help, they can be lightened.

At work, unfortunately, help was scarce, as many complained that their workload was too heavy or they would disappear when there was work that needed to be done. The list of excuses were endless, which taxed the work cultu Read more of this blog post »

My cover design has a flaw, and I have been trying to reach my cover artist to make the necessary adjustments. Until then, Journals of the Cailleach is available as both an e-book and a paperback. Such are the woes of a low budget. Go Pack!

My new neo-noir novella GUTBUSTER is out today! It's quite mean and you just might hate it! Free on Kindle Unlimited. https://www.amazon.com/gp/product/B0F...

There are days when the scalpel feels lighter than the pen.

People imagine that writing is the hard part. It’s not. Writing is breathing — or at least it should be. What’s hard is finding the oxygen for it when you’ve spent sixteen hours inhaling recycled hospital air, listening to the constant chor Read more of this blog post »

Over the past several weeks, an individual named Ezra and the other party Gillian: have made repeated public accusations that my short story, The Cindered Queen, was derived from Ezra's work. She has posted across platforms and commented on my books, alleging that I copied her “world,” “language,” a Read more of this blog post »

Da Carosello a Tik Tok is a best seller on Amazon. This book takes children on a journey through time to discover how communication has changed, from old television programmes to entertaining TikTok videos, while sharing remains the most powerful tool.

Greed Among Friends
Laura Applegate

When I initially thought about the main character of Greed Among Friends, I wanted to create someone who would be recognizable as an honest, no-nonsense individual that my readers could relate to. I ended up selecting what I believe are a combination of good qualiti Read more of this blog post »

So here's one of the mystery projects I've very vaguely hinted at over the last few months: the powers that be behind Snuggly Books and Occult Press have today announced the launch of a new imprint, Purple Bearded Uncle, and they've selected my short novel, PULP FIN DE SIÈCLE, as one of their two la Read more of this blog post »

Hear ye! Hear ye! Part 2 of John: Volume 27 of our Heavenly Citizens series is available.

Light for the blind, Shepherd for the sheep, Life for the dead, King and Servant and Sin Offering for the people. His name is Jesus.

Enter through the Door of the sheepfold and meet your Shephe

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Maskerade by Terry Pratchett

My rating: 4 of 5 stars


I liked the humour in this book more than in other novels of the Discworld series, as it relied more on the characterisation and plot rather than regular puns, which can sometimes be a weakness in Pratchett's writing. There were numerous memorab Read more of this blog post »

Blazing Reader,

In response to an excerpt I posted on Wednesday, from my forthcoming semi-historical fiction, Covid Disobedience, one dear reader wrote to say:

"That point about extreme oppression being used to justify a milder version doesn't quite land for me."

It doesn't land well for me either.

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A thank you to everyone who entered to win signed copies of my books. I am honored.
To those of you who won, and to all of you that I hope will purchase my books in Ebook, audiobook, or paperback, enjoy the adventure!

It's fall. October brings Halloween and scary stories.

The Teeny Tiny Ghost
4 stars
Author: Kay Winters
Illustrator: Lynn Munsinger

The teeny tiny ghost is very shy. Everything is scary. What's a ghost to do?
The illustrations are great. The ghost's two cats really add to the story. There are lots of Hall Read more of this blog post »

I love writing about characters' confusion or surprise when they see Peter's abilities demonstrated.

In Falling Up, at the end of the hurricane sequence, Peter takes Lucy home, and brings her sailboat with them. Flying thousands of kilometers carrying a sailboat is pretty unusual, and leaving it floa Read more of this blog post »

Being on panels at Albuquerque's Bubonicon convention was a blast. Caught up with old friend David Gerrold and newer friend Jane Lindskold with whom I was on a panel centering on Alchemy. Co-judged their Costume Competition again.

On the downside, fell at home while trying to get to the door quickly Read more of this blog post »

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Blurb:


A small-town, single dad, enemies-to-lovers standalone sports romance in the new series, The Single Dad Playbook, from USA Today Bestselling author Willow Aster

He's a quarterb Read more of this blog post »

Surviving Ice is $1.99 for a limited time!

Download today for $1.99!
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Blurb:
The nationally bestselling author of the Ten Tiny Breaths s Read more of this blog post »