Ask the Author: Denise Grover Swank
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Denise Grover Swank
Thank you! I've started the new Rose Gardner Investigation series and plan to continue writing it until 1) I get tired of writing them which won't be soon because I love writing Rose or 2) readers stop reading.
Denise Grover Swank
There will be four books in the Magnolia Steele series. The third book comes out February 28, 2017 and the fourth and final book will be out in the fall of 2017 (no date yet) before the first book of my upcoming Summer Butler Mystery series releases in early 2018.
Denise Grover Swank
It's in production now so hopefully around the middle of January. :)
Denise Grover Swank
I have no current plans to make the rest of the series into a box set, although I'm sure I will at some point. I'm just not sure when.
While Thirty-Six and a Half Motives is the last book in the Rose Gardner Mystery series, I am currently writing a novella that I will post in installments on my website starting the end of August. It will only be available to newsletter subscribers (they will receive the link and password in an email) but the novella will be available for sale around November 1. It is currently untitled.
November 29 is the release of Family Jewels, the first book of the new Rose Gardner Investigation series. I plan for it to be as though it was title Thirty-Seven and a Half ??, but I decided to give the series closure for readers who wanted the series to end, but a new series for those who want it to continue. :)
While Thirty-Six and a Half Motives is the last book in the Rose Gardner Mystery series, I am currently writing a novella that I will post in installments on my website starting the end of August. It will only be available to newsletter subscribers (they will receive the link and password in an email) but the novella will be available for sale around November 1. It is currently untitled.
November 29 is the release of Family Jewels, the first book of the new Rose Gardner Investigation series. I plan for it to be as though it was title Thirty-Seven and a Half ??, but I decided to give the series closure for readers who wanted the series to end, but a new series for those who want it to continue. :)
Denise Grover Swank
You should try Lyla Payne's Low Country Mystery series, and Jana DeLeon's Miss Fortune series. :)
Denise Grover Swank
The Curse Keepers series is currently complete. I would love to write a fourth book, but my other series are keeping me busy.
I wrote and released the novellas in this order:
1) The Curse Keepers
2) This Place is Death--I wanted readers to understand the curse, even if Ellie didn't.
3) The Curse Breakers
4) This Changes Everything--I wanted readers to see the depth of the Ahone's plot to use Ellie.
5) The Curse Defiers
6) This is Your Destiny--I wanted to see how far Collin had come, as well as a good view into his past.
Thanks for reading! <3
I wrote and released the novellas in this order:
1) The Curse Keepers
2) This Place is Death--I wanted readers to understand the curse, even if Ellie didn't.
3) The Curse Breakers
4) This Changes Everything--I wanted readers to see the depth of the Ahone's plot to use Ellie.
5) The Curse Defiers
6) This is Your Destiny--I wanted to see how far Collin had come, as well as a good view into his past.
Thanks for reading! <3
Denise Grover Swank
I have no control over which books Amazon uses Whispersync. Sorry! I wish I did!
Denise Grover Swank
Thank you! I have two rom-com series that fit the bill. ;)
The Wedding Pact with The Substitute, The Player, and The Gambler, along with the short story, The Valentine.
Then I have a new Wedding Pact spinoff series, The Bachelor Brotherhood. The first book Only You came out last week and Until You comes out next May.
The Wedding Pact with The Substitute, The Player, and The Gambler, along with the short story, The Valentine.
Then I have a new Wedding Pact spinoff series, The Bachelor Brotherhood. The first book Only You came out last week and Until You comes out next May.
Denise Grover Swank
No, I had considered writing a fourth book about Tina, but my sales of the series don't justify it.
Denise Grover Swank
I plan to keep writing Rose as long as my readers still want her; I still enjoy writing her; and she still has room to grow. :)
Denise Grover Swank
Center Stage, the first book in the Magnolia Steele Mystery series is similar to Rose. The second book comes out September 13. If you like the humor in Rose, you might like my two rom-com series--The Wedding Pact, and it's spin-off series, The Bachelor Brotherhood.
Denise Grover Swank
No. Only Twenty-Eight and a Half Wishes. If you the other books for free, you have gotten pirated copies.
Denise Grover Swank
While they can be read as stand alones, most readers seem to agree that they should be read in order.
Denise Grover Swank
While Thirty-Six and a Half Motives is the last Rose Gardner Mystery, Rose continues with the Rose Gardner Investigations. My goal is for Family Jewels (the first book in the RGI series) to read like it could have been titled Thirty-Seven. However, it starts several months after the end of Thirty-Six.
Denise Grover Swank
Skeeter/James will definitely be in Family Jewels, so we'll see what happens. ;)
Denise Grover Swank
November 29, 2016.
Denise Grover Swank
I plan for the Rose Gardner Investigation series to be nearly identical to the RG mystery series. I originally had no intention of ending the Rose Gardner series, but a minority of readers wanted the series to end, so I decided Thirty-Six and a Half Motives was a good place to "end" it, then start the new series. But my plan is that Family Jewels reads like it could be Thirty-Seven and a Half ??.
Denise Grover Swank
This is the answer I posted recently on Facebook to the question "Will there be anymore Curse Keepers books?":
Yes, but the answer is complicated.
The first three books were published thru 47North, and due to low sales, they chose not to publish more. It was my intention to continue the series, however I was bound to a non-compete, so at first, I COULDN'T publish more. But while I waited, I wrote the Wedding Pact series, which did much better than I expected. The sales of THAT series far exceeded The Curse Keepers. Then, I sold a spinoff series of the Wedding Pact--the Bachelor Brotherhood--to a publisher. Which means my writing schedule is very full--I'm scheduled to write six books this year, so I'm struggling to fit it into my schedule.
All that being said, I'm getting more and more requests lately for the next book in the series, so I'm trying my best to figure out how to make it happen. I love this series and excited more readers are becoming interested.
Yes, but the answer is complicated.
The first three books were published thru 47North, and due to low sales, they chose not to publish more. It was my intention to continue the series, however I was bound to a non-compete, so at first, I COULDN'T publish more. But while I waited, I wrote the Wedding Pact series, which did much better than I expected. The sales of THAT series far exceeded The Curse Keepers. Then, I sold a spinoff series of the Wedding Pact--the Bachelor Brotherhood--to a publisher. Which means my writing schedule is very full--I'm scheduled to write six books this year, so I'm struggling to fit it into my schedule.
All that being said, I'm getting more and more requests lately for the next book in the series, so I'm trying my best to figure out how to make it happen. I love this series and excited more readers are becoming interested.
Denise Grover Swank
There is no inspiration for Gram! She was created in my head. :)
Denise Grover Swank
Thirty-SIx and a Half Motives came out on May 17. It was officially the last book of the Rose Gardner Mystery series. It wraps up the J.R. storyline. BUT I plan to keep writing Rose, so if you wish to end the series you can. or you can continue with Family Jewels, the first book in the Rose Gardner Investigations series in November. The first chapter is in the back of Thirty-Six.
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