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October 23, 2017
I HAVE THREE CONFESSIONS.
I have three confessions:
I've got the scar of gunshot on my forehead.
I don't remember an entire year of my life.
My name is Kellen Adams … and that's half a lie.
Girl running… from a year she can't remember, from a husband she prays is dead, from homelessness and fear. Tough, capable Kellan Adams takes a job as assistant manager of a remote vacation resort on the North Pacific Coast. There, amid towering storms and lashing waves, she hopes to find sanctuary. But when she discovers a woman's dead and mutilated body, she’s soon trying to keep her own secrets while investigating first one murder…then another.
Now every guest and employee is a suspect. Every friendly face hides a mask. Every kind word sounds like a lie. Kellan is driven to defend her job, her friends, and the place she’s come to call home. Yet she wonders—with the scar of a gunshot on her forehead and an amnesia that leaves her unsure of her own past, could the killer be staring her in the face?
DEAD GIRL RUNNING, the first in the Virtue Falls falls spin-off series, Cape Charade, coming April 24, 2018 in hardcover, trade paperback and ebook.
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Christina Dodd
New York Times Bestselling Author
I've got the scar of gunshot on my forehead.
I don't remember an entire year of my life.
My name is Kellen Adams … and that's half a lie.
Girl running… from a year she can't remember, from a husband she prays is dead, from homelessness and fear. Tough, capable Kellan Adams takes a job as assistant manager of a remote vacation resort on the North Pacific Coast. There, amid towering storms and lashing waves, she hopes to find sanctuary. But when she discovers a woman's dead and mutilated body, she’s soon trying to keep her own secrets while investigating first one murder…then another.
Now every guest and employee is a suspect. Every friendly face hides a mask. Every kind word sounds like a lie. Kellan is driven to defend her job, her friends, and the place she’s come to call home. Yet she wonders—with the scar of a gunshot on her forehead and an amnesia that leaves her unsure of her own past, could the killer be staring her in the face?
DEAD GIRL RUNNING, the first in the Virtue Falls falls spin-off series, Cape Charade, coming April 24, 2018 in hardcover, trade paperback and ebook.
Add the book to your Want to Read list here: http://bit.ly/2y3gFwp
Join Christina's mailing list for updates!
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Christina Dodd
New York Times Bestselling Author
October 9, 2017
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September 5, 2017
It's Release Day!
Dear Ones,
It’s always such a thrill to hold the first copy of my own book in my hands, and THE WOMAN WHO COULDN’T SCREAM is a special thrill. Merida Falcon is the woman who couldn’t scream, the person who through terrible circumstances is no longer able to speak, yet intends to succeed against all odds. But it’s also Kateri Kwinault’s story; Merida’s and Kateri’s circumstances and stories are intertwined, and what happens will keep you on the edge of your seat. Let me give you a Kateri excerpt.
Water ran off Stag’s hair and face in rivulets that slid under his collar and down his chest. Kateri knew because his blue denim shirt was plastered to his chest and … muscles. In detail. His jeans sagged low on his hips. Really low. The kind of low that if she gave them a tug, she would see London and France, and probably all of the Iberian Peninsula.
This could not be good for her heart.
Too late she realized he was headed right for her. “No. Don’t! You’re—”
Gently he wrapped her in his arms, pulled her close and up onto her toes, and kissed her.
The cold water soaked through her uniform, opening the way to the blistering heat of his body. His mouth was wet and warm and absolutely intent … on her. He absorbed her. He consumed her. He … wanted her. Heat and cold. Forest and stream. The great, dark, depths of the ocean rising up…
Lacey barked. Furiously. Imperiously.
Stag pulled away, looked down at the little dog at their feet, and laughed. Taking the Barbie towel out of Kateri’s hands, he leaned down and wrapped Lacey, dried her from head to toe, picked her up and cradled her. And slid his arm around Kateri’s waist.
Stretching and reaching, Lacey licked at their chins.
Between Stag and Kateri, passion simmered beneath the surface.
At the same time, they shared an affection for the dog who adored them so.
For Kateri, this felt like family, close and tight.
Buy THE WOMAN WHO COULDN’T SCREAM in hardcover from your favorite bookstore or online retailers.
http://www.christinadodd.com/book/the...
Warmly,
Christina Dodd
New York Times Bestselling Author
It’s always such a thrill to hold the first copy of my own book in my hands, and THE WOMAN WHO COULDN’T SCREAM is a special thrill. Merida Falcon is the woman who couldn’t scream, the person who through terrible circumstances is no longer able to speak, yet intends to succeed against all odds. But it’s also Kateri Kwinault’s story; Merida’s and Kateri’s circumstances and stories are intertwined, and what happens will keep you on the edge of your seat. Let me give you a Kateri excerpt.
Water ran off Stag’s hair and face in rivulets that slid under his collar and down his chest. Kateri knew because his blue denim shirt was plastered to his chest and … muscles. In detail. His jeans sagged low on his hips. Really low. The kind of low that if she gave them a tug, she would see London and France, and probably all of the Iberian Peninsula.
This could not be good for her heart.
Too late she realized he was headed right for her. “No. Don’t! You’re—”
Gently he wrapped her in his arms, pulled her close and up onto her toes, and kissed her.
The cold water soaked through her uniform, opening the way to the blistering heat of his body. His mouth was wet and warm and absolutely intent … on her. He absorbed her. He consumed her. He … wanted her. Heat and cold. Forest and stream. The great, dark, depths of the ocean rising up…
Lacey barked. Furiously. Imperiously.
Stag pulled away, looked down at the little dog at their feet, and laughed. Taking the Barbie towel out of Kateri’s hands, he leaned down and wrapped Lacey, dried her from head to toe, picked her up and cradled her. And slid his arm around Kateri’s waist.
Stretching and reaching, Lacey licked at their chins.
Between Stag and Kateri, passion simmered beneath the surface.
At the same time, they shared an affection for the dog who adored them so.
For Kateri, this felt like family, close and tight.
Buy THE WOMAN WHO COULDN’T SCREAM in hardcover from your favorite bookstore or online retailers.
http://www.christinadodd.com/book/the...
Warmly,
Christina Dodd
New York Times Bestselling Author
July 6, 2017
What do you think?
Interesting! Which cover do you prefer?
A. Bookstore edition THE WOMAN WHO COULDN'T SCREAM
B. Large print library edition THE WOMAN WHO COULDN'T
SCREAM
Warmly,
Christina Dodd
New York Times Bestselling Author
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A. Bookstore edition THE WOMAN WHO COULDN'T SCREAM
B. Large print library edition THE WOMAN WHO COULDN'T
SCREAM
Warmly,
Christina Dodd
New York Times Bestselling Author
Join my mailing list for upcoming book information! http://www.christinadodd.com/
February 2, 2017
ON THE OTHER HAND
Every writer faces a moment in her career when she realizes that a good part of success has nothing to do with skill or planning, and everything to do with pure, dumb luck. For me, that moment arrived at a party at the Romance Writers of America conference in St. Louis in 1993, when a colleague came to me and asked, “Did you know the heroine on the cover of your newest release has three arms?”
That’s not a question one hears everyday. It’s along the lines of, “Catch the piano!” — a remark so bizarre most normal people would never imagine speaking those words in a single sentence. Certainly I’d never thought to hear that my heroine possessed an extra limb. I’d had a 12×18 of the cover on my desk for months, and I hadn’t noticed anything except that my name was spelled correctly. But my colleague seemed so sure and, worse, so amused, that I rushed to the conference bookstore and checked the cover.
Yes. It was true. CASTLES IN THE AIR featured a heroine with one too many appendages. The hero held one of her hands, she leaned on another hand, and the one tucked into her skirts seemed so unnecessary, so superfluous … so much like a great big bonus to my career I could scarcely believe I was that lucky.
What do you do when your cover artist has a bad day, forgets to erase that extra hand, and no one in the art department spots the mistake before your book goes to press?
You use it. Ruthlessly.
Mind you, I didn’t immediately realize what a boon I’d received. I tottered over to my editor and told her the good news, and caught a glimpse of the expression that must have been contorting my own face — a cross between deer caught in the headlights and shrieking amusement. Or was that hysteria?
It rapidly became clear that the news about my cover had flown through the conference. Everyone knew … and if they didn’t, I found myself telling them. “Hi,” I’d say, “I’m Christina Dodd. I write novels, thus fulfilling a lifelong dream and making my mother proud.”
Yawn.
“My cover features a three-armed woman.”
“Oh, you’re the one!”
READ MORE: http://www.christinadodd.com/christin...
Warmly,
Christina Dodd
New York Times Bestselling Author
That’s not a question one hears everyday. It’s along the lines of, “Catch the piano!” — a remark so bizarre most normal people would never imagine speaking those words in a single sentence. Certainly I’d never thought to hear that my heroine possessed an extra limb. I’d had a 12×18 of the cover on my desk for months, and I hadn’t noticed anything except that my name was spelled correctly. But my colleague seemed so sure and, worse, so amused, that I rushed to the conference bookstore and checked the cover.
Yes. It was true. CASTLES IN THE AIR featured a heroine with one too many appendages. The hero held one of her hands, she leaned on another hand, and the one tucked into her skirts seemed so unnecessary, so superfluous … so much like a great big bonus to my career I could scarcely believe I was that lucky.
What do you do when your cover artist has a bad day, forgets to erase that extra hand, and no one in the art department spots the mistake before your book goes to press?
You use it. Ruthlessly.
Mind you, I didn’t immediately realize what a boon I’d received. I tottered over to my editor and told her the good news, and caught a glimpse of the expression that must have been contorting my own face — a cross between deer caught in the headlights and shrieking amusement. Or was that hysteria?
It rapidly became clear that the news about my cover had flown through the conference. Everyone knew … and if they didn’t, I found myself telling them. “Hi,” I’d say, “I’m Christina Dodd. I write novels, thus fulfilling a lifelong dream and making my mother proud.”
Yawn.
“My cover features a three-armed woman.”
“Oh, you’re the one!”
READ MORE: http://www.christinadodd.com/christin...
Warmly,
Christina Dodd
New York Times Bestselling Author
December 28, 2016
CHRISTINA DODD ASKS FOR HELP NAMING CHARACTERS
The current bane of my existence is … Drum roll, please!
Naming characters.
Sure, you’ve done it. You named your kids or your pets. You know how important this is. You worry about it, argue about it and finally come up with the perfect name. But to date I’ve written 54 published books. I’ve named literally hundreds, maybe thousands of people. I'm constantly naming heroes (must sound manly) and heroines (feminine and distinctive) and secondary characters (should reflect their personality.) And don’t forget, the reader must be able to pronounce the names!
I’ll start a book in a mad fervor when I’m jerked to a halt by a character who requires some kind of moniker, something beyond the ever-popular INSERT NAME HERE.
So I go to my trusty baby name book and start the slow torturous trek through the letters. J … J is good for a hero, it’s has a strong sound. How about Jagger, that sounds manly. No, wait, I don’t want to remind the reader of Mick and his lips. Jenkins … Jenkins sounds like the butler. (Note to self: save for butler.) Jensen … gads, no, Scott’s cousins by marriage are Jensens and I don’t want to start anything with the relatives.
So finally I find a great name and what happens? It rhymes with another of the names in the manuscript. Or names are two similar (Alan and Alanna, anybody?) Or I realize I’ve used the name before. In BECAUSE I’M WATCHING, the hero was named Samuel until I realized I had recently used Samuel. When I finished the book, I used a universal word search to make the change, and now I live in fear that when I speak of Jacob, I'll use the wrong name.
When I wrote the novella WILD TEXAS ROSE, I named the heroine Rose and the hero Thornton. I got to page 80 before I realized what I’d done; at that point one of my kids asked incredulously, “Mom, are you really naming them Rose and Thorn?”
One great thing about social media is that I can ask the readers for input. They always come through. On Facebook, a recent appeal for a dog's name (large black and brown stray mutt, steals the heroine's banana bread), netted me over 1000 responses!
In the past when I was too lazy — er, I mean too involved in my prose — to get the baby name book … My first book, CANDLE IN THE WINDOW, was a medieval, and the heroine was Saura of Roget. Saura, okay, that sounds medieval. But you know, you know, how I came up with Roget, don’t you? I glanced around my office, and … Well, let’s put it this way. To this day, author and friend Susan Sizemore teases me about naming a character after my thesaurus.
Warmly,
Christina Dodd
www.christinadodd.com
Naming characters.
Sure, you’ve done it. You named your kids or your pets. You know how important this is. You worry about it, argue about it and finally come up with the perfect name. But to date I’ve written 54 published books. I’ve named literally hundreds, maybe thousands of people. I'm constantly naming heroes (must sound manly) and heroines (feminine and distinctive) and secondary characters (should reflect their personality.) And don’t forget, the reader must be able to pronounce the names!
I’ll start a book in a mad fervor when I’m jerked to a halt by a character who requires some kind of moniker, something beyond the ever-popular INSERT NAME HERE.
So I go to my trusty baby name book and start the slow torturous trek through the letters. J … J is good for a hero, it’s has a strong sound. How about Jagger, that sounds manly. No, wait, I don’t want to remind the reader of Mick and his lips. Jenkins … Jenkins sounds like the butler. (Note to self: save for butler.) Jensen … gads, no, Scott’s cousins by marriage are Jensens and I don’t want to start anything with the relatives.
So finally I find a great name and what happens? It rhymes with another of the names in the manuscript. Or names are two similar (Alan and Alanna, anybody?) Or I realize I’ve used the name before. In BECAUSE I’M WATCHING, the hero was named Samuel until I realized I had recently used Samuel. When I finished the book, I used a universal word search to make the change, and now I live in fear that when I speak of Jacob, I'll use the wrong name.
When I wrote the novella WILD TEXAS ROSE, I named the heroine Rose and the hero Thornton. I got to page 80 before I realized what I’d done; at that point one of my kids asked incredulously, “Mom, are you really naming them Rose and Thorn?”
One great thing about social media is that I can ask the readers for input. They always come through. On Facebook, a recent appeal for a dog's name (large black and brown stray mutt, steals the heroine's banana bread), netted me over 1000 responses!
In the past when I was too lazy — er, I mean too involved in my prose — to get the baby name book … My first book, CANDLE IN THE WINDOW, was a medieval, and the heroine was Saura of Roget. Saura, okay, that sounds medieval. But you know, you know, how I came up with Roget, don’t you? I glanced around my office, and … Well, let’s put it this way. To this day, author and friend Susan Sizemore teases me about naming a character after my thesaurus.
Warmly,
Christina Dodd
www.christinadodd.com
December 27, 2016
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November 17, 2016
BECAUSE I'M WATCHING hit Amazon's List of Best Romance of 2016!
Dear Ones,
BECAUSE I'M WATCHING hit Amazon's List of Best Romance of 2016! This is my first time to make the list with any of my books, I'm honored to be in the company of such great authors…and I’m so happy for Jacob and Mad Maddie, Kateri and all of the fabulous Virtue Falls characters!
Most of all, thank you for your support and enthusiasm. BECAUSE I'M WATCHING is a word of mouth book—my readers tell other readers who tell other readers, and I'm honored and grateful.
See the complete list here: http://amzn.to/2f8FNHa
Would you or someone you love an autographed copy as a holiday gift? These bookstores have signed copies, they ship, and some have lavender sachets!
Seattle Mystery Bookstore
Downtown Seattle (206) 587-5737
The Poisoned Pen
Scottsdale Arizona (480) 947-2974
3rd Place Books
Seattle Washington (206) 366-3333
Again, thank you and happy reading!
Warmly,
Christina Dodd
Printable booklist : http://bit.ly/1qwIncC
Books by Series and in Order: http://bit.ly/1YhHYW5
BECAUSE I'M WATCHING hit Amazon's List of Best Romance of 2016! This is my first time to make the list with any of my books, I'm honored to be in the company of such great authors…and I’m so happy for Jacob and Mad Maddie, Kateri and all of the fabulous Virtue Falls characters!
Most of all, thank you for your support and enthusiasm. BECAUSE I'M WATCHING is a word of mouth book—my readers tell other readers who tell other readers, and I'm honored and grateful.
See the complete list here: http://amzn.to/2f8FNHa
Would you or someone you love an autographed copy as a holiday gift? These bookstores have signed copies, they ship, and some have lavender sachets!
Seattle Mystery Bookstore
Downtown Seattle (206) 587-5737
The Poisoned Pen
Scottsdale Arizona (480) 947-2974
3rd Place Books
Seattle Washington (206) 366-3333
Again, thank you and happy reading!
Warmly,
Christina Dodd
Printable booklist : http://bit.ly/1qwIncC
Books by Series and in Order: http://bit.ly/1YhHYW5
