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Emily Calby Series Wins Two More Book Awards

BestThrillers.com released their 2021 book awards and the first two books in the Emily Calby Series  each won awards. (Book 3 wasn’t out yet.) The Hiding Girl (Emily Calby Book 1) was named Best Psychological Thriller of 2021 and The Girl in Cell 49B (Emily Calby Book 2) was named Finalist, Best Legal Thriller of 2021. […]

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A Practical Guide to Self-Publishing

Award-winning author Andrew Diamond has done a huge favor for all new and would-be indie authors by creating a jewel (yes, weak pun intended) of a new website, A Practical Guide to Self-Publishing. Andrew is a software developer and the author of seven outstanding indie novels. Learn more about him here. One of the most […]

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Target: The Girl Named to “Best Reviewed Books of the Month” by IndieReader

Happy to get the news that IndieReader has named Target: The Girl (Emily Calby Book 3) to its “Best Reviewed Books of the Month” list for December. “IR Verdict: Dorian Box does an exceptional job of telling an entrancing story filled with conflict and action, while also shining a light on some of our society’s […]

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BestThrillers.com “Highly Recommends” Dorian Box’s New Crime Thriller

BestThrillers.com just released its review of Dorian Box’s new book, Target: The Girl (Emily Calby Book 3), putting the title on its “highly recommended” list. Here’s their “bottom line”: An exacting, imaginative crime thriller that does wonders with the development of its singular heroine. Highly recommended. And here’s the entire review. Check it out, Emily […]

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Target: The Girl (Emily Calby Book 3) Receives 5-Star “IR Approved” Seal from IndieReader

Happy to report that IndieReader has bestowed its highest 5-Star “IR Approved” Seal on Target: The Girl (Emily Calby Book 3). Excerpt: “Dorian Box does an exceptional job of telling an entrancing story filled with conflict and action, while also shining a light on some of our society’s most pressing social issues in TARGET: The […]

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Feathered Quill Reviews Target: The Girl (Emily Calby Book 3)

Yesterday was publication day for Target: The Girl (Emily Calby Book 3), which finds Emily, our lovable-but-lethal justice seeker, now 20, starting law school in sunny Florida. And, of course, wherever Emily goes, trouble and usually mayhem follow. Feathered Quill happened to release its review of book 3 on the same day. It’s a thoughtful […]

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Dorian Box’s New Release Receives 5-Star Seal from Readers’ Favorite

The first advance review for Target: The Girl (Emily Calby Book 3) was released by Readers’ Favorite, and it’s a good one (5-star Seal). The Kindle version of Target: The Girl is available for preorder on Amazon. Both the Kindle and paperback will be released December 1. Here’s the full review: Readers’ Favorite Rating: 5 […]

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Emily Calby Series Wins Two More Book Awards

Great way to start a Sunday morning! BestThrillers.com released their 2021 book awards today and both books in the Emily Calby Series (with book 3 coming in December) won awards. The Hiding Girl (Emily Calby Book 1) was named Best Psychological Thriller of the Year and The Girl in Cell 49B (Emily Calby Book 2) […]

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Target: The Girl (Emily Calby Book 3) Coming Dec. 1st

Excited to announce that book 3 in the award-winning Emily Calby Series (“Target: The Girl”) will be released on Dec. 1, joining The Hiding Girl and The Girl in Cell 49B. Here’s a back cover description: Emily Calby’s destiny as a justice seeker was cast at age twelve when two men invaded her rural Georgia […]

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What Do Emily Calby and Dorothy from the Wizard of Oz Have in Common?

I was asked in this interview which fictional characters reminded me of Emily Calby (from the award-winning The Hiding Girl and The Girl in Cell 49B). I mentioned Dorothy from the Wizard of Oz because, like Emily, she was courageous and relentless in pursuing her goal even though she was vulnerable and afraid. And like […]

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