Carla Neggers's Blog, page 14
August 2, 2018
Images of Scotland
Among the recurring characters in my Sharpe & Donovan suspense series is Oliver York, an English mythologist, martial arts expert, “gentleman” farmer and serial art thief. By the start of Thief’s Mark, now out in paperback, he’s working with MI5. As a boy, he witnessed his parents’ murder and then was whisked off to Scotland by their killers. He escaped, but so did they. Now he’s about to find out the truth about that awful night. 
Scotland is one of the most beautiful places Joe and I have visited, and we are looking forward to a return trip. It… Read More
July 30, 2018
THIEF’S MARK in paperback!
English mythologist and former art thief Oliver York takes center stage in Thief’s Mark, out tomorrow (July 31) in paperback. He meets his match in MI5 officer and garden designer Henrietta Balfour. They’ve known each other since childhood, when Oliver witnessed the murder of his parents and then was kidnapped by the killers and abandoned in a Scottish ruin.
FBI agents Emma Sharpe and Colin Donovan are wrapping up their Irish honeymoon when a break-in at her art-detective grandfather’s Dublin home takes them to England, just as a man bleeds to death on Oliver’s … Read More
July 23, 2018
Deal alert for THE WHISPER
The Whisper is on sale in eBook for just $.99! It’s the fourth and final book in my Ireland series, but can you guess which character plays a role in my Sharpe & Donovan series? Answer below!
Here’s a bit about the story:
Ancient rituals, modern-day murder—the killing has only just begun.
Archaeologist Sophie Malone is still haunted a year after she was left for dead inside a remote Irish cave. Now she’s convinced that her night of terror is linked to recent violence in Boston. Did the killer under arrest steal the ancient Celtic treasure from the cave that night? Or is anothe… Read More
July 19, 2018
Sharpe & Donovan trailer!
With the paperback of Thief’s Mark in stores in just two weeks and Impostor’s Lure due out on August 21, my publisher put together this short, fantastic video trailer. It makes me want to dive into the Sharpe and Donovan world! I hope it does you, too. Enjoy!
July 9, 2018
The blueberries are in!
As anyone who reads my New England settings can probably tell, I’m a huge fan of blueberries, especially wild blueberries. Yesterday we picked up our first pint of locally-grown cultivated blueberries. So good! I’ll be making muffins and cobbler through the season. Click on the underlined links for printable recipes! And here’s the one for muffins…my mouth is watering already…
BLUEBERRY MUFFINS
Ingredients
1 cup wild blueberries (fresh or frozen; I also use cultivated blueberries)
2 cup all-purpose white flour
3 teaspoons baking powder
2 tablespo
June 28, 2018
Q & A…
A fun Q&A I had up on my website for a while and just updated. Enjoy!
What’s the most important thing you learned as a reader?
I learned that I love to read! As a kid, I’d clean out shelves in the library and read everything I could get my hands on. Reading opened up the world to me. Nowadays, I love to sit by the fire on a chilly, rainy day at home or on the Maine or Irish coast and read one book after another.
What’s your guiltiest pleasure?
I’m not big on guilt but when the local berries are in (as they are now), I have been known to have strawberry shortcake for dinner. Two helpings. Okay, two-and… Read More
June 25, 2018
An Irish Walk
I’m at home in Vermont, working on Stone Bridges, my next Swift River Valley novel, and doing a lot of walking. I’m getting back to running after my half-marathon in early June, but walking is so good for my creative soul. Joe and I love to walk on our trips to Ireland, often revisiting beloved routes as well as trying new ones. A favorite are the trails at Derreen Garden on the southwest coast. We took this shot on a quiet walk a couple of years ago, when we caught the rhododendrons in bloom. So peaceful and beautiful…
June 20, 2018
COLD RIDGE on sale! First in a fun series…
For the entire month of June, Cold Ridge is on sale in eBook for just $1.99. What a great opportunity to read this first book in one of my most popular series! I interviewed a USAF pararescueman in creating Tyler North and his buddies, as well as retired USAF officer and fabulous author–and friend–Merline Lovelace. I’m so grateful for their generosity with their expertise, and especially for their service.
Here’s a bit about the story:
A murderous plan is put in motion…with stakes higher than anyone can imagine.
Award-winning photographer Carine Winter does wha… Read More
June 11, 2018
Lady slippers, daisies, writing in June
June is a glorious month in so many places. We’ve spent many June weeks on the southwest Irish coast, and, of course, at home in New England. Both are wonderful! I’m typing on our deck overlooking the woods, with pots of herbs and dahlias, a slight breeze, blue sky…and a pesky fly I hope will move on.
I’m deep into Stone Bridges, my next Swift River Valley novel. I saw concepts for the cover last week and my agent, editor and I all loved the same one, but they others were great, too. We’re continuing with the tweaked direction started with The River House. So invit… Read More
June 7, 2018
After the “Race”
I like to think of Sunday’s half-marathon as a run rather than a race. I’m that way with writing, too. Recovery this week includes walking along the river instead of running. So pretty in June! 
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