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July 1, 2014
Haverstead
Spoiler Warning for BEFORE THE AFTER.If you haven’t read the fourth book in the pentalogy, you should definitely read that before reading this. You have been warned! There’s also some language in here (it’s Diggs and Solomon — surely you…Read more ›
March 14, 2014
Midnight Lullaby… Excerpt
Hi folks! It has been for-evah (as we say in Maine) since I updated last, mostly because there are about a bi-zillion things that I have in the works right now, and every single one of them is still up in the air… I’ve just been waiting until I have some concrete things to tell... Read more »
February 4, 2014
True Crime Tuesday: The Maine Purrington Mass Murder
The twisted tale of a Maine mass murder in 1806 that inspired the Diggs and Solomon tale “The Stone House.” Captain James Purrington moved with his family to the Bowdoinham, Maine, region in 1805. From everything I’ve read thus far, he was a moody, dark sort of fellow, and my guess based on the highs... Read more »
February 3, 2014
Authors for Troops Update
Books continue to flow in from authors around the country for the book drive I’m doing for Books for Troops. If you have no idea what I’m talking about, this page has all the particulars. I wanted to check in, however, because I’ve been getting mail from a lot of non-authors who would love to... Read more »
January 28, 2014
True Crime Tuesday: The Dennis Dechaine Murder Trial
On July 6, 1988, twelve-year-old Sarah Cherry took on one of her first babysitting jobs in Bowdoinham, Maine, taking care of the ten-month-old child of a family later known to the public as Marjorie and Paul Roland (real names were concealed to protect the innocent in this case). At noon, Marjorie called home and spoke... Read more »
January 17, 2014
Announcing Authors for Troops: An Author-Driven Book Drive for Non-Profit Books for Troops
Today, I’m thrilled to announce the launch of a new project I’ve been in the planning stages of for a while now. From now until March 1st, I am working with the non-profit organization Books for Troops to collect new and gently-used, signed copies of books donated to the organization from the authors themselves. Books... Read more »
December 11, 2013
Wanted: Your Photos for The Trib
All right, readers… You have spoken. One of the things you’ve said loud and clear is that (in addition to more Solomon books from me) you want more of The Trib. Since 2014 is all about attracting new readers while simultaneously keeping existing readers satisfied, The Trib is exactly what you will get. But, I... Read more »
November 27, 2013
A Room of One’s Own
Last week, I finished the fourth novel in the Erin Solomon series (wahoo!). The weeks before a novel is actually complete are tricky business — uncomfortable and irritating, wrought with …
November 12, 2013
Before the After is Here! But Why Did It Take So Long?
If you follow me on Facebook and/or Twitter, chances are you’ve probably already heard the exciting news: BEFORE THE AFTER has officially hit virtual shelves, and print copies, though a little later than I had anticipated, are now on their way. As of this morning, I have two stellar 5-star reviews on Amazon, and sales... Read more »
September 1, 2013
Book Review: NAKED IN DEATH, by JD Robb
Title: Naked in Death Author: Nora Roberts (writing as J.D. Robb) Publisher: Berkley Crime, 1995 Rating: 5 Stars I’ve resisted reading Nora Roberts’ In Death series, written under the pseudonym …
