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Expect the Unexpected in “Do I Know You?”

Fans of paranormal mysteries looking for a unique holiday read? You won’t want to miss out on the great selection of paranormal Christmas mysteries in last week’s post. These books are sure to keep you guessing. Enjoy an exciting festive read this holiday season!

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Looking for a suspenseful story filled with mystery and psychological drama? Do I Know You? by Sarah Strohmeyer will keep you guessing until the very end. Super recognizer Jane Ellison has been searching the faces of crowds for her sister, Kit, for eleven years, ever since she disappeared under mysterious circumstances. When she unexpectedly spots the woman she believes is responsible for Kit’s disappearance/death, Jane embarks on a dangerous journey to uncover the truth about what happened to Kit and get justice. But working against restraining orders, parental pleas, possible gaslighting, and her own precarious mental health, the odds are stacked against her.

With gripping suspense and unexpected twists and turns, Do I Know You? will keep you hooked from start to finish.

After what I’ve seen, you would not want to be me.

Sarah Strohmeyer, Do I Know You?

Summary

Jane Ellison is a “super recognizer” able to identify strangers by the slightest facial details—the curve of a head, the arch of an eyebrow. When she spies human rights activist and heiress Bella Valencia in a crowded Boston airport, Jane’s convinced she’s found the person responsible for her sister Kit’s disappearance and presumed death eleven years earlier. But her attempt to detain the suspect ends with Jane herself fired and humiliated. 

As Bella prepares to marry Will Pease, scion of the uber-wealthy, influential, and ruthless Pease family, famous for their wholesome wellness and lifestyle brand, on their private Cape Cod island, she grows increasingly anxious that her dire secret will be revealed and used against her by—of all people—the man she loves.

She has reason to fear: Jane is ready to risk everything for the chance to publicly expose Bella’s crimes at her upcoming celebrity wedding. But the more she digs into what happened that night, the more she questions her own assumptions. 

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Enjoy paranormal holiday reads filled with witches and ghosts

What exactly is a paranormal mystery?

A paranormal mystery is a genre of crime fiction featuring characters with special powers in a mystery setting. They usually include witches, ghosts, talking animals, or other supernatural beings or events, as well as mysterious and suspenseful plotlines. They also often include elements of fantasy or science fiction. The main character is frequently faced with a race against time to solve the crime before it’s too late.

So why are paranormal mystery books so popular?

Paranormal mystery books have become increasingly popular in recent years. Readers are drawn in by the idea of a mysterious and unknown force, which serves as a backdrop for the story and creates an atmosphere of intrigue. These thrilling reads allow readers them to escape the drudgery of reality. Fans of paranormal mystery books love the unique and imaginative characters, settings, and plotlines and the thrill of solving a new mystery.

Christmas Mystery Binge

Christmas is the perfect time to indulge in a mystery binge! Take a look at the books I have rounded up and get started now. You won’t regret it!

Reg Rawlins is back, celebrating Yule with the witchy inhabitants of Black Sands. But things are not going well.

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Season of darkness, season of light

It’s Reg’s first Yule, and she should be learning all about the festivities in Black Sands. But her interest in the holiday falls by the wayside when Starlight falls ill.

What kind of a monster poisons a psychic’s cat?

When Starlight first got sick, Reg thought that she was the cause of it. She should have been watching him more carefully. She should have found out about household plants and chemicals that could hurt her familiar. She was clearly a negligent owner.

But it soon becomes clear that there is some darker force at work, and Reg is going to need all of her resources to find the culprit before it is too late if she is to have any chance of saving her furry companion’s life.

Like paranormal mysteries? Psychics, witches, fairies, and more! Award-winning and USA Today Bestselling Author P.D. Workman waves her wand to transport readers to the myth- and magic-filled small town of Black Sands for another paranormal cozy mystery to be solved by Reg Rawlins and her friends.

A self-professed con artist practicing as a contact to the dead, a drop-dead gorgeous warlock, and a psychic cat—what could go wrong?

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Christmas books with Witches

Christmas is a holiday filled with joy and celebration. From the decorations to the music, it’s a magical time of year. One unique way to celebrate the season is through Christmas books with witches! These stories bring together two beloved concepts – the festive joy of Christmas and the mysterious power of witches – to provide an enchanting read. Witches add a special sparkle to any Christmas story, making them perfect for those looking for something a little different this holiday season.

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Cendrine West is looking forward to a cozy Christmas Eve dinner when a blizzard blows in, bringing with it a flurry of unexpected guests. But tipsy witches and mischievous magic spell a recipe for disaster, especially when a guest turns up dead. Cen’s sleuthing exposes a Santa-sized sack of trouble and everyone’s a suspect, even her hunky sheriff boyfriend.Is it a deadly accident by a drunken witch…or something more sinister? Murder is on the menu and only magic can uncover the truth in this witchy, wacky, Yuletide thrill ride!

The Westwick Witches cozy mysteries are for fans of fun, cozy mystery books with a paranormal twist! If you haven’t already read the first 3 books in the series, Witch You Well, Rags to Witches, and Witch and Famous, get them now in a specially priced Westwick Witches Magical Mystery box set.

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Aurora Hart hates everything Christmas, but how could she turn down the opportunity to serve one year of probation in Holiday Haven versus a full sentence for her crimes? Saddled with a talking squirrel roommate, Aurora is doing her best to keep a low profile as she bides her time. Everything is going fine…until Santa’s sleigh gets stolen.Now, all eyes are on her and the other town Humbugs, and it’s up to Aurora to keep her behind from ending up back in jail. With the help of a very important person from the North Pole, she finds herself hot on the trail of the real culprit. But it will take her having to do something she’s never done before—accepting new friends and their assistance. Only then will Aurora be able to turn not only her own life around but also Christmas for the entire world!Will Aurora be able to solve the mystery of who stole Santa’s sleigh in time? Or will the culprit get the final sleigh?

Grab your cup of cocoa, sit in a comfy chair by the cozy fire, and find out now in Sleigh Spells! And be sure to check out the other magical mysteries of the Winter Witches of Holiday Haven series!

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Are you ready for more spellbinding cozy mysteries filled with magic, furry familiars, and paranormal fun? Then conjure some cocoa from your cauldron and dive into this enchanting collection of holiday mysteries from 15 of your favorite witchy authors!Don’t forget to put this feel-good Christmas anthology on your wish list!Includes short stories from: Amorette Anderson, April Aasheim, Emma Adams, Misty Bane, Morgana Best, Stephanie Damore, Danielle Garrett, Nikki Haverstock, Erin Johnson, Ava Mallory, Tegan Maher, Samantha Silver, Jenna St. James, K.M. Waller, Regina Welling & Erin Lynn

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Whether you want to curl up in front of the fire with a spine-tingling thriller or relax with a cozy mystery, these stories are sure to get you in the holiday spirit. So this season, why not try something different and explore the world of Christmas books with ghosts?

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It’s not easy being the only witch in Holiday Haven who can see ghosts, but I love my cheery hometown near the North Pole and I adore my job directing the family funeral home with my two zany sisters.

Life’s great! Until, I’m suddenly not the only witch seeing spirits.
My arch nemesis, Hayley Swift, shows up on my cottage doorstep in the middle of the night, panicked. She’s being haunted by a beauty queen ghost whose death was surrounded by suspicions of murder!

Now Hayley’s demanding I use my ghostly abilities to help her crack the decades old cold case. While I’d rather untangle Christmas lights, I don’t have much choice.

Because unless I can get to the truth of the past, the ghost is warning Hayley that she’s destined for the same, terrible future.

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House flippers Jack & Juniper are planning to ring in the New Year slinging tapas, vino and beer in their latest purchase, an old Victorian mansion that they’ve transformed into Bohemian Lake’s first Inn & Taproom, but the mansion’s poltergeist is out to dash their merriment with mean-spirited sabotage.

Having laid otherworldly rumors to rest before, Juniper is skeptical, but the alarms aren’t going off and, besides, who else would want to throw a wrench into the works–Jack’s ex-girlfriend, another business owner, or the local historian who’s scheduled a town meeting to protest the flippers’ plans for the home.

When the mischief turns deadly, Juniper calls in a part-time paranormal investigator but the man’s discoveries leave her thinking that her problem is more personal than paranormal. Between the Christmas holidays and training her new staff, Juniper doesn’t have time to track down a murderer, but with the “ghost of the manor” constantly coming out of the woodwork, she doesn’t have much choice.

Opening day is fast approaching and the “woman in white” has led her to yet another stiff in the cellar. Now Junie and her merry band of Bohemians must nail down a murderer–before their Christmas goose is cooked. It’s the most wonderful time to get wrapped up in a spirited holiday murder! The corpses are piling up, and there’s a Grinch out there riling up the town against the new Gothic Inn. It’s the most wonderful time to break-in!

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Prudence Wallflower is a human volcano, and like Pompeii, she is about to blow.
But hot flashes are only one of Prudence’s problems. She is a clairvoyant … who has never seen a ghost. Despite Prudence connecting people with their deceased loved ones through the impressions she receives from the dead, her professional reputation is on the edge of eruption.
But when the ghost of a gorgeous detective appears and demands Prudence solve a murder, it’s her romantic life, not her reputation, which is about to explode.

Christmas Spirit is Book 1 in the Prime Time Crime Paranormal Women’s Fiction Cozy Mystery series from USA Today Bestselling author, Morgana Best.

All Morgana Best books are humorous, feel-good stories. All are free from bad language, physical intimacy scenes, and all things gruesome.

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A Haunting Psychological Thriller That Will Keep You on the Edge of Your Seat

Looking for some great holiday reading? Get everything from classic Christmas stories to holiday mysteries, a gritty PI mystery, and delicious gluten-free recipes. Check out Awesome Christmas Books to Get You Through the Holidays.

Teaser Tuesdays is a weekly bookish meme. Read the rules and more teasers at The Purple Booker. Anyone can play along.

In Last Girl Ghosted by Lisa Unger, you’ll find a story unlike anything you’ve ever read. Unger has written a psychological suspense novel about a woman with a dark past full of secrets and a series of other women who have disappeared without a trace. They all have one thing in common, the man that they were dating before they disappeared. Unfortunately, he is a ghost, vanishing without a trace himself each time he snares a new prey. But Wren Greenwood is not like the other women, and she is fighting back.

Who are you, Adam? I’m more interested in seeing you in the flesh than I should be.

Lisa Unger, Last Girl Ghosted

Description

She met him through a dating app. An intriguing picture on a screen, a date at a downtown bar. What she thought might be just a quick hookup quickly became much more. She fell for him—hard. It happens sometimes, a powerful connection with a perfect stranger takes you by surprise. Could it be love?

But then, just as things were getting real, he stood her up. Then he disappeared—profiles deleted, phone disconnected. She was ghosted.

Maybe it was her fault. She shared too much, too fast. But isn’t that always what women think—that they’re the ones to blame? Soon she learns there were others. Girls who thought they were in love. Girls who later went missing. She had been looking for a connection, but now she’s looking for answers. Chasing a digital trail into his dark past—and hers—she finds herself on a dangerous hunt. And she’s not sure whether she’s the predator—or the prey.

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A Waffle Death

by P.D. Workman


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Series: Auntie Clem's Bakery #20
Genres: Cozy Mystery

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A Waffle DeathAboutPraise for Auntie Clem’s BakeryAuthor NotesBook Club ResourcesOn my BlogPraise for P.D. WorkmanFrom USA Today Bestselling Author, P.D. Workman!Erin Price has had enough of being caught up in murders.

After Melissa’s wedding, she was looking forward to things getting back to normal, but it seems like trouble follows her everywhere she goes.

It starts off innocently enough. When Erin sees the Book Nook’s basement door cracked, she has to explore it further. She finds a body, but by the time the police get there, it has inexplicably disappeared.

Erin seems destined to become the primary suspect…

Her knack for tracking down trouble may be her best—and only—asset in finding a killer before she becomes a victim herself!

This delicious story offers the perfect blend of sweetness, spice, and murder for those looking for a comfy and engaging afternoon read.

I love this series. The characters are great and I love the interactions between them. What will they find themselves involved in next time? I can’t wait to find out.

Like baking mysteries? Cats, dogs, and other pets? Award-winning and USA Today Bestselling Author P.D. Workman brings readers back to small town Bald Eagle Falls for another culinary cozy mystery to be solved by gluten-free baker Erin Price and her friends.

Have your gluten-free cake and eat it too. Sink your teeth into this sweet treat now!

—This lady knows how to write!! I read this during hurricane Irma on my Kindle so I didn’t care the power was out!

—It was very good! But made me hungry!

—Oh my goodness I loved it! The murder mystery was so awesome… I couldn’t put this book down. Props to you again for another amazing read!

—I really enjoyed this book … Would make a great Hallmark movie.

—This very enjoyable story with uncomplicated characters and a sweet and easy storyline was well done.

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“Every single one of [P.D. Workman’s] books has spoken to me … And I have found strength in the books I’ve read.”

“This is one author I certainly will be looking out for, I can’t recommend her enough.”

“I’ll read anything by P. D. Workman that I can get my hands on.”

“Every book by PD Workman that I’ve read has been a gripping one, however different the genres are, going from lighter mysteries to really dark ones… this is one of my favourite, most dependable authors.”

“P.D. Workman is an incredibly versatile writer. No matter which of her books I read I am drawn into a great story and honestly, I don’t think I’ve followed another author that could go from cozy mystery to YA to a PI series dealing with mental health issues. Really enjoy her books!”

“[P.D. Workman’s] stories are so believable and you can’t help but feel like you know these people. You find yourself crying, laughing and feeling the characters emotions. Now if an author can make you cry and feel every emotion in a story, she is one hell of an author.”

“P. D. Workman, does not shy from probing the deep psychological scars of childhood trauma, mental illness, and addiction. Also characteristic of this author, these extremely sensitive issues are explored with extensive empathy, described with incredible clarity, and portrayed with profound insight.”

“Once again P.D.Workman has created an intense psychological mystery that impacts a wallop of thought induction. The writing is so well developed and draws you into the characters story.”

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Awesome Christmas Books to Get You Through the Holidays

Looking for some books to get you through the holiday season? No, I’m not talking about being organized and productive or figuring out what to do with your mother-in-law visiting. But if you are looking for a holiday escape or some great gifts for your friends or family members who love to read, check out my mystery/suspense books. They’ll love discovering the cozy suspense, friendly (and furry) faces and page-turning intrigue.

And my Classic Dickens Advent books are great for those looking to spend time with their family reading around the fireplace on cold winter nights. Snuggle up and read A Christmas Carol and The Life of Our Lord, broken into 24 readings, from December 1 to 24.

Here is a small selection of deals you might be interested in. My full catalog is available here or through my shop.

Santa Shortbread, An Auntie Clem’s Bakery Mystery

The ebook version of Santa Shortbread has been reduced to just $2.99 for the holiday season:

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Somebody is stealing Christmas gifts from the Bald Eagle Falls children. At the rate that presents are disappearing, there soon won’t be a gift left in Whoville. Err, Bald Eagle Falls.

Gluten-free baker Erin Price and her friends are on the case to try to unmask the Grinch and bring him to justice, and toys to the children. But time is not on their side. Soon it will be Christmas Eve—will the winner be the Grinch or Santa?

If a clean and intriguing mystery with well-drawn diverse characters appeals to you, this book would be a great investment of your time and money. I shall eagerly await my next visit to Bald Eagle Falls to find out what the author has in store for these delightful characters.

If you like cozies, this is a series for you. We have a bakery, a dog, a cat and a bunny. What more do you need?

Like baking mysteries? Cats, dogs, and other pets? Award-winning and USA Today Bestselling Author P.D. Workman brings readers back to small town Bald Eagle Falls for another culinary cozy mystery to be solved by gluten-free baker Erin Price and her friends.

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How about a Christmas book bundle?

Check out this great little Christmas bundle! You will get seven separate ebook downloads, which helps you keep your electronic library organized the way you like it.

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The best stories are the ones you can’t get enough of. Dickens Advent Reader is a beautiful way to experience the joys and wonders of Christmas with your family.

Experience the magic of your favorite Dickens this Christmas. 24 readings from two classics that are perfect for family reading! Order today and get them in time for Christmas.

Read two of the greatest Christmas stories ever told with your family. This duology includes twenty-four readings from each of Dickens’ popular A Christmas Carol and The Life of Our Lord.

Dickens’ tale that defined Christmas and his last published book, read to his kids for Christmas every year, have each been divided into twenty-four readings for you to read from December 1 to 24.

Experience the master storyteller’s magic all over again this Christmas season with this fantastic deal!

This Workman Family Classics Edition features:
• Background/Introduction
• Biography
• Footnotes
• A scriptural passage and discussion question after  each day’s reading
• Extension activities

Want ideas for fitting in reading and sharing books with your children?

If you’re looking for ways to incorporate reading and sharing books with your children, here are a few ideas.

1. Read together as a family

Make reading a family activity by taking turns reading aloud. You can even have different people read different parts of the same book. This is a great way to spend quality time together and introduce your children to new authors and genres.

2. Set aside time for reading

Set aside some time each day for reading, whether it’s before bedtime or after dinner. Let your kids choose what they want to read, and make sure they have access to a variety of books, including picture books, comics, chapter books, and nonfiction titles.

3. Take turns reading to each other

Take turns reading to each other, or have someone read aloud while the others follow along in their own books. This is a great way to bond with your children and help them develop their reading skills.

4. Visit the library together

Make regular trips to the library together so your children can explore the vast array of books available. Encourage them to try new genres and authors, and help them find books that are at their level.

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One woman vows to find the truth… before her time runs out

Friday was launch day for They Came for Him. Check out this all new Zachary Goldman Mystery, filled with page-turning psychological suspense.

Teaser Tuesdays is a weekly bookish meme. Read the rules and more teasers at The Purple Booker. Anyone can play along.

I enjoyed Six Weeks to Live, an exciting domestic thriller by Catherine McKenzie. Jennifer Barnes is a woman trying to solve her own murder (having been fatally poisoned.) One at a time, she peels off layer upon layer of lies to finally dig down to the truth. Twists and turns abound in this book. When you reach the end, you find that the answer has been in front of you the whole time. A book that will grab you on page one and never lets go.

I’m dying. My life has a countdown clock.
And it starts now.

Catherine McKenzie, Six Weeks to Live

Jennifer Barnes never expected the shocking news she received at a routine doctor’s appointment: she has a terminal brain tumor—and only six weeks left to live.

While stunned by the diagnosis, the forty-eight-year-old mother decides to spend what little time she has left with her family—her adult triplets and twin grandsons—close by her side. But when she realizes she was possibly poisoned a year earlier, she’s determined to discover who might have tried to get rid of her before she’s gone for good.

Separated from her husband and with a contentious divorce in progress, Jennifer focuses her suspicions on her soon-to-be ex. Meanwhile, her daughters are each processing the news differently. Calm medical student Emily is there for whatever Jennifer needs. Moody scientist Aline, who keeps her mother at arm’s length, nonetheless agrees to help with the investigation. Even imprudent Miranda, who has recently had to move back home, is being unusually solicitous.

But with her daughters doubting her campaign against their father, Jennifer can’t help but wonder if the poisoning is all in her head—or if there’s someone else who wanted her dead.

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An all new Zachary Goldman mystery, filled with page-turning psychological suspense

The 13th installment in the Zachary Goldman Mysteries series is a suspenseful tale that will take you on a roller coaster ride of emotion as you feverishly flip through the pages. If you like suspenseful, unpredictable novels with imperfect characters and twists at every turn then this is the book for you.

They Came for Him can be read as a stand alone detective mystery or together with the rest of the series.

Award-winning and USA Today Bestselling author P.D. Workman brings back your favorite sleuth in:

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A mystery thriller from USA Today Bestselling Author, P.D.Workman that will keep you turning the pages!

There’s been some trouble

That was the understatement of the year. A call from private investigator Zachary Goldman’s older sister puts him on to a murder case, but this time he is trying to help the murderer rather than tracking him down.

From the beginning, Zachary has his own ideas of what happened and is confident that he can gather enough evidence and background information to prove that Luke is not guilty of murder. But Luke is not contributing to his own defense and the facts that Zachary uncovers are not what he was expecting.

Zachary begins to doubt whether he knows the real story after all.

But he is not giving up.

 This highly suspenseful tale took me on a roller coaster ride of emotion as I feverishly flipped the pages navigating the plentiful twists and turns in hopeful anticipation of Luke being exonerated. P.D. Workman has once again worked her literary magic to produce another story filled with traumatized “imperfect” people facing daunting challenges and somehow managing to survive, prevail and inspire. 

 P.D. Workman expertly weaves her way to the centre of a psychological thriller, combined with fascinating characters and events that will grip you firmly by the imagination throughout, in They Came For Him. Make sure you get it today!

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Zachary Goldman, Private Investigator, is flawed with a capital F. Shattered by the tragedies of his own life, he will somehow still manage to pick himself up and dig just a little bit deeper than anyone else to piece together the vital clues and solve the mystery.

Maybe being broken makes it easier for others who have faced tragedy to trust him. Walk with Zachary as he solves cases that will stretch his abilities to the limit.

Even with his own life in shambles, Zachary Goldman is still the one you want on the case.

Looking for a thriller that will keep you up all night and stay with you long after the last page?

Investigate this P.I. Mystery now!

eBookPaperbackRetailersRead SampleBookbubBingebooksGoodreadsMore in this Series

You can get She Wore Mourning, the first book in the series for free, or books 1-4 bundled for just $9.99

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Looking for some other new releases to round out your mystery/thriller reading pile? Check these out!

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Mylas Grey agrees to investigate a personal matter for Senator Davis Allen.
The investigation needs to be quick, thorough, and discreet.

It needs to be quick . . .
Because the senator is working against a deadline. But how can it be quick when it involves a long-forgotten incident?

It needs to be thorough . . .
Because the senator needs answers for his upcoming press conference. But how can it be thorough when a dead woman’s diary is all Mylas has to work with?

It needs to be discreet . . .
Because the senator is desperate to protect his reputation. But how can it be discreet when Mylas discovers he’s being followed?

As Mylas begins to unravel the mystery behind Senator Allen’s long-forgotten incident, Whitney arrives in Washington for a visit, but will his investigation prevent him from convincing her to move to the area? Can his faith sustain him when he faces uncertainty? Will the feelings Mylas and Whitney have for each other overcome their doubts?

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The trouble begins when Chauncey declares that the newest houseguest of the Keslar Mansion is just not passing his sniff test!

Chauncey, the large gray crazy-whiskered cat, has been fairly tolerant of houseguests up to this point, but the latest arrival has been deemed unacceptable. With the mansion on edge trying to plan Amanda Morgan’s wedding, the citizens of Spicetown in an uproar over a mysterious traffic patrolman disrupting their streets, and long-lost relatives arriving at the Keslar mansion, Grace has a full schedule.

Can they resolve all the discord without disrupting the wedding? Perhaps Chauncey’s doppelganger can help!

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The city of Baltimore goes dark.

Then, the trouble  really  starts.

Newly married and back from his honeymoon, C.T. Ferguson is out on the town when the lights go out, plunging the city into a winter darkness.

Other city systems quickly start failing. The beleaguered IT staff can’t stop it. C.T. suspects the worst…

A ransomware attack.

While the police struggle to maintain order in the days before Christmas, C.T. goes undercover with the hackers responsible. Before he can undo any of the damage, however, the group’s plans escalate to a dangerous level. And some in the group might harbor a few suspicions about their newest member.

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When new constable Steph is sent to mark time at a Liverpool police station on the verge of closing, she sees it as the death of her career. Then she meets Nora, the hundred-year-old ghost of a police officer, who’s determined to get a few more cases under her belt.

Together they investigate the Case of the Four Fingers, a macabre episode which has haunted Nora for over sixty years. It resulted in a young man’s death – and never went to trial.

However, Steph finds this cold case the least of her problems: having a ghost colleague isn’t easy. Nora’s bossy, out of step with modern life, and has a habit of disappearing whenever her boss turns up. Finally, Steph learns something that makes her question their whole relationship.

Can Steph and Nora learn to trust each other? Will they solve the case before the police station is sold to developers? And what will happen if they do?

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An ancient, cursed statue. Suspicious deaths. A PI determined to find out why someone is willing to kill to hide the truth.

PI Jorja Knight knows firsthand what it’s like to be tormented by lingering questions after the death of a loved one. When the daughter of a former police officer asks Jorja to look into her father’s death, deemed an accident, Jorja is determined to find her the answers she’s looking for. As Jorja digs into the case, she discovers another suspicious death and links to a cursed, missing pre-Columbian artifact.

With rising doubts about the way police handled the men’s deaths, Jorja puts her own relationship with the head of Special Crimes on the line as she reconstructs the dead men’s last movements. But she isn’t the only one bird-dogging their footsteps. As her investigation heats up, Jorja is drawn deep into the heart of Alberta’s badlands. What she finds turns the investigation on its head and throws her into the path of a brazen killer.

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It was only meant to be for a day…

Rich girl Florence and flower seller Rose look so alike that it’s easy for them to swap lives in Victorian London. However, each soon learns that her new life isn’t all fun and frolics – and swapping back turns out to be much, much harder.

But as Florence and Rose live each other’s lives, they stumble across secrets and schemes. The kind that could put both girls in danger.

Can Florence and Rose uncover the truth in time to return to their normal lives? And is that what they really want?

Middle-grade historical mystery for ages 9 and up

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Sometimes the past is better left buried.

When the matriarch of a rich Seattle family dies under suspicious circumstances, private investigator Thomas Austin is on the case. This time, the suspect list is easy.

Seven people were in the lakefront mansion with the millionaire when she died: a spoiled son, a jealous brother-in-law, a beloved chef, a rebellious grandson, an arrogant memoirist, and a pair of successful daughters. All had motive. All had opportunity. But which one is the killer?

To solve the case, Austin must look into the past of one of Seattle’s most powerful families. With the help of a fiery reporter and a long-lost diary, he uncovers a series of dark secrets that betray the criminal underbelly of old-money Seattle.

But the closer Austin gets to the truth, the more dangerous the investigation becomes. Sometimes, when you dig into a secret past, the past comes out to bury you.

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A heartbreaking novel about the impacts of residential schools on five indigenous children

If you are participating in Nanowrimo or think you might like to one day, take a look at my blog post on My Top Ten Tips for Writing a Novel in a Month.

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Five Little Indians is a heart-breaking novel by Cree writer Michelle Good, which explores how residential schools have affected lives in Canada. The book follows the lives of five indigenous children taken from their families and the physical and emotional impact of their experiences. It’s horrible to imagine that this could happen in Canada, but of course, it did, to hundreds of children. This book brought me to tears more than once. I recommend it to anyone interested in understanding how residential schools affected Canadian and Indigenous culture and society.

“It should have been me.” Kenny choked out the words, struggling not to cry.

Wilfred moved closer to his friend. “It should have been no one.”

—Michelle Good, Five Little Indians

Taken from their families when they are very small and sent to a remote, church-run residential school, Kenny, Lucy, Clara, Howie and Maisie are barely out of childhood when they are finally released after years of detention.

Alone and without any skills, support or families, the teens find their way to the seedy and foreign world of Downtown Eastside Vancouver, where they cling together, striving to find a place of safety and belonging in a world that doesn’t want them. The paths of the five friends cross and crisscross over the decades as they struggle to overcome, or at least forget, the trauma they endured during their years at the Mission.

Fuelled by rage and furious with God, Clara finds her way into the dangerous, highly charged world of the American Indian Movement. Maisie internalizes her pain and continually places herself in dangerous situations. Famous for his daring escapes from the school, Kenny can’t stop running and moves restlessly from job to job—through fishing grounds, orchards and logging camps—trying to outrun his memories and his addiction. Lucy finds peace in motherhood and nurtures a secret compulsive disorder as she waits for Kenny to return to the life they once hoped to share together. After almost beating one of his tormentors to death, Howie serves time in prison, then tries once again to re-enter society and begin life anew.

With compassion and insight, Five Little Indians chronicles the desperate quest of these residential school survivors to come to terms with their past and, ultimately, find a way forward. 

About the Author

Michelle Good is a Cree writer and a member of the Red Pheasant Cree Nation in Saskatchewan. After working for Indigenous organizations for twenty-five years she obtained a law degree and advocated for residential school survivors for over fourteen years. Good earned a Master of Fine Arts in Creative Writing at the University of British Columbia while still practising law and managing her own law firm. Her poems, short stories, and essays have been published in magazines and anthologies across Canada, and her poetry was included on two lists of the best Canadian poetry in 2016 and 2017. Five Little Indians, her first novel, won the HarperCollins/UBC Best New Fiction Prize.

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My Top Ten Tips for Writing a Novel in One Month

Writing a novel in a month, whether for National Novel Writing Month (NaNoWriMo) or another reason can be a daunting task—especially if you’ve never done so before. It doesn’t have to be difficult, however; with the right advice and steps, you can pull together a full-length book by November 30. The following ten tips will help you achieve success!

Do not be misled by romantic movies about blocked novelists who are inspired by a new person in their lives or by a holiday or by facing their biggest fear or regret. They pound out the next great American novel in a couple of hours during the night. To pound out a short novel of 50,000 words in eight hours, you would have to type at a sustained rate of 104 wpm, with no time for thinking about or planning the next sentence, let alone the plot of the novel, no time for bathroom breaks, and no time for (horror!) snacks.

That’s not going to happen. Approach writing your next novel with a plan of attack, and you will be far more likely to succeed.

These are some of my words of wisdom, but I acknowledge that no two writers are the same and no two books are the same. Pick out what works for you and leave the rest.

And yes, I am writing this blog post a third of the way through the month. While it is certainly possible to plan and write a novel in 20 days, I wouldn’t recommend it for your first time. But you can use this guide for whenever you decide to take on this undertaking, whether you are writing on your own, for Camp Nano in April or July, or November a year or two down the line.

Decide on your genre

This may seem like a no-brainer, but a lot of writers get stuck on this step. What is it you are writing? What genre will it fit into (even if it is a genre mashup)? Who is your audience? What are they expecting to see in a book categorized in this genre? What are the tropes? What is the central conflict in this genre? Are you writing about characters who solve a mystery? Go on an adventure? Fall in love? Learn magic?

Or are you a NaNo rebel and you’re going to write a non-fiction book this month. Or write a blog a day or a short story a day? Nail down the basic question of what first.

Set a word count goal

The usual word count goal for NaNo is 50,000 words, which is about the lowest count as a traditional publisher will consider counts as a “novel.” This works out to 1667 words per day if you write every day of November. But many stories take longer than that to tell, and a lot of writers end up putting their half-complete NaNo novel aside at the end of the month and never taking it up again. If you decide to take a break in December because you are burned out, it will be much harder to get back into your book again. So start with a plan now. Will your book be longer than 50,000 words? Will you confine your writing to November, or go into December? Think about what will work for you.

Clear the Decks

November is a terrible month to write a full novel. Thanksgiving, preparations for Christmas and the beginning of office Christmas parties, long dark nights and short days… There are a hundred reasons not to write a book in November. But the same is true of any month. So let’s prepare by clearing the decks to write in November.

When I did NaNo the first few times, one of the things that I liked most was being able to make writing my priority for a month. Sure, I still had responsibilities in other areas of my life, but I would say “no” to any extras. I would tell people that I was writing a book that month. I would tell my family that I couldn’t do this or that until I had hit my word count. That they could make their own dinners and fine their own entertainment. I was NaNoing.

So if you are planning to NaNo, start saying “no” to anything extra and moving some of those responsibilities that you can back to October or forward into December. Yes, December will be busy, but December will always be busy.

Choose your main character

Even those who write “by the seat of their pants” (pantser or discovery writer) usually have a character in mind when they begin writing a book. Here is a person, caught in a situation. What kind of a person? What kind of a situations? What are some conflicts that they are going to run into? How will their background and present situation affect the outcome? Maybe you are not someone who plots out any detail. Maybe you don’t know where the storyline is going or where it will end, but you can think about who you are going to write about.

Develop a plot outline

I am not going to tell the pantsers that they have to learn how to plot. Or that they have to write down at least a beginning, middle, and end for their book. Remember, every writer is different and every book is different. Some benefit from starting at the beginning, and plotting through in chronological order to the end. Some start in the middle and work outward. Some come in pieces that need to be assembled.

If you are a plotter, or a planster, or whatever other name that means you like to have something a little more structured before you begin to write, then spend part of October prepping. (Referred to by NaNo’s as “Preptober”). Whether you spend all of October, or just a few days or hours, start to sketch out the bits of the plot that will help you to write the book in NaNo. For planners, having a good plot structure in place can help prevent you from getting bogged down mid-month with a “saggy middle.”

Write every day

Or not. I actually don’t. What is your goal here? Others do it to establish a daily writing habit, and the number of words doesn’t matter. For others, it is to hit a minimum of 1,667 words each and every day so that they will hit 50,000 by the end of November. Others just want to enjoy making writing a bigger priority for the month, and end up stressed and blocked if they are penned into a certain number of words or writing every day. So don’t write every day if that’s not what works for you. I write six days a week and take Sunday off. If I was writing a 50,000 word novel, that would mean writing 1,923 words per day six days a week instead of 1,667 words seven days a week. And for some people, being able to take a break for one day a week could mean the difference between success and failure.

Establish your intermediate/daily goals. Find what works for you. Plan for success, and then adjust.

It’s time to start writing! For most people, this is the fun part.

Don’t edit as you write

Or do. You will often hear this piece of advice given, particularly to newbies. The goal is not to get bogged down with writing and rewriting passages to be perfect, but instead to get momentum going and write down the structure of your story. You can go back later to tweak and polish it. Some writers are very militant about this. Don’t even press the backspace key if you make a typo. Just keep moving forward. Vomit words onto the page.

People are much more relaxed, just telling you not to get stuck in the minutia, and to just keep moving forward. And there are many writers in between. I use my backspace key. I rephrase a sentence or rewrite a paragraph where I need to. I re-read part of what I read yesterday before I start writing today. I know I can do all of that and still hit my daily quotas. Your experience may be different.

So instead, I would say look forward. Think about the next sentence, the next paragraph, the next plot point or chapter. If something needs to be fixed, it’s okay to just mark it with ** or // or 999 or [ ] to come back to later, and keep moving on for now. Feel free to make notes to yourself and go back to it later. For now, forward is generally the best way to get to the end of your book.

Set a deadline for yourself

If you are doing NaNo, your deadline is probably November 30. But it might not be. That might be your halfway point and your goal is to finish by December 31. Or some other date. You might not have a “final” deadline, but a daily quota. Or certain milestones that you will celebrate. Set deadlines in the way that works for you. Some people love working up against a hard deadline. Others freak out or melt down. What kind of goal works for you? Look back at past accomplishments for hints.

Take a break before editing

When you are finished with your first draft, chances are, you are going to need to do a second draft. And a third. Who knows how many? If it is your first book, you might have a lot of drafts before you get to the point that you are comfortable with your story. Nanowrimo pushes December as the month to edit your NaNo book (mainly, I think, because publishers hate being inundated with unedited manuscripts on December first.)

But it can also be helpful to put your manuscript away to “season” for thirty days after writing it. This gives you a chance to look at it with fresh eyes. You’ll discover things that you didn’t remember you wrote. You’ll spot plot holes that you were blind to before. And it’s really kind of fun to go back to your NaNo novel to read it later and see how it really turned out.

A little bit of seasoning time can be very beneficial. I highly recommend it. (Note that I process all of my notes to myself and do one full edit immediately after writing. Then I put it away to season for 30 days. Find what works for you!)

Have fun!

The best thing about Nanowrimo is the community. The NaNo website is, unfortunately, not as conducive as it once was to meet and talk with your new writer buddies on the site. But NaNo communities have sprung up on Facebook and Discord, you may have local community groups led by a municipal liaison, you may participate in meetups and writing sprints with professional organizations like Sisters in Crime. It is a lot of fun to be surrounded by other people who are just as crazy as you are, all striving toward similar goals, all raising the priority of writing in their lives for the month of November. You can write a novel any month of the year, but there is nothing like being surrounded by other people doing the same thing.

If you can, find some locals and join a meetup. Do a Zoom or Discord sprint session. Talk to other writers in your genre about what they are doing. Listen to the advice of oldsters who have been doing NaNo for years. Be buoyed up by the newbies who are excited to try it for the first time.

Don’t get so serious about meeting your quotas and achieving your goals that you lose sight of having fun along the way.

Okay, that wraps it up! I hope some of these tips are valuable to you. Feel free to comment below and let me know what you’re doing for NaNo and whether you love it—or hate it.

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The Devil’s Sea: Fast-paced international thriller with high adventure, deep sea exploration and peril

Parks Pat Mysteries

If you love mysteries and armchair travel, explore the Parks Pat Mysteries series, a new Canadian mystery series following Métis detective Margie Patenaude as she investigates murders in parks. Readers will get a sense of Canada while enjoying a fast-paced read, with a beautiful landscape that is as much a character as the suspects. I also have calendars, notebooks, and planners featuring photos of the parks mentioned in the books. Check them out today!

Hop over to my blog post to find a coupon code to get the first book in the series, Out With the Sunset, for just $0.99.

Today’s Teaser

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Clive Cussler’s son, Dirk Cussler, has taken the reins from his father as master storyteller. In The Devil’s Sea, he brings us a fast-paced international thriller undersea and though Tibet in a tangled web involving a Chinese missile, marine exploration, and a Buddhist relic. Expect high adventure, deep sea exploration. explosions and peril. Dirk does a great job continuing the legacy that his father started, with clean, exciting suspense that anyone can enjoy.

A cloud of silt filled the screen as the submersible edged against the canyon walls. “I don’t want to see them getting stuck down there.”

Dirk Cussler, The Devil’s Sea

In 1959 Tibet, a Buddhist artifact of immense importance was seemingly lost to history in the turmoil of the Communist takeover. But when National Underwater and Marine Agency Director Dirk Pitt discovers a forgotten plane crash in the Philippine Sea over 60 years later, new clues emerge to its hidden existence.
 
But Pitt and his compatriot Al Giordino have larger worries when they are ordered to recover a failed hypersonic missile from Luzon Strait. Only someone else is after it, too…a rogue Chinese military team that makes their own earthshattering discovery, hijacking a ship capable of stirring the waters of the deep into a veritable Devil’s Sea.
 
From the cold dark depths of the Pacific Ocean to the dizzying heights of the Himalaya Mountains, only Dirk Pitt and his children, Summer and Dirk Jr., can unravel the mysteries that will preserve a religion, save a nation…and save the world from war.

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