Book Launch Countdown: 6 days!

A countdown to the release of "Martha Holmes Mysteries" Story Inspirations

Well, it really started with an off-hand remark from an online friend who suggested I mesh my love for "Sex and the City" with a mystery story. At first, I played with a first-person narrative that attempted to mimic the way Carrie Bradshaw told her stories - except this one was going to be from a podcast, not a newspaper column.

As I wrote, however, a different type of narrative voice emerged. It was around the time I was also looking around for old Nancy Drew books, having lost my collection in the housefire many years ago. I managed to buy the first ten from a lady on Facebook marketplace, only to become immersed a familiar and comforting world. A relatable and noble heroine. Baffling mysteries. Elements I wanted to put into Martha's series.

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And so it left behind it's original sassy title of "She's so Lovely" and embraced a new aesthetic as "Martha Holmes Mysteries". It became less about the romantic side of things, and more about a woman finding herself again upon starting over in her thirties. My marriage fell apart a year or so before I turned thirty. Starting over while many of my friends are in stable relationships with kids and careers is jarring, to say the least. And I know I'm not alone in that sentiment. Especially as a childfree woman who had never navigated the online dating world until then! It became too much of a dumpster fire for me. I left that weird era of life behind. But it gave me a thing or two to write about.

The first book of the series watches Martha and Daisy navigate a cold case that becomes bigger than them, but they remain determined to see it through. It foreshadows a new path for them: one where they team up to tackle cold cases and help families find answers and closure. Martha, the private investigator, and Daisy, the social media star and expert. A duo like no other, taking on life, love, and crime.

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