I'm a Goldie finalist

I'm glad to be able to announce that the third novel in my Small Town series of mysteries has been named a Finalist in this year's Golden Crown Literary Awards in the Mystery category. Wish me luck in the final judging, although just making the finals of this contest is a big deal in LGBT circles.

The series has done pretty well. The first two novels, The News in Small Towns and Madness in Small Towns, were top-5 finalists in The Next Generation Indie book Awards for 2013 and 2014 respectively. Mysteries in Small Towns, my book of short stories which follows Sue-Ann McKeown and the rest of the Small Town characters in shorter adventures, is next up for the awards circuit.

But hey, that's not nearly all. I've already published three hot new stories for my next series--The XYZ Mysteries, featuring 1970s sister sleuths Xande, Yolande, and Zoe Calhoun. The first is called Brothers and Sisters and Brothers. This novella is followed by There Was an Old Woman and The Case of the Headless Heir. The whole volume will be published early next year. Until then, look for a new story every two months at all the major e-book retailers.

And if that's not enough, I'm working on a stand-alone novel about five special women who come together for a mysterious purpose after one of them is found walking naked in the middle of a dark street without any memory of how she got there--or even who she is. Sound exciting? Stay tuned.