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I had something in the back of my mind to share this week, and then—surprise, surprise!—I got sucked down the rabbit hole of my own web site. It’s amazing how many things I’ve blocked out of my conscious memory that are recorded here for posterity and my therapist. 😂 That rabbit hole has inspired the return of a regular oldie but a goodie—The Friday Five Post. I was appalled to see I haven’t written one of these in over eighteen months. Gee, I wonder why that could be? [sarcasm] Since I am still rebuilding my blogging muscles and the world Read more…
I know—I’ve been mostly absent after a break from the blog earlier this year, which is why one does not break habits! (Year-plus DuoLingo Russian streak, I’m looking at you.) So I thought I’d pop back in for a relaxed check-in and gradually build those blogging muscles back rather than pulling something the first time out. I’m coming to you from Bizarro World, which isn’t solely a reference to the continuing “Panda Bear” drama, or the “Corbin Bernsen Times,” if you prefer. (In today’s episode of Random Tangent, did you know the actor is married to the lovely Amanda Pays, Read more…
The week is slipping away and I feel like there’s something I should have mentioned. 🤔 Oh yeah. If you’re a Sydney Brennan fan, but never quite got around to reading that other series she writes, this is your opportunity… Prodigal, Book One in the Dead Hollow Trilogy, is just 99¢ this week! The series name—Dead Hollow—should be a dead giveaway, but these books aren’t Private Investigator Mysteries like Sydney Brennan. I like to call them crime thrillers with a dash of woo-woo, woo-woo meaning a psychic and some other weirdness here and there to give you shivers. I noted Read more…
I’ll have more in-depth blog content coming to you soon, but today I wanted to pop back in again to share some coolness. And by coolness, I mean free reads, just in time for the weekend. Kidnapped! Thrillers and Mysteries Where Kidnappers Abound features twenty-two stories about kidnappers, their victims, and the heroes who set out to find them. These tales of justice—and vengeance—include series books and standalones, romantic suspense and psychological thrillers and everything in between. My book Prodigal falls in the “in between.” 💀 Get a free novella length excerpt of Book One in the Dead Hollow series Read more…
So, hey, it’s been a while, huh? I’ve been… contemplating. (I thought you might appreciate the Sydney-esque hair; I know I would.) And I’ve still got a bunch of contemplating to do about how I’m moving forward in various places. Gee, that’s not vague! 😜 But I wanted to pop my toes back in here at the Blog to start building the habit again, and specifically to share something you might enjoy. This month, contemplate trying something new with sixty-nine authors giving away free Creepy Reads. Mwah-ha-hah! These are mysteries and thrillers that are great to curl up with (if Read more…
