Share the Love – #Writers

When an opportunity to support so many writer friends at one time presented itself, I jumped at the chance. Before I share the love, Margot Kinberg popped by to tell us about a fun project to celebrate women writers on International Women’s Day …

Thanks so much, Sue! I appreciate your helping me get the word out about a special project I’m putting together.

What’s it all about?

It’s all about International Women’s Day, which will be 8 March, 2019. I’m planning a special salute to all of the great women writers who create excellent stories. If you’re a woman writer, you can be a part of it! 

So what’s this salute going to be?

A group of us who are women writers will get together virtually to show our pride and speak out. I promise – no travel required, no expense, and no complicated technology. And no political agenda, either, other than that we’re proud to be women writers.

Wait a minute! I don’t write crime fiction! I write something else. Can I still be involved?

You sure can! No genre restrictions here!

What’s in it for me?

It’s going to be fun! And it gives you the chance to show your pride (and highlight your books(s)). Also, I’ll be including a list of all the participants and their websites, which will hopefully mean you get lots of traffic and interest in your writing.

Sounds interesting, but I want to know more.

Absolutely!  I don’t want to give all the details publicly, because I want it to make a big impact on International Women’s Day. So….if you want to know more, please drop me an email at margotkinberg(at)gmail(dot)com, and I’ll give you all of the details you need.

C’mon, sit with the cool kids! Contact me and I’ll be happy to include you! I look forward to hearing from you.

Thanks again, Sue!

And now, it’s time to Share the Love …

They Said It Was a Tragedy. They Said It Was an Accident. They Lied. 

Second Chance is a Philadelphia alternative school designed for at-risk students. They live on campus, they take classes, and everyone hopes they’ll stay out of prison. And then one of them dies. When Curtis Templeton falls from a piece of scaffolding near the school, it’s called a tragic accident. A damned shame. A terrible loss. And everyone moves on.

Two years later, former police detective-turned-professor Joel Williams and two of his colleagues do a study of Second Chance for a research paper. When they find out about Curtis’ death, they start asking questions. And no-one wants to answer them.

The search for the truth takes Williams and his research partners behind the scenes of for-profit alternative education – and straight into the path of someone who thought everything would stay buried.

In the meantime, changes are coming to Tilton University. The School of Social Sciences is going to be the new home of a center for research on juvenile offenders. But not everyone is happy about it. YouthPromises, the company that’s underwriting the center, is a for-profit alternative program that has a stake in the outcome of any research the center does. What will that mean for the faculty? Williams finds himself caught in the controversy over the center, just as he’s finding out the truth about Second Chance.

Learn more about Downfall: https://www.amazon.com/dp/B079T9KXYN

Natalia Mayne said, “What’s the first rule?”

“Fear nothing,” I said.
“You have any more?”
“Do unto them before they do unto you.”
“Really?”
”And you don’t owe the truth to people who lie.”
“I’ve never met anybody like you.”
“I’ve heard that before.”

Mike Romeo is an ex-cage fighter living off the grid in L.A. Running from a dark guilt that dogs him, he’s finally found a place where he can rest and even heal.

Then a church blows up. And with it all of Romeo’s hopes to be left alone. When he stops to help an injured woman whose kids are missing, someone decides to put a target on his back.

But whoever wants him dead picked the wrong guy. Because Romeo has rules––and he’s going to make them stick.

Learn more about Romeo’s Rules: https://amzn.to/2MB6zpd 

 

A dashing terrorist plots to destroy the electrical grid by smartphone cyber-attack, while romancing a beautiful widow to set her up as a scapegoat.

Ripped from today’s headlines, a terrorist and a smartphone spell disaster for the electric grid starting at Montana’s Hungry Horse Dam. Snared in the treacherous plot to plunge the nation into darkness is beautiful widow Tawny Lindholm. Armed only with her wits and courage, can she unravel the deadly threat in time? If not, when the lights go out, she dies.

Learn more about Instrument of the Devil: https://amzn.to/2G66MSI  

 

 

 

TO A MAFIA BOSS, BLOOD MATTERS MORE THAN ANYTHING…
EVEN MORE THAN THE SON HE SPENT FIFTEEN YEARS RAISING AS HIS OWN.

When a DNA test reveals an accidental hospital baby-switch fifteen years prior, two teenage boys find their lives upside down and their futures uncertain. Against his will, Nicholas Cooper is abruptly transplanted from his idyllic vineyard home to the crime-ridden streets of Providence. His biological father — none other than notorious crime boss Vinnie “Cocktails” Merlino — has big plans to retake control of Cuba’s once-flourishing casino scene… and those plans include his rightful heir standing by his side.

As Nick grows ever more deeply enmeshed in Vinnie’s violent underworld, he unwittingly becomes the focus of a Central Intelligence Agency investigation, led by new recruit Hannah Summers. From the colorful streets of Havana to the snow-capped trails of upstate New York… through blood rites, flying bullets, Belizean jungles, and family betrayals…BLOOD SONS poses the ultimate question of nature versus nurture. Does the blood in your veins determine the man you’ll become?

Learn more about Blood Sons: http://bit.ly/bloodsonsUS 

The truth hides in dark places . . .

Recently settled in Hode’s Hill, Pennsylvania, Maya Sinclair is enthralled by the town’s folklore, especially the legend about a centuries-old monster. A devil-like creature with uncanny abilities responsible for several horrific murders, the Fiend has evolved into the stuff of urban myth. But the past lives again when Maya witnesses an assault during the annual “Fiend Fest.” The victim is developer Leland Hode, patriarch of the town’s most powerful family, and he was attacked by someone dressed like the Fiend.

Compelled to discover who is behind the attack and why, Maya uncovers a shortlist of enemies of the Hode clan. The mystery deepens when she finds the journal of a late nineteenth-century spiritualist who once lived in Maya’s house—a woman whose ghost may still linger. Known as the Blue Lady of Hode’s Hill due to a genetic condition, Lucinda Glass vanished without a trace and was believed to be one of the Fiend’s tragic victims. The disappearance of a young couple, combined with more sightings of the monster, trigger Maya to join forces with Leland’s son Collin. But the closer she gets to the truth, the closer she comes to a hidden world of twisted secrets, insanity, and evil that refuses to die . . .

Learn more about Cusp of Night: http://www.kensingtonbooks.com/book.aspx/36371

 

Life, love, and a few dead bodies. Just another day in LA.

One year ago, Alan and Stacey Navarro underwent a painful separation, leaving their daughter, Ruby, to live with her mom and an over-caffeinated Shih Tzu named Ed Wood. People split up all the time, and most kids might get over it, providing they can still Snapchat. Not Ruby. A bright, funny fourteen-year-old who loves shoes and horror movies, she is on an insane mission to get her parents back together. But she can’t do it alone. She needs her two best friends, her dog, an arrogant filmmaker, a bizarre collection of actors, and a chainsaw-wielding movie killer. What could possibly go wrong?

Chainsaw Honeymoon is “hysterical fiction” and like nothing you’ve ever read. There’s romance, drama, and a creepy talking doll called Mr. Shivers. Cutting a breakneck, jagged swath across present-day Los Angeles, this book hurls flaming balls of movies, music, horror, and comedy-like some kind of possessed pitching machine. Is this real life? Better ask Ruby.

Learn more about Chainsaw Honeymoon: http://geni.us/Chainsaw 

 

Imagine waking up in the desert with no idea what happened to you. You have clear memories of situations and places, but a complete loss in personal matters… like your own name. This situation is bad, and you have no idea how to get home.

When you’re rescued by a talking yak, the situation gets exponentially worse. You’ve obviously lost your mind. The immediate needs of a ride off the salt pan and searing heat, along with a drink of water, outweigh the concerns about your mental state.

This is exactly what happened to the Yak Guy. In fact he’s been placed in an alternate world and given a chance to start over in life.

Can this selfish, almost parasitic, young man learn to start over in a world where charity is hard to find? Life is brutal and short here, but he’s going to have to adapt or perish.

The Yak Guy project is loosely based around The Fool’s Journey from the Tarot. Those with experience in Tarot will spot people and situations from the Major Arcana.

Learn more about The Yak Guy Project: http://a-fwd.com/asin-com=B07D1QY9Y7

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Protection is safety. Until it stifles.

After months of clandestine battles, the Brothers of the Medici Protectorate finally know who is responsible for the assassination attempts on the Notaro family, the secret descendants of the Medici line. And they’ve never faced such a formidable foe.

Roberto Cozza—Coz—faces this new reality with surprising pragmatism. His powers may make the difference in winning their covert war—if only he can master them in time. It would just be so much easier if he could get his emotions under control, but neither his Brothers nor their charges are making things easy on him.

Toni Notaro appreciates the security provided by the Brothers, but she knows she has her own role to play—and it terrifies her. She is the missing link in Coz mastering his emerging abilities, yet she struggles to bridge the gap between what he needs and what she can offer.

As the Brotherhood hurtles inexorably toward the climactic final showdown, Coz and Toni must find the strength within themselves and each other to master the secrets of his powers, or risk death and defeat for all they hold dear.

Learn more about Tortured Soul: https://books2read.com/STtorturedsoul

 

Danger lurks around every corner!

Courageous cops, adventurous agents, and daring detectives hunt for the answers to stop crimes by vicious killers.

But what if the damage is already done?

Inside these pages you’ll find 25 adventures full of captivating conundrums, hair-raising homicides, and suspenseful secrets from today’s USA Today & Wall Street Journal bestselling and award-winning authors.

Become a private investigator yourself. Inspect plots of deadly assassins, cold-blooded killers, and bone-chilling suspense inside the pages of DEATH AND DAMAGES, an enthralling mystery and thriller boxed set.

Learn more about Death & Damages:  https://books2read.com/b/3J8V8Q 

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Imagine coming home from a weekend trip to find your key doesn’t fit in the lock, and a strange man is living in your house. A man who knows something about you. “I was there. I saw what you did.”

Coming February 5th, 2019!

Learn more about The Stranger Inside here: https://www.mulhollandbooks.com/titles/laura-benedict/the-stranger-inside/9780316444941/

 

 

All this talent in one place! Don’t they all sound amazing? I hope you’ll give a new-to-you author a try, or snuggle in with one of your favorites. Either way, you can’t go wrong with any of these titles. They’re all on my TBR list. 🙂