It all starts out with an abandoned car and a pool of blood. The car, registered to Vanessa Adams, offers little clues and Vanessa isn’t anywhere to be found. Detective Brandon Reynolds is determined to find out what happened to Vanessa, suspecting her case is a murder Read more...
April Claus knew she was tackling a huge job when she married THE Santa Claus, but she never envisioned just how different Christmastown would be from her own cozy bed and breakfast in Oregon. Christmastown, for all its focus on sugary treats, has never celebrated Halloween! April is determined Read more...
Any school day that starts with an impromptu mandatory staff meeting with the school superintendent is bound to be a bad one. Superintendent Shamus Wraige isn’t exactly known for his wise decision making but this one particularly upsets Skye Denison-Boyd. Dr. Wraige has decided to eliminate Read more...
Mackenzie “Mac” Almeida runs a local bicycle shop in Cape Cod and is familiar with most of the residents. Beverly Ruchart is one of her regulars and isn’t the friendliest patron, but even Mac is surprised when Beverly is angered by her parents’ puppy Read more...
Ropa supports her family by talking to ghosts. She carries their messages to the loved ones left behind, in exchange for a bit of money to help pay the rent and get her Gram’s medicine. One night, a ghost named Nicola Stuart insists she needs Ropa&rsquo Read more...
Matthew Keating thought he’d survived the worst politics could have to offer. After a failed military operation costs him the re-election as President of the United States, Matthew is ready to settle into a peaceful retirement in New Hampshire. His daughter, Mel, also lives with him Read more...
Emily Keim is pregnant, and her friends want to hold a baby shower for her. Emily is a bit reluctant as she is Amish; she also has a secret that only a few people know. Bailey King, one of the co-owners of Swissmen Sweets and Emily’s Read more...
The annual fundraiser for community outreach programs in the arts is approaching, and Courtney Kelly is creating two fairy gardens for the event. Her store, Open Your Imagination, focuses on creating fairy gardens and she has a wide selection of imaginative décor in her shop. Not only Read more...
The crown prince has plans to release a prehistoric whale, a Livyatan melvillei, back into the ocean. Not only will this appease animal rights groups who are actively protesting, but the whale is a male and they need females to ensure the longevity of their exhibits. At Read more...
The election for city council in Leavenworth, Washington, is coming soon and the race has turned contentious. Leavenworth’s economy relies heavily on the beer industry as the town is well known for its craft breweries, Oktoberfest, and Bavarian Christmas (Christkindlmarkt). Some residents even jokingly refer to it Read more...
Catalina Baylor has her hands full. As the Prime Head for the newly established House Baylor, she’s juggling the duties of House Baylor Investigative Agency, the demands of her vicious grandmother, Victoria Tremaine, her duties as the Deputy Warden of Texas, and the day to day activities Read more...
Vampires are everywhere, hiding in the seemingly most innocuous places. The RPG game, The Masquerade, dates back to the early 1990s but three authors are breathing new life into the clans and the vampires. Step inside the pages of WALK AMONG US and see what Genevieve Gornichec, Cassandra Khaw Read more...
Elisa Sullivan is planning for a night with friends, even if her latest bread-making hobby isn’t working out too well. Unfortunately, as the party is winding down and only her supernatural friends are left, an unexpected knock on the door sets off a whole new set Read more...
The CIA is full of suspense and drama, as not even the other agents can be trusted. Lyndsey Duncan fears she torpedoed her ten-year career after an affair with a foreign agent. A call in the middle of the night sends her back into work, only to find Read more...
Classic tales of horror… just those three words are enough to make me want to pick up a book and read it. Poisoned Pen Press has collaborated with the Horror Writers Association to produce an imprint of horror classics featuring tales that may have been forgotten other than Read more...
Laura Lange is taking a step into the unknown. She’s taken a job at the Hemingway House in Key West despite the objections of her mom and her fiancé. Laura has been obsessed with Ernest Hemingway and his cats ever since a family trip to Key Read more...
Mattie runs across a strange track and an eviscerated fox while out checking the traps for food. She’s torn between her duties of checking the traps and telling her husband, William, immediately, but chooses to finish collecting the rabbits for their storehouse. What ensues is a nightmare Read more...
A broken pool cue is probably not the death expected for hotshot Montgomery “Monty” Dixon. After all, Monty’s face is plastered on signs all over the county as his fame as a wealthy realtor is well known in Sorenson, Wisconsin. Unfortunately, someone had it in Read more...
Gin Blanco has followed the clues left by her mentor and foster father, Fletcher Lane, only to find a surprisingly less amount of money and valuables than expected in a vault at the Bellum Bank. Unfortunately, Gin knows all too well that her uncle and leader of the Circle Read more...
We’re all familiar with the idea of con men, but what about con women? Tori Telfer tackles the idea of con women throughout the ages, focusing on the fact that each and every one of them exuded confidence to those around them. Step inside the pages of Read more...
When I was a kid, my brother and I were riding in the back of a pickup truck (this was back in the days when that was considered okay!). My parents were in the truck driving us along a dark, forested area on some small road in the middle of nowhere, SC. My brother and I have overactive imaginations and swore we saw "tree people" staring at us and banged loudly on the window and demanded we all squeeze inside the truck so we'd be safe from the "tree people". We still laugh about it to this day!
I love to travel! My favorite place to travel is somewhere new. This summer we explored Las Vegas and went to the Grand Canyon. I also went on my first ghost tour in Savannah, GA.
Love love LOVE Castiel! In fact, I love just about anyone on Supernatural as that still ranks as one of the best tv shows in that genre imo. And Hellboy... who can't help but love Hellboy just cause!
Those 5 things are so very, very true!! I'm so sorry you couldn't find a way to put the Dooziers on a cruise- even the thought has me laughing like a loon. As for your question, I try to avoid hobby groups other than book clubs but yes, I've been in a book club with an individual that should be thankful the members didn't read a lot of mystery novels or I'm sure they'd have figured out a way to dispose of her permanently LOL!!!
I love vampires, shifters, and all sorts of other supernatural creatures... but a zombie? Oh this is one story I MUST read! Love your first paragraph of this blog as it hooked me.
Why do I read? That's almost like asking me why do I breathe?? I've been reading for as long as I can remember. My parents made sure I developed a love of reading. Anyone else old enough to remember the records that accompanied the children's books?? I had my own little record player and I played all of those little 45s and 33s to death!
I usually try to read a book before seeing the movie. There are a few authors I prefer the movies to the books though, and John Grisham is one of those actually.
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