James Mcentire posted this 5-star review of The Piranha Assignment on Amazon: “Very Enjoyable ! Review title says it all and this is a super value! I had not read this author before and was very favorably impressed!…

Up this morning in Kings River Life--a New Year's Eve mystery short story by Gail Farrelly http://kingsriverlife.com/12/29/the-times-square-terrorist-an-original-short-story/

Also up in KRL this morning--a review of Earlene Fowler's new book "The Road To Cardinal Valley", an interview with Earlene, a chance to win a copy of the book & information on her book events at both…

Susan M. Harrison posted this 5-star review of The Troubleshooter on Amazon: “I would recommend this to everyone. I could not put it down. I wanted to read the whole book at once. Just to find out what was going to happen.”…

Military Writers Society of America review:

Peter Romero--a Marine veteran, former military policeman, and disgraced tribal policeman for the Cochiti pueblo--is an unlikely and reluctant hero in this murder mystery set in the world of the Arizona desert. When Romero's cousin is murdered, no one seems interested in pursuing justice except Romero and an odd old Apache, Tag Taza. Bad things keep coming from all sides: meth-dealing biker gangs, assaults, arrests by the local police, a…

Today's guest blogger, Wendy D. Walter, is on a blog tour and I'm happy to be one of her stops. Wendy is the author of Ambril's Tale, The Return of the Dullaith. Today she discusses writing fantasy - oh, and there's an excerpt from her new novel and a great contest at the bottom!

http://ascamacho.blogspot.com

Alain in Ottawa posted this 5-star review of The Payback Assignment on Amazon: “Second book I read from Austin and he really know how to keep the reader in the book. Full of action, intensity and happenings. Easy to understand the story. The villains are really bad guys which help bring excitement into the story.”…

EJ posted this 5-star review of Collateral Damage on Amazon: “I loved it. This is the second book I have read from this author and I loved the first book. I will definitely read another.”…

In the new issue of Kings River Life today we have the last of our Christmas mystery short stories, this one by Gail Farrelly http://kingsriverlife.com/12/22/silver-bells-a-christmas-mystery-short-story/ (there will be a Christmas fantasy story on Christmas Eve)



In case you missed it-we had some other ones go up during the week so be sure and check them out in our Terrific Tales section…

Deacon Pete posted this review about Damaged Goods on Amazon: “Another Hannibal Jones Winner! Good action adventure featuring Hannibal and the original cast of characters, plus. I enjoy his cool and calm in the worst of circumstances - especially when he's being beaten senseless. Light, fun and exciting. A quick "two-day read."…

It's a Friday night. I'm home alone and snowed in in Cedar Rapids, Iowa. I'm a 53 year old California boy who has no business living here in the Great American Midwest, but I'm stuck here for economic reasons. Tonight I have half-a-case of ramen, 2/3rds of a Fifth of Old Crow with some Coca Cola for mixers, and a brain full of SEO strategies, PLR posts to write, Google Adwords Keywords to research, and potential guest-blogs to plan. Then it hits me... it's probably the cheap bourbon…

2012 was another busy and rewarding year with two new DI Andy Horton Mystery crime novels, (number seven and eight in the series published), A Killing Coast and Death…

Today, I take a step back and allow another writer to share his knowledge and to contribute his words to the sphere of the writing world. Welcome, Paul Rance!

Writers get…

Much to my surprise, my web site has won an award.  Thanks to the kind people at PWA, we can now claim another success.  "We" refers to my webmaster, Bob Stein, and myself, because the site is a co-production.  He handles the technical stuff and I supply the images and text.

The site has worked well from me.  It has an e-mail address where readers can reach me, and I answer all my e-mail.  Apart from losses after a computer crash several years ago, I've kept their addresses…

Writers are, by nature, creative people. We sit around daydreaming of plots, characters, heroes and villains. But, what happens if you think up a terrific marketing idea yet don't follow through?

Too much work? Okay, it might take some effort. Afraid it won't work? Can't know unless you try. Think people will reject it? Maybe. Or, maybe you'll break new ground.

Scenario: The blog over at my publishing house was lacking. Nobody seemed to be following. I posted a…

Marilyn Sullivan posted this5-star review of Collateral Damage on Amazon: “Everyone needs a hero. This guy is a larger than life guy who is a man’s man. I like that humor is mixed with danger. It left me wanting to read more! Hannibal protects rich and poor, young and old, restoring hope in life as he goes. The book is complete and stands alone. It is exciting and fun. I loved it!”…

SEDUCED TO KILL IN KAUAI is a novel of erotic suspense and psychological intrigue by crime writer R. Barri Flowers, the bestselling author of MURDER IN MAUI and MURDER IN HONOLULU. Married advertising exec Jack Burke finds his life in paradise turned upside down when he has a passionate affair with a mysterious and beautiful exotic woman who…

From R. Barri Flowers, bestselling author of teen novels, GHOST GIRL IN SHADOW BAY and DANGER IN TIME, comes COUNT DRACULA'S TEENAGE DAUGHTER, a delightful young adult vampire tale with a nice blend between typical teen life and vampire mythology. Kula Lockhart learns at age sixteen that she is the half-human daughter of the powerful Count Dracula.…

Book Title:   HUNTER: INTREPID 2

Author: Chris Allen

ISBN:   9781743340967

Series:  Alex Morgan, Intrepid

Year of Publication:  2012

Publisher:  Momentum Books



His orders are simple: ‘The safety catch is off. Return that girl to her family and drag those bastards back to justice. Dead or alive. It makes no difference to me.’



Alex Morgan – policeman, soldier and spy for Intrepid, the black ops division of Interpol – is on the hunt for Serbian war…

Everyone who registers for the Creatures, Crimes & Creativity conference will get a free copy of our exclusive anthology with stories by John Gilstrap, Christopher Golden and 23 other great writers. But to get it you’ve got to attend.

Writers who want to have their story in that prestigious volume must register and send in their story by February 29th. Get details on the C3 web site.…