Today is packing day. Two of my daughters and I leave for London tomorrow. I'm hoping the airport situation has become a little less fraught. We'll be staying in a rented flat in London for just over two weeks, and I'll be up at the Harrogate Crime Festival from the 18th to the 22. Anyone else going to be there?

All I want is time to finish reading Harry Potter Half Blood Prince ahead of the release of Book 7 - I am, indeed, an HP fan!

WooHoo!!!! The Marian Kind is almost here!

Hacking and romance have never been more fun!

Stand by. Contest coming! Chocolate will be involved!!!!!

~The Marian Kind~

Out July 10 at Freya's Bower

http://www.freyasbower.com/store/index.php?main_page=products_all&disp_order=1&page=5

My eighteen-month old pup, Ruby, is a better killer than any I have yet to manufacture. She acts without hesitation, commits to every effort and never displays guilt or morale conflict. Last month’s rabbit picked the wrong corner of the yard for an exit. Tuesday’s chipmunk stayed too long at the bird feeder. July 4, that grackle just misjudged an excited yellow lab’s vertical leap. As the bodies pile up, I‘m stuck…

I came back from my NYC business/pleasure trip determined to make all those appointments I have put off thanks to book writing and my wonderful, don't-you-wish-you-could-have-it-too, Lyme disease. Finishing the last book took a lot out of me, but I am doing better now. Until I called the new dentist Monday and they said they could take care of that loose crown Tuesday morning. "Are you sure?" I said after I gulped down a mouthful of my heart. "Because I can wait. Honest." But no. They did…

Those of you who missed me at last Saturday's signing in Manassas, VA, will have

another chance get your autographed books tomorrow when Waldenbooks in

Manassas welcomes me for a book signing. This store is in the Manassas Mall

at 8300 Sudley Rd, and I'll be meeting and greeting new fans there from 1:00

pm to 4:00 pm. I hope to see you tomorrow!

Just published in May 2007, this red hot Mystery/Suspense novel is getting great reviews!

L&L Dreamspell is excited about Sylvia's work, and pleased to tell you that the sequel to this novel will be out in November 2007 - Wow! This is her "Third Eye" mystery series and features a wonderful main character called Sidra Smart - a rookie private eye.

I enjoyed creating the cover for this novel - it has so many elements from the story. Below you'll find a brief synopsis from the…

Hello everyone! I'm new to the Ning network, and I'd like to tell you about myself. My name is Linda Houle and I live in the Houston, Texas area, USA.

In early 2006 Lisa Rene' Smith and I started L&L Dreamspell, what I like to call a "micro-publishing company" - that also means "small press!"

We decided we'd like to handle everything for our own books, then go on to publish works by other talented authors. We're certainly well on our way now in 2007, and growing…

And a release date.

My paranormal romantic suspense will be released from Enspiren Press August 1.

Yes, this August.

I'm pretty psyched.

Here's the cover if I can figure out how to put it in here. It will be somewhere on this page.

Look for it!

Happy Day.

cmr

Come meet Jason Starr in NYC, Houston, Arizona etc

UPCOMING JASON STARR EVENTS!!

Mark your calendars now!! **new events added for THE FOLLOWER in August

Wednesday July 11 @ 6:30-8pm, Wall Street Noir Launch Party

Mysterious Bookshop (58 Warren St., New York, NY)

*Greeting, signing, and reception featuring editor Peter Spiegelman and contributors Jason Starr, Jim Fusilli, Reed Farrel Coleman, Twist Phelan,…

posted by Jeanne Munn Bracken

Over 20 years ago, I got the call that every writer dreams about. An editor at Oxford University Press was interested in publishing my Children with Cancer: A Reference Guide for Parents. I did the happy dance all over the place. Her name was Shelley Reinhardt, and over the next couple of years we polished off the book and sent it out into the world, where it garnered very nice reviews and is still sort of in print. I drifted into fulltime library…

I asked this question in another forum, but never got a satisfactory answer. What draws us to read mysteries?

For me, mysteries, and particularly mystery series, are the literary equivalents of comfort food. Having a bad day, pick up a mystery. Need to forget that the bills-to-be-paid column is longer than the deposit history on your bank account will ever be? A mystery hits the spot. A mystery and a heaping bowl of extra cheesy mac and cheese, but we won't go there right…