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April 23, 2024 · 12:06 am

Release day for RETRIBUTION

Release, or launch days, never get old. That is the absolute truth I’ve experienced as a published author, and today is another one of those fabulous day.

RETRIBUTION holds a very special place in my heart since it was the first complete, full-length adult book I ever wrote. It sat on my desk top for thirty years until I finally decided it was time…

The early pre-launch reviews have been heart-stopping for me – the best reviews of anything I’ve ever written. I am humbled and a little awestruck by that, to be truthful.

If you’d like to read it, if you haven’t preordered it yet to show up on your Kindle today, there are a few ways to do so. You can either get a print, autographed copy from me, here: PRINT or you can order a Kindle copy on Amazon, here: Kindle. The book will also be in KU for a while.

Other ways you can show your support if you like the book is to add it to your Goodreads want to read list, write a book review, and recommend the book to your family and friends. Word of mouth is a great way for an author to garner new readers.

Thank you – and now, I get to celebrate another book launch- hopefully, a successful one!

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April 12, 2024 · 12:45 am

#fridayfive 4.12.24

RETRIBUTION releases in just 11 days, so, today I want to share with you five tropes in the book

  1. The ANTAGONIST trope -in this book, the SERIAL KILLER is the antagonist. This person is the bane of the SPCD’s existence. I had such a good time writing the killer – their backstory, their road to what led them to kill.
  2. The KINDNAPPED trope – 6 girls have been kidnapped in the Washington DC Area – one every 21 days for 6 months. This also leads to the RACE AGAINST THE CLOCK trope in order to save them.
  3. The WOMAN IN PERIL trope. Not only the 6 girls, but the other two women in the story fall into this category as well. No spoilers here as to how, why, or even when, lol!
  4. The ORPHAN trope – if I told you why this one is in the book you would know too much before you read it. So…read it!
  5. The LOVE TRIANGLE trope. Again, this one will play itself out in the book, but if I told you about it now, it would spoil some of the discovery.

There are a few more I’ve added, such as the SCAR ( physical or emotion) trope, best friends, the protector trope, the red herring trope, and the hidden identity one as well.

It’ll be fun when you read the book to see if you can find any more!

You can order your copy from me, directly, here: RETRIBUTION

Or preorder it through Amazon, here: Retribution

Release date is APRIL 23 but if you order directly from me, you’ll get an autographed copy earlier than that!

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October 5, 2022 · 3:28 pm

#KINDELVELLA event October 5-11; READ FOR FREEEEEE!

Exciting news, kids. If you’ve been on the fence about reading on the new #KINDLEVELLA platform, you can take advantage of this amazing event from Amazon from today until 10.11 and read any story in any genre, up to 100 episodes daily FOR FREEEEEEE!

Ususally only the first 3 episodes of any story are free, but now you can read up to 100 free a day on any story. Looking for some new writers? Check out the genres section on Vella and try a few new ones a day -FOR FREEEE!!!

I do love that word.

I’ve got 3 great stories on the platform that tie in with the HALLOWEEN season – they are all crime dramas, murder mysteries, and thrillers, so take your pick.

Here are the links, so what are you waiting for????

VINDICATION:

Someone is murdering teenage girls in Washington, DC. The FBI’s special division, the SPCD – the Sexual Predators of Children – has been working the case for the past 6 months. When a Senator’s daughter goes missing, the team, led by Tucker Petrie, has to call on retired profiler – and his past partner – Kella O’Brian. Reluctantly, she rejoins the team and they search for a link to the girls who have been abducted, then killed.

DEATH BETWEEN THE PAGES:

A cheating husband. A group of widows. A hospital bed. A priest. What do they all have in common? Death.

THE JANE AUSTEN MURDERS ( A fan favorite for over 35 weeks!)

Homicide Detective Elizabeth Bennett and senior partner Frank Churchill are called to Longbourne College when the body of student Charlotte Lucas is found bludgeoned to death. Charlotte, a scholarship student had a healthy supply of designer clothes, jewelry, and a safe deposit box loaded with cash. Where did she get them? Charlotte had a very antagonistic relationship with her English professor, Dr. Darcy, and he soon becomes the primary suspect. But did he do it?

Happy reading, kids! ( FOR FREEEEEE!)

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