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Excerpt: Jenny Kidd by Laury A. Egan

While spending autumn in Venice, a young American artist, Jenny Kidd, hopes to create a portfolio of paintings to launch her career and establish her independence from her tyrannical father. At the Guggenheim Collection, she encounters Randi, a colorful British woman, who invites her to a masked ball at the Palazzo Barbon. There, she meets the seductive Caterina Barbon and her brother, Sebastiano, who entice Jenny into a world of glittering façades that cloak sexual perversio

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Oct 21

Review, Excerpt, & #Giveaway: Beyond the Darkness (Basic Instincts #3) by Thom Collins

American actor Hudson Rhodes enjoys working in the UK. After a successful career in film and TV in his twenties, he’s established himself as a bankable star in the theatre world. A month long run in a new play at Blyham’s Empire Theatre has the potential to lead to a West End run and Hudson is ready for it. The only thing threatening to spoil it is a series of sinister letters that point to a role he would rather forget.

Debbie

Oct 9

Excerpt & #Giveaway: Maximum Pressure (Claudia Rose Forensic Handwriting Mysteries #9) by Sheila Lowe

Claudia never intended to confront her past at her 25-year high school class reunion in Edentown, California. However, the reunion takes a chilling turn when she stumbles upon a drowning victim in the high school swimming pool—someone she knew. Was it a tragic accident or something more sinister?

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Oct 8

The Women in the Shadows by Harriet Fox

London, 1888. A monster prowls the gaslit streets, and the police are looking in all the wrong places, at all the wrong suspects. But three women refuse to stay silent.

Merissa

Oct 1

Excerpt & #Giveaway: Old Ghosts (Saoirse Kennedy #1) by Janina Franck

Notorious crime boss Saoirse Kennedy finds herself entangled in a web of mystery when she receives orders to eliminate a detective and faces the resurgence of her haunting past.

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Sep 30

Excerpt: Cobblestones – A New Orleans Tragedy by S. R. Perricone

The turbulent history of Post-Reconstruction New Orleans collides with the plight of Sicilian immigrants seeking refuge in America. Antonio, a young man fleeing Sicily after avenging his father's murder, embarks on a harrowing journey to New Orleans with the help of Jesuit priests expelled from his homeland. But the promise of a fresh start quickly sours as Antonio finds himself entangled in a volatile clash of cultures, corruption, and crime.

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Sep 22

Excerpt & #Giveaway: The Regression Strain by Kevin Hwang

Dr. Peter Palma joins the medical team of the Paradise to treat passengers for minor ailments as the cruise ship sails across the Atlantic. But he soon discovers that something foul is festering under the veneer of leisure. Deep in the bowels of the ship, a vile affliction pits loved ones against each other and shatters the bonds of civil society. The brig fills with felons, the morgue with bodies, and the vacation becomes a nightmare.

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Sep 17

Excerpt & #Giveaway: Throwing Shadows (A Sheriff Hank Worth Mystery, #7) by Claire Booth

When a hiker stumbles from the woods raving about a dead man, Sheriff Hank Worth launches a search. Near the infamous landmark of Murder Rocks – a Civil War era hideout for ambushers who robbed and killed passing travelers – they unearth two bodies and a skeleton.

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Aug 11

Guest Post, Excerpt, & #Giveaway: They Came At Night by Westley Smith

In the five years since the fateful and horrific night that changed her life, Sandra Leigh has kept herself sequestered at the Compound, a trauma recovery/survival skill camp that helped her process her past and feel safe in the world again. Now, the time has come for her to face life outside the Compound, and that starts with a family road trip to rebuild the relationship she once had with her young niece. A weekend at a rented cabin in the woods sounds idyllic, but Sandra

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Jul 28

Guest Post, Excerpt, & #Giveaway: Whispers by J. Herman Kleiger

With the page-turning suspense of Ava Strong’s FBI thriller Not Like He Seemed and gritty realism of Douglas and Olshaker’s New York Times Bestseller MindHunter, Whispers promises readers a nail-biting journey into the search for a serial killer and a window into the troubled mind of the agent who pursues him.

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Jul 16

Tour & #Giveaway: Dead Tree Tales by Rush Leaming

Set in Charleston, SC, and the surrounding islands, police are called to investigate the poisoning of a much-loved 1000-year-old tree, only

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Jun 9, 2021

Midnight Heist (Outlaws #1) by Katherine McIntyre

Grif’s always followed the one rule in the high stakes business of heists: never fall for your mark. At least, until he meets Danilo Torres.

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Jan 22, 2021