Compassion, loyalty…and crime
Title: Oh Baby! (Diary of a Real Payne, Book 3) | Author: Annie Tipton | Publication Date: September 1, 2014 | Publisher: Barbour Books | Pages: 195 | Recommended Ages: 8 to 12
Summary: In this final fabulous release in the Diary of a Real Payne series you’ll find yourself ROTFL with EJ’s hilarious adventures with a new little Payne. Continue reading “Book Blast – Oh Baby!”
by Mary Sutton / @mary_sutton73
The excitement is building. By this time next week, I’ll be on the road with three of my Sisters in Crime, heading to Greensboro, NC for Lee Lofland’s 2014 Writers’ Police Academy.
Over the course of three days, I’ll get to see just how it’s all done – and how to write it. I’m expecting a ton of fun, just based on the pictures and stories from folks who have been there.
I’ll also get to hear Michael Connelly (of Harry Bosch fame) talk, do a driving simulator, see K-9s in action, underwater evidence recovery, and probably see some things get blown up.
Plus, I’ll get to mingle with other writers and probably exchange some helpful tips (and maybe even get a few ideas).
And knowing my traveling companions, the trip both ways should be just as fun as the conference.
Look for a wrap-up sometime after September 5 (that’s when I get home and I’m sure I’ll need a few days to put my thoughts together).
Now, do I know how to have fun or what?
by Mary Sutton / @mary_sutton73
It’s here! Just in time for the US long holiday weekend. Release day for A Brew to Die For, the fifth story in The Laurel Highlands Mysteries series. This time, fall is in the air as Jim and Sally investigate murder at a local home brewing competition. Continue reading “Release day: A BREW TO DIE FOR”
by Mary Sutton / @mary_sutton73 Drum roll please. A Brew to Die For, the fifth story in The Laurel Highlands Mysteries is now available for pre-order on Kobo and iBooks. Continue reading “Pre-order: A Brew to Die For”
About the BookTitle: Young Knights of the Round Table: The King’s Ransom | Author: Cheryl Carpinello | Year published: April 17, 2013 | Publisher: MuseItUp Publishing | Number of pages: 120 | Recommended age: 9+
Summary: Three Friends. Three Quests. Three Mysterious Predictions.
At Pembroke Castle in medieval Wales,11-year-old Prince Gavin, 13-year-old orphan Philip, and 15-year-old blacksmith’s apprentice Bryan, brought together in friendship by the one they call The Wild Man, embark upon a quest Continue reading “Book Blast: The King’s Ransom”
Summary: Twelve-year-old Jade’s perfect summers have always been spent reading and watching TV reruns, so she’s not happy when her parents send her off to Wyoming to her aunt’s house. She meets a boy who calls himself Roy Parker—just like the real name of the legendary rebel cowboy Butch Cassidy. Roy’s dad’s hardware store has closed because a chain store has opened up in town, and Roy thinks it is just like the big cattle barons in Butch’s day who put the local ranchers out of business. He wants Jade to be his Sundance Kid and help him pull some stunts worthy of Butch Cassidy. Sabotage the big store? Outsmart the store’s owner by doing reconnaissance on his ranch? Jade wants to be a good friend, but she’s not so sure about Roy’s schemes. Continue reading “Book Blast: Skies Like These”
About the BookTitle: The Secret of the Sacred Scarab | Author: Fiona Ingram | Publication Date: December 30, 2008 | Publisher: iUniverse | Pages: 272 | Recommended Age: 10+
Summary: A 5000-year-old mystery comes to life when a scruffy peddler gives Adam and Justin Sinclair an old Egyptian scarab on their very first day in Egypt. Only when the evil Dr. Faisal Khalid shows a particular interest in the cousins and their scarab, do the boys realise they are in terrible danger. Continue reading “Book Blast: Secret of the Sacred Scarab”
About the BookTitle: WhipEye (WhipEye Chronicles Book #1) | Author: Geoffrey Saign | Year published: June 20, 2014 | Publisher: KiraKu Press | Number of pages: 280 | Recommended age: 9+
Summary: Samantha and her neighbor, Jake, have no idea that Samantha’s best friend, a parrot named Charlie, is a thousand years old. Charlie is also at the center of a secret battle between magical creatures and an ancient, evil man. When Charlie asks Samantha and Jake to protect him, they are chased by monsters from both sides. To save Charlie, and two worlds, Samantha and Jake have twenty-four hours to figure out how to use the supernatural staff, WhipEye, and find the courage to confront what they fear most. Continue reading “Book Blast: Whip Eye”
by Mary Sutton / @mary_sutton73
There’s been a lot of discussion lately about who has the power in publishing. Most people agree that publisher’s hold the lion’s share. After all, they write the contracts, they are responsible for editing and art, distribution, marketing (although authors have to do a lot themselves these days). All (cough) the author does is write (cough, cough) the book.
But this post isn’t about that. Continue reading “Power to the People”
by Mary Sutton / @mary_sutton73
I am very pleased to announce the release of Wedding Bliss, the third in the Hero’s Sword middle-grade fantasy adventure! Continue reading “Book Release: Wedding Bliss”