Next Book: Available Tomorrow!
May 23, 2022 7:47 pm
It's almost release day! From Gunpowder will be available May 24th (tomorrow!).
It's a clean romantic mystery, with a fair amount of humor (I can't quite call it a romcom, but it definitely has some romcom elements). You can read about it below:
Their case may be getting cold, but their feelings for each other are just warming up.
When Macie Greene gets a job in the office at the police station, she never expects to be put on a case due to her hyper-observant eyes and ears. After all, she’s just a receptionist. But when she solves a case no one else can, she soon finds herself with a new job, and a new partner—the gorgeous, but standoffish, Tad Simmons.
Tad isn’t thrilled to have his solo gig interrupted by the new hire. He’s spent his entire life trying to prove that, despite his partial blindness, he’s better than anybody else at this game. Macie’s involvement threatens the careful career he’s built for himself. Not only that, but with her weird humor and self-effacing genius, she might even threaten the safe spaces he’s built around his
heart.
However, when they both agree that a murder-suicide isn’t what it seems, they’re stuck working together. Trying to find enough proof of a murder-murder before the flicker of feelings between them gets too hot, or the case goes completely cold.
And all they’ve got for witnesses are a few nasty relatives, some boring phone messages, and a missing dog...
Also, lately I've been thinking about ways to get my women's fic "out there" and have decided a couple of things. First of all, I'll be including the first chapter or so of each book in a couple of upcoming newsletters. That way, you can get a nice taste and see if you'd like to buy.
Secondly, if you're willing to consider reviewing, I'd be happy to send you an ARC (advanced reader copy) for free. In this case, I'm a little behind in the "advanced" part of that equation, but you get the idea. It's a copy of the book you get to read for free. You don't HAVE to review it, but I sure as shooting would appreciate it if you did. You could review anywhere--Amazon, Goodreads, social media, tell your grandma, whatever, though I admit that I would LOOOOVVVE some more Amazon reviews. To be clear, you wouldn't HAVE to review. This isn't a contract of any sort. If you'd be interested in getting a review copy, you can reply to this email and ask for From Ashes, From Gunpowder, or both.
And, finally, remember that for the month of May, all the proceeds from Hugging Death: Essays on Motherhood and Saying Goodbye will go to Huntsman Cancer Institute. As well as 10% of all the profit from any of my other books. That includes From Gunpowder. So if I have a good release day (fingers crossed), that will be good for Huntsman too.
And if you need something that isn't mine to read, here are some suggestions. Since From Gunpowder has a bit of a mystery, I focused this newsletter on things with a mystery.
Featured Books and Book Fairs (My normal disclaimer: I haven't read these, but thought they looked fun!)
BOOK FAIR
Cozies for Everyone Book Fair (May 20th-June 20th)
BOOKS
Groomed for Marriage by R. Shannon (normally $4.99, but it's FREE right now)
A romantic mystery from a Catholic perspective...
Filigrees, Fortunes, and Foul Play by Emily Selby: $.99 (free on Kindle Unlimited)
Katie is busy enough as a single mom with a series of dead-end jobs. She barely has time for her passion-paper crafting.
But when one of her housecleaning clients turns up dead, stabbed with a paper crafting tool, Katie is in trouble.
The Prince of Escondida by Lottie Morgan: $.99 (or free on Kindle Unlimited)
Martin, the Prince of Escondida and the heir to the throne, has been captured.
King Mateo enlists the help of Lucia and her all-woman team of elite spies to find Martin and bring him home.
Burned (Paranormal Penny Mysteries) by Sarah Hualde: $.99
Stalking an old nemesis…she discovers a hidden plot.
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