Dear ,

Have you ever run into a pumpkin that was nearly impossible to carve? We didn't grow any last year and bought them at a farmer's market instead. It was all fine and dandy until it was time to get a knife through them. In the end, we carved one together and painted the rest to glow in the dark.

I was on Facebook earlier today, and found an alternative suggestion I can't wait to try out!

Let Nature Carve Itself

Take a pumpkin and use a nail to puncture the surface in select places to mark the Jack O'Lantern's eyes, nose and mouth. Fill the holes with peanut butter, and put in the great outdoors. Squirrels, raccoons and other scavengers will (supposedly) do the rest of the work.

We're getting pumpkins this week and will post our results online with the hashtag #CarvedByNature. Feel free to join in on Facebook, Twitter and Instagram.

Don't Sleep on This Creep!

Friday was the release of the third and final book in the Designer to the Dead series, Creeper in the Sleeper. Thank you to everyone who has purchased a copy or started to read the series. For those who haven't checked it out

already ...

Who wants to play hide and shriek?

Lindsey finally convinces her best friend to go glamping, but their getaway sours when they find (then lose) a dead body on the first day of their trip!

Though her clairvoyant powers arouse suspicion, a nosy campground manager is the least of Lindsey’s problems. As bodies keep dropping - and disappearing - she faces an impossible challenge. How do you stop a killer who’s already dead?

Now For a Special Treat ...

A Sweet Halloween Short for my Supportive Readers!

Cupcakes & Curses

by Jane Hinchey

The guest list for the shifter party Kristina Gates is catering has just turned into a suspect list—for murder.

When Ted McNeil is found dead at a high society event, it looks at first like he choked on one of Kristina’s cupcakes. But it soon becomes evident that foul play was involved. The cupcake was poisoned.

Kristina’s determination to salvage her reputation and learn the truth launches her quest to appease the Witches’ Council and avoid a life sentence in the pokey. With the help of her fae friends and sexy Watcher Ben Hoffman, she untangles a web of lies that threaten her very existence.

Faced with a mysterious foe, a family of tight-lipped shifters, and a competitor who would stop at nothing to put her out of business, Kristina realizes nothing is as it seems and the shadows hold secrets that some would kill to keep.

Until next time,

Katie O'Keene ☆