Southernism of the Week: “Looks like I'm going to be busier than a room full of toothless contestants at a corn-on-the-cob eating contest.” – This one is from Kris’s friend Jodi Lea Stewart, a Texas author of wonderful contemporary and historical novels for adults and young people.

Happy book birthday to Kris’s humorous amateur detective mystery! War correspondent Kate Tessler has followed the most dangerous news stories around the world. But can she survive going home? You can order Something Shady at Sunshine Haven now at all retailers!

Southern Treat of the Week: Check out this Southern Easter Dinner menu and recipes, with Coca-Cola glazed ham, sweet potato praline casserole, southern style potato salad, ambrosia fruit salad, and more. Oof, we are feeling a bit full just reading the menu.

Voice recognition error of the day: A newsletter reader whose son needed to use voice recognition for schoolwork says, “During a report on weather, it gave him ‘meaty urologist.’” 🤣

Have you read Doug’s book Totally Rad Wormhole yet? If so did you leave a review? Please do! Reviews help authors, and they don’t have to be long. For example, PAR called the book “a funny and moving adventure infused with the zany culture of the 1980's. … This is one perplexing hilarious journal.” 

Totally Rad Wormhole is the story of two nerds from the eighties who accidentally open a wormhole to today. They go to their high school reunion and meet their future selves. Horrified at what they’ve become, they set out to change their fate. Get the book on Amazon or in a variety of e-book formats on Smashwords.

The YALL WEST Book Festival returns to Santa Monica High School Saturday, April 30. Doug is making plans to sign books there. We'll share more next time as we get details, but if you're in the LA area, consider dropping by to say hi! The festival will feature over sixty authors from different fields plus "food trucks, bad jokes, rock 'n' roll, killer photo ops & general geeky shenanigans."

Kris was hiking in Central New Mexico and found a fossilized Jabba the Hutt!

Find New Authors and Books

Mysteryrat’s Maze Podcast: Hear mysteries by your favorite authors come to life! Episodes consist of mystery short stories, and first chapters of mystery novels, read and brought to life by local actors. To listen to the episodes, and subscribe to the podcast, you can go to mysteryratsmaze.podbean.com for the links to Apple Podcasts, Spotify, Google Podcasts and more. If you want to check out the reading of Kris's romantic mystery What We Found, it’s right here.

Sweet and Clean Romance Reads in Kindle Unlimited (and also for sale on Amazon): Find contemporary and historical romance set on ranches or coves, in the mountains and at cat cafés. Options feature cowboys and firefighters, soldiers and billionaires, and other favorite heroes.

Middle grade & Young adult books for review: Check out books for young people (or adults who like kid lit) with both realistic and fantasy/sci-fi middle grade and young adult fiction. Each book is FREE in hopes you'll provide an honest review.

Deadwood's Hotel Mystery, by Peyton Dinwiddie: "In the wake of the unearthing of age-long secrets, private investigator Marcus Lynette launches against the darkness clouding Deadwood." Readers call it an intense page turner and say, "If Ellery Queen and Colombo had a child…." Only $0.99 or free in KU.

The World Inside my Plastic Mirror: A Middle-Grade Sci-Fi Adventure, by Christopher Francis: "A coming of age, sci-fi middle-grade story about a twelve-year-old girl who discovers a boy sending cosmic video transmissions from the mirror inside her locker." Readers say it's intriguing and great for all ages.

Hey - Thanks for joining the Rom-Com news list! If you haven’t yet gotten your free preview of the new series, grab Felony Melanie Destroys the Moonshiner’s Cabin here. These opening chapters stand alone as a short story. Or find book 1 at All E-book retailers.

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