Southernism of the Week: “Going to church doesn’t make you a hymnal.” I think this is similar to “Actions speak louder than words.” (Going to church may be an action, but the point is, how you live your life outside of church is what counts.)
The Teenage Adventures of Felony Melanie is a comedy series featuring the characters from the movie Sweet Home Alabama, by the scriptwriter and his sister
Book Clubs: Do you have a book club? You can get discussion questions for A Stone Cold Murder here! Kris also has book club questions for the Accidental Detective Mystery series and for the Furrever Friends Sweet Romance series.
In the Reluctant Psychic Mystery series, a quirky loner who can read the history of any object with her touch gets drawn into mysteries at the museum of oddities where she works. A Stone Cold Murder is book 1.
“With a sympathetic main character, quirky secondary characters, and an intriguing mystery, this was a fun read. I am looking forward to Petra’s next adventure!” - Robin on BookBub
Kris’s voice recognition mistake of the day: Someone claimed having “gravy-blond” hair is the worst. The gravy-blond stumped me until I decided it should have been “gray-blond.”
Doug went to the International Spy Museum. At one kiosk you get a virtual disguise. This is his "noir style" female disguise.
In addition to the Felony Melanie books, Doug wrote Aftermath: Kodiak & Dawn: After America is devastated by a deadly plague, a world-weary trucker searches for a runaway teenage girl in a wilderness controlled by a gang of vicious hijackers with a score to settle. Get the book on Amazon (ebook only $2.99!) or in a variety of e-book formats on Smashwords.
He's also the author of Totally Rad Wormhole: Two nerds from the eighties accidentally open a wormhole to today, go to their high school reunion, and meet their future selves. Horrified at what they’ve become, they set out to change their fate. "A funny and moving adventure infused with the zany culture of the 1980's."
Kris's “baby” ferret Mercury is now as big as Rigby!
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The Teenage Adventures of Felony Melanie is a comedy series featuring the characters from the movie Sweet Home Alabama, by the scriptwriter and his sister.
Kris Bock is also the author of The Accidental Detective humorous mystery series, the Accidental Billionaire Cowboys sweet romance series and The Furrever Friends Sweet Romance series, about the workers and customers at a small-town cat café, and the adorable cats and kittens looking for their forever homes.
Doug Eboch is also the author of Totally Rad Wormhole and Aftermath: Kodiak & Dawn (on Amazon or on Smashwords). He writes humorous Christian short stories as Jacob Love. Get these in paperback or check out the ebook options.