Southernism of the Week: “It’s like licking honey off a blackberry vine: it ain’t easy.” – from You All Spoken Here by Roy Wilder

Doug is doing talks on “Story Development” and “Mastering the Hollywood Pitch” at StoryExpo in LA on September 17.

Kris got these pasta servers as a birthday gift. What do you think, new author photo?

Kris’s voice recognition mistake of the day: “It was tempting to cross his arms on the counter and rest his head on them. Instead he ripped his face.”

That would be rubbed, not ripped. I'm not writing horror.

Kris’s mystery, Something Deadly on Desert Drive: The Accidental Detective Book 2, is on book tour (with a giveaway!) and getting more great reviews, such as this one from Novels Alive: “I liked Kate. She’s smart and savvy. I loved all of the secondary characters that made up the book. They made me laugh. I loved how they took charge and helped Kate solve the mystery. I was very well entertained from the first page to 'the end.'”

Southern Treat of the Week: Chow-Chow: A Southern relish that uses several vegetables in addition to pickles, such as cabbage, onions, bell peppers, and green tomatoes. Try it on hot dogs, burgers, or other grilled foods.

Find New Authors and Books

Young Love: While away the long summer days with stories of young people in love. This group features Young Adult romance stories, including romance, fantasy, paranormal, and science fiction.

Beat the Heat with a COOL read! Travel the world with mystery and thriller novels this summer! Most are only $.99 to $4.99, so get ready to binge! Find traditional and cozy mysteries, suspense, thriller, romantic suspense, and historical mystery.

Friday, September 23 is the Third Annual Fall into a Book Giveaway. Over 250 authors are doing giveaways that day, with books, gift cards, and swag! This is a 24 hour only event on the "Isn't It Romantic Book Club" Facebook page. Join the page now, because things will be hectic that week and you might miss some of the giveaways if you wait.

Books on our radar

The Quest For Salerno: The Beauty Of Secrets & Lies (Book 1), by Faith Isabel Bloom: "Sophia is a wife and mother, living an ordinary life in Richmond-upon-Thames. That changes in an instant when she uncovers a wartime mystery surrounding her great aunt Lily. Sophia travels to Italy in a bid to unravel the secret, guilt, or even murder, that has been hidden for years. In the end, Sophia must make a choice about her own happiness too." $0.99 or free in KU.

Kayaks, Kisses and Monsters, by Ashleigh Stevens: "For Ellie, getting paid to spend her summer outside sounds like the ideal internship, even if it means paddling up and down a river twelve hours a day. Sure, she’s never actually been in a kayak before, but how hard could it be? Then there’s the whole lake monster thing. Of course water monsters aren’t real, but when a boater goes missing and mysterious accidents threaten her job security, Ellie starts to wonder why the 'monster' wants her gone." A sweet romantic suspense novella, free with newsletter signup.

Pandemonium in Peoria: Spicy Romantic Mystery (The Boba Book Babes Mysteries 1), by Rochelle Bradley and CJ Warrant: "Hanging with the Boba Book Babes at the Pandemonium in Peoria book event is supposed to be fun… schmooze with her favorite authors, buy books, and take pictures with the sexy male cover models. Then Gina DiCaprio sees her high school crush and finds her favorite author dead." Readers rate it highly, saying it's fun, funny, and raunchy.

Fall Into You: A brother's best friend romantic comedy (Seasons of Love Book 1), by Caroline Frank: "What happens when a family-oriented woman falls in love with her brother’s best friend: a sweet, recovering ladies’ man her family doesn’t approve of? If you like Tessa Bailey’s It Happened One Summer or Christina Lauren’s In a Holidaze, you’ll love this book! Fall Into You is an open-door, laugh-out-loud romantic comedy about forbidden love and finding yourself after loss." Readers call it funny and heartfelt.

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