Voice recognition mistake of the day: “Betty smiled brightly but looked mustard.”
Or maybe flustered? That was from my new free short story: “Leave No Stone Unturned: A Reluctantly Psychic Short Mystery”: Petra and Haven are in Santa Fe to sell rocks and minerals at an arts market. When a woman approaches them with a strange story, and Petra uses her psychic power to sense that this stranger is truly in trouble, they must figure out how to stop a murder. Get it free here. This is a giveaway for newsletter subscribers. The story takes place after book 2 in the series but it can be read any time. (If you see a typo or anything is confusing, please let me know! You're the first people to read this.)
The story mentions the “chocolate trail.” 🍫 Learn more about “Santa Fe & Chocolate: A Love Affair Older than the City Itself.”
Death at Rock Bottom: Reluctantly Psychic Murder Mystery Book 2 is out! In the Reluctantly Psychic Mystery series, a quirky loner gets drawn into mysteries at the museum of oddities where she works.
Now Petra faces another mystery after the death of a retired petroleum engineer and rockhound who died while hiking. Frank acted odd in his last weeks, whispering about aliens. Was he showing the first signs of dementia, or were more sinister forces at work? Petra’s book club becomes a crime-fighting club, but Petra must use her psychic gift and her brains to fight through the clues along with her newfound family.
I had a good time at the Romance Writers Association conference in Niagara Falls. I met a lot of other writers and came home with a list of things to do for my career. In between giving and attending conference sessions, I got to check out the sights, including a boat tour into the heavy spray at the base of the falls – but a photo from that close would just be white with spray, so here's one from a distance.
The conference hotel had a good view of the falls (at least from the tenth floor restaurant), and it was a short walk to visit them every day.
Rigby and Mercury were very good boys in my absence, of course.
Find More New Books and Authors!
Monkey Business & Murder by Peyton Stone: “Avery Jensen, owner of a cozy B&B, finds the body of a former resident at the local fall festival. Avery turns to her mischievous capuchin monkey for help. This kleptomaniac primate now busies himself collecting clues… or just more dead ends. What secrets lie buried beneath this picturesque small town's charming façade? As Avery and her simian sidekick uncover rivalries, lies, and decade-old scandals, they learn no place is too remote for suspicion—and murder. With the nosy B&B owner and her sticky-fingered pet on the case, the killer must work fast before his deadly secrets emerge from the shadows...” Well-rated and part of a series if you like it.
Eastside Hedge Witch by T.J. Deschamps: “Miriam Diaz has lived as a typical mundane and champion stay-at-home mom on Seattle’s Eastside for the past seventeen years. All the better to keep her secrets. Then a hellhound shows up on her morning run. Banishing the stinky mutt reveals she’s a powerful witch. Miriam face heat from below, and a wolf comes sniffing around, shifting into her late husband’s best friend, Gabriel – the archangel she’s been trying to avoid. Soon, Miriam discovers she’s not the only one keeping secrets in her sleepy suburban community. Will she run to escape facing her past or accept help from Gabriel and the supe community to face it?” $2.99 everywhere.
The Business Psychic by Vanessa Jones: “When Ruby is unjustly fired, her best friend suggests she become a psychic even though she has no psychic ability. When a fancy tech company hires her to help improve their business, she is so good at faking it that she starts having visions and hearing a voice telling her what to do. Then her favourite co-worker disappears and her paranormal skills are called upon to find him. But she uncovers more than she bargains for and puts herself in danger. Can Ruby save herself and her missing co-worker before people realize she’s been pretending all along? A paranormal cozy mystery with delightful characters.” Well-rated, Kindle only, free in KU.
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“Sweet romance with the kind of people you wished you knew.”
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“This was just the sweetest book. The cats were adorable, and I was sorry to see it end.”
“A feel-good story that left me with a smile.” – reader reviews
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