Lighthearted or Suspenseful?
Oct 17, 2025 1:24 am
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When I polled my readers a year or two ago, suspense won by a long shot. 🏆 So you suspense-junkies, run on over to amazon.com/dp/B0D47XGNN7 to get your copy of A Checkered Past! This one is tense. Fair warning. You'll want snacks. 🍨
... and leave the light on. 🛋
*whispers ominously
Ahem. 😈
👇 But if you're a fan of the lighthearted, heartwarming, "all-the-good-things-but-I-still-want-you-to-scare-me...kind-of" cozy mysteries, don't worry! I haven't forgotten about you! ❤️ I'm going to start by highlighting a personal favorite of mine, and it's because of one very special scene. I felt like I was there as I wrote it, living the scene with my characters.
In Dark Highways and Digging for Clues, Santiago begins acting strangely, but Megan isn't sure what it all means. She has her questions, but it isn't until she confronts him in the car ride home and he crumbles that she realizes he's hiding something much bigger than she thought. She gives him the space he asks for, but her heart is breaking for him. Even if she doesn't know why.
If you haven't read this one yet and you're craving a good, wholesome, curl up under the covers night... check it out HERE.
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In other News 🗞 ...
I bought my first Christmas present of the season! 😂 Yay! I'm kind of at a weird stage of life where a couple of my kids are technically adults, but I still want to buy them all the things. But I know I shouldn't... but I still want to...
Anyone gone through this transition? Any tips? 🎄 🤷♀️ 🎁
I'm also excited to get my husband something DIFFERENT this year... but he gets my emails so I can't spill the beans here. 🤫
(But if you really really want to know, just reply to this email and I'll tell you! 😂 You can be in on my little secret. Bwa-ha-ha!)
Also, since we're talking about me trying to get my Christmas mood jingling... GIVE ME GOOD CHRISTMAS GIFT IDEAS! But instead of emailing, I want you to share them on my page-- HERE. Just post it as a comment to the pinned post that looks like this...
I'll see your comments a lot faster this way. But I promise I'll get to my emails as soon as possible! 🙏 I've been deep in homework learning all about dendrites and synapses and neurons. 😜 🧠 Whew 😅
Till next time, thanks for keeping the ancient art of reading alive! 💋
Cheers,
Rim
P.S. - Below are my links for your convenience. If you're ready to sit back and relax for a nice afternoon of reading...
👇 The Poppyride Cove series! Complete seven-book series. A new love story and mystery in every book while returning to the same enchanting location with a fun, quirky community.
👇 Complete Megan Henny cozy mystery series with longer, more complex murder mysteries. Follow Megan and Santiago throughout the entire seven-book series. Slow-burn romance throughout. Wedding in the final book.
*MY BOOKS ARE ALWAYS FREE FROM LANGUAGE AND EXPLICIT SCENES, AS WELL AS OVERLY GRAPHIC CONTENT. READ WITH EASE--NO WORRIES. ❤️