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BOOK REVIEW: First Course by Jenn Bouchard

Janie Whitman, the protagonist in First Course, undergoes a life-changing twenty-four hours. First, she loses her job in Chicago and the boyfriend/boss there breaks up with her. Then, hard on those happenings, her parents die in a plane crash, and her sister, Alyssa,...

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One lucky participant will win: A hand-made cozy scarf A signed copy of A DIFFERENT KIND OF FIRE Bookish print swag Click here to enter, or use the widget below. No purchase necessary. The more ways you enter, the more your chances of winning. Good luck and have fun!...

A Halloween story: Morrigan

  Morrigan © Suanne Schafer A whistled song disturbs my sleep. Just outside the churchyard, I lie, warm and drowsy, buried within the earth, roofed by a grove of dark pines whose fallen needles and verdant mosses quilt my bed. Loath to leave a lovely pleasure, I...

New Book Trailer! Hunting the Devil

In case you missed it in my newsletter and here on the front and book pages of my website, here's the new goosebump-inducing book trailer for Hunting the Devil. I hope you love it as much as I do! 😈📚🎬

Enter My Summer-Into-Fall Book Lovers Giveaway!

One grand prize winner will receive a signed paperback copy of A Different Kind of Fire, a handmade beaded velvet bookmark, and a Hunting the Devil book bag. Ends at Midnight/CT on September 5th Good luck and have fun! a Rafflecopter giveaway

Enter My First Springtime Giveaway

More daylight = more time to read, so it felt like the perfect occasion for a new bookish giveaway! 🌞📚One lucky winner will receive an eBook copy of A Different Kind of Fire, and a $10 Amazon gift card. This one ends a week from today, so get in while you can. Click...
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Annual Books and Chocolate Giveaway!

Annual Books and Chocolate Giveaway!

Who's up for books and chocolate? (I mean... who ISN'T, right)? 😉 Last year's Icelandic-themed giveaway went over so famously, I absolutely had to do another. Many of you are new here - welcome! - so in case you're wondering what in the world I'm talking about,...

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Book Review: The Flight Girls by Noelle Salazar

Book Review: The Flight Girls by Noelle Salazar

A World War II novel from a woman's point of view, The Flight Girls follows a young Texas woman who, despite her privileged life in Dallas, leaves the security of home and family to fly military aircraft for the US Army. The main character, Audrey, is strong and...

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Book Review: The Wild Impossibility by Cheryl A. Ossola.

Book Review: The Wild Impossibility by Cheryl A. Ossola.

The Wild Impossibility is Cheryl A. Ossola’s debut novel, but an accomplished feat it is, combing elements of mystery, historical fiction, psychological drama, and love story into a cohesive whole. Kira, the protagonist, has suffered two miscarriages. With the second...

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Interview: Author Kristin Owens

SS: Meeting with me today is author Kristin Owens. She earned a Ph.D. in Higher Education Administration and held academic positions at Penn State, University of Maryland, University of Alaska Anchorage and Mat-Su College. She also taught a variety of subjects (from...

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Book Review: Monkey Temple by Peter Gelfan

Book Review: Monkey Temple by Peter Gelfan

I had a hard time getting into the first few pages of Monkey Temple, mostly because I didn't feel well-grounded at the onset. However, I was soon captivated. As a woman of a certain age (roughly the same age as Jules, the protagonist of Monkey Temple), I found myself...

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Interview: Kristy Childs, author of The Nightmare Detective

Interview: Kristy Childs, author of The Nightmare Detective

Kristy Childs, the author of the new steampunk novel, The Nightmare Detective, the first in the Myth and Magic series, is visiting with me today. Kristy is an Australian (Sydney) author by night and an IT technician by day. Her debut series, Myth & Magic,...

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Book Review: The Resurrectionist of Caligo

Book Review: The Resurrectionist of Caligo

The Resurrectionist of Caligo by Wendy Trimboli and Alicia Zaloga is a gothic fantasy with Victorian England overtones, Jack-the-Ripper type murders, political intrigue, a bit of romance, and some magic tossed into the mix. It’s a delight to read with an original...

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Interview: Tracey S. Phillips, Author of Best Kept Secrets

Today, I have Tracey S. Phillips, author of the new book, Best Kept Secrets, which was released by Crooked Lane Books on October 8th. Welcome, Tracey. Have you always been driven to write? Or did you begin writing in response to a particular stimulus? TSP: Hi Suanne,...

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Book Review: A Lady’s Guide to Gossip and Murder

Book Review: A Lady’s Guide to Gossip and Murder

Dianne Freeman’s debut novel, the first in the Countess Harleigh mystery series, A Lady’s Guide to Etiquette and Murder, is a witty romp of a Victorian mystery. The second in the series, A Lady’s Guide to Gossip and Murder, is just as delightful. Frances (Lady...

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Interview: L.C. Barlow, author of PIVOT

Interview: L.C. Barlow, author of PIVOT

L.C. Barlow and I are practically neighbors—or in Texan terms, she lives in Dallas and I live in San Antonio. She joins me today to talk about her new horror trilogy. Pivot, Perish, and Peak were picked up in 2018 by California Coldblood Books, an imprint of Rare Bird...

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Interview: Lisa Sturm, author of Echoed in My Bones

Interview: Lisa Sturm, author of Echoed in My Bones

Lisa Sturm whose debut novel, Echoed in My Bones, by released by Twisted Road Publications on August 15, 2019. I'm particularly interested in her novel as I've raised a biracial son. Welcome, Lisa. Shall we chat about Echoed in My Bones? SS: What in your childhood do...

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Book Review: Runaway Love Story by Sadira Stone

Book Review: Runaway Love Story by Sadira Stone

Laurel, Runaway Love Story’s heroine, is a free-spirit who wants to be an artist. Her plans are derailed time and again by her own lack of commitment and tendency to run away when things don’t go her way. In Runaway Love Story, her plans are again derailed, this time...

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Book Review: Erotic Stories for Punjabi Widows: A Novel

Book Review: Erotic Stories for Punjabi Widows: A Novel

I read this novel because I enjoy being transported to different places and cultures. Erotic Stories for Punjabi Widows by Balli Kaur Jaswal reveals the immigrant experience in Britain, particularly in the Sikh community of London’s Southall. The protagonist, Nikki, a...

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Book Review: Neon Empire by Drew Minh

Book Review: Neon Empire by Drew Minh

Neon Empire is a dystopian novel in keeping with works by George Orwell and Aldous Huxley. The author vividly describes a plausible near-future world in which social media is even more overt than it is now. The city, Eutopia, has been built on a Native American...

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New Book Trailer! Hunting the Devil

New Book Trailer! Hunting the Devil

In case you missed it in my newsletter and here on the front and book pages of my website, here's the new goosebump-inducing book trailer for Hunting the Devil. I hope you love it as much as I do! 😈📚🎬

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Interview: Jaycee Jarvis, author of the Hands of Destin series

Interview: Jaycee Jarvis, author of the Hands of Destin series

Joining me today is author Jaycee Jarvis. She's been an avid romance reader since devouring all the Sweet Dreams books her middle school library had to offer. Also a fantasy fan from an early age, she often wished those wondrous stories had just a bit more kissing....

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HUNTING THE DEVIL Giveaways, Blog Tour & Appearances!

HUNTING THE DEVIL Giveaways, Blog Tour & Appearances!

Hunting the Devil is available NOW, and the virtual book release party has begun! 😈🥳🎉💃 Today I've got two giveaways, a blog tour, and an author appearances schedule. I sure would love to see you online and in-person as I share my new novel, my writing process, and my...

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Book Review: The Forgetting Flower by Karen Hugg

Book Review: The Forgetting Flower by Karen Hugg

The Forgetting Flower intrigued me as it is described as a slow-burn thriller, and it certainly is. Author Karen Hugg expertly juggles secrets, half-truths, lies, and flashbacks while gradually leading the reader into the labyrinth of the gritty underground of Paris....

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