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,...
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...
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,...
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...
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...
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...
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...
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...
SS: Today, I have the privilege of meeting with Diane C. McPhail, author of The Abolutionist's Daughter. She is an artist, writer, and minister. In addition to holding an M.F.A., an M.A., and D.Min., she has studied at the University of Iowa distance learning and the...
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...
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! 😈📚🎬
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....
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...
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....
Drew Minh joins me today to talk about his new book, Neon Empire. He is a former digital advertising executive in Los Angeles, with firsthand knowledge of our current social media revolution. He’s lived in Barcelona and Paris, where he worked as a freelance writer,...
Caitlin Bergman, an award winning journalist, returns to the university to receive an honorary degree. She missed getting it twenty years earlier because she bailed out of college weeks before earning her degree. In her thank-you address, she spontaneously reveals...
To mark the September 15th publication of my new novel, Hunting the Devil, I've updated a personal essay I wrote several years ago. It was originally published in Brain, Child Magazine under the title "Raising My Black Son." My efforts to raise a Black child, combined...
Liv Arnold is meeting with me today to discuss her debut novel, Law & Disorder. Liv has worked as a copywriter for several global companies and now runs her own freelance business. She grew up in Melbourne, Australia, and lives with her husband and their spoiled...
The DNA of You and Me is Andrea Rothman’s debut novel. It looks at what happens when romantic love conflicts with a woman’s chosen career. Emily, the main character, is a rational, somewhat cold, introverted-to-a-fault scientist. She feels she was born to be alone and...
Join me in welcoming M.A. Guglielmo, author of the fantasy novel, Summoned, which will be released by Tule Publishing Group on 9/24/19. She is a neurosurgeon, mother of two awesome daughters, and a life-long fan of speculative fiction. Her Italian grandmother may or...
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