Free: Echo Canyon Brides Box Set
A rugged sheriff, an opinionated veterinarian, and a dusky native American. Can passion blaze a trail to the untamed West? Free on Kindle.
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In His Keeping: Taken
Sylvie Jenkins has fallen on hard times. She’s lost her job, her apartment, and is down to her last can of peas! Desperate, she agrees to take a job with reclusive writer Connor Hudson at his isolated mountain retreat in upstate New York. Sylvie assumes he’s a poser, a writer wannabe. She has no idea he’s actually a bestselling author and billionaire entrepreneur. Their first encounter proves disastrous. He greets her in all his naked glory; and shocked, she faints dead away. ... [Read More...]
Free: Minus Epsilon
Humanity thought they were the only intelligent life in the universe. They were wrong.
An alien spacecraft has crashed on Earth.
A group of scientists want to establish contact with the aliens.
A hostile government wants to nuke the crash site.
Special Forces Major Joe Hunt is caught in the middle. Free on Kindle.
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Free: The Party
So much for meeting the elusive RL Donovan… the owner of the penthouse doesn’t even attend his own party! Paige is soon distracted when she meets Jake, the owner of the service hired to do the clean-up. He’s a good listener, and when they say goodnight, she has no idea that the meeting will change her life, and that of her brother. Free on Kindle.
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Free: SPARK
Jessica Parker is smart, determined, and knows how to get things done. That’s great in her profession, but deadly when she unwittingly pushing the buttons of a rogue vampire.
When several suspicious deaths occur in the small mountain town of Flagstaff, Jessica jumps at the chance to further her career by finding answers for her viewers.
Liam McKenzie and his two brothers made Flagstaff their home several years ago. The town is quiet; the people are friendly and the population tends to be tran... [Read More...]
Top 20 Mystery Book Blogs
If you’re a mystery, thriller, spy or crime fiction author you’ve probably looked for blogs, at some point, that are willing to review your book. Mystery blogs not only offer editorial reviews, but they can also publish your guest posts, or even interview you. Getting your book reviewed by a good blog is just one piece in the larger book promotion process. But it’s an important piece because avid readers in the mystery genre converge on blogs to find and discover new books.
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The Cozy Mystery Genre
As the days become shorter and colder this winter, it’s the perfect time to curl up with a cup of hot cocoa and a great book. With familiar characters, quaint settings, and a happy ending every time, you can escape from the busy holiday season with the perfect cozy mystery novel.
Common Elements of Cozy Mysteries
Cozy mysteries, a sub-genre of the mystery genre, are well-named due to their common tropes and themes. In a cozy mystery, the protagonist is usu... [Read More...]
Techno-Thriller vs Sci-Fi: What’s the Difference?
New York Times bestselling author Blake Crouch excitedly told one writer that, “The techno-thriller will become the genre of the 21st Century.” He might not be wrong; techno-thrillers are thriving and selling well around the world, but they’re often mistakenly categorized as different genres. It’s not uncommon for readers, or even literary agents, to classify techno-thriller novels as other genres.
Distinctions Between Science Fiction and Techno-thrillers
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Amateur Sleuth Mystery Novels
Although legal thrillers and police procedurals are exciting sub genres in mystery fiction, sometimes readers want a protagonist that isn’t a detective or a member of law enforcement. Amateur sleuth mysteries feature an ordinary protagonist with a relatively normal life who tries to solve a crime that’s typically far out of their realm of knowledge. There’s something endearing about a main character, who has no expertise or experience, investigating and solving crimes before those trained ... [Read More...]