Ranger Academy – Shadow of the Tyrant King

Jack Sawyer is a skinny boy with the agility of a giraffe on roller skates. Unnoticed at school, except for a trio of bullies, Jack trudges glumly through the year. Then he discovers he has special powers. To harness them, and evade dark forces alerted to his new abilities, Jack goes to Ranger Academy where he learns to make potions, race horses, track fierce creatures, and battle monsters. It will be the summer of a lifetime, if he survives! $2.99 on Kindle. ... [Read More...]

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. After sle... [Read More...]

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
Both of these genres have severa... [Read More...]

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...]