I love March. It’s a month I spend 11 other months looking forward to, and the reason has nothing to do with my birthday—since my birthday is in September. It’s a month that kicks off everything I love: spring, new OPI nail polish, and conference season! There are few things I love more than traveling across the region and joining fellow book, movie, and creative geeks as they discuss their passions. As you’re reading this, Sara is sleeping in the bed next to me because she is presenting a workshop on author marketing for attendees of the Nola Romance Writer’s annual conference in Shreveport, Louisiana. Next week the Fresh Fiction team is making the trek from our cushy Dallas headquarters to the raucousness of Austin for South By Southwest (SXSW). SXSW is the one festival and conference I look forward to the most. I’m ready, credit card in hand, to purchase my badge for the annual film, music, and interactive festival in August and I spend the remaining months planning my assault on the city of Austin. 2010 will be my sixth year in attendance, and I have never looked forward to a SXSW as much as I do this…

A Jessie Arnold Mystery #12April 2009On Sale: April 7, 2009Featuring: Jessie Arnold; Alex Jensen288 pages ISBN: 0451223705EAN: 9780451223708Paperback$6.99Mystery Woman Sleuth Buy at Amazon.com Degrees Of Separationby Sue Henry Champion musher Jessie Arnold has been out of racing for a number of years, ever since she incurred a devastating knee injury. Now she’s ready to get back into shape for this year’s Iditarod. While taking her team on a practice run down a local trail she takes a snowy bump that’s never been there before. It turns out to be a snow-shrouded body. Now, Jessie and her boyfriend, Alaska State Trooper Alex Jensen, are back chasing criminals. And the hunt is on for the killer of a supposed earthquake victim—whose death turns out to actually be a murder. Previous Picks Visit FreshFiction.com to learn more about books and authors.