1–What is the title of your latest release? WHISPERS AT DUSK, Blackbird trio, part of the Krewe of Hunters series 2–What’s the “elevator pitch” for your new book? Supernatural meets Criminal Minds – in Europe! 3–How did you decide where your book was going to take place? Hm, I love so many places I’ve been lucky enough in my life to see. Also, my mom was born in Ireland and dad was a Scot and my daughter-in-law still has relatives in Norway – all places I love. 4–Would you hang out with your protagonist in real life? Definitely. I’d be fascinated. 5–What are three words that describe your protagonist? Strong, determined, compassionate. 6–What’s something you learned while writing this book? That police forces are different around the world! 7–Do you edit as you draft or wait until you are totally done? Yes and no. LOL, some, and then a look-over at the end. 8–What’s your favorite foodie indulgence? Sushi 9–Describe your writing space/office! Wherever I happen to be! Having five children made me learn to live life and work a little like a Dr. Seuss book – I can write in a car, going far, in a plane, riding a…

Hi, I’m Dylann Crush, author of steamy contemporary small-town and cowboy romance. Thanks so much for inviting me to talk about my new release, MAKE ME YOURS, COWBOY. This is the second book in my Cowboys in Paradise series and takes place on Paradise Island, a fictional island off the coast of Texas. If you love hot cowboys, sassy heroines, and a well-earned happy ever after, you’ll enjoy this beachy read!   M – M is for MUSIC. Knox is a famous musician, and the story was inspired by so many awesome country songs. A – A is for ATV. There’s nothing like wrapping your arms around someone you’re attracted to on the back of an ATV. K – K is for KNOX, our scrumptious hero. He’s a country western superstar (think along the lines of Kenny Chesney) E is for EXPLICIT. There are a few hot and steamy scenes in the story.     M is for MARGARITAS and the other frozen beverages visitors to the island bar get to enjoy. E is for EXPLORING the island. Claudia takes Knox on a tour where they spend some time alone.     Y is for YUMMY. Knox might be one…

  Who is most likely to hit an attacker over the head with a library book? Annabeth Winfield (A ROGUE AT STONECLIFFE). An avid reader, she usually has a book at hand, and she’s never going down without a fight. You certainly don’t want to mess with her on the way to the library! Who is most likely to hide a good deed? Sloane Rutherford (A ROGUE AT STONECLIFFE) has a bad reputation and he likes it that way. It keeps the people he’d rather avoid at bay—and protects the ones he cares about. It’s not safe to get too close to Sloane. He’ll take the reason he gave up the woman he loved to the grave. Which might end up being sooner, rather than later.   Whose visit is most likely to send her relatives into panic? Lady Lockwood, the matriarch of the Lockwood family in the STONECLIFFE series, takes over any place she visits, knows everyone’s weak spots, and never hesitates to give orders (even when she contradicts herself). And don’t think she’s any more docile at home—she’s also quite capable of whacking an intruder with her cane and sending him fleeing from her house. (A ROGUE AT…

THE SHARK’s main character Riley Tatum is a survivor of a serial killer known as the Shark, who murdered young runaway girls as part of a sadistic poker game.  Though drugged and battered, the younger Riley escaped this killer and went on to build a successful life. Now Riley is a Virginia State Police trooper and is a highly respected police canine tracker.  She and her canine partner are often tasked to follow the scents of missing people as well as escaped criminals in the mountains of rural Virginia.  They are considered one of the best teams in the region. What was the idea that sparked THE SHARK?  I was attending a writer’s conference years ago and a young woman stopped as I was signing books.  She suggested that I make a female uniformed officer the hero of my next book.  People toss ideas at me all the time, but this one stuck.  It didn’t take long before I could see Riley Tatum. I began researching possible jobs for Riley, and I finally settled on a canine tracker.  Then it was a matter of learning all I could about this profession.  Books, mystery writers’ meetings and interviews with active-duty canine…

1–What is the title of your latest release? A NEWLYWED’S GUIDE TO FORTUNE AND MURDER 2–What’s the “elevator pitch” for your new book? Frances is thrown into a dastardly intrigue surrounding the elderly and wealthy Lady Wingate. Since her husband’s death, Lady Wingate hasn’t left the house for months. Her friend, Lady Esther, is convinced one of the woman’s stepchildren is drugging her and tapping into her fortune. Her niece, Kate, is about to enter high society and stands to gain an inheritance upon her aunt’s death. Is she trying to hasten that death? Frances teams up with Aunt Hetty, Lady Esther, and Lady Wingate to prove it’s never wise to underestimate the power and cunning of a woman, whatever her age. 3–How did you decide where your book was going to take place? George was injured in the preceding book, so I knew he and Frances would have to remain in London while he healed. 4–Would you hang out with your sleuth in real life? Yes, but I’d rather hang out with Frances in her fictitious life! Maybe she can introduce me to Victorian London Society. 5–What are three words that describe your sleuth? Compassionate, proper, wickedly clever. 6–What’s…

Kingston’s Salvation, Book 5, Kingston Security Series by Carole Mortimer Hide Away by the Sea, Book 1, An Oak Island Novel Series by L.P. Dover Summer House Mystery, Book 11, The Mystery House Series by Eva Pohler The Mistake, Book 3, Volkov Bratva Series by Sam Crescent Claimed by the Hunter, Book 3, Carnal Lust Series by Lila Fox Something Unexpected by Vi Keeland His Violent Vow, Book 3, Mafia Lords Series by Winter Sloane Unusual Noises by M.E. Clayton Love Sick by Monica James Don’t Put All Your Insights into One Casket by Kelly Hashway   Each Monday the Smashwords store lists the top ten most highly anticipated indie fiction ebooks based on the previous week’s preorder accumulations. Each title on the list is scheduled to release within the next week. To help the talented authors on this list accumulate even more preorders, click the title of the book. The hyperlink will bring you to a Books2Read page where you can order from your preferred ebook retailer. If the preorder is part of a series, click the hyperlinked series title to learn about the other books in the series. Be sure to check back Friday for a list of…

Instead of trying to find your perfect match in a dating app, we bring you the “Author-Reader Match” where we introduce you to authors you may fall in love with. It’s our great pleasure to present Haley Jakobson (she/her)!   Writes: I’m a Brooklyn Bisexual and Gemini apologist. I write about queerness and trauma and girlhood and brains and bodies. My debut novel, OLD ENOUGH, is about a college sophomore named Sav – who is almost the person she wants to be. It’s second semester and Sav has finally come out as bi, is making friends with the other queers in her dorm and has just about recovered from her disastrous first queer situationship. But when she learns that Izzie, her best friend from childhood, has gotten engaged, Sav faces a crisis of confidence. Things with Izzie haven’t been the same since what happened between Sav and Izzie’s older brother when they were sixteen. Now, with the wedding around the corner, Sav is forced to reckon with trauma she thought she could put behind her. On top of it all, Sav can’t stop thinking about Wes from her Gender Studies class, with their stupid long eyelashes that make her lose…

1–What is the title of your latest release? TOWARD THE CORNER OF MERCY AND PEACE 2–What’s the “elevator pitch” for your new book? Mrs. Minerva Place prefers communing with the dead to dealing with the living, but when a young boy and his father burst into her world, her life in small-town Paducah is turned on its head. 3–How did you decide where your book was going to take place? Since the “ghosts” are based on actual people buried in Oak Grove Cemetery in Paducah, KY, I knew it had to be in Paducah. 4–Would you hang out with your protagonist in real life? I would. Minerva is smart, has a wicked sense of humor, and is ultimately kind. Plus she loves to read and write – my two favorite pastimes. 5–What are three words that describe your protagonist? Insightful, Insecure, Disciplined 6–What’s something you learned while writing this book? I learned about many of the amazing people who lived in my hometown. There were so many stories I wanted to include but ultimately had to take out because they slowed the pace of the protagonist’s story. 7–Do you edit as you draft or wait until you are totally done?…

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1–What is the title of your latest release? My latest release is MIDNIGHT CARESS, the last of the miniseries within the Midnight series, the Women of Midnight. The other two are Midnight Kiss and Midnight Embrace. Midnight Caress comes out June 20. 2–What’s the “elevator pitch” for your new book? A talented young analyst, Riley Robinson, discovers that the United States might be going to war with China on the basis of a lie. There are those who want to shut her up but they will have to go through Pierce Jordan, former SEAL, first. 3–How did you decide where your book was going to take place? Well, deepfake images came from the National Reconnaissance Office which is in Chantilly, Virginia, just outside Washington DC, where the heroine works. I changed the name of the intelligence-gathering agency to the National Surveillance Office. But the whole novel takes place in Washington DC. 4–Would you hang out with your heroine in real life? Oh yeah. She’s smart and friendly. She’s known hard times and risen above them. She’s a really good friend to her friends, loyal and supportive. Exactly the kind of person I like. 5–What are three words that describe your…