Hey There! Leslie Langtry here to tell you about my book MEMORIES ARE MURDER – book #24 in the Merry Wrath cozy comedy series! The books can be read in any order, but if you want to start at the beginning, there’s MERIT BADGE MURDER. Merry Wrath was a CIA agent undercover with a Chechen strongman when the Vice President “accidentally” outted her on CNN to get back at her senator dad. After a close-call escape that included an armed chicken, Merry retired to her hometown of Who’s There, Iowa, where her best friend convinces her to start a Girl Scout troop. In some ways, Merry often wonders if life was less dangerous in the CIA than with this very precocious group of little girls. Unfortunately, sometimes her past comes back to haunt her… Here’s a little bit about MEMORIES ARE MURDER:   M is for Memories – and not the misty water-colored kind, but more like the, “Huh, I probably shouldn’t have tried to kill that guy in Colombia because now he’s here and it’s sorta awkward” kind. E is for Engineering – such as when Betty modifies the troop’s sparkly drone to add a flamethrower. M is for…

1–What is the title of your latest release? THAT SUMMER IN BERLIN 2–What’s the “elevator pitch” for your new book? Viviane Alden is a young Englishwoman who gets an unexpected invitation to visit Germany for the dazzling Berlin Olympics in the summer of 1936, but all is not as peaceful as it seems. Behind the scenes, the Nazis are already secretly preparing for another war. Paired with a handsome British Reporter, Viviane is asked to use her skills as a photographer to look past the spectacle of the games and find evidence of what’s really going on in Germany. If she succeeds, her photos could possibly prevent another war, but the Nazis will stop at nothing to protect their secrets, and if Viviane is caught, the consequences will be deadly. 3–How did you decide where your book was going to take place? Berlin was the world’s most exotic, cosmopolitan, and quirky city between the wars, and it became the most tragic and terrifying place under Nazi rule. When I read that the British upper classes routinely sent their young debutantes to Germany for a bit of continental polish and the possibility of marrying into the German aristocracy, I was intrigued…

1–What is the title of your latest release? DIRTY DEVIL 2–What’s the “elevator pitch” for your new book? Answer: DIRTY DEVIL is book two in the VENGEFUL VILLAINS Dark Mafia series. It’s a Russian Bratva, Age Gap, Hate to Love Kidnapping Romance complete with a HEA and no cheating. 3–How did you decide where your book was going to take place? The series is set in Miami, Florida because the last time I was down there, I saw a guy who looked exactly like the hero I’d pictured in my first book, and boom! It was meant to be. Right place, right time. 4–Would you hang out with your heroine in real life? Hell, yes. She’s a total snarky badass who fights hard and loves harder. 5–What are three words that describe your hero? Deviant, sexy, and daaaaaaark 6–What’s something you learned while writing this book? I learned a lot about car restorations and fabrication shops since it’s my hero’s big business. 7–Do you edit as you draft or wait until you are totally done? I edit as I go. 8–What’s your favorite foodie indulgence? PIZZA 9–Describe your writing space/office! I just had it redone about a year ago, and I love it!…

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 Elizabeth Rose!   Writes: Elizabeth Rose writes a variety of genres of romance, but most readers know her for her award-winning, bestselling medieval, Highland, and fantasy romances. HAUNTED HEARTS, her latest book focuses on the holiday of Halloween. Or, as it was called by the pagans, Samhain, or by just about everyone else back then, All Hallows’ Eve. Haunted Hearts is a second chance romance between Lady Lillith Bonnel and Lord Blaze Payne, and a family feud that is said to be a curse. This is Book 6 in the Holiday Knights Series, where each book focuses on a holiday and its origins back in medieval times.   About: Elizabeth lives in the suburbs of Chicago but is a country girl at heart. Her summers are spent swinging in her “writing hammock” in her secret garden with her grand dog at her side. She loves herbs, lazy summer days, gemstones, and nature in general. She also likes writing about alpha heroes and strong heroines…

1–What is the title of your latest release? INTO THE STORM (Evidence: Under Fire #1) 2–What’s the “elevator pitch” for your new book? Armed only with paint pellets, a team of Navy SEALs HALO jump into a training exercise in a remote national park, not knowing that the fake op is about to become terrifyingly real. 3–How did you decide where your book was going to take place? My husband is an archaeologist for the US Navy and has spent much of the last several years assessing whether or not Navy SEAL training exercises in the Pacific Northwest parks have the potential to damage archaeological and historic sites. It was his work in this area that sparked the idea for the story, but I wanted to set the training in Olympic National Park, not a state park because I love the temperate rainforest setting on the western edge of the park. 4–Would you hang out with your protagonist in real life? Absolutely. I worked for a decade as an archaeologist and as mentioned above am married to one. The heroine, Audrey Kendrick is an archaeologist who has a dream job (Park Archaeologist for Olympic National Park). I’d want to hang…

1–What is the title of your latest release? A TOUCH OF MALICE (Kalli Ballas Mystery #3) 2–What’s the “elevator pitch” for your new book? Monk meets My Big Fat Greek Wedding with a twist! 3–How did you decide where your book was going to take place? I love writing books that take place anywhere in the northeast. I chose a fictitious town in Connecticut named Clearview. It’s more fun to make up a town because then I can do whatever I want with that town. 4–Would you hang out with your protagonist in real life? Yes. Kalli is a germaphobe who doesn’t like to be touched, but she does like wine! I think we would have some great conversations. 5–What are three words that describe your protagonist? Smart. Clever. Reserved. 6–What’s something you learned while writing this book? Strippers and pole dancing lol. You’ll have to read the book to find out why. 7–Do you edit as you draft or wait until you are totally done? Oh, I definitely edit as I go along. I plot and write a third of it, then edit that chunk then plot and write the next section and edit that chunk, then plot and…

1–What is the title of your latest release? A LOVELY GIRL: THE TRAGEDY OF OLGA DUNCAN AND THE TRIAL OF ONE OF CALIFORNIA’S MOST NOTORIOUS KILLERS 2–What’s the “elevator pitch” for your new book? A Lovely Girl is the true story of a scandalous 1958 murder case filled with eccentric people, bumbling killers, and dark humor, set against the backdrop of 1950’s family life. Think Dave Berry meets Ann Rule in Fargo! 3–How did you decide where your book was going to take place? Because my book is a true-crime memoir, I didn’t have a choice about the setting. The story takes place in Santa Barbara and Ventura, California where the murder and trial occurred. I liked time traveling back to my 1950s hometown and reliving a part of my childhood while researching the book. My father was a crime reporter and columnist for the local newspaper, so his stories about the murder and columns about our family helped bring the 60-year-old murder back to life for me. As I wrote the book, I heard my father’s voice speaking to me from his old, yellowed news clippings authenticating that wonderful 1950’s coastal town I remembered so well. 4–Would you hang…

1–What is the title of your latest release? CALYPSO, CORPSE, AND COOKING 2–What’s the “elevator pitch” for your new book? Fall in Miami puts cooking show star Miriam Quinones in uncomfortable predicaments—a body by the Halloween tombstone in her front yard, a dead chef, and a food truck gala to organize. 3–How did you decide where your book was going to take place? I knew that Miriam’s mother-in-law, a character reader’s love to hate, needed to be the impetus for the setting. She assigns Miriam the task of organizing the annual women’s club fundraiser with a two-week deadline. It is a set-up to fail. But Miriam gets her squad together and they tackle it with panache. 4–Would you hang out with your sleuth in real life? Absolutely. I think Miriam Quinones is awesome. We could do a deep dive into Afro-Caribbean and Taino culture. 5–What are three words that describe your sleuth? Cultural, Courageous, Caring 6–What’s something you learned while writing this book? I learned how to make flan! I’d watched it done but never baked one myself. Excellent flan is ubiquitous in Miami so there was never a need for me to make my own. But for this book…

1–What is the title of your latest release? CONCRETE EVIDENCE 2–What’s the “elevator pitch” for your new book? On the family’s Brazos River Ranch in Texas, Avery Elliott helps run her grandfather’s commercial construction business. Raised by Senator Elliott, Avery has never doubted her grandfather is a man of integrity and faith until the day she finds him standing with a gun over the body of a dead man. To make matters worse, Avery just discovered a billing discrepancy for materials supposedly purchased for the construction of the Lago de Cobre Dam. Desperate for answers, Avery contacts FBI Special Agent Marc Wilkins for help. As Marc works to identify the dead man, threats toward Avery create a fresh sense of urgency to pinpoint why someone wants to silence her. To make matters worse a hurricane is approaching threatening lives and property. 3–How did you decide where your book was going to take place? I wanted a bigger-than-life setting in my beloved Texas. That meant a big ranch. My husband and I drove around the Brazos River area until we found not only the perfect ranch but also the perfect spot for a fictitious dam. 4–Would you hang out with your protagonist in real life? Absolutely! Avery is smart and witty. She…

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 Elle Kennedy!   Writes: About second chances, forgiveness, undeniable chemistry, and happily-ever-afters. In Elle’s latest book, BAD GIRL REPUTATION, former bad girl Genevieve comes home for a family obligation, ready to leave her reputation (and ex) in the past. Easier said than done, though. Evan’s not ready to let the passion between them go, and he’ll do anything to prove to Gen that they can be good together, even if he has to turn over a new leaf himself. Too bad their past has a way of coming back to haunt them…   About: When not busy writing romances full of bromance, banter, and bad-ass heroines, Elle loves to spend her time in quaint coastal towns and on the beach, swimming with her dogs, or catching up on her favorite true-crime shows and podcasts.   The perfect reader for Bad Girl Reputation loves: Second chances Drama and angst Undeniable chemistry Redemption stories Friends who’ll have your back All the feels   What to expect…