Your book, GRAVE EXPECTATIONS, is about a medium and ghosts. What made you write about these things? Do you have a fascination with the paranormal? Do you enjoy shows about ghosts? I love the re-enactments but find the “ghost hunter” type shows kind of goofy. I grew up in a very rural, superstitious part of the UK and being told ghost stories – in fact my mum’s side of the family insist they lived in a haunted house for years – but I don’t actually believe in ghosts myself. But I love horror, I love ghost stories. They tell us so much about ourselves! They’re always an expression of something else, I find. What you’re scared of, what you’re haunted by, is very honest, and it’s obviously usually shaped by the local area and its history as well. Where I live now, in Cork in Ireland, if someone says they were “haunted” it means they were lucky – “Managed to get the Taylor Swift tickets! We were only haunted.” That’s pretty cool.   I do actually love the “ghost hunter” shows because of how goofy they are! They’re the kind of mediums Claire wishes she could be – they put…

1–What is the title of your latest release? THE FOREIGN EXCHANGE 2–What’s the “elevator pitch” for your new book? A Vodou priestess turned amateur sleuth investigating a ritual murder is embroiled in an insidious case of corruption that reaches beyond the shadows of New Orleans. It’s the 2nd book in the Mambo Reina series (The first is The Quarter Storm) 3–How did you decide where your book was going to take place? After visiting New Orleans, I knew it was a place that I’d like to set a story in. Subsequent research proved it was a place rich in history and tradition. I knew I’d be able to pull on that to help craft a compelling narrative. 4–Would you hang out with your protagonist in real life? Reina Dumond is what you’d call an old soul. That means she’s wise, street-smart, and prone to being opinionated. But Reina is also a very caring and loyal person. She’s definitely someone I’d make a point of befriending. 5–What are three words that describe your protagonist? Loyal, traditional, curious. 6–What’s something you learned while writing this book? One of the most fascinating things I learned is that during the Civil War, Audubon Park…

1–What is the title of your latest release? DOUBLE-BOOKED, A Dan Shamble, Zombie P.I. Adventure 2–What’s the “elevator pitch” for your new book? The eighth book in the zany humorous horror series featuring Dan Shamble, Zombie P.I. He’s back from the dead and back on the case, with werewolves, zombies, mummies, vampires, ghosts…and any other unnatural who needs a crime solved. 3–How did you decide where your book was going to take place? In this series, all of the resurrected monsters live in the Unnatural Quarter…like Sesame Street with ghosts and goblins. A hilarious noir version of New Orleans. 4–Would you hang out with your protagonist in real life? Absolutely! Dan Shamble is a great guy to have a beer with, though I’d prefer to sit at the bar stool at the Goblin Tavern upwind! 5–What are three words that describe your protagonist? Determined, clueless …. Dead. 6–What’s something you learned while writing this book? I write big, epic science fiction and huge doorstop fantasies. The Dan Shamble series allows me to embrace my silly side.  I have so much fun writing these books. 7–Do you edit as you draft or wait until you are totally done? I’m a fast…

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 Cass Kay!   Writes: Hey everyone! So glad to be here and thank you Miranda for having me. All right, let’s get to it! What do I write? I have a background in journalism and script writing, but recently I’ve slipped into fiction novel writing—and I love it. Genres I write are urban fantasy, romantasy, horror, and mystery/thriller.   About: I’m a mom of two boys and two dogs, and the wife of an ever-patient husband. I love horror movies and often do scary movie marathons with my teenager. We love every flavor of horror. Occasionally you can also find me in the garden. It’s always a surprise when something actually blooms, but that doesn’t stop me from trying new bulbs and seeds every year. I just know that, eventually, the garden gnomes are gonna stop laughing to help me out. Tiny little bastards.   What I’m looking for in my ideal match: My ideal match means I can reach for the moon and…

1–What is the title of your latest release? TUTUS, FRIES & DEAD GUYS 2–What’s the “elevator pitch” for your new book? When ghost whisperer Gianna Mancini finds a dead dance teacher, she strikes out to discover the murderer to save her niece, but the teacher’s ghost has more fun scaring people in mirrors then helping, and the killer will stop at nothing to get Gianna out of the way. 3–How did you decide where your book was going to take place? South Shore Beach is the fictional version of the town I grew up in, Long Beach on Long Island, NY. I haven’t lived there in decades, but I have fond memories of the town. No other place I’ve lived since has been anything like it. 4–Would you hang out with your sleuth in real life? Absolutely! Gianna would be a great friend, and she loves to eat. We’d get along well. 5–What are three words that describe your sleuth? Loyal, determined, brave 6–What’s something you learned while writing this book? I researched dance terms and competition locations in the real towns based around my fictional one. 7–Do you edit as you draft or wait until you are totally done?…

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 Angela M. Sanders! Writes: I write cozy mysteries loaded with atmosphere, humor, and magic. My latest series, the Witch Way Librarian mysteries, features librarian Josie Way, who fled the Library of Congress for podunk Wilfred, Oregon. In Wilfred, not only did she find a new home in the servants’ quarters of a Victorian mansion-turned-library, but she also discovered that books talked to her—and that was only the beginning. With the help of her black cat Rodney and a cast of quirky townspeople, her newly discovered lineage as a powerful witch with a yen for justice has blossomed. About: I love vintage crime novels, 1930s movies, thunderstorms, gardenias, icy martinis, and gothic architecture. If I have a gift outside of storytelling, it’s the ability to root out good stuff at thrift stores. That and reading tarot cards. I’m still working on fulfilling my dream of becoming Nancy Drew, although my ancient Corolla falls way short of her roadster and my skill with morse code needs…

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 Avery Daniels!   Writes: As Avery Daniels I write cozy mysteries.  Previously I’ve published four books in the Resort to Murder series where a manager-in-training at a luxury resort is the amateur sleuth.  I have written one thriller in the Elizabeth Grant series under the pen name C.G. Abbot.  I wanted to write a fun paranormal mystery and I’m happy to share FIRST BITE, the debut novel of the Accidental Vampire PI series. About: FIRST BITE is the first in my new breezy paranormal cozy mystery series. Cozy mysteries contain no gore, on-page violence, or on-page sex.  This makes them the comfort food of mysteries, great anytime.  FIRST BITE is a light paranormal tale with humor, a touch of potential romance, and a murder to investigate.   What I’m looking for in my ideal reader match for FIRST BITE: You like quirky positive-thinking vampires A clean murder mystery to figure out Some humor A little romance with some complications A talking cat Plus Witches,…

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 Auralee Wallace! Writes: The second book in the Evenfall Witches B&B Mystery series, WHEN THE CROW’S AWAY, catches up with young witch Brynn Warren trying to help the ghost of a recently deceased chocolatier. Helping spirits pass on to the other side is usually a piece of cake for ghost-whisperer Brynn, but this normally sweet situation is a bit sticky this time around given the late candy-maker is convinced he was murdered. Brynn will need to use all her skills—both magical and mundane—to uncover the truth behind this demanding ghost’s bitter end.   About: Hi! My name is Auralee Wallace, and for as long as I can remember, I wanted to be a witch. As a kid I loved playing in the forest behind my house, pretending to fly on broomsticks (which were really just sticks) and whipping up magical mud-potions in the creek. While none of my spells ever came to fruition, I now get to fulfill all my enchanted imaginations through the Witches of Evenfall…

1–What is the title of your latest release? BATTLE OF THE HEXES 2–What’s the “elevator pitch” for your new book? Once upon a time JJ Jones turned her ex into a frog. Now he’s back and she’s got some explaining to do. 3–How did you decide where your book was going to take place? It’s part of my series, Season of the Witch. I wanted the location for the series to be somewhere fun, cozy, charming, magical, and coastal. So I created a fictional town (based on a few different real towns) on the Oregon Coast, which is one of my favorite places. 4–Would you hang out with your sleuth in real life? Absolutely. If for nothing else than the cocktails! 5–What are three words that describe your sleuth? Midlife, Magical, Determined 6–What’s something you learned while writing this book? The magical and health properties of cardamom, the meaning of various houseplants, and how to make homemade arancello. 7–Do you edit as you draft or wait until you are totally done? I wait until I’m done. My first draft is usually a hot mess. 8–What’s your favorite foodie indulgence? Afternoon tea at the Clockwork Rose Tea Emporium 9–Describe your writing…

Your novel, THE UNQUIET DEAD, is set during the Gilded Age. What is it about that time period that has inspired you? Will you write novels set in other time periods? When I first decided to write A DEADLY FORTUNE, the first book in the Amelia Matthew series (THE UNQUIET DEAD being the second), there was never any question but that I would set it in the Gilded Age. The Victorian/Gilded Age is far and away my favorite time period to read, so it made sense that I gravitated there for writing as well. I think there’s something so evocative about that time period. It’s far enough in the past to feel somewhat exotic, but it’s also comfortably modern in a lot of ways. The people and their motivations feel recognizable to readers. I have ideas for novels set in other time periods, so I’m sure I’ll get around to them eventually. I have part of a WWII book drafted, and a few notes for a book set in the Civil War-era western US.   I love stories with paranormal elements, or about different types of extrasensory perception. What made you decide to give your female protagonist the ability to…