Recovering from the death of her husband, Devalera Dunne is making a new home for herself in Naples, Florida. With a background in interior design, she’s been keeping busy with small design projects involving her neighbors and the property owner. So, when a new neighbor asks Deva to do the interior design for her entire condo, after a slight hesitation, Deva agrees. A former exotic dancer Treasure is a far cry from Deva’s former Boston blue-blood clientele, but there’s something refreshing about the beautiful, leggy blonde–that is until Deva finds her dead. Unable to let the mystery go, Deva digs … Read More »

Just read a brilliant article that made me think about how I write and what I write about and how is the best approach to deliver that message.

In the article Why Storytelling is the Utlimate Weapon by Jonathan Gottschall,
he concludes that “A story is a trick for sneaking a message into the fortified citadel of the human mind.”

Everyone loves a good story but it is the story filled with emotion and a premise that sucks people in, this is the story that will stick the best.

This article matches how good storytelling and good marketing go hand … Read More »

Simon Says Die follows up on Lena Diaz’s He Kills Me, He Kills Me Not (see my post two weeks ago), in which Madison McKinley and Special Agent Pierce Buchanan made an appearance. Simon is a serial killer plying his trade on the streets of Savannah. The police have their hands full with their task force and are less than enthusiastic about a woman who calls them about a stalker only she has seen. So, when the man comes back, Madison takes matters into her own hands. Pierce doesn’t want to have to face the woman who broke his heart … Read More »

Happy Independence Day, America!

It’s BBQs and parties up and down the block. What are your plans for this awesome holiday? I’m already salivating for the steaks that are coming off the grill. My kids can have the hamburgers and hotdogs. Really, the best part of this holiday is hanging out with family and friends, and of course, all the yummy food.

If you’re still struggling to come up with a recipe to bring for whatever picnic or potluck you need to attend, why not check out my recipe books? You’ll find an Aztec Salad that is simple to make … Read More »

This book’s taut opening pulls you in and holds you in its grip all the way until the end. A serial killer is back and there’s only one woman who can identify him—the one who got away. Amanda has had to live with the physical and emotional scars for that brutal attack. She’s put her life together, but now it’s threatened to unravel when Police Chief Logan Richards shows up on her doorstep with questions only she can answer. As much as she wants to forget that horrible event, some things can never be buried or forgotten. But to help … Read More »

GHOST WRITING:

The services of a ghost writer can be the best solution when you have writing or editing work that needs to be professionally done. By doing this, you know that the project will be handled by a competent writer who ensures that your work makes tangible sense.

Basically, what a ghost writer does is provide you with original content depending on your specifications, after which all the rights are transferred to you as the work’s owner. Professional ghosts compile the notes and knowledge shared by the client and transform into in to high quality material ready to be … Read More »

How does you set up a blog tour?

That is a question I asked myself a week ago. I have never done one before and even though I have seen other authors do them and in some case followed them from blog to blog, while others I simply stumbled upon as I visited my regular haunts.

Well, being a research queen I quickly got to work. I found out a few things.

Review me please!
Yes, I am begging.
It isn’t dignified, nor is it pretty but asking for people to criticize your work is a necessary evil.

Reviews. Why do we need them?
Simple.
We need them to help get the word out that your book exists.

Sort of like the song from NERVO :
We’re all no one ’til someone thinks that we’re someone
Until then we are no one
And you got me looking at you, looking at you

Pretty much reviewers are the one’s that can get you talked about and not just one reviewer. The more the … Read More »