Frankie Bow says that her experience in academic publishing—which is done under her real name—has taught her to take nothing personally. Like her protagonist, Professor Molly, she teaches at a public university. The Perfect Body is the eighth book in the Professor Molly Mystery series."To me, the greatest compliment is when something I’ve written makes you laugh out loud," … [Read more...] about Behind the story of The Perfect Body by Frankie Bow
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Friday Fotos – Lydgate Park Heiau on Kauai
Digging back through my photos from our 2015 trip to Kauai, I discovered this Lydgate Park Heiau. This covers part of the Hikinaakala Heiau, a sacred area that was once much more built-up. Sadly, when the Hawaiian religion was abolished in the late 1800s, the rocks were torn out and used for roads. This is all that remains. More from the Hawaii archives [grid … [Read more...] about Friday Fotos – Lydgate Park Heiau on Kauai
Vile Villains — a guest post by Laura Childs
Guest Blog by Laura Childs, New York Times bestselling author of Glitter Bomb, a New Orleans Scrapbooking Mystery.Call me crazy, but I just love to write villains. Villains are nasty, vile people who sneak stealthily into my very first chapter, create havoc, murder some poor unsuspecting character, and then, while the crowd howls bloody blue murder, they scamper away scot … [Read more...] about Vile Villains — a guest post by Laura Childs
Photo post – sunlight reflected in raindrops
Look closely at the underside of the picnic table and you'll see raindrops hanging on the edge with the sunlight just starting to stream through. How's that for a different perspective on a picnic table?[grid content="post" grid_title="More Celebration of Light" number="6" categories="163" order_by="rand" align_text="center" image_location="bg" slider="true"]Click here … [Read more...] about Photo post – sunlight reflected in raindrops
Behind the story of A Crafter Knits a Clue by Holly Quinn
Holly Quinn is both an avid reader and crafter. She sells her artistic creations locally and dreamed of one day opening a gift shop to sell local artist’s handiwork. Instead, she began writing about it, which is how the Handcrafted Mystery series was born. A Crafter Knits a Clue is the first book in the series. A Crafter Knits a Clue comes from a love of crafting Holly said … [Read more...] about Behind the story of A Crafter Knits a Clue by Holly Quinn