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Behind the story of The Advice Column Murders

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Leslie Nagel is a writer and teacher of writing at a local community college. Her third Oakwood Mystery Series is The Advice Column Murders. A small-town resident her entire life, Leslie feels her fictional world contains some delightfully fun characters. Here’s the story behind the latest murder in the town of Oakwood. After the written […]

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Behind the story of Deadly Reception by Karen Randau

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Karen Randau is the author of the Rim Country Mystery series. Her fast-paced mystery-thrillers include Deadly Deceit, Deadly Inheritance, and Deadly Choices. Karen talked about the newest book in the series for this behind the story interview, Deadly Reception. The challenge behind Deadly Reception “I’ve been writing my whole life,” Karen said. “It’s how I […]

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Behind the story of Natural Thorn Killer by Kate Dyer-Seeley

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Kate Dyer-Seeley literally endured physical pain to write the first draft of Natural Thorn Killer. That may seem a bit dramatic, but she wrote the entire first draft of the book with a broken arm. “True story,” Kate said. “I tripped on the sidewalk while out for an afternoon walk, fell, and broke my wrist. Super embarrassing. […]

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Behind the story of Uneasy Prey by Annettte Dashofy

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Annette Dashofy is the USA Today best-selling author of the Zoe Chambers mystery series. She’s been nominated for multiple awards and has spent her entire life in rural Pennsylvania surrounded by cattle and horses. Her new mystery is Uneasy Prey, which revolves around issues affecting the elderly. Here’s the story behind Uneasy Prey. Uneasy Prey began close […]

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Behind the story of Cinco de Murder by Rebecca Adler

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Rebecca Adler has always had a flair for the dramatic. In fact, this Florida girl says she was drawn to New York by “the sweet smell of wishful thinking. “While in New York, she studied acting on Broadway until romance came her way. Or, as she puts it, “a dark-eyed cowboy flung her over his […]

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Behind the story of Hummus and Homicide by Tina Kashian

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Tina Kashian is the author of Hummus and Homicide, the first in the Kabab Kitchen cozy mystery series. Tina believes diversity in mysteries can make for a fun and entertaining read and has set the Kebab Kitchen cozy mystery series somewhere she knows well, on the Jersey shore in a Mediterranean restaurant. The cast of characters […]

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Behind the story of Pawprints and Predicaments

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Bethany Blake is the author of the Lucky Paws Mystery series. Her latest release is Pawprints and Predicaments. Bethany is a prolific writer who loves animals and Hallmark movies. In this behind the story interview, we learn how she brought them together for this delightful series. It began with a bet “For the most part, […]

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Behind the story of Death by a Whisker by T.C. LoTempio

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Behind the story of Death by a Whisker T. C. LoTempio is the national bestselling author of the Nick and Nora Mystery series. Her latest release is Death by a Whisker, which is the second book in her Cat Rescue Mystery series. T.C. loves animals and animal shelters. In Death by a Whisker she wanted […]

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November Book & a Latte – Happy Homicides 6

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For the November Book & a Latte contest, I’m featuring the returning authors in the Happy Homicides 6: Cookin’ Up Crime anthology. One of the questions for the contest is a “photo question.” To answer, just pick one of the covers shown below. This cannot include the Happy Homicides 6 cover! Let’s jump right in with […]

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Behind the story of A Cajun Christmas Killing by Ellen Byron

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Ellen Byron’s second novel in the Cajun Country Mysteries series won a Lefty Award for Best Humorous Mystery. Her debut book in the series was a USA Today Bestseller and was nominated for multiple awards. Her latest book in the series, A Cajun Christmas Killing, takes us to Louisiana for the holidays. How A Cajun Christmas […]

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