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Behind the story of Blood Trails with Diane Capri

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Diane Capri writes several different thriller series. In this interview, the New York Times bestselling author discusses her new Michael Flint thriller, "Blood Trails." The story behind the novel began when a friend received an inheritance."Every new book begins with a spark that leads to an idea I can turn into an exciting story," Capri said. "In the case of 'Blood … [Read more...] about Behind the story of Blood Trails with Diane Capri

Matthew FitzSimmons and the story behind Poisonfeather

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Matthew FitzSimmons began his writing career in the eighth grade. He wrote the story, a fantasy called “A Mage in Spirit” about a boy elf and a Pegasus, for English class. He received a good grade, but suffered a great deal of boyhood angst over the experience. FitzSimmons is writing professionally these days and his latest thriller is called "Poisonfeather." Here's the story … [Read more...] about Matthew FitzSimmons and the story behind Poisonfeather

The legend of Maui — how an island came to be

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I love the old Hawaiian legends and enjoy weaving them into my books. My friend Kay Hadashi lives on O‘ahu and loves them, too. About a month ago, I told Kay I was interested in sharing more of the legends and she volunteered to write up this one about Maui. Forget what you thought you knew about the islands, here's the real story on this beautiful island. About Maui by Kay … [Read more...] about The legend of Maui — how an island came to be

Friday Fotos — Lydgate Park water views are everywhere

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Now that we no longer own our condo just down the road from Lydgate Park, I'm not sure how often we'll get to see these Lydgate Park water views. This was taken on the walking path, where there are plenty of these wonderful peek-a-boo views through the trees. I miss those morning walks at Lydgate. It's a great way to start the day and get everything going in the right … [Read more...] about Friday Fotos — Lydgate Park water views are everywhere

Behind the story of Masking for Trouble with Diane Vallere

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Diane Vallere loves fashion, costumes, and mysteries. In fact, the National Bestselling author loves mysteries enough that she started her own detective agency when she was ten years old. And costumes? Let's just say she once dressed as Tippi Hedren’s 'The Birds' character for Halloween. Vallere writes four different cozy mystery series. Here's the  second behind her second … [Read more...] about Behind the story of Masking for Trouble with Diane Vallere