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Guest post for A Perfect Bind by Dorothy St. James

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A Perfect Bind: The Meaning Behind the TitleIn the publishing business, some titles are slapped onto the book by the marketing department. And sometimes authors are given the opportunity to pick out the title of a book. I always write my book with a title in mind. Whether or not that title makes it through to when the book is published is anyone’s guess.When I set out … [Read more...] about Guest post for A Perfect Bind by Dorothy St. James

Behind the story of Murder at the Christmas Cookie Bake Off

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Cozy mystery author Darci Hannah is a native of the Midwest and currently lives in a small town in Michigan. She’s an avid baker, and Murder at the Christmas Cookie Bake-Off is the second book in the Beacon Bake-off Mystery series.Small-town shenanigans at ChristmasDarci said that because her protagonist runs a bakeshop in a lighthouse, she wanted to write a Christmas … [Read more...] about Behind the story of Murder at the Christmas Cookie Bake Off

Playing Possum by Dane McCaslin

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Dane McCaslin began a lifelong love of mysteries at a very young age. She bypassed Nancy Drew and Trixie Belden and went straight for Agatha Christie, thanks to her mother’s library books. Dane is retired from a twenty-plus-year career in teaching high school and college English, and she uses her newfound freedom to read for pleasure, write mysteries, and smell the roses. … [Read more...] about Playing Possum by Dane McCaslin

Behind the story of Burden of Poof by Julie Anne Lindsey

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Julie Anne Lindsey is an award-winning and bestselling author of mystery and romantic suspense. She’s published over forty novels since her debut in 2013 and currently writes series as herself, as well as under multiple pen names for Harlequin, Kensington, Sourcebooks and Crooked Lane Books. Burden of Poof is the first in the Bonnie and Clyde mystery series.The beginnings … [Read more...] about Behind the story of Burden of Poof by Julie Anne Lindsey

Behind the story of Ghost Cat of Ocean Cove

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Cat Writer Mollie Hunt is the award-winning author of two cozy series, the Crazy Cat Lady Mysteries and the Tenth Life Mysteries. Her Cat Seasons Sci-Fantasy Tetralogy features extraordinary cats saving the world. Mollie also pens a bit of cat poetry. Like her cat lady character, she is a grateful shelter volunteer. Ghost Cat of Ocean Cove is the first in her Tenth Life Cozy … [Read more...] about Behind the story of Ghost Cat of Ocean Cove