March 2022

Shadows of the Past cover

The latest Written Word-edited book to come out In the second book of her Women of Strength series, author Lucy Appadoo shifts the action across the Atlantic to Madrid, Spain, bringing with it the two main characters of the first book, In Rio’s Shadows, Blanca Castellano and Carlos Silva. The Woman in this volume is […]

Enter now to win 21 great books featuring smart female detectives

Don’t miss the Authors XP Female Sleuth eBooks + Paperbacks Giveaway, where you could WIN 21 tense mystery novels by exciting authors, including Torn Roots, the first Hawaiian Storm mystery featuring FBI Special Agent Vanessa Storm. Enter by Monday, March 28. Read about Torn Roots. eBook & Paperback Sweepstakes! (2) Winners of eBook “Gift Baskets” […]

If you like getting good books, cheap or free, don’t wait

The prices go up on April 1, 2022. It’s no joke! So don’t put it off any more: choose the cheap and free books you’ve been meaning to get.  Why is the sale over? When the COVID-19 pandemic began two years ago, I made my books either free or really cheap, to the lowest price […]

When Death Strikes by Alan McDermott

The fourth book in the Eva Driscoll Thriller series By Alan McDermott “I’ll say one thing for the locals: they sure know how to make a decent beer.” Eva was studying the menu. “I’m gonna have the Lomo Saltado,” she said. “I’ll have the same,” Sonny told her. He was a big fan of the […]

Amnesia by D.G. Torrens

Enjoy this excerpt from the romantic suspense novel By D.G. Torrens “You did the right thing, Cassie. We talked about this. The smallest of things can initiate the return of your memory. Please, continue,” encouraged Jennifer. Cassie fidgeted on her seat and brushed her hair back off her face. “Well, I was on the footpath […]

History rhymes, part 2

The crisis in Ukraine follows patterns of history. While it has become a cliché, what’s happening now on the eastern edge of Europe echoes crises of history, particularly the Second World War.     To illustrate, this blog will compare the opening moves of those days with what’s happening in Ukraine now. I think a […]

Game on: A Sunday sample from Gray Justice

By Alan McDermott Prologue 21 January 2010 Stuart Boyle held the Subaru Impreza at a steady thirty miles per hour as he headed towards the town centre. A red traffic light halted his progress, and he gazed around at the people in the cars, on the buses, walking the streets, most of them heading to […]