The second Hawaiian Storm mystery featuring Vanessa Storm from Torn Roots hit the Amazon virtual shelves in time for Christmas 2018 and for downloading to those new Kindles you might find under the tree. This is a true Christmas story, with mystery, action and even romance for Vanessa. Here’s an excerpt from the opening. Vanessa drew […]
The sequel to Army of Worn Soles is approaching publication. My editor has it and I’m hoping for a pre-year-end release date. For those faithful readers who have been waiting for this, here is a raw, unedited preview from the prologue to Under the Nazi Heel. Leave a comment, and I will send you a […]
By Janet Oakley Beatrice dropped her school bag and ran out into the hallway. “Mama! Something funny is going on. The bay is all dry.” She rushed to the living room where there was a large window that looked over the street. There was a commotion in the kitchen. Beatrice’s mother, hurried down to her. […]
(Just the first draft) Over the weekend, I finished the sequel to Army of Worn Soles. Looking at the outline a week ago, I realized I had only one chapter left to write to complete the story arc. So that’s what I did: I mapped out and then wrote that last chapter. What a great […]
Written Words continues to with daily publishing of excerpts from books by fellow author-members of the Jet and Lei Crime Kindle worlds. Today features a dollop of Steven Konkoly’s Kindle World crossover between Russell Blake’s Jet series and Konkoly’s Black Flagged series. By Steven Konkoly Jet pressed her lips together, spreading the burgundy shade of lipstick […]
By EJ Kimelman All this week, Written Words is publishing excerpts from books by fellow author-members of the Jet and Lei Crime Kindle worlds. Today, you can get a feeling for how seamlessly Emily Kimelman has blended her Sydney Rye series with Russell Blake’s Jet in It Takes Two. Condensation from the leaves left wet trails through […]
By AJ Llewellyn Abe took the plate his sister handed him. She’d carved a huge chunk of cake and the unmistakable tang of banana wafted under his nose. “This is the Bananas Foster,” she said. “Dad’s favorite. The butter cream frosting is a blend of banana and caramel.” Abe took a seat on one of […]