Outliers Writing University logo We are pleased to present a LIVE FREE EVENT, where you can Ask an Agent, Q&A.  30 year veteran agent Kimberley Cameron, joins the Outliers Book Club on February 17th at 9:30 am pacific / 12:30 pm eastern time where she will answer all your burning questions. Outliers Book Club has been created by Outliers Writing University. We are extremely honored to be a part of Outliers where we can build a community of authors and industry professionals, to help each other in the journey of becoming a published author. This event and many others will be added on ..read more

“Easter Bonnet Murder” by Leslie Meier Spring is finally springing in Tinker’s Cove, Maine, and many of the residents are looking forward to celebrating the upcoming Easter holiday. But Lucy Stone, sometime amateur sleuth, and part-time reporter for the local paper, The Pennysaver, is more concerned with the serious health condition of one of her dearest—and oldest, in every sense of the word—friends, retired town librarian known to all as Miss Tilley. The elderly woman is currently residing at Heritage House, a local, expensive residence for seniors, recovering slowly from a serious bout of p ..read more

“The Bullet That Missed” by Richard Osman The Tuesday Murder Club is at it again. The four British retirees—Ron, the union leader; Ibrahim, the psychiatrist; Joyce, the nurse; and Elizabeth, the spy, have an unusual “hobby”: they challenge themselves to solve criminal cases that have baffled the police for years. The case they’ve zeroed in on this time is the mysterious disappearance of local television news reporter Bethany Waites, a cold case that has gone unsolved for almost 10 years. They begin their unorthodox investigation with Mike Wighorn, television personality and Bethany’s boss. Mi ..read more

  “Coolest America Stories 2022” by Mark Wish and Elizabeth Coffey Editors Mark Wish and Elizabeth Coffey serve up the cream of the crop when it comes to the art of short story writing. “Coolest American Stories 2022,” the first in what is expected to be an annual anthology, features thirteen diverse tales written by a bevy of capable creatives. These savory stories may vary, but they all have one thing in common, delicious tension told in energetic bursts. With stories from “Blacktop Wasteland” author S.A. Cosby, “Gone the Hard Road” author Lee Martin, “Palm Springs Noir” editor Barbara ..read more

“Hot and Sour Suspects” by Vivien Chien  Lana Lee may be an amateur sleuth, but she’s no stranger to mischief. Just ask her police detective boyfriend, Adam. This time, though, Lana may have taken on more than she can manage in her latest outing. The business of impossible odds is how Lana’s friend, Megan, describes their adventures in “Hot and Sour Suspects,” and she isn’t kidding. To bolster business, Lana’s family restaurant, Ho-Lee Noodle House, hosts a speed dating event and everyone expects a night of flirting and food. But when a jilted ex shows up to interrupt the event, and one ..read more

“Chloe Cates is Missing” by Mandy McHugh Chloe Cates is the pseudonym for Abby Scarborough, an internet star on her mother’s money-making blog. Chloe’s life has always been front and center to the world and she loves it…or does she? Her mother claims that Chloe is just a normal preteen girl, but then Chloe goes missing. Told through multiple perspectives, you’ll be trying to figure out what exactly is going on because everyone has selfish motives. This book is a complex whodunnit. One that will also leave you asking why did they do it? A can’t miss debut that needs to be added to everyone’s T ..read more

“Be My Ghost” by Carol J. Perry Maureen Doherty’s job as a sportwear buyer for Bartlett’s department store has come to an end. Like so many other brick and mortar stores all over the country, the venerable Boston store is closing its doors for good. Although she’s been given a generous severance check to tide her over while she looks for another job, Maureen knows that the amount won’t support her and her golden retriever, Finn, for very long, especially with Boston’s high rent prices. As she worries about her lack of professional options, she receives surprising news from an attorney in the ..read more

CLICK ON THE COVER TO READ THE MAGAZINE Well here we are again.  The Best of 2021 issue is finally ready to be revealed.  However if you follow social media, you probably already know many of the winners. What you don’t know is, this will be our final issue. We will no longer be producing a digital magazine, instead we will be using the website to post all reviews, interviews, stories and much more. Everything you see in the magazine will now be online, with the website being updated once a week. I’ve detailed more about this in the letter from the editor, so check that out. Highlig ..read more

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Passion. Horror. Betrayal. From the national bestselling author of the Lily Wong thriller series comes a “stunningly original” (F. Paul Wilson) dark journey into Brazilian mysticism about a desperate mother who rises from the slums to embrace Quimbanda magic amid her quest for the ultimate revenge. Across forty years, three continents, and a past incident in 1560 France, Serafina Olegario tests the boundaries of love, power, and corruption as she fights to escape her life of poverty and abuse. Serafina’s quest begins in Brazil when she’s possessed by the warrior goddess Yansã, who emboldens h ..read more