I tied my manuscript up in an electronic bow and sent the final version off to BWL Publishing. Let me tell you, there were days during the last edit when I had panic attacks about practise and practice, passed and past—had I used the correct one? Two periods should have been question marks and three commas should have been periods but finally, Jillian of Banff XO was done and will be released on July 1st, 2024. I thought writing The End was my goodbye to Jillian and I was excited to see what story would be next. But damn her. While I was enjoying a perfect spring ski day with gor ..read more

   The Red Quilt  Sweet Christmas Story  Click here to buy        J. S. Marlo's BWL Books I often travel to Scandinavian countries mainly because my daughter lives there. There's that stereotypes in movies that Scandinavian have blond hair and fair skin. Is it always true? No. If you have a Scandinavian character, you don't have to give him/her blond hair, but... Hubby and I were taking a small regional plane from Copenhagen, Denmark, to Turku, Finland, late at night. The airport was almost empty. They're were maybe fifty peopl ..read more

  Click here for purchase information Time to celebrate! All the Furs and Feathers, the first book in the Cat Tales series just won First Place Best in Category for Humor & Satire. It was awarded by Chanticleer International Book Awards under their Mark Twain Award category. To say I'm delighted is an understatement. As the book made it through each stage in the process, my excitement grew. First it had to clear the slush pile and make it to the Long List. Next came the Short List. After that was semi-finals. I had my fingers crossed each time an email arrived announc ..read more

  https://books2read.com/An-Interlude   A screenshot of our weather forecast for this week. This comes after the past week of torrential downpours and flooding. My thoughts on the subject? I love a good storm: The sky darkened and with no more warning than a single roll of thunder, the rain began. It washed down the roof, overflowing the gutters and splattering through the screens to wet the bricks of the patio. We quickly moved the seat cushions to the other side of the porch, but I left one on a wicker chair. I wasn’t about to huddle inside. Rain continued hard e ..read more

  Visit Rosemary Morris' BWL Author Page for Purchase Information About Rosemary Morris   Since I sat on my maternal grandfather’s knee while he read to me and my mother read  bedtime stories to me  have been addicted to fiction. When I learned to read the tales of day and colourful illustrations of past times fascinated me. As I grew older, I enjoyed many books set in the past, a few were tear jerkers Heidi and Black Beauty, The Children of the New Forest, the Anne of Green Gables series, and the Little White Horse by Elizabeth Goudge. At school I excelled in English lit ..read more

  Visit Jay Lang's BWL Author Page for Purchase Information   One Take Jake: Last Call  is the sequel to One Take Jake. A talented musician turned escaped convict and a misfit thrill seeker find their way South of the border to Seattle, eventually ending up in New York City. Danger and excitement follow the duo as they navigate their way around the big city. With a colorful mixture of characters and some surprising twists, this book took me on one of the most thrilling journeys I’ve been on since the beginning of my writing career. I learned a lot about New York while penning ..read more

                                                                                                     Click here for purchase information. I was recently asked some questions about my writing career, my writing process ..read more

Click link below for purchase details CONFLICT OF INTEREST Pine County Mysteries  Dean L. Hovey When the body of a missing cheerleader is found in a ditch, the local police turn the investigation over to the Pine County sheriff’s department, fearing that the girl’s relationship with the son of a local politician could compromise their objectivity. Upon arriving at the scene, Sergeant CJ Jensen quickly finds herself embroiled in the politics of the girl’s murder and kidnapping. Calling in Pam Ryan to assist with the investigation, the two veteran officers dig into the girl’s obvious rela ..read more

  https://bookswelove.net/monroe-eden/   In Sunrise Interrupted, actress Alexandra Martel sees her dream come true when she’s cast in the major motion picture production of Retribution. But even a dream come true has its fair share of ups and downs. Such as a dreaded intimate scene that her straight-laced grandmother is understandably not in favour of: “ ‘Alexandra sighed. “Sorry, I guess intimacy coordinator is the more accurate term. These scenes are very technical, Gram, and take a lot of preparation. An intimacy coordinator is part of the overall team. I’ll admit I’m nervous ab ..read more

My Mozart Smashwords Kobo Amazon Barnes & Noble April--again! There is something special in the air at the end of this month, and it isn't just pollen. I've always felt a kind of "thinning of the veil" between the worlds as we approach May Day. The sun is higher in the sky now and this year we've had a lot of rain too, so there are flowers galore. We have never been big on lawn cultivation, so the bright green of the new grass is dotted with golden Dandelions, wild violets, white-blooming wild mustard and the purple flowers of Creeping Charlie and other "weeds."  My proper ..read more