The holidays are here and it’s time to pamper yourself with bestselling winter reads. Now through Jan. 7th you can get the first two Kindle books in the Element Trilogy for under $3! I’m also revising the final book in the trilogy right now. More news to come soon on its release date! PLUS, my publisher Imajin Books has put all of their Kindle e-books on sale! If you love mystery, suspense, and thrillers check them out. Thank you wonderful readers for taking the time to read A Human Element and A Hidden Element and post reviews such as “A thrilling debut which combines sci-fi, horror ..read more

I’m beyond excited that tonight at 7pm ET in a one and a half hour live radio show on Authors on the Air, I will be interviewing my book hero and the master of suspense, Dean Koontz! Call in to listen here. The live broadcast will also be a podcast so you can listen in afterward if you miss it. Dean’s newest book releases tomorrow, The Whispering Room, the second book in the Jane Hawk series and sequel to The Silent Corner. You’ll want to check them both out! Visit Dean at his website here. We’ll be chatting in depth about The Whispering Room and how he writes dark thrillers with heart and hop ..read more

For the first time ever, my publisher, Imajin Books, has put A Human Element on sale on Kindle for $0.99 AND book 2, A Hidden Element, for FREE! So you can get both Element Trilogy books for under $1! Buy A Human Element for $0.99 :  myBook.to/AHumanElement “An elegant and haunting first novel. Unrelenting, devious but full of heart. Highly recommended.”—Jonathan Maberry, New York Times bestselling author of Code Zero Buy A Hidden Element for Free :  myBook.to/AHiddenElement “Fascinating…a haunting story about just how far parents will go to protect ..read more

I’m excited to be part of the Spooktacular Giveaway Hop hosted by Book Hounds that runs October  15th – October 31! Dozens of awesome blogs are participating and giving away all sorts of things readers love like books, prizes, and more. Scroll below to check them all out and hop away! I’m doing an international giveaway of a $10 Amazon gift card plus five copies of my short story collection, The Dark Inside. A great way to get your scare on this Halloween! Enter at the bottom of this post. The Dark Inside: Heartbreak, danger, lust, and betrayal blaze to life in this collection of stories ..read more

Calling all book lovin’ folks! If you have a blog and love sharing paranormal suspense books to your audience, please consider signing up for my blog tour October 27 – October 31. For the first time ever, my publisher, Imajin Books, is putting A Human Element on sale on Kindle for $0.99 AND book 2, A Hidden Element, for FREE! It’s spooky fun reading just in time for Halloween! To celebrate, I’m running a $25 Amazon gift card contest for your blog readers and a $15 Amazon gift card giveaway to one random host winner. Sign up here and please share https://goo.gl/forms/3Vc7NC4jNl35Nzaj2 PLUS ..read more

How do you choose a book? Often by the first few lines right? They either grab you or you move on to the next book on the bookstore shelf that catches your eye. But what about last lines throughout a book? Those lines that complete a scene, chapter, or THE END itself that propel you to turn the page and read on, or that keep the story alive in your mind long after you’ve finished it. I have to admit that I am one who always flips to the back of a book and reads the last line before I buy. Do you? I have one author friend, Kathryn Craft, who studies first lines. She roams a library or book ..read more

For all of you first-timer authors and yet-to-be-published authors, I’m running a giveaway you might be interested in! Win a $350 Author Website Critique and 1-hour Ask-Me-Anything Consult Package. Learn the strengths and weakness of your online presence and ask me anything face-to-face about author marketing, because I love love talking about this stuff ? . And visit me on my new website YourAwesomeAuthorLife. Enter the giveaway below and please share with your writer friends! Ends September 27th. Author Website Critique: Receive an evaluation on your website’s strengths and weaknesses ..read more

I’m thrilled to have author Roland Clarke on today with the Spiral of Hooves Blog Tour! Check out his Facebook Launch Party today to meet him and other interesting guests and you could win one of several giveaways. I’ll be on at 4pm ET as a guest author. Check out this mystery set in the equestrian world of eventing! PLUS you could win a signed copy of the Second Edition of Spiral of Hooves. Just comment below. Here’s what Kristina Stanley, best-selling author of the Stone Mountain Mystery Series says, “A thriller set in the high-stress, competitive environment of the horse ..read more

My publisher, Imajin Books, has put their ebooks on sale for just $1.99 – and some for less! If you love mystery, suspense, and thrillers check out these bestselling books. Grab ’em now between July 1st and July 15th only! Visit the exclusive book page ..read more

It’s a funny thing once your book is published. People you don’t know are reading it and reviewing it. Some reviews will be good. Some will be conflicting. Some may be bad. Here’s my take on what you can do as authors in response to bad reviews and also how to find best fit reviewers. But first, you can also check out my free cheat sheet on 4 proven steps to connect with those best-fit readers even before your first book comes out! For advice on reviews read on… Conflicting ReviewsYou may wonder how two people can find such differences in your book. Easy. It’s all subjective and your ..read more