Be sure to check out what they have coming next for their readers. I try to pick authors who are interesting studies and ask them unique questions for our Q/A section.
Check out the Showcase feature of the HBS Author's Spotlight. I have included those authors in this class. Also, we have added the Author Bundles we have posted this month.
Thanks to the following outstanding authors for a great month. Here is a summary of our January 2016 crew.
Jessica Lauryn
Author Genre: Romance, Mystery & Thrillers, Contemporary
Website: Jessica Lauryn
Twitter: @JessicaLauryn_
E-Mail: romancebyjessicalauryn@gmail.com
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Author Description:
An author of Contemporary Romantic Suspense, Jessica Lauryn is most intrigued by dark heroes, who have many demons to conquer...but little trouble enticing female companions into their beds! She feels that the best romances are those where the hero is already seducing the heroine from that first point of contact.
In Jessica's debut series, The Pinnacles of Power, five troubled bad boys: Ryan, Alec, Colin, Lucas and Jack must let go of the mistakes of their pasts as they battle the dangers surrounding an underground organization called Project Gemstone. Each man crosses paths with a strong, feisty heroine who has the ability to capture his heart and change the course of his life forever. Ryan's story, Dangerous Secret, kicks off the series in the picturesque town of North Conway, New Hampshire.
Jessica is a proud member of both Romance Writers of America and her local chapter, New Jersey Romance Writers. When she's not writing, she enjoys listening to as much 80's music as possible, keeping current with the story lines on Days of Our Lives and The Young and the Restless, shopping for the latest fashions and the prettiest of antiques, and taking long walks in nature where she can daydream about anything romantic. Though she resides in New Jersey, her heart belongs to the White Mountain National Forest in New Hampshire.
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Next: …currently working on a second 5-book romantic suspense series which centers around a fictitious theater in Briar Cliff Manor, New York. Years ago, two men--both of whom were in love with the same woman--forged a partnership that would bring their unique artistic vision to light.
Social media: As an author I definitely benefit from using social media and have found, since I began using it, that it is an excellent way to reach readers beyond the bounds of everyday life.
Personal appearances: I'll also be posting my release dates, blog tour and personal appearances as they are scheduled on my facebook page: https://www.facebook.com/jessicalaurynauthor/
Covers: My publisher, Siren BookStrand creates my covers for me however I'm asked by BookStrand to provide a description of what I would like to have appear on the cover as well as what I would not like to have appear.
Romance Writers of America: One of the greatest things about Romance Writers of America--(a wonderful organization if ever there was one!)--is that there are local chapters in many states across the country which provide the opportunities to meet and network with local writers.
Giveaways: At different times in 2015 I discounted 3 of my kindle titles to 99 cents and saw a definite boost in sales during these times. I've also done giveaways on fellow authors' blogs as well as on sites like The Romance Reviews and even my own facebook page. My goal with giveaways is to find new readers and also to provide a treat for my existing readers. Everyone loves a giveaway! :)
Book launch: I like to kick off book launches with a release party, usually on Facebook. I'll do giveaways at the "party" and play games that are sure to get everyone who logs in chatting about fun trivia pertaining to romance. During the weeks following I'll usually do a blog tour and, whenever possible, library and book store signings.
Reviews: In addition to the reviews posted by readers I have provided copies of my stories to sites such as The Romance Reviews and Readers' Favorite in exchange for an honest review. I find this is a great way to reach new readers as there is typically a lot of traffic on these sites.
Author's Book List
Dangerous Magic
Dangerous Ally
Dangerous Proposition
Dangerous Proposal
Dangerous Secret
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Marcy McKay
Author Genre: Mystery/Suspense
Author's Blog: McKayCom
Website: Marcy McKay
Twitter: @MarcyMcKayBooks
E-Mail: marcy@marcymckay.com
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Marcy McKay knew she wanted to write stories the moment she read about Oompa Loompas in the fourth grade. She's an award-winning short-story author and copywriter, as well as a freelance journalist. Her work has appeared in Writer's Digest, Accent West, Roots & Wings, The Write Practice, Write to Done, and Positive Writer and Jane Friedman.com. Marcy lives in Texas with her husband and two teens, who all still like her...most of the time.
For readers who enjoyed The Lovely Bones or Room, you're going to love Marcy McKay.
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Next: I'm working on Burger Heaven #2 right now: Life is very different for Copper Daniels, but to her, it's just a different kind of bad. A new mystery calls to her back to Eternal Peace Cemetery where a new mystery is buried six feet under. Heaven and hell collide as she fights the battle of her life.
Just starting: My goals are simple. Have fun and connect to people. My drugs of choice are Facebook and Twitter.
Book signings: My website has all that information: http://marcymckay.com.
Short stories: I love all types of writing: novels, short stories, magazine articles. A Cemetery Plot Worth of Love is the free short story on my website that's the precursor to my novel. It's a thank you to people for signing up for my email list.
Support groups: The Texas Writers' League in Austin puts on an outstanding conference each summer that I try to attend. However, it's too far away for me to make their month meetings. Locally, I'm a member of the Panhandle Pro Writers and learn more of whatever the topic is that month...writing workshops, marketing, publishing. These are fun to attend because it's great to be around like-minded spirits.
Managing plots: In the past I've been completely old school and just used an Excel spreadsheet. However, I do write with Scrivener now (love it!), and it has a few features to help track different things.
Second Mudpie Writing Challenge: My goal was simple - pay it forward. Many writers are where I was 15 years ago...wanting to write, but to afraid to do so. We had 97 writers from all over the world participate in my 5-day online Challenge, exploring their creative fears, and how to overcome them. It was amazing. I'll do another one next January. People can keep in touch with me about it through my website.
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Pennies from Burger Heaven
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Meg Mims
Author Genre: Historical Fiction, Mystery & Thrillers, Romance
Author's Blog: Meg Mims
Website: Meg Mims
Twitter: @megmims
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Award-winning mystery author Meg Mims -- also one-half of the writing team of D.E. Ireland for the Agatha-nominated Eliza Doolittle & Henry Higgins Mystery series from Minotaur Books -- lives in Southeastern Michigan with her husband and a sweet Malti-poo. She loves writing novels, novellas and short stories, both contemporary and historical. Meg also earned a Spur Award for Best First Novel, a Laramie Award and an M.A. from Seton Hill University's Writing Popular Fiction program.
She's loved reading mystery, western, historical, romance and other genre fiction since first grade's adventures of Spot, Dick and Jane. She has published hundreds of freelance articles. Meg enjoys gardening, crafts, watercolor painting, with housework last.
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Next: I'm working on a series for Kensington, the Teddy Bear Cozy Mysteries, set in Southeast Michigan, coming out in 2017 and featuring the amateur sleuth/owner of the Silver Bear Shop and Factory.
Social media is important, but the best draw for readership is your next book/books. While Twitter and Facebook can be fun, they can only serve as promotion tools on a limited basis.
Personal appearances: My writing partner and I will both be at Malice Domestic this year, April 29 through May 1st.
Covers: I tried hard to "brand them" with similar themes and colors. For Double Crossing and Double or Nothing, I worked with a cover designer once I got my rights back from the original publisher. When I decided to join Prairie Rose Publications, the owners allowed me to keep my covers intact. I'm an artist, so I have a specific "look"' I strive for and search for stock photos to purchase.
Short stories: I love writing short stories - and yes, I do believe they allow readers a glimpse into an author's style, including descriptions, character development, narrative and dialogue. It's much harder to write short, given the brief page span - as an author, I prefer writing a full novel. But novellas and short stories may help sales of longer works.
Author bundles: Prairie Rose Publications put together A Cowboy's Brand - and it's been quite popular. It's a great collection of full novels including Double Crossing, and you can't beat the price! Double or Nothing is also part of a collection - Love's First Touch.
Bundles: It's just one more way of giving the reader a chance to enjoy the "sets" -- Santa Paws, Santa Claws, and Home for the Holidays all take place in the same town where I'm setting my Teddy Bear Cozy Mysteries, but they focus on rescue dogs and cats with a Christmas theme. And for readers who don't want to be left "hanging" and want to know what happens to the characters in the first books, both the Double boxed set and The Keys to the Holidays give them the "whole picture" of the stories.
Giveaways: I haven't participated in "free" giveaways except through "blog hops" which are popular at Christmas time - and I enjoy "the spirit of giving" at that time of year. Even at 99c, these short novellas are a bargain. I have discounted my full-length books - from $2.99 to 99 cents. Primarily I believe writers do deserve to be paid like any workers. I haven't come across any obstacles that I can think of, except those "free download" websites which usually have a virus or malware embedded. Trust me, readers who want free books should wait for a blog hop or pay that 99 cents.
D.E. Ireland: My writing partner, Sharon Pisacreta, and I go way back - we met in college. I supported Sharon's earlier publishing career in romance, and we both started writing mystery fairly recently after raising our daughters. I came upon the idea of putting Eliza Doolittle and Henry Higgins together as amateur sleuths, but Sharon is more grounded in British history, while I'm far more into American history. We decided to collaborate, brainstormed the first two books; we write alternate chapters, revise, read it aloud, revising again, and our writing styles are quite similar. We tried to keep the spirit of George Bernard Shaw in the series, with witty dialogue and humor between Eliza and Higgins. Book 1, Wouldn't It Be Deadly, was a finalist for an Agatha in the Best Historical Mystery, 2015. We're hoping for similar success for Move Your Blooming Corpse and Book 3, Get Me to the Grave On Time.
Sharon's Berry Basket Cozy Mysteries will be debuting in November of this year from Kensington (writing as Sharon Farrow). My Teddy Bear Cozy Mysteries will debut in 2017, and I'll be writing as Meg Macy. So right now, we're focused on that.
Author's Book List
Move Your Blooming Corpse
Wouldn't It Be Deadly
Double or Nothing
Double Crossing
The Key to Christmas
Home for the Holidays
Santa Claws
Santa Paws
The Key to Love
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M. R. Cornelius
Featured Book: A Tale of Moral Corruption
Author Genre: Speculative Fiction, Thriller, Science Fiction
Author's Blog: M. R. Cornelius
Website: M. R. Cornelius
Twitter: @marshacornelius
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After working for fifteen years as a cafeteria manager in an elementary school, I turned in my non-skid shoes for a bathrobe and slippers. Now I work at home, writing novels, ranting on Facebook and Twitter, and occasionally whisking a Swiffer across dusty surfaces. Like thousands of others, I thought I could write romance, but soon discovered I was a dismal failure. I did increase my repertoire of adjectives such as throbbing, pulsing, thrumming, vibrating, hammering, pumping . . .
I live in the country north of Atlanta with my husband, and two molly-coddled cats. My two grown sons occasionally visit for clean laundry and a hot cooked meal.
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A Tale of Moral Corruption
Habits Kick Back
Losing It All
The Ups and Downs of Being Dead
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Dianne Harman
Featured Book: Murder in Cuba
Author Genre: Romance and Literary Fiction
Author's Blog: Dianne Harman Author
Website: Dianne Harman Author
Twitter: @DianneDHarman
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Dianne Harman draws her stories and characters from a diverse business and personal background. She owned a national antique and art appraisal business for many years, left that industry, and opened two yoga centers where she taught yoga and certified yoga instructors. She's traveled extensively throughout the world and loves nothing more than cooking and playing with her new puppy, Kelly.
Being a dog lover and having attended numerous cooking schools, she couldn't resist writing about food and dogs. She is the author of three cozy mystery series: Cedar Bay, Liz Lucas, and her newest, High Desert. Each of these books contains recipes from her travels. She is also the author of the award-winning suspenseful Coyote Series.
A number of books in her cozy mystery series have been designated by Amazon as All-Stars because of their sales, and Dianne has been named by Amazon seven times as one of their most popular authors.
She invites you to visit her web site at: www.dianneharman.com and sign up for her newletters. You'll receive a free book and have a weekly chance to win an autographed boxed set of the Cedar Bay Cozy Mystery Series.
Author's Book List
Murder in Cuba
Murder At The Bed & Breakfast
Murder & The Monkey Band
Murder at the Cooking School
The Death Card
Murder in Calico Gold
Murder and Brandy Boy
Murder in the Pearl District
Murder in Cottage #6
Marriage and Murder
White Cloud Retreat
Murder at Jade Cove
Kelly's Koffee Shop
COYOTE SERIES
CORNERED COYOTE
Coyote in Provence
Blue Coyote Motel
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Title: Death Goes to the County Fair
Author: Annette Drake
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Author: Annette Drake
Author Genre: Romance, Young Adult
Website: Annette Drake
Author's Blog: Annette Drake
Twitter: @annettedrake13
E-Mail: Write2me@AnnetteDrake.com
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Annette Drake is a multi-genre author whose work is character-driven and celebrates the law of unintended consequences. Her first cozy mystery, Death Goes to the County Fair - An Ogallala Mystery, will publish Oct. 15th.
Her novella, A Beautiful Day in Alaska, premiered Feb. 1st. A Year with Geno, her contemporary romance set in Eagle River, Alaska, was released on summer solstice, June 21st.
Other titles include Bone Girl and Celebration House.
Both A Year with Geno and Celebration House were nominated for the RONE Award from InD'tale Magazine. Celebration House was also nominated for the Paranormal Romance Guild's Reviewers Choice award.
Annette makes her home in Washington state. A member of the Society of Children's Book Writers and Illustrators, she loves libraries, basset hounds and bakeries. She does not camp. If she can help it.
Title: City of Gold
Author: Carolyn Arnold
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Author: Carolyn Arnold
Author Genre: Mystery & Thrillers, Romance
Website: Carolyn Arnold
Author's Blog: Carolyn Arnold Newsletter
Twitter: @Carolyn_Arnold
E-Mail: carolyn@carolynarnold.net
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CAROLYN ARNOLD is the international best-selling and award-winning author of the Madison Knight, Brandon Fisher, and McKinley Mystery series. She is the only author with POLICE PROCEDURALS RESPECTED BY LAW ENFORCEMENT.™
Carolyn was born in a small town, but that doesn’t keep her from dreaming big. And on par with her large dreams is her overactive imagination that conjures up killers and cases to solve. She currently lives in a city near Toronto with her husband and two beagles, Max and Chelsea. She is also a member of Crime Writers of Canada.
Title: Tough Choices
Author: Terry Ambrose
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Author: Terry Ambrose
Author Genre: Mystery & Thrillers, Funny Mystery, Suspense
Website: Terry Ambrose - Mysteries with character
Twitter: @suspense_writer
E-Mail: info@terryambrose.com
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Terry Ambrose started out skip tracing and collecting money from deadbeats and quickly learned that liars come from all walks of life. He never actually stole a car, but sometimes hired big guys with tow trucks and a penchant for working in the dark when “negotiations” failed. A resident of Southern California, he loves spending time in Hawaii, especially on the Garden Island of Kauai, where he invents lies for others to read. His years of chasing deadbeats taught him many valuable life lessons including—always keep your car in the garage.
Title: An Impossible Rescue
Author: Annamaria Bazzi
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Author: Annamaria Bazzi
Author Genre: Young Adult Fantasy
Website: Annamaria Bazzi
Author's Blog: annamaria's writing corner
Twitter: @AMBazzi
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Although born in the United States, Annamaria Bazzi spent a great deal of her childhood in Sicily, Italy, in a town called Sciacca. Italian was the language spoken at home. Therefore, she had no problems when she found herself growing up in a strange country.
Upon returning to the states, she swore she would speak without an accent.
She attended Wayne State University in Detroit Michigan, where she obtained her Bachelor of Science in Computers with a minor in Spanish.
Annamaria Bazzi spent twenty years programming systems for large corporations, creating innovative solution, and addressing customer problems. During those years she raised four daughters and one husband. Annamaria lives in Richmond Virginia with her small family where she now dedicates a good part of her day writing.
Title: Deadly Places
Author: Terry Odell
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Author: Terry Odell
Author Genre: Romance, Mystery & Thrillers, Suspense
Website: Terry Odell
Author's Blog: Terry's Place
Twitter: @authorterryo
E-Mail: contact@terryodell.com
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I was born in Los Angeles and now make my home in Divide, Colorado. An avid reader (my parents tell everyone they had to move from our first home because I finished the local library), I always wanted to "fix" stories so the characters did what I wanted, in books, television, and the movies. Once I began writing, I found this wasn't always possible, as evidenced when the mystery I intended to write rapidly became a romance.
However, my entry into the world of writing can be attributed to a "mistake" when my son mentioned the Highlander television series on a visit home. Being the "good mother" I began watching the show and soon connected with the world of fanfiction, first as a reader, then as a critique giver, and then, one brave weekend, I wrote my first short story.
Things snowballed and soon I was writing my first original novel. Much later, I mentioned something about a recent Highlander episode to my son, and he said, "Oh, I've never actually watched the show, I just thought the concept was cool." Little did he know what he'd started.
I love getting into the minds of my characters, turning them loose in tight spots and seeing what they do. Too often, they surprise me.
My published works include the Pine Hills Police Series, the Blackthorne, Inc. series as well as the Romantic Suspense novel, What's in a Name? and the Mapleton Mystery series. I've also published numerous short stories with The Wild Rose Press.
Title: Love's Ride
Author: Chantel Rhondeau
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Author: Chantel Rhondeau
Author Genre: Romance, Mystery & Thrillers
Website: Chantel Rhondeau - Romantic Suspense
Author's Blog: Chantel Rhondeau - Past Writing/Self-publishing Tips
Twitter: @ChantelRhondeau
E-Mail: ChantelRhondeau(at)gmail(dot)com
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I once thought a great mystery or fantasy book with strong romantic themes was the highest level of reading bliss. After reading my first romantic suspense novel, I never looked back. Before long, the need to create my own stories took over. I spend my days in the clinical profession of medical transcriptionist, but my passion is in the blissful hours spent with my characters in the evenings.
I live in the western United States, and when I'm not writing I love playing cards with my family, bowling, and snuggling with my lazy kitties.
Title: New America: Utopia Calling
Author: Jeremy Bates
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Author: Jeremy Bates
Author Genre: Mystery & Thrillers
Website: Jeremy Bates
Author's Blog: Jeremy Bates - Suspense Author
Twitter: @jemacba
E-Mail: jeremybatesbooks@gmail.com
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Jeremy Bates is the award-winning author of several novels and short stories. He writes suspense, horror, and thrillers. The novels in his "World's Scariest Places" series are set in real locations, and so far include Suicide Forest in Japan, The Catacombs in Paris, Helltown in Ohio, and (forthcoming) Island of the Dolls in Mexico.
Title: Deadly Investment
Author: Jill Paterson
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Author: Jill Paterson
Author Genre: Mystery & Thrillers, Suspense, Mystery,Publishing Industry Writings
Website: Jill Paterson - The Perfect Plot
Twitter: @JillPaterson2
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Jill Paterson was born in Yorkshire, UK, and grew up in Adelaide, South Australia before spending 11 years in Ontario, Canada. After returning to Australia, she settled in Canberra.
After doing an arts degree at the Australian National University, she worked at the Australian National University's School of Law before spending the next 10 years with the Business Council of Australia and the University of NSW, ADFA Campus, in the School of Electrical Engineering.
Jill is the author of three published books, The Celtic Dagger, Murder At The Rocks and Once Upon A Lie. All are part of the Fitzjohn Mystery Series.
Title: The Phoenix Reckoning Part I
Author: Richard L. Sanders
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Author: Richard L. Sanders
Author Genre: Science Fiction & Fantasy
Website: Richard L. Sanders
Author's Blog: Richard L. Sanders
Twitter: @RichLSanders
E-Mail: richard.sanders[at]richardlsanders[dot]com
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I'm a 28 year old recent law graduate with a B.S. in Economics from the University of Utah. I've been writing stories since I was able to hold a pencil and have always loved escaping into books. In the real world I enjoy the beautiful outdoors (but usually only for day outings, otherwise my allergies get the best of me). I particularly love skiing and swimming.
As for indoors, when I'm not lost in a book somewhere, I enjoy a good game of chess or pinochle. Or now and again a good computer game.
In June of 2014, I got married and we honeymooned across mainland Europe. It was stressful but fun. Even though it meant six flights (I genuinely do not like flying, although I've never let that stop me from doing so).
I have two brothers, one sister, three sisters-in-law, one brother-in-law, and no children, and so far no nieces or nephews.
I cite Orson Scott Card and J.K. Rowling as my primary influences, however others whose influence has been noteworthy include: Carl Sagan, Gene Roddenberry, George Lucas, Isaac Asimov and--last but not least--the two fantasy greats: George R.R. Martin and J.R.R. Tolkien (I suppose it's a rule somewhere that to be a legendary writer of fantasy one must have two R's in one's name).
Currently, Allyson and I live in Sugarhouse, Utah.
Featured Set: Paradise, Passion, Murder
10 Tales of Mystery from Hawaii
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From the Big Island to Kauai, the far side of Maui to the bustling streets of Honolulu, experience paradise in all its glory...and darkness. This collection of ten stories brings out the beauty of the islands, the passion of the tropics, and, yes, murder. Join ten writers who love the islands and want you to savor the tropics while benefiting literacy in Hawaii. Join Terry Ambrose, JoAnn Bassett, Gail Baugniet, Frankie Bow, Lorna Collins (editor), Kay Hadashi, Laurie Hanan, Jill Marie Landis, AJ Llewellyn, Toby Neal, and CW Schutter for Paradise, Passion, Murder.
Author: Terry Ambrose
Author Genre: Mystery & Thrillers, Funny Mystery, Suspense
Website: Terry Ambrose - Mysteries with character
Twitter: @suspense_writer
E-Mail: info@terryambrose.com
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Terry Ambrose started out skip tracing and collecting money from deadbeats and quickly learned that liars come from all walks of life. He never actually stole a car, but sometimes hired big guys with tow trucks and a penchant for working in the dark when “negotiations” failed. A resident of Southern California, he loves spending time in Hawaii, especially on the Garden Island of Kauai, where he invents lies for others to read. His years of chasing deadbeats taught him many valuable life lessons including—always keep your car in the garage.
Author: JoAnn Bassett
Author Genre: Mystery & Thrillers, Romance
Website: JoAnn Bassett, "Islands of Aloha Mystery Series"
Author's Blog: JoAnn Bassett, "Islands of Aloha Mystery Series"
Twitter: @JoAnnBassett
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JoAnn Bassett grew up in Seattle, but always preferred palm trees to pine trees. She started a business and raised a son, hoping to someday make a day at the beach an everyday event. In 1996, she and her husband bought a home on Maui, making the dream a reality. She now lives in Southern Arizona most of the year--trading palm trees for saguaros--but she still enjoys writing about life in Hawaii, "the most idyllic islands in the Pacific."
Author: Gail Baugniet
Author Genre: Mystery & Thrillers, Literature & Fiction
Author's Blog: Gail Baugniet - Author
Twitter: @GailMBaugniet
E-Mail: gbaugniet (at) aol (dot) com
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Gail M Baugniet is the author of the Pepper Bibeau mystery series. After working as a police officer on the mainland and a dispatcher on O’ahu, she now enjoys writing full time at her home in Honolulu. Gail is an active member of several writers groups and current president of Sisters in Crime/Hawaii. With year-round warm weather, her lanai makes an excellent writing studio, where she is currently at work on her next novel.
Author: Frankie Bow
Author Genre: Mystery, Humor And Comedy, Crime
Website: Island Confidental
Twitter: @Frankie_Bow
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Like Molly Barda, Frankie Bow teaches at a public university. Unlike her protagonist, she is blessed with delightful students, sane colleagues, and a perfectly nice office chair. She believes if life isn't fair, at least it can be entertaining. In addition to writing murder mysteries, she publishes in scholarly journals under her real name. Her experience with academic publishing has taught her to take nothing personally.
Author: Kay Hadashi
Author Genre: Thriller, Suspense, Crime
Website: Kay Hadashi Novels
E-Mail: kayhadashi@yahoo.com
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Born and raised in Honolulu, Kay Hadashi has had a long career in health care. Story plots for novels come from the people in her life, events at the hospital, and straight out of her imagination. After searching for the right combination of strong characters, colorful scenes, and thrilling suspense, she discovered she prefers writing thrillers, with a blend of Hawaiian folklore and a few ghosts occasionally thrown in.
All of us here at Kay Hadashi Novels hope you'll find at least one story to read and enjoy!
Author: Laurie Hanan
Author Genre: Mystery & Thrillers
Website: Laurie Hanan
Twitter: @LaurieHanan
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Laurie grew up in the picturesque islands of the South Pacific. Her father pioneered air travel to many of the tiny islands, and Laurie often accompanied him on his flights. She moved to Seattle to study photography and dance at the University of Washington. While there, she discovered an interest in Jewish Studies, Hebrew, and Middle Eastern dance. She moved to Israel to pursue these subjects, earning her keep by working in the cotton fields of the Jezreel Valley. Laurie moved to London, then lived in several European countries, before returning to Israel. It was on this second trip to Israel that she met the love of her life. They eloped and were married in Cyprus. Laurie and her husband spent time exploring the Far East, before settling in Hawaii. Laurie had a career with the Postal Service, and raised three children. She retired in 2006 and started writing her Louise Golden mystery series. She also promotes animal rights and rescue, and practices yoga, meditation, and qi gong. Laurie currently lives on Oahu with her husband and two youngest children.
Author: Jill Marie Landis
Author Genre: Romance, Mystery
Website: Jill Marie Landis
Twitter: @JillMarieLandis
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JILL MARIE LANDIS'S nearly thirty novels have earned distinguished awards and slots on such national bestseller lists as the USA TODAY Top 50 and the New York Times Best Sellers Plus. She is a seven-time finalist for Romance Writers of America's RITA Award in both Single Title and Contemporary Romance as well as a Golden Heart and RITA Award winner.
Her works include historical romances, contemporary single title romance with a hint of suspense, inspirational historical romances, and most recently the new Tiki Goddess Mystery series that launched with the successful Book #1 Mai Tai One On.
Jill Marie resides in Hawaii with her husband where she's working on her latest project. When she's not writing or sitting on the beach reading, she enjoys visiting with family and friends, raising orchids, working in her garden, plunking on the ukulele, dancing the hula and quilting, but not all at once.
Author: A.J. Llewellyn
Author Genre: Gay & Lesbian, Romance
Website: A.J. Llewellyn
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Twitter: @AJLlewellyn
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A.J. Llewellyn lives in California, but dreams of living in Hawaii. Frequent trips to all the islands, bags of Kona coffee in the fridge and a healthy collection of Hawaiian records keep this writer refueled.
A.J's passion for the islands led to writing a play about the overthrow of Queen Lili'uokalani's kingdom.
A.J. never lacks inspiration for writing erotic romances but has many other passions: collecting books on Hawaiiana, surfing and spending time with family, friends and animal companions.
A.J. Llewellyn believes that love is a song best sung out loud.
Author: Toby Neal
Author Genre: Mystery & Thrillers, Suspense
Website: Toby Neal
Twitter: @tobywneal
E-Mail: tobyneal0@gmail.com
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Award-winning author Toby Neal was raised on Kauai in Hawaii. A social worker turned author, she says, "I'm endlessly fascinated with people's stories."
Toby credits her counseling background in adding depth to her characters, from the villains to Lei Texeira, the courageous and vulnerable heroine in her mysteries.
Over a million copies of Lei Crime Series are in circulation, and her books have won multiple awards.
Toby loves life in Hawaii with her family and dogs.
Author: C.W. Schutter
Author Genre: Historical Fiction, Paranormal, Christian
Website: C.W. Schutter
Twitter: @CWSchutter
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I'm originally from Hawaii where I grew up listening to fascinating stories of my family and the people around them from my mother. As far back as I can remember, I loved books. I wrote in a notebook at the age of eight, "I want to grow up to be an author."
I loved everything from fairy tales to historical fiction and non-fiction. Books were my passion and my best friends. I preferred reading books to playing with toys. It took me around the world to places I yearned to go to and places I wanted to see. I could be anyone and do the impossible. I became a princess, an equestrian, an adventurer, a warrior, or a ballerina.
As an author and a woman who has lived a roller coaster life, my desire is to bring this magical world where everything is possible to anyone who dreams. I want my readers to fall in love with my characters, get mad at them, cry with them, laugh with them, and become a part of their lives. I'd like to take my readers on a journey they will never forget so at the end of the story, the readers will feel like they were part of my made-up world. I wish for them to learn something new and discover new ways of looking at people and situations. I hope to challenge my readers to think in a way they've never thought before. Most of all, I want my stories to resonate in the hearts of everyone who reads my books. And, of course, I wish to entertain. Thank you and Aloha for reading my stories.
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