Gwen Plano’s #NewRelease: Culmination

Ciao, amici! As the month of thankfulness is winding down, I have a new-to-this-blog guest I’m so grateful to call my friend, and I’m delighted to introduce you to her today, though I suspect most of you already know her. You do if you’ve followed me over to Story Empire because she’s a new contributor

Giving Thanks

In these unprecedented times, it’s important to me to be grateful for the blessings I have. For the first time in twenty years, I live in my hometown again near most of my family. I’m helping my daughter plan her wedding. My kids and I are safe and healthy. Yes, we have our challenges—we all

Aliens are Coming!

Ciao, amici! If you read the title, don’t be alarmed. Aliens aren’t coming. They’re actually already here! My aliens. Well, the Invasion Universe aliens. I’m talking about the Astral Conspiracy series. All five books have been released, and they’re now all bundled up in a nice and tidy boxed set. Even better, to celebrate, my

A #bookreview of Sue Coletta’s PRETTY EVIL NEW ENGLAND

Ciao, amici! I’ve got a true crime book review today. If you read Sue Coletta’s guest post not long ago, you’re already familiar with this one. I’m delighted to share my thoughts about the book with you below. I’ve already posted to BookBub and Goodreads and will also post to Amazon when the preorder goes

The Ballad of Mrs. Molony by C.S. Boyack #paranormal #bookreview

Ciao, amici! I read C.S. Boyack’s The Ballad of Mrs. Molony a while ago, and I haven’t taken the time to write the review. And I’m embarrassed about it. I’m a writer. I know how important those reviews are. I have no excuse other that I didn’t take those two minutes to do it. So,

Introducing C.S. Boyack’s #NewRelease: The Ballad of Mrs. Molony

Ciao, amici! October is the month of all things weird and wonderful, and today I’ve got something that totally fits the bill. I’ve got a vampire with mangled teeth and a speech impediment who doesn’t want to kill people. A talking hat with supernatural powers that loves to surf the web. And the fabulous mind

Introducing Marcia Meara’s THE EMISSARY 3: LOVE HURTS

Ciao, amici! Today, I’m once again sharing a friend and fellow author’s new release. I can’t begin to tell you how excited I am that so many authors are putting out such quality work, and I assure you, this one will rank high on your list. I’ve got Marcia Meara here today. We’re revisiting our

Sue Coletta’s #NewRelease PRETTY EVIL NEW ENGLAND #nonfiction #serialkillers

Ciao, amici! If you’ve been following my blog for any length of time, you know I kind of have a thing about serial killers. My WIP has a totally twisted one, and I used to have a feature about them right on this site (but I don’t have the time to do that anymore). If

Talking about Astral Conspiracy with John Howell

Ciao, amici! I’d said we were almost done, and I’d meant it. Here we are, the last stop. And we couldn’t go out with a bigger bang than with John Howell. I’m honored that John offered to host me. He blogs every day and has one of the biggest followings I know. It exhausts me

Talking about Astral Conspiracy with Mae Clair

Ciao, amici! Couldn’t wait to get on the road again. Insisting the world keep turning my way, writing words with my fellow fiction friends. Yep. Another paraphrasing of another song for another music enthusiast. Mae is almost as big a music buff as Joan is. Couldn’t help myself. Had to pick “On the Road Again”