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“The Beauty of a Staycation"

Carlsbad Staycation Sunset View

When my wife’s birthday rolled around, we ditched the complicated travel plans and discovered paradise just minutes from home. Our Carlsbad staycation delivered oceanfront views, rooftop coffees, and an unexpected gift from Mother Nature herself. Find out how a little rain turned into the most memorable birthday surprise, and why sometimes the best adventures happen right in your own backyard.

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Win Two Free Books – Sept 2025

Contest Run: Sept 1-22, 2025
Win Two Free Books - Sept 2025

  • Enter our monthly giveaway to win:

    Terry Ambrose – The Case of the Beguiling Brooch, A Beachtown Detective Agency Mystery, Book 2, ebook or print (US only)
    Nancy J. Cohen – Murder Pays a Call, a Keri Armstrong Cozy Mystery, advance reading copy ebook or print (US only)

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On The Bench

Congratulations! You’ve Won the Lottery! Now What?

If one of our characters won the lottery, what would they buy? From moonshine distilleries and ice cream shops to bigger houses (and maybe just a new scratching post for RahRah the Siamese cat!), our authors and their characters are dreaming big! Click through to see what they’d splurge on first – and tell us, what would you buy if you hit the jackpot?

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Latest News

  • Terry Ambrose

    is currently editing the ninth installment of the Seaside Cove Bed & Breakfast Mystery series, set to release this fall. This upcoming book features a new character—a black Newfoundland who finds himself orphaned after the death of his owner.

  • Nancy J. Cohen

    announces the Sept. 9 release of Murder Pays a Call, #1 in the Keri Armstrong cozy mysteries. Follow her virtual book tour at https://nancyjcohen.com/appearances 

  • Debra H. Goldstein

    and Valerie (V.M.) Burns will be presenting a workshop on “The Long and Short of Fiction. How to Write and Sell it!” at the AWC Annual Conference in Orange Beach, Alabama on September 13. The conference is being held from September 12 through September 14.

  • Cheryl Hollon

    will be attending Bouchercon 2025 in fabulous New Orleans! Meanwhile, she’s hard at work crafting a brand-new historical mystery series set in the thrilling world of mid-century aviation.

  • Diane A.S. Stuckart

    continues working on Carot Cats 2.

  • Maggie Toussaint

    , writing as Valona Jones, announces that her Oct 14 release, FLAMED OUT, is available for preorder at online vendors.

  • Lois Winston

    announces that SORRY, KNOT SORRY, the 13th book in Lois Winston’s Anastasia Pollack Crafting Mystery Series, won the Silver Falchion Award for Best Comedy at the recent Killer Nashville Writers’ Conference where she was also a Keynote speaker at the awards banquet.

    On Sept. 13th, she’ll be presenting “12 Steps to Writing the Cozy/Amateur Sleuth Mystery” to RWA’s Kiss of Death Coffin series, and on Sept. 20th, she’ll be a panelist at the Sisters in Crime Desert Sleuth WriteNOW! conference.