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  • Holiday Word Search

    This is a special holiday word search puzzle from the members of Booklovers Bench. Have finding the words in this week’s group post. […]

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Let's Talk with Maggie Toussaint

“Of Milestones and Millstones"

We are wonderfully unencumbered when we’re born. There is no sense of responsibility, no worry about letting people down, or even concern about doing our part. Those things come later. When I was a teen, many in my class wanted to get as far away from their parents as possible after graduation. But somewhere along the line, we began to yearn for that sanctuary of hearth and home, of that place where we are our best person. So we entered the “rat race.” We worked harder, multi-tasked, tried to be the best at everything we did, until, for some of us, we became frazzled. The millstones (burdens) of life bear us down. The milestones of time, if we’re lucky, come with increasing frequency, reminding us that our time on this side of the dirt is short…

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On The Bench

Authors on the Bench

Authors on the Bench

This month, our authors are revealing their favorite color choices. From clothes to interior decorating, we cover the choices. See what your favorite author is sporting and why!

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Latest News

  • Terry Ambrose

    is hopeful that he’s back on track after a nearly one-month road trip that went from San Diego to Astoria, Oregon. He’s looking forward to a January release of the ninth Seaside Cove Bed & Breakfast Mystery.

  • Nancy J. Cohen

    has a $0.99 featured deal on Chirp for Permed to Death Audiobook on Dec. 16. The first four Bad Hair Day Mysteries audiobooks will be on sale from Dec. 14 – Jan. 11. See them here: https://www.chirpbooks.com/series/the-bad-hair-day-mysteries-audiobooks 

  • Debra H. Goldstein

    ‘s short story, “Candy Cane on the Case” is the lead story in the Crimucopia: The Not So Frail Detective Agency anthology which releases on December 9 (available for pre-order). Debra will be live for the Cozy Mystery Party Holiday Takeover Event on Facebook from 12:30-1 p.m. (EST) on Sunday, December 7. The event has 127 authors (including our own Nancy J. Cohen – Dec. 14 – 10-10:30 a.m.) participating in the discussions and giveaways over two weekends (December 5-7 and December 12-14). https://www.facebook.com/groups/cozymysteryparty 

  • Cheryl Hollon

    is crafting a festive holiday short story, all while waiting for her developmental editor’s next round of sleuth-worthy revision clues.

  • Maggie Toussaint

    is still riding high on the coattails of her October release, Flamed Out, which she wrote under the pen name of Valona Jones. She’s enjoying cooler weather and pondering what comes next.

  • Lois Winston

    will be spending December enjoying the holidays and preparing for the Feb. 10th release of Embroidered Lies and Alibis, the 15th book in her Anastasia Pollack Crafting Mystery Series (now available for preorder.) With two baffling crimes, no clear suspects, scant evidence, and every possible motive unraveling, both the FBI and local law enforcement are once again picking Anastasia’s brain to help them solve a growing number of murders.