Enter to Win a Halloween Giveaway

Today, I have a fun surprise to share with you… I’ve teamed up with 50+fantastic authors to give away a huge collection of Dark Mystery, Thriller, & Horror books to 2 lucky winners! Oh, and did I mention the Grand Prize winner gets a BRAND NEW eReader? 😁  You can win my novel THE CAVANAUGH HOUSE, plus books from authors like SARAH A. DENZIL and WILLIAM BERNHARDT. Enter the giveaway by clicking here 👉 https://www.booksweeps.com/giveaway/oct23-win-a-bundle-of-dark-mysteries-thrillers-horror/ Are your pumpkins grinning diabolically in the night? Are ghosts flying in the October wind? Time to sit with a cup of hot mulled cider Read More

Write the Book You Love

Today I welcome my friend, author Lucy Naylor Kubash, to my blog. Lucy is the author of novels, short stories, and a pet column. (If you love pictures of cute cats and dogs, check out her Amazon Author Page.) Her latest book, The Haunting of Laurel Cove, released yesterday, and I been waiting a long time to read it!! Welcome, Lucy. Tell us about The Haunting of Laurel Cove. Blurb: Shattered dreams, family secrets, rekindled love. Which is the biggest threat to life and sanity to a broken woman trying to heal?   When Jane Stuart returns to the Smoky Mountains Read More

Four Ghostly Spirits Who Inspired Me

Have you ever had a ghostly encounter? Tell me about it and be eligible to win a Kindle edition of one of the books in The Finger Lakes Mysteries. Who doesn’t love a ghost story on a dark October night when Halloween is near? The chills up your spine at every creaky noise? The blanket up around your face as you turn the page to the next scary scene? And what if some of those stories are true? How ghosts inspired my books The Finger Lakes Mysteries ghost mysteries were inspired by both true stories and legends. Helen Cavanaugh, the Read More

When I Can’t Write, I Read, Watch, and Listen

THE CAVANAUGH HOUSE Craving apple crisp and pumpkin spice anything? Must be fall and time for a good ghost story. You’re in luck. The Cavanaugh House is on sale for 99 cents through September 23. Order your copy today at Amazon. On a brisk morning walk with Rich, this happened. I blame the driver who waved us across the street but gave no indication of which way he was turning. Looking back to check if he was coming my way, I didn’t see the bump where the asphalt met the corner concrete gutter. Down I went. Isn’t falling interesting? As Read More

The Finger Lakes Mysteries Series Available on Audiobook

When I decided to narrate my audiobook edition of The Last Crossing, I didn’t know how important the following would be: Don’t narrate right after brushing my teeth and gargling. My mouth is dry and makes clicking sounds when I speak. Turn off my phone or leave it upstairs on the kitchen table. Increase the size of the document so I can see the text above the microphone. Don’t eat foods that make me burp (I know. TMI) Practice, practice, practice before I record. It’s been a fun journey for Rich and me. The training we took helped, but some Read More