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

Celebrating Spring Fever with a Sale and a Giveaway

Happy Spring! Even though it was snowing yesterday, the air feels different—warmer, moister, kinder. Maybe it’s all in my head. Spring Fever for sure. Well, it makes me want to celebrate, so I’m giving away a swag bag with a copy of Buried Secrets, and I’m putting The Cavanaugh House on sale. I hope you’ll join in my celebration. I’d love for you to read my book or win my swag bag. The Cavanaugh House – only 99 cents on Amazon from March 25-31. Click to order your copy now! “This house held secrets …” A broken heart. A haunted Read More

5 Topics to Know About Before You Read THE LAST CROSSING

The Last Crossing Book 3 in The Finger Lakes Mysteries Release date: Nov. 30, 2018 Paranormal mystery, paranormal romance, mystery Click to order What was going on in Jesse Graham’s world in 1969, the setting for The Last Crossing? Vietnam War protests were at an all-time high, lots of people were getting high, the Women’s Liberation Movement was making gains, though meeting with derision in many quarters, and Neil Armstrong was the first man to walk on the moon.   Amid all this social upheaval, people were still pursuing normal things like …   Books Jesse is an English teacher, Read More

A Ghostly Mystery Coming Soon

Does Halloween put you in the mood for a ghost story? Then The Last Crossing is for you! The third book in the Finger Lakes Mystery series, this book follows The Cavanaugh House and Buried Secrets. Once again Jesse Graham’s life is turned upside down by a ghostly visit. This time it’s a child whose presence will disrupt the relationships most important in Jesse’s life. Pre-order your copy here. Here’s a sneak peek at the opening scene of The Last Crossing:   Chapter One June 1969 It was the whistle of the train at midnight that signaled another ghost. Jesse Read More