GIVEAWAY ALERT! To celebrate the publication of the audiobook version of The Cavanaugh House, I am giving away a $25 Amazon Gift Card! Now you can listen to Jesse Graham’s story told through the voice of talented actress Amy McFadden. The Cavanaugh House This house held secrets. Secrets that wafted through rotting window sashes on the winter wind. Secrets that spiders wove into webs anchored between the ceiling and walls. Secrets that scuttled on the feet of cockroaches across stained kitchen linoleum and scurried into its cracks. Secrets that peered from holes in the baseboard from glinting mouse eyes. Read More
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A Dash of Romance Spices Up the Mystery of The Cavanaugh House
In honor of The Cavanaugh House $.99 Kindle Countdown Deal, I thought I would post one of my favorite excerpts from the book. Though I’ve marketed this novel as a Cozy Mystery, it could also be considered Romantic Suspense. I set the story in 1968 at a time when telephones were landlines, usually one-to-a-house. That way, my protagonist Jesse Graham would not have instant access to 911 or help of any kind when she got into dangerous situations. This era also meant that the Woman’s Liberation Movement shaped Jesse, so she is ultra-sensitive to comments and attitudes that do not Read More
For Illustrator Jamie Rizzo, Inspriation Can Strike at Any Moment
Last month I was in my home town, Rochester, NY, for a couple of book signings. While at the Hilton Apple Fest, I met Jamie Rizzo, an illustrator, who was at the table next to me. We had a delightful chat, and I invited her to be my guest on Meyette’s Musings. I am so excited to have my first illustrator on my blog. Welcome, Jamie. For starters, describe your journey to becoming an illustrator. Where to start? It has been a crazy journey to be sure. It started when I was very young, standing at a tall wooden easel Read More