And By Fire
Autumn Book Trailer for AND BY FIRE
Donโt know as Iโve said this before but my dual-timeline mystery ๐๐ก๐ ๐๐ฌ ๐๐๐ฅ๐ ๐ถ๐ ๐ฎ๐ป ๐ฎ๐๐๐๐บ๐ป ๐ป๐ผ๐๐ฒ๐น. In modern London fall is in the air even as the scent of burning leaves comingles with the more distressing odors of burning bodiesโincluding one posed as a crucified Christ. In London of 1666 the Great Fireโan…
Read MoreAND BY FIRE is a Kindle Monthly Deal!
I am delighted to announce that Amazon has selected And by Fire as a Kindle Monthly Deal for September! That means that from now until the end of September you can purchase a Kindle eBook copy of And by Fire for just $1.99. What are you waiting for? If you’ve already read my twisty dual-timeline…
Read MoreFinding Notes In Booksโitโs not just a plot point
My novel, And by Fire, involves a collection of โcase notesโ discovered by my modern London detectivesโDIs Nigella Parker and Colm OโLearyโbut written by a pair of amateur sleuths more than three-hundred-fifty years earlier. Tucking things away in books not unheard of. I find everything from receipts to old school pictures tucked in mine. But…
Read MoreWhere in the World is AND BY FIRE?
And by Fire has been out in the world for a little over two months now. And when I say out in the world, I MEAN IT. I am getting jealous! My mystery novel is connecting with readers in so many great placesโfrom the UK to Alaska! Thanks to the readers who have thus far…
Read MoreMore Reader Praise for AND BY FIRE
It’s been less than one month since And by Fire released and I continue to be awestruck by the reader love my novel is receiving. Today to celebrate, I am sharing some of my favorite recent review quotes, illustrated by yours truly. Pleasing the Anglophiles . . . As a Yank, getting the tone right…
Read MoreIt’s UK National Crime Reading Month!!!
Hey UK friends and readersโitโs time to CELEBRATE crime. Crime Fiction that is. Today, June 1st, marks the start of the United Kingdomโs annual โNational Crime Reading Month,โ an event spearheaded by the UK Crime Writersโ Association! National Crime Reading Month (and we REALLY need one on this side of the pond) โaims to bring…
Read MoreVIDEO: Standing in the Spot Where It Happened–Site of the Opening Scene in AND BY FIRE
I am one lucky author! Actually I got TWO times lucky with my narrator! First of all the very talented Lillian Rachel gave me shivers with her characterizations in the audiobook version of And by Fire (also available on CD from Dreamscape).ย Then, in are real โcherry on topโ move, she made a pilgrimage to Sir…
Read More๐ฅ๐ฅ๐ฒ๐น๐ฒ๐ฎ๐๐ฒ ๐ฑ๐ฎ๐ ๐ณ๐ผ๐ฟ ๐๐ก๐ ๐๐ฌ ๐๐๐ฅ๐ ๐ถ๐ ๐ต๐ฒ๐ฟ๐ฒ ๐ฎ๐ ๐น๐ฎ๐๐!!!
As of today, And by Fire is on shelves everywhere! Thanks to everyone who has pre-ordered (with a special shout out to my Pyros and First Sparks)! If you havenโt already purchased your copy of And by Fire, I hope I can tempt you to do so today, on launch day. I am dying (well…
Read MoreThe Early Reviews for AND BY FIRE Are in And I am Thrilled!
Less than a week to launch day crime-readers! And by Fire will be on shelves everywhere May 10th and I canโt wait to start getting pictures of it โvisitingโ readers across states and continents. Seriously, if you spot And by Fire in the wild (say at your local bookstore) or it arrives at your door,…
Read MoreAnnouncing the FRIENDS OF FIRE Reader Promotion
Sometimes early birds donโt get worms . . . they get FABULOUS, fiery, BOOK SWAG ๐ Today I am launching my ๐ฅ๐ฅ๐ฅ Friends of Fire Reader Incentive ๐ฅ๐ฅ๐ฅ a swag extravaganza designed to celebrate reader enthusiasm for And by Fire. The Friends of Fire Incentive will reward up to fifty [yes, 50] readers who pre-order…
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