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A courtyard in Marbella, Spain, the Gold Coast. We attended a concert (Alan Parson’s Project) at the Starlite Occident. We fretted about getting there and getting out again at the end of the night, but, man, is that place organized. Had busses to take us up to the venue, busses to take us back down, and taxis waiting all in a line. It’s a resort town, and they’ve had plenty of practice. Great…

Story Summary For Leona Gladney, former woman soldier of the Union Army, life goes on despite the echoes of the battlefield in her heart. Now a suffragist and budding socialite in Brooklyn Heights, she yearns for a literary life and family. But her husband’s business partner embezzles their money and disappears. The society matrons of Brooklyn Heights turn a gimlet eye on Leona after the…

(pixabay:Vilkass) Do you wish you could travel the stars or the deep (oceans)? I’m not sure why I feel space is the place to travel over the deep ocean. Both entail harsh environments and the need for specialized transport and support-type suits. Super-specialized education, too. The appeal of the deep ocean over space is marine life–the ocean is teeming with life compared to space. I mean, so…

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Publishing date: June 16, 2026 Publisher: Storm Publishing Series: The Wild Atlantic Murders #1 Genre: Mystery/Thriller NetGalley Description Welcome to Westport, where the wild beauty of Ireland’s western coast hides deadly secrets… Reeling from a devastating breakup, landscape gardener Ali Brennan escapes to the small coastal town of Westport, hoping its rugged shoreline and quiet rhythms…

Have you learned anything new this week (or recently?) Any topic. Learning to market my novel has been an ongoing experience. The last time I published, in 2017, I didn’t try half as hard to market the book–too intimidated, I think. Plus, it’s a little on the boring side if you just want to write (except Canva changed that, for me anyway) and sometimes feels absolutely futile. Here in Portugal,…

Teresa Trent at Books To The Ceiling on Spotify, reads the first chapter of The Last Fatal Hour. The Last Fatal Hour

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Do you have a favorite site for free photos to use with your writing? Or do you use paid photos? I’ve gone to Pixabay first for years and years now, and for author things I’ve used paid photos and illustrations from various places if I absolutely have no other choice and don’t want to let the picture or the moment go. I always click the “authentic only” button because Eff-AI. However, this is…

NetGalley Description A desperate debutante meets a ragtag smuggler in this sexy Regency romp by USA Today bestselling author Alexandra Vasti.Eccentric heiress Lady Ruby Ballimore has had enough of the Marriage Mart. After offending yet another Very Important Marquess—and imperiling her father’s diplomatic career—Ruby flees London for the holiday house of a glamorous (and better yet, absent)…

WWW Wednesday Welcome to WWW Wednesday! This meme was formerly hosted by MizB at A Daily Rhythm and revived here on Taking on a World of Words https://samannelizabeth.wordpress.com/category/books/www-wednesday/. Just answer the three questions below and leave a link to your post in the comments for others to look at. No blog? No problem! Just leave a comment with your responses. Please, take…

Publication date: June 30, 2026 Publisher: Kensington Series: A Useful Woman Mystery #9 Description Brimming with intrigue, the latest novel in this charming Jane Austen-inspired mystery series finds resourceful Rosalind Thorne—a discreet sleuth for Regency London’s ladies of ton—facing her most perilous, and awkward, predicament yet… Rosalind is newly, happily engaged to ex-Bow Street…

Which of the senses is the hardest for you to include in your writing? I have to say it’s usually touch that’s hard to remember to include. Then smell. And taste. The world my most recent main character lives in isn’t developed or shown in a tactile way. She uses her eyes and ears more than any other sense to solve a murder. But I’m willing to bet I could have used those other senses a bit…

Publication Date: September 8, 2026 Publisher: St Martins NetGalley Description: Small town secrets, a reluctant psychic, and a cold case that could expose them all.Drew Benson can read tarot cards and get impressions from objects—she just never expected to use her gifts to investigate an infamous cold case.Drew Benson has a secret. She gets visions, something she hasn’t tapped into since she…

Publication Date: April 28, 2026 Publisher: St. Martin’s Press Description High pressure. Hot kitchens. A memoir of ambition, belonging, and coming-of-age in America’s premiere culinary school.“Her fast-moving coming-of-age memoir will appeal to anyone who’s been curious about culinary school.”–Eater“What truly makes Salt, Sweat & Steam exceptional is that it is told from the point of view of…

Publication Date: November 10, 2026 Publisher: Crown Publishing Description “A juicy cat-and-mouse thriller, tightly plotted to keep readers turning the pages! Trench skillfully builds suspense as tension mounts, making it easy to race to the end.”—Sophie Stava, author of Count My LiesTo catch a serial con artist, three women will stop at nothing to beat his dangerous game—a sultry thriller…

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