Hello, All Readers, Want to read Book 3, Walnut Street: Phantom Rider, in the Botanic Hill Detectives Mysteries series before the general public? The formatted files for my book are now out in the world! ADVANCE READERS are busy reading Walnut Street electronically to help me in two ways: To find any errors needing correction…
Dear Kids and All Readers, I just approved the final color version for the cover of Walnut Street: Phantom Rider, Book 3 in my Botanic Hill Detectives Mysteries series, launching November 9. I must say that it’s stunning! The cover is being finalized by Dane, designer from eBook Launch, who has done the covers for my…
Dear Kids and All Readers, Today, I approved the sketch for the cover of my next book, Walnut Street: Phantom Rider, Book 3 in The Botanic Hill Detectives Mysteries series. Next step: The designer will color it in and present it to me for the thumbs up or thumbs down. Just from the sketch, I…
Dear Kids and All Readers, In May, I will be traveling to the East Coast for the birth of my grandson. Even though I’m fully vaccinated, I have to quarantine for ten days at a hotel before the big event. (I’ll spare you the good reasons.) Instead of fretting about the isolation that some experience…
Dear Kids and All Readers, You’ve been waiting for it, and here it comes! Walnut Street: Phantom Rider, Book 3 in my Botanic Hill Detectives Mysteries series, will release on November 9, 2021. Hurray! Here’s a teaser: Objects of value have been disappearing from the Mayfield family’s rural California horse ranch and youth saddle club for…
Dear Kids, Teachers, Librarians, Families, All Readers, and Audiophiles, I am pleased to report that the audiobook for Eucalyptus Street: Green Curse is in final production. What fun to hear my characters speaking! Corrections are off to my narrator, the magnificent Tom Jordan from ACX, who also did the narration for Nutmeg Street: Green Curse.…
Dear Kids and All Readers, I’ve been off with my Botanic Hill Detectives on their fourth case this past month. That is to say, I’ve now written over twenty-five percent of the Book 4, Saffron Street: Island Danger first draft. Yay! The four detectives, Lanny, Lexi, Moki, and Rani, have accepted a case on Saffron Street that…
Dear Readers, February is the month when we celebrate Valentine’s Day and true love. We, of course, know that in real life as well as in literature, some of the most intriguing romances have a dark side, maybe even a tragic ending. This type of literature is called Dark Romanticism. Dark Romanticism falls within Gothic…
Dear Kids and All Readers, During the January 20th Inauguration ceremony, I, along with others worldwide, were captivated by a twenty-two-year-old woman named Amanda Gorman when she gave a dramatic recitation of her poem, “The Hill We Climb.” It contains themes of grief, pain, labor, hope, healing, transcendence, and unity. Ms. Gorman is the first-ever…
Hi, Kids and All Readers, I am so honored to announce that I have been accepted as a member of Blackbird Writers! This is a group of nineteen writers of mystery, crime, cozies, thrillers, and suspense for adults and children. It was founded during the COVID quarantine by author Tracey S. Phillips. In her words,…
