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Murder and Motherhood! S.K. Reviews SUCH A GOOD MOM

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Such a Good Mom by Julia Spiro is a reasonably satisfying mystery with a message I found particularly poignant. So, the mystery—Somebody killed a young woman on Martha’s Vineyard, and Brynn’s husband is arrested. Brynn may have to face unpleasant truths as she tries to clear her husband of the charges. Was he involved with the dead woman? Did he commit the murder? If not, how can the evidence against him be so damning? The poignant part is the honest […]

Such a Good Mom by Julia Spiro

Cover Reveal: Brimstone & Blades

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First Time post from Xpresso Book Tours. Enjoy this Cover Reveal! Brimstone & BladesMaria AlexanderPublication date: June 3rd 2025Genres: Fantasy, Historical, Young Adult It’s 1689. Sixteen-year-old Julie de Maupin is on the run with her boyfriend, a young swordmaster named Sérannes. They perform sword fights and songs in taverns to survive. But when a diabolical creature kills Sérannes, it also injures Julie in the attack. Plunged into the dangerous world of French magic, Julie needs to return to Paris to […]

Monstrous Spiders and a Gift Card 9 comments

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It’s Wintertime, and the living is–increasingly terrifying! Explore legendary spiders with my guest, L.T. Getty, for a dose of spidery tingles. L.T. Getty will be awarding a $25 Amazon/BN gift card to a randomly drawn winner. Enter the contest below. Be sure to check out all the stops on the tour–enter at each blog to raise your odds! Shameless self-promo #1: If you are an author in search of an experienced editor–I have availability in early 2025. Take a look […]

Novel Magic: Ten 80s Vampire Movies to Die For 1 comment

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Like my guest, I love to revisit the past and watch old movies. Over the summer, my son pushed a bunch of 50s and 60s sci-fi and horror. Even the bad ones are strangely good! And Vampires are ageless, right? Jump in the Not-So-Way-Back Machine and head for the 80s with my guest, Author Kate Hill, with her list of 80s vampire movies. 10 Vampire Movies from the 80s by Kate Hill While working on re-edits for the Immaculate, a […]

Novel Magic: Ghost Hunt

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Are you in the mood for a little spook chasing? Novel Magic guest Pia Manning shares the real-life ghost-hunting inspiration for Hometown Spirits, her latest erotic paranormal romance. The Ghost Hunt by Pia Manning In Hometown Spirits, the heroine, Emily Slater, buys what most of the Pinecone Creekers believe is a haunted cabin. Emily decides that 1 murder + 1 bloodstained cabin + strange sounds = 1 Haunted by Real Ghosts Home. So, she arranges to have paranormal investigators come […]

Novel Magic: Unexpected Journey to Writing

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It seems we all come to Writing by different paths–even those of us who always planned to be writers. Nothing works as expected in life, but–in the end–we get where we were going. Novel Magic guest, Christina Lambert, shares her story. Words, Worlds, and Possibilities by Christina Lambert My Unexpected Journey into Writing I have always loved writing. For years, I wrote poetry and essays for fun, then stored them in a folder, never to be seen again. I never […]