September 2018 - A Life Through Books

Friday, September 28, 2018

Virtual Book Tour: River of Shame by @SusanCGoldner #excerpt #mystery #giveaway
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Mystery
Published: Presale, August 1 / Release Date: September 12
Publisher: Tirgearr Pubishing Company

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Something evil has taken root in Ashland, Oregon. And with it, an uneasy feeling sweeps down on Detective Winston Radhauser. If someone doesn’t intervene, that evil will continue to multiply until the unthinkable happens.

While on vacation with his wife and their newborn son, Detective Radhauser receives a call from Captain Murphy--a high school kid has been branded with a homophobic slur and is hospitalized in Ashland, a small town known for, and proud of, its diversity. And this is only the beginning. White supremacy, homophobia and racism are one thing. But murder is something else.

Radhauser will do whatever it takes to find the perpetrators and restore his town’s sense of safety. With such hostile opposition, can he succeed and will justice be done?


Excerpt


After dropping his family off at the front door, Detective Radhauser parked Gracie’s car in the garage, then jogged up the driveway’s incline to the barn to check on Hunter. As soon as he walked through the double doors, he sensed something was wrong. It was way too quiet. The hairs on his arms stood upright and his cop instinct kicked into gear.
Radhauser stopped in the doorway and surveyed the barn. The center aisle had been raked clean of footprints. But Hunter’s plaid jacket still hung on its peg outside the tack room, the gloves he’d used to stack hay bales jutting from its pocket. Radhauser called out his name.
No answer.
He called again.
And again.
The silence was a ticking heartbeat.
He walked slowly down the center aisle of the barn, stopping to check each stall as he went.
When he reached the last one on the right-hand side, the stall Gracie used for short-term clients’ horses, Radhauser found Hunter face down in a bloody patch of sawdust. The back of his head was split open and bits of brain matter splattered on the wooden stall walls. Dried blood crusted in his black curls. Radhauser’s vision blurred.
Hands shaking, he grabbed onto the stall gate to steady himself. His breath came in uneven gasps. Radhauser closed his eyes for a moment, unable to take in such a horrible vision. The humming inside his head sounded like flies buzzing—white noise on steroids, as if his brain couldn’t tune out what didn’t matter. Everything mattered.
He opened his eyes and swallowed back tears. The sounds that came out of him were animal like and as old as the world itself. There was no language big enough to embrace this much loss.

A moment later, the contents of his stomach rose. He turned toward the arena and puked in the doorway. When the retching was over, he wiped his mouth with his handkerchief, covered his face with his hands and sobbed.


About the Author

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Susan Clayton-Goldner was born in New Castle, Delaware and grew up with four brothers along the banks of the Delaware River. She has been writing poems and short stories since she could hold a pencil and was so in love with writing that she became a creative writing major in college.

Prior to an early retirement which enabled her to write full time, Susan worked as the Director of Corporate Relations for University Medical Center in Tucson, Arizona. It was there she met her husband, Andreas, one of the deans in the University of Arizona's Medical School. About five years after their marriage, they left Tucson to pursue their dreams in 1991--purchasing a 35-acres horse ranch in the Williams Valley in Oregon. They spent a decade there. Andy rode, trained and bred Arabian horses and coached a high school equestrian team, while Susan got serious about her writing career.

Through the writing process, Susan has learned that she must be obsessed with the reinvention of self, of finding a way back to something lost, and the process of forgiveness and redemption. These are the recurrent themes in her work.

After spending 3 years in Nashville, Susan and Andy now share a quiet life in Grants Pass, Oregon, with her growing list of fictional characters, and more books than one person could count. When she isn't writing, Susan enjoys making quilts and stained-glass windows. She says it is a lot like writing--telling stories with fabric and glass.



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Thursday, September 27, 2018

Virtual Book Tour: Grace's Kiss by @KTjebbenAuthor #interview #giveaway
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Romantic Suspense/Psychological Thriller
Date Published: September 2018

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Grace followed the rules. She always played it safe and never put her heart in jeopardy. Until the night she met Ryan. She’d never imagined that she could connect with an alpha male like him. Giving herself to him as he'd cradled her in his arms came naturally... until she sobered up. He was everything that she’d convinced herself she didn’t need. Or was he everything she needed?

Ryan balanced on a thin line of gray. He’d killed his share of demons but managed to live at peace with his actions. Then he met Grace, a woman who pushed all his buttons and shook him to his core. The need to have her overwhelmed him, but she kept shooting him down. Could he convince her that he was exactly what she needed?



Interview

What is the hardest part of writing your books?

Finding uninterrupted time in our house is a challenge. During the school year, I write while my girls are at school. During the summer, while I type away at our dining room table, my girls frequently ask me questions and want me to take them places. I love being with them, and realize how precious my time with them is, so my writing pace is much slower in the summer.


What songs are most played on your Ipod?
I love to use my iHeartRADIO app. When I first started using the app, one of my daughters was fixated on Taylor Swift. Now, according to iHeartRADIO, I am a country music fan. I’ve become a fan of Florida Georgia Line, and I haven’t heard an Ed Sheeran song that I didn’t love.

Do you have critique partners or beta readers?
I am fortunate to have two beta readers. Thank you to Carol and Beth for their honest opinions and insights.

What book are you reading now?
I LOVE my Kindle app on my phone. If my eyes aren’t glued to the tiny screen, then I have my ear buds in and I’m listening to a book. I’m currently listening to The Drowned Girls by Loreth Anne White.

How did you start your writing career?
I’ve always thought it would be cool to write a book. In college, (while studying elementary education) in my literacy courses, I’d peruse the picture books and nonfiction children’s books and dream about writing my own book. At the time, it seemed impossible, but as the internet expanded and companies like Amazon grew, the dream started to take shape and become a reality. When my twin daughters went to kindergarten, I set aside time each day to write. Surprisingly, the story that unfolded in my head was not for elementary students, but it was better suited for young adults who enjoy supernatural thrillers. When I finished the first series, The Scintillate Series, I transitioned to adult romantic suspense and began The Savage Security Series, which now has five books, and the sixth is on its way.



I am at the editing stage for the sixth and final book in the Savage Security Series. Lizzy’s Kiss is a blending of romantic suspense and psychological thriller. Lizzy Adams knew what she wanted, and ready or not, Tyson was it. Her assertive nature made it impossible for her to shy away from a challenge, especially one that was over six feet tall, built of muscle, and with a smile that made her swoon like a damsel in a bodice-ripper romance novel. Her spunky spirit saved her life in a freak book store attack, and she hoped to never have to fight for her life again. Now, the only fighting she wanted to do was to capture Tyson’s heart and wrangle him into bed.

Tyson Smith had immense respect for the spunky teacher who’d saved herself from a hostage situation, but he had no idea that her sights were trained on him. Used to being the aggressor, the roles are reversed when she takes control and seals his heart to hers with a kiss that rocks his world. But when Lizzy is attacked by a middle-aged man wielding a syringe filled with who knows what, Tyson’s alpha side kicks in. No one was going to hurt the woman he loved.

Sam Clark suffered loss, and it changed him forever. The joy and love of life he’d always known was exchanged for grief and never-ending aguish. To numb the pain, he sought vengeance against the jurors who condemned his son to prison. The jurors didn’t show mercy to his son. He would show no mercy to them. Unlucky for him, Lizzy Adams was juror number four. Not only would he have a challenge taking her down, he’d have to get through Tyson first, her personal, kick-ass bodyguard.








About the Author

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Karen Tjebben lives in central North Carolina with her wonderful husband, twin daughters, and two hamsters. When her girls left for kindergarten, Karen discovered that she needed to fill her days with something, and that was the beginning of her new career in writing. She loves to create worlds filled with unique characters that she hopes will delight and raise goose bumps on her readers. In her free time, she enjoys traveling with her husband and seeing the world through her daughters' eyes.



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Tuesday, September 25, 2018

Virtual Book Tour: Silent All These Years by @TiffaniMassa #interview with the Author and a #giveaway
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Silent All These Years: A Novel

Mystery / Suspense

Date Published: September 13, 2018

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A broken daughter’s search for the truth unwinds a spiraling journey of panic, lust, and murder in this manipulative thriller from debut author T. A. Massa.

 

Melanie Stewart has just been left ten million dollars by a man she never knew. Should she accept the money? What if it means her mother, Marilyn, who died when she was only three years old, was murdered by the man who left it to her?

Melanie is trapped with crippling anxiety after the loss of her mother at a young age and the fatal stabbing of her fiancé on the night of their engagement.

When she discovers she has been written into the will of Roger Andrews, a name linked to the mysterious death of her mother, Melanie must trudge down a path of buried memories, reliving painful heartache, all while attempting to restart her life and trust a new admirer, Jake Andrews, Roger’s grandson.

Told from the alternating perspectives of Melanie’s investigation and Marilyn’s last weeks leading up to her death, the clues unravel one by one, leaving you guessing until the final climax. Who should Melanie trust? What happened to Marilyn all those years ago?

SILENT ALL THESE YEARS: A Novel is a Standalone Fiction Mystery Suspense Novel.


  Silent All These Years: A Novel



Interview


What is the hardest part of writing your books?
The hardest part for me is getting that first draft completed. Once I have an idea, I can visualize the finish product, but it takes me a while to complete the first draft. Getting from point A to point B changes a lot and I spend a lot of time thinking and reworking.


What songs are most played on your Ipod?
I am so bad at putting together playlists. I usually play whatever song is most popular on the radio.


Do you have critique partners or beta readers?
I have one beta reader that I really trust.


What book are you reading now?
I just finished Brene Brown’s the Gifts of Imperfection and I LOVED it.


How did you start your writing career?
I don’t know if I would call it a career, right now it’s more of a passionate hobby. I started by making the choice to write my novel and not stop until it was finished. It took me two years! Write a little everyday and you can eventually get there. Don’t give up!


Tell us about your next release.

My second novel is a standalone mystery suspense thriller. It is about a housewife mother who falls under the pressures of society and copes with too much alcohol. She meets a friend and the two take you on a journey that you are not expecting. 



About the Author

  Author T. A. Massa

Tiffani lives near Austin, TX with her husband, three kids, three dogs, and all her cats. She spends her days helping her husband with his company, running her kids around town, caring for the house, and trying to figure out what to make for dinner.

She is a lover of all stories.
She enjoys reading, writing, blogging, and going to the movies (especially on opening day!). Her background is in marketing and entrepreneurship and she is addicted to learning new things.
She manages a Lifestyle Blog at Pages & Lace covering books, movies, design, style trends, and her favorite products. Check it out today!
Her debut novel, Silent All These Years: A Novel, releases September 13, 2018. She has started her second novel with hopes of publishing in the Fall of 2019.

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Monday, September 24, 2018

Virtual Book Tour: The Artist and the Soldier by @angellepetta #interview #giveaway
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Historical Fiction
Date Published: May 1, 2018
Publisher: Warren Publishing

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Two young men come of age and fall in love, set against the backdrop of true events in World War II


It’s 1938. Bastian Fisher and Max Amsel meet at an American-Nazi camp, Siegfried. Neither have any idea what to do with their blooming, confusing feelings for one another. Before they can begin to understand, the pair is yanked apart and forced in opposite directions. 

Five years later, during the heart of World War II, Bastian’s American army platoon lands in Salerno, Italy. Max is in Nazi-occupied Rome where he has negotiated a plan to hire Jews on as ‘extras’ in a movie—an elaborate ruse to escape the Nazis. Brought together by circumstance and war, Bastian and Max find one another again in Rome.

Exploring the true stories of Camp Siegfried and the making of the film, La Porta del Cielo, The Artist and the Soldier is intense, fast moving, and sheds light on largely untouched stories in American and Italian history.



Interview

What is the hardest part of writing your books?

For me, the hardest part of writing a book is starting. Once I am in the flow of a novel I usually write pretty fast, but it takes a while to get into the world of the book in the beginning.  I also oscillate back and forth on the editing process.  Sometimes I really enjoy it and sometimes it just feels tedious, however it always also feels important and necessary as well.


What songs are most played on your Ipod?

When I write I often sit outside in my yard.  In that case I let the sounds of nature surround me.  If I write in public I will have my ear buds in and listen to music with no words with piano or violin.  When I am working during the day I like to listen to folk music like The Wallin’ Jennies and when I am driving I am partial to musical theater (as audio books!).


Do you have critique partners or beta readers?
Yes, I believe outside feedback in the writing process is of paramount importance. In the past my editing process has gone like this: 1) Finish the novel and put it aside for anywhere between a few weeks and months, 2) Reread it and make initial edits, 3) Give the book to 5-8 Alpha readers who read the whole thing and give feedback on arc, storytelling, holes they see, and what they think of the characters, 4) After I make the edits from the Alpha readers I will put the book through Beta readers, which usually come in the form of my writing group. During this phase we go chapter by chapter in the book and fine-tune the details and the writing.  My amazing writing group disbanded this past year so I may have to find a new process with my next book!

What book are you reading now?
So far this year I’ve read 64 books. My top picks thus far are: The Great Alone (Kristin Hannah), Between the World and Me (Ta-Nehisi Coates), Circling the Sun (Paula McLain), The Hate U Give (Angie Thomas), Beartown (Fredrik Backman), and Everything I Never Told You (Celeste Ng).


How did you start your writing career?
I started writing creatively around age 8 when I penned a children’s book called “Jacob the Dinosaur.”  I started my first novel at age 19 and it took me five years to finish it (through many, many edits).  Then I wrote two other books before I started “The Artist and the Solider.”  So though my first published book came out this May, I wrote three other novels before that were not published over a span of 15 years.  For any writer who is feeling like they are failing, keep trying.  Eventually it will happen.


Tell us about your next release.
I started working on my next novel at the start of the summer. Thus far the whole book is outlined and the first chapter is written.  The main themes are identity, mental illness, and the length we’ll go to protect the people we love.  It takes place in the early 60’s and has several strong female characters leading the story.








About the Author

Angelle holds an MA from Emerson College, and a master’s equivalency in Drama Therapy through the NADTA.  She is a registered drama therapist and a PhD student at Lesley University.  She works as a Drama Therapist at an Expressive Arts Center in Virginia called A Place To Be. She lives in Northern Virginia with her husband, two delightful dogs, and one fat cat.

  

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Thursday, September 20, 2018

Virtual Book Tour: Eden Chip by Scott Cramer @cramer_scott #scifi #giveaway #interview
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Science Fiction
Date Published: July 1, 2018

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Thanks to nanochips implanted in human brains, the world is at peace in 2055. But not everyone likes having their emotions controlled, or their religion suppressed.

Eighteen-year-old Raissa embarks upon a perilous mission to free the world, just days before the release of nanochip Version 7, which will broadcast every citizen's thoughts to the Collective.

The countdown has started, and Raissa must make choices that jeopardize the lives of billions, including the only boy she has ever loved.



Note: Some discussion of technology, some “techno-speak”; clean, no sex or swearing; some non-graphic violence, a tiny bit of graphic violence.



Interview

What is the hardest part of writing your books?


To have a vision of a story, some idea, some destination in mind, and then to embark on the journey into the unknown, realizing that you will go down many paths that lead to dead ends, realizing the task will be made more difficult by flare-ups of self-doubt and even boredom.

I found one book on the writing process that is very helpful: “The War of Art” by Steven Pressfield. Pressfield talks about writing like it’s any other job. Rain or shine, you sit down and do it for X hours a day. When you commit like that, which is not easy, the subconscious at some point stirs, and that’s when the journey becomes interesting.

What songs are most played on your Amazon Echo??

“When I Paint My Masterpiece.” The live version by The Band.

Do you have critique partners or beta readers?

I am the luckiest person in the world. I have online friends who review my first raw output of chapters (many times over). Somehow, they hang in there. Each individual offers a unique perspective, and I trust their opinions. Later on, I have more online friends who read the first draft. They, too, provide incredibly helpful feedback.

What book are you reading now?

I rarely read fiction because I find myself taking on the voice of another novelist. Non-fiction excites me for several reasons. In addition to learning about something new, I love the simple, straightforward sentences of journalism.

Two books I’m reading: Nothing to Envy, Real Lives in North Korea by Barbara Demick, and Dopesick: Dealers, Doctors, and the Drug Company that Addicted America by Beth Macy

How did you start your writing career?

I started writing haiku in college. Then longer poems. Out of college, I worked at jobs that gave me time to write poetry and short stories. I was working on an offshore drilling rig (2 weeks on, 2 weeks off), and the rig’s lights attracted thousands of migrating birds. I wrote about that for a magazine. I went on to write hundreds of magazine articles. Novels and screenplays came later.



I’m taking a third pass at a screenplay I first wrote ten years ago. PRESSURE DROP takes place on the New Hampshire seacoast. An annual surfing contest is held at ‘The Point,’ but only if the waves reach a certain size. A big storm is approaching. Joe, who surfs, is a high school senior who plans to study meteorology in college. His mom died of cancer two years earlier. She had always been a buffer between Joe and his father, Elio, a lobsterman. Elio cannot let go of his grief, and Joe refuses to face his. As the barometric pressure drops, a bigger storm brews between father and son.


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Scott Cramer has optioned two screenplays, written for national magazines, and authored four novels: EDEN CHIP and the TOUCAN TRILOGY (Night of the Purple Moon, Colony East & Generation M). Scott and his wife reside outside Lowell, Massachusetts.





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Wednesday, September 19, 2018

Virtual Book Tour: Pandemonium by Sean Farley @motorcitysean read an #interview with the #author and enter the #giveaway
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Dark fantasy/action adventure
Published Date: September 9, 2018

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 Jackson Armstrong is blessed with an extraordinary memory and a young son who loves him. He is also cursed with a compulsion to gamble that has cost him nearly everything. While chasing another big win, Jackson is killed in a car theft gone wrong and finds himself trapped in Pandemonium, a hellish, urban netherworld where demons rule over man.

Before long, Jackson begins having visions of a mysterious portal.  Convinced his visions are the key to escaping Pandemonium and returning home to his son, Jackson forms an unlikely alliance with Lilith, a mysterious demon who has an agenda all her own. As the two are relentlessly pursued by an evil older than time itself, they must navigate their way across a brutal, fantastical landscape and find the portal before it closes forever .

Pandemonium is a dark fantasy adventure that will take readers to the depths of a richly imagined hell unlike any they have experienced before.


Interview

What is the hardest part of writing your books?
I would say outlining. Structure is extremely important to me and getting it just right is a time consuming process that can take months or even years. If the outline is solid though, you can cling to it no matter what goes wrong, like a raft during a typhoon.

What songs are most played on your Ipod?
I wouldn’t say any specific song but the artists that show up with some frequency are Peter Gabriel, Tori Amos, Leonard Cohen, Counting Crows, Billie Myers and Tom Waits.

Do you have critique partners or beta readers?
I have an unusual process in that my novels are written in screenplay form first. I find writing it in screenplay form distills the story and the characters into its purest essence. Screenplays are structure so if once I have the screenplay tight, sixty percent of my work is already done. My beta readers read various drafts of that script and they are a combination of friends, producers, professional script readers, screenwriters and managers that I have gotten to know over the years.

What book are you reading now?
I am just about to start “The Center Cannot Hold” by Elyn Saks.

How did you start your writing career?
I started as a screenwriter and was actually admitted to the graduate programs at USC and AFI but couldn’t bear to leave Michigan. I stayed here and decided to write fiction instead.


It’s a character driven mystery thriller about a paranoid schizophrenic who is convinced he witnesses a kidnapping. When the police won’t believe him, he enlists his retired next door neighbor to help him investigate.

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Sean Farley is an author living in Detroit, Michigan. “Pandemonium” is his debut novel.  He attended Wayne State University where he received his master’s degree in English. He has also written for The Detroit News.




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Tuesday, September 18, 2018

Virtual Book Tour: Witch Dance by Lori Crane @LoriCraneHess #giveaway #historical #thriller #booktour
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Historical Thriller
Date Published: 9/15/18

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Just south of Tupelo, Mississippi on the Natchez Trace lies a place of mystery called Witch Dance.

When Thomas and Margaret Speedwell took their twins to Witch Dance for a weekend camping trip, they never imagined they would be pulled into a vortex of witchcraft, tragedy, and karma. One of the girls goes missing; the other won’t say what happened on the other side of the hill.

The tragedy pulls together a cast of characters from Margaret’s childhood and beyond – Choctaw and Chickasaw Indians, Toltec ancestors, the extinct Hopewell tribe.

With the help of a childhood friend, a concerned newspaper reporter, and visions by a strange old woman, a two-thousand-year-old mystery begins to unfold, uncovering missing children throughout generations. Who is taking them? Could it be the infamous witches of Witch Dance?


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BESTSELLING AND AWARD-WINNING AUTHOR LORI CRANE IS A WRITER OF HISTORICAL FICTION AND THE OCCASIONAL THRILLER. Her books have climbed to the Kindle Top 100 lists many times, including "Elly Hays" which debuted at #1 in Native American stories. She has also enjoyed a place among her peers in the Top 100 historical fiction authors on Amazon, climbing to #23. She is a professional musician by night - an indie author by day.





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Monday, September 10, 2018

Virtual Book Tour: Splotch by @kenhicksnyc #interview #giveaway #middlegrade
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Middle Reader Fantasy
Publisher: MuseItYA a division of MuseItUp Publishing.

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Alice’s parents refuse to let her have a dog, so when Alice sees a paint stain on the sidewalk that looks like a dog, she decides that she will make him a virtual pet. She calls him Splotch and downloads a picture of him to her computer. To her surprise, he escapes from the computer and begins to act as Alice’s self-appointed protector. Unfortunately, he sees most people as potential enemies of Alice, including her teacher and the school principal, and he is not shy about giving those various enemies a bite. When Splotch starts to attack Alice’s best friend, Alice knows there is a big problem. But how will she get Splotch to stop being a guard dog and go back into the computer?


Interview

What is the hardest part of writing your books?

We write mysteries and thrillers for adults, fantasies and time travel for tweens and young adults, and fantasies for middle readers. For this reason, setting the proper tone at the beginning of a book for its specific genre is both the most important part of our writing and the hardest because we want it to be just right.

What songs are most played on your Ipod?

Neither of us use an ipod. When we have the radio on at home, it is most often the classical music station. We are also partial to Joan Baez, Bob Dylan, and Joni Mitchell. Not necessarily in that order. They are all at the top of our lists.

Do you have critique partners or beta readers?

No, with a caveat. Since we write together, we are our own critique partners and beta readers. While we are writing, the pages go back and forth between us, critiqued and beta-read. In addition, we are very lucky that our daughter reads our novels in the early stages and gives us the benefit of her editing and critiques. She is priceless.

What book are you reading now?

Anne is a serial reader. Her present book is Cry The Beloved Country. She last read Howard’s End.

Ken is simultaneously reading Les Miserables, Abalom, Absalom, and Maigret is Afraid.

How did you start your writing career?

When Anne was at Bryn Mawr college and Ken was at Haverford, they wrote a book together for a course. It was called A Moon and a Tune and was put in a closet and has never emerged, except to a different closet whenever we moved. Still, it was a beginning, and we look back on it after 48 years with fondness.

Tell us about your next release.


Our next release will be a mystery/thriller for adults. It will be called Over My Dead Body and is the fourth in our Jane Larson Series. It involves a woman lawyer in New York City, who works hard for her clients and can’t seem to stay out of trouble for very long. The previously published Jane Larson Books are Weave A Murderous Web, Mind Me, Milady, and Praise Her, Praise Diana.

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Anne Rothman-Hicks is a graduate of Bryn Mawr College where, in 1969, at a college dance, she met a student from Haverford named Kenneth Hicks. They have been together pretty much ever since, getting married, having children, writing books, making art, and generally conspiring to live lives that are happy, creative, and good.

Anne and Ken’s most recent novels and stories are set in New York City, where they have lived for most of their married lives.

Their middle reader series, Alice and Friends, features Alice, a 10-year-old girl with a vivid imagination that gets her into and out of trouble. The titles are, STONE FACES, BROWNSTONE FACES, and SPLOTCH.

In Ken and Anne’s tween book, THINGS ARE NOT WHAT THEY SEEM, Jennifer and James find a pigeon in Central Park whose foot was caught in a bit of string attached to a fence. Only this pigeon was actually a man before he was turned into a pigeon over a hundred years earlier. Now he needs some help to be turned back into a man before a certain hawk captures and eats him instead.

A sequel, REMEMBERING THOMAS, has been published by MuseItUp Publishing in March of 2018.



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