I’ve been asked on numerous occasions about the inspiration behind my latest romantic suspense novel – Severed Threads. I suppose this comes from my interest in scuba diving and Asian antiques, which I’ve collected and sold for more than fifteen years. During my stint as an art gallery director, I traveled to China once a…
The story began as an idea for a short script that would explore a philosophical question about murder. However, it changed quite a bit over the past ten years as I’ve played with the outline trying to find the best way to tell the story. I tried sci-fi and fantasy settings, and mostly I had…
I write constantly, everyday. I don’t work off an outline or a rough draft. I sit down in front of the keyboard with a blank screen and I start tapping keys. At the end of the day I look up and no one is more surprised than me to learn of the plot twists and…
Name: Kelly Preston Name of Book: Real Dogs Don’t Whisper Guest Post for The Story Behind the Book: Purchase Your Copy of Real Dogs Don’t Whisper Hi, allow me to introduce myself; I am Kelly Preston, author of Real Dogs Don’t Whisper this is my first book and I am still surprised at myself that…
As with most of my stories, HEROES & LOVERS is based on actual incidents I investigated, supervised, or just knew a lot about and transplanted from New York to Prospect, Tennessee. In this case I composited three real-life incidents to construct one embellished piece of fiction. The sting operation to prosecute a crooked auto repairman…
In Iconic Spirits, I chronicle the untold tales of a dozen spirits that changed the world and forged the cocktail culture. Some are categories and others are specific brands, but they are all amazing stories—stories that are unknown to the average person. The inspiration came one day when I was thinking about Campari, about how…
Name: Dr. Barbara Becker Holstein Name of Book: Next Year in Jerusalem! Romance, Mystery & Spiritual Awakenings! Part 1 One warm, sunny summer’s day Susan and I were having lunch together in a lovely cafe. We laughed and chatted our way through tunafish sandwiches and iced coffee. As we covered just about all the subjects girlfriends cover-that…
Often science fiction plots involve extraterrestrials carrying out ruthless experiments on humans. I loved the idea of switching it up and stirring in some deadly consequences for those immoral enough to exploit a newly discovered, peaceful and intelligent life form. In Spectra, one man’s life crumbles as he struggles to stop the genocide of newly…
I had already written two books with some success. The first – “Crystal Meth Cowboys” – was optioned for a TV series. The second – “The Violin Player” – won the Mayhaven Award for Fiction. But I had no idea what to do next. My first two books were based on stuff I knew first…
Everyone I know was surprised that I’d written a book. English was a subject I never liked growing up. I was always a math and science girl, I’ve never considered myself creative, and my day job is a retail analyst. That’s miles away from being a romance writer. But I love to read. A Lot.…
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