Category: Caridad’s News!

She approached slowly, heart racing in anticipation. Bending, she stroked a hand across the smooth, tanned surface. It was slightly damp from the misty spring day. Hand trembling, she inched it beneath the edge and encountered the hard, smooth surface. Slick beneath her fingers. As she parted the edges even more, she let out a surprised gasp. They were pretty. So so pretty! LOL! It’s unboxing time and it never gets old! CLIFFSIDE KIDNAPPING is the first book in the Crooked Pass Security series and it hits shelves on July 1 but you can pre-order your copy today at https://amzn.to/3FSuTUR.

It’s been warm enough in the garden to do some clean-up and also plant some flowers and vegetables that can tolerate a little chill. It’s also time to think about pulling a sun-ripened tomato off the vine but to do that I need tomato plants to plant in early May. So I’ve gotten my seedlings going in the garage. Not my usual place and I’m hoping it’s warm enough but with the grandbaby, I can’t have my normal set-up. I’m also trying something new this year: cold-weather crops. I’ve got two different lettuces planted as well as some brussel sprouts. Hoping to get a crop out of them by mid-May when I put in the summer vegetables. P.S. It may be too early to put in the summer veggies but it’s not too early to pre-order your copy of CLIFFSIDE KIDNAPPING, #1 in the upcoming CROOKED PASS SECURITY series. Grab your copy today at https://amzn.to/4iNHoQa.

Happy Book Birthday to my fellow Harlequin Intrigue authors! I can’t wait to read all these fabulous books and you can enjoy them today too! Grab them today at https://amzn.to/4l3ApnG or you can get 30% off at Harlequin.com if you buy 4 books or more. Just use the code SPRINGSALE. Do you know you can get the books shipped to you with the Harlequin subscription service? You get them at a discount, a free welcome gift and you can cancel or change how many books you receive at any time! Check it out at https://bit.ly/HarlequinSubscribe.

For all the dog lovers out there, Happy National Puppy Day! I love dogs and have loved writing the South Beach Security K-9 Division series. You’ll see more puppers in the upcoming Crooked Pass Security series, including loveable K-9 reject Corgi Delilah. But even though I love dogs, I don’t have one. A dog just wouldn’t fit in with my lifestyle but I love visiting with my sister’s dog and my grandpup Lily. What about you? Do you love dogs? P.S. If you haven’t read the K-9 series yet, grab your copies today at https://amzn.to/4hzMTQT. You can also pre-order Delilah’s story, CLIFFSIDE KIDNAPPING, at https://amzn.to/4c25xQo.

Happy First Day of Spring! It’s a day I’ve been waiting for since the first day of winter because I just love the spring and summer months. We’ve already been able to take some strolls along the boardwalk with the baby and I’m looking forward to taking him to the beach and playgrounds and spending time with me in the garden! Spring truly is a time of new beginnings. P.S. If you love audiobooks, the first two books in the South Beach Security K-9 series are now only 99 cents with an Audible membership! Grab your audiobooks today at https://amzn.to/4hiv2he.

I’ve got a busy spring starting with the fabulous Liberty States Fiction Writers Conference book fair. Join 30 authors from 4:00 to 6:00 pm at the Hilton Garden Inn in Hamilton, NJ. The book fair is open to the general public! I’ll also be close to home at the Belmar Book Readers Book Fair at the Taylor Pavillion on April 26th. May starts off with the wonderful Day of Wine and Romance and More! Always a fun few days at the Brook Hollow Winery! Then it’s road trip time to Las Vegas for the Book Lovers Convention and Virginia Beach for a little Lust in the City Takes on the East Coast. I hope you can visit with me at some of those events. P.S. Newsletter giveaway prizes have gone out to my VIP Newsletter winners. I’ll be sending a newsletter out soon with another giveaway so sign up soon for my newsletter at https://bit.ly/CaridadsNewsletter.

Upcoming Book Events

Liberty States Fiction Writers
14th Annual Conference Book Signing
April 5, 2025
4:00-6:00 pm
Hilton Garden Inn, Hamilton, NJ
For more info, please visit https://www.libertystatesfictionwriters.com/conference/conferencebookfair/.

Belmar Beach Readers Book Fair
April 26, 2025
12 – 4 pm.
Taylor Pavilion
500 Ocean Ave.
Belmar, NJ 07719

A Day or Two of Wine, Romance, and MORE!
May 3rd & 4th, 2025
Brook Hollow Winery
Columbia, NJ
For more information, please visit https://www.adayofwineromanceandmore.com/.

Book Lovers Convention
May 15-17, 2024
Paris Las Vegas Hotel
Las Vegas, NV
For more information, please visit https://bookloverscon.com/las-vegas-2025

Lust in the City Takes on the East Coast
May 30-31, 2025
Wyndham Oceanfront Hotel and Banquet Center
Virginia Beach, VA
For more info, please visit https://www.facebook.com/groups/5435903963200783/.

Happy St. Patrick’s Day! My sister always reminds me we should celebrate since her DNA test said we were almost 20% Irish. They probably should say 20% Celtic since our grandparents came from the northern province of Spain which is a Celtic nation. I made our corned beef and cabbage yesterday since I have the grandbaby today which means sandwiches tonight. How about you? Any Irish in your family? Are you celebrating today? P.S. If you’re interested in a book with an Irish heroine, check out COLD CASE REOPENED where twin Rhea Reilly is convinced her twin sister is still alive. You’ll see more of Rhea in CLIFFSIDE KIDNAPPING, #1 in the Crooked Pass Security series. Grab your copy of COLD CASE REOPENED today at https://amzn.to/3FwkxKd. You can pre-order CLIFFSIDE KIDNAPPING at https://amzn.to/4ib334q.