Freaking Out About Christmas Shopping

I don’t know about you, but I feel as if I don’t have enough time to finish all my Christmas shopping for presents and all the food we’ll be having on Christmas Eve. I’ve made my list, I’ve checked it multiple times and I still feel as if I’m forgetting something. I think a big part of the reason why I’m feeling so freaked out is because Thanksgiving was so late this year and so December seemed to rush at me. Plus, I have a new release on December 24th. Yes, a release on Christmas Eve. I’ll be busy cooking with my daughter all day and getting ready for our guests, but I will celebrate that day with you, both the coming of our Lord as well as the arrival of DANGER IN DADE. Pre-order it today at https://amzn.to/4dt8sk3. Grab your copy of KILLER IN THE KENNEL too if you don’t already have it! How do you feel about your Christmas shopping? Did you finish before Thanksgiving or are you still trying to find things for the people on your list?

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Happy Fall Things to Do

I can’t believe tomorrow is the meteorological first day of winter! OMG, how did that happen? I was just thinking of all the fall things I want to do! The year is flying by but just in case you have a little free time, here are some fun fall things you can do. P.S. Don’t forget that KILLER IN THE KENNEL hit the shelves this week and if KILLER IN THE KENNEL has arrived, that means it’s just a little over a month until DANGER IN DADE (and Christmas Eve)! Grab your copies today at https://amzn.to/4dt8sk3.

Comfy Fall Vibes

If you can’t make it to today’s workshop at the Ocean County Library, I hope that you’re able to curl up under a comfy blanket, pick up a good book, and read. It’s what I love doing during chilly fall days when I’m not out sneaking in a stroll along the boardwalk. I know I have only a little time left before it’s too cold to do that and I’m hunkering down against the sharp winds that hit our part of the Jersey Shore. Wishing you all a happy Saturday! P.S. Only 31 more days until the release of KILLER IN THE KENNEL! WOW! Time is flying by fast. Preorder your copy today at https://amzn.to/4f3guBN.

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Serene Saturday Vibes

Every night after dinner, weather permitting, my hubby and I stroll down to the boardwalk to see the ocean’s mood. Whether gray and stormy or bright and calm, I love seeing what’s happening. The other day it was just so beautiful and serene that I had to take a picture. The moon was bright even though it was dusk, the ocean was relatively smooth, and the sky was that lovely mix of pink and orange. I’ll leave you with that photo for some lovely Saturday vibes! P.S. If you love some Jersey Shore vibes, check out ONE SUMMER NIGHT, specially priced at 99 cents. Grab your copy today at https://amzn.to/48a7GHH.

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Visit with us today in Belmar!

So excited about today’s Belmar Beach Reader’s Book Fair! Come and visit with my daughter and me at the Taylor Pavillion on Ocean Avenue from 1:00 to 5:00 pm. Enjoy a stroll along Belmar’s lovely boardwalk and then pop into the pavillion to meet us, learn more about our books, and maybe pick up some autographed copies. We’ll be joined by close to 30 other authors including my friends Linda Parisi and Stacey Wilk! I hope you can make it!

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An Axolotl for Axel

Axolotl are apparently a big thing now with kids. So much so that when one of our great nieces and nephews heard my daughter was going to name her baby Axel, they thought it was after the cute little axolotl salamander. We did a trip to the local aquarium the other day and what did they have but a cute pink axolotl in one of their tanks. They also had a plush toy in the gift shop and I had to buy it for Axel. The kids loved the idea that Axel would have an axolotl. P.S. I have no books with an axolotl. The closest thing I have is a serpenty demi-goddess demon terrorizing archeologists in Aztec Gold. LOL. Pick up your copy today at https://amzn.to/3TcDuFt.

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Exciting New Releases and WIPs

I’m busy working on the second book in the Crooked Pass Security romantic suspense series, tentatively titled DEADLY IN DENVER. The first book in the series, CLIFFSIDE KIDNAPPING, will be out in June 2025 and DEADLY will be out in July 2025. I’m so excited about this series which visits with the characters from COLD CASE REOPENING. I love seeing what’s happened with Rhea and Jackson and hope you will also! But don’t worry that you have to wait that long for another book from me. KILLER IN THE KENNEL and DANGER IN DADE, the next books in the South Beach Security K-9 series will be out in November and December of 2024. You can pre-order your copies or pick up the first two books in the series at https://amzn.to/4dp2t0A.

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