I’ve been juggling the writing of the second book in the South Beach Security K-9 spinoff series (tentatively titled Escape the Everglades) with all kinds of Christmas prep. Shopping for gifts, decorating, and more and I thought I’d share some of the scenes of what’s been happening so far in this holiday season! I hope you enjoy! Also, please don’t forget that you can download the first book in series and pre-order the other two books at https://amzn.to/3BlccUz.
10 Interesting Miami Facts
I’ve been lucky to recently write romantic suspense books in Colorado, Idaho, and Washington, so you may wonder why I set my new series in Miami? Here are 10 interesting Miami facts that might give you a clue!
- 1. Miami is the only major city founded by a woman, Julia Tuttle.
2. Miami is one of the nation’s largest cities with over 6 million inhabitants.
3. The South Beach Art Deco area is the largest collection of Art Deco buildings.
4. Miami’s nickname is the “Magic City.”
5. Miami is the world’s cruise capital (maybe I’ll set a book on a boat?)
6. Miami is home to the largest Cuban community in the U.S. (The second largest is in Union City, NJ)
7. The first Burger King opened in Miami in 1954.
8. Coppertone sunscreen was created by Miami Beach resident Benjamin Green.
9. The telenovela Jane the Virgin is set in Miami (and guess who ghost wrote Snow Falling, the book written by Jane?)
10. I watched way too many Miami Vice episodes plus we had friends and family in Miami and visited regularly.
Does that make you want to check out my new South Beach Security series set in Miami? I hope so. The first book, Lost in Little Havana, is available at https://amzn.to/36KrDcR.
Exclusive Goodies for Newsletter Members
I’ve just finished packing up lots of free books and goodies for newsletter members. I love hearing from them and I hope they love hearing from me about what’s happening and my new releases. If you haven’t signed up for my newsletter, it’s not too late to get in on member news and specials! You can sign up at https://www.caridad.com/newsletter/.
So Many Books So Little Time
I know I’m like many of you who have a number of books on my TBR pile but I hope you’ll add my new romantic suspense Lost in Little Havana to your pile! You can check out Lost in Little Havana at https://amzn.to/3FT144d! Also, don’t forget my giveaway for a chance to win a $15 gift card and set of custom book cover pins. You can enter on my Facebook Fan Page at http://bit.ly/3WKxx2O or leave a comment on any of this week’s posts!
Happy Day of the Dead
The Mexican holiday of Dias de los Muertos is a mix of Mesoamerican, European, and Spanish cultures and religions. According to History.com, the tradition is that “the gates of heaven are opened at midnight on October 31 and the spirits of children can rejoin their families for 24 hours. The spirits of adults can do the same on November 2.” On the Day of the Dead, families will visit the graves of their deceased family members to leave gifts or set up altars in their homes where they can make offerings to help their deceased relatives reach their final resting places.
Our fears and interest in death are understandable. It’s the one thing we can’t control and really don’t know all that much about. Is it any surprise that in multiple cultures we see the existence of the undead or immortal beings who have somehow cheated death? It was one of the fun things for me to investigate when I wrote The Calling is Reborn vampire novel series. There were just so many types of vampires in other cultures. In the Americas, we have the chupacabra and I had a blast incorporating my version of a chupacabra in Devotion Calls. In that story, a police detective has to help protect a women’s shelter from a mysterious attacker. What he doesn’t know is that she’s a vampire and the attacker is a sewer-dwelling creature that I modelled after a chupacabra. You can find out more about Devotion Calls at http://bit.ly/DevotionCalls.
Absolutely Fun Halloween Mash!
Join me and dozens of your favorite authors at the 2022 Halloween Mash at Writerspace on Thursday, October 27th from 11a-8p ET on the Writerspace Facebook page for your chance to win one of 2 Kindle Fires, signed books, gift cards, and more. We will be dropping in to chat on Facebook all day (on the posts we put up and on Facebook live at 3p and 6p ET) at the Writerspace Facebook page. Please take a moment to check out all the prizes that are available and to register for the event at https://www.writerspace.com/big-event/big-event-registration/! You must be registered to win. I’ll be giving away a $25 Gift Card and copy of Decoy Training to one lucky winner!
Congratulations to my fellow K-9s on Patrol Authors
Congrats to all my fellow K-9s on Patrol authors! I was so excited to be able to join Elizabeth Heiter, Maggie Wells, Cindi Myers, Leslie Marshman, and Lena Diaz in this ensemble series from Harlequin Intrigue. Each of the stories is standalone but you’ll get to see all of the characters in each of the K-9 tales. My book Decoy Training was the first book in the ensemble and the last book — Police Dog Procedural by Lena Diaz — will be out on October 25. You can pre-order your copy of Lena’s book now! I hope you will take a moment to check out this amazing collection of standalone books each has an uplifting ending. I loved giving even my dogs Chipper and Decoy a happily ever after. You can find out more about the K-9s on Patrol at https://amzn.to/3gj1kyO.
