Phil Donlay's Aftershock makes waves

Aftershock, Phil Donlay's latest thriller, takes readers on a heart-stopping ride through erupting earthquakes, molten lava, and a high-stakes kidnapping with an impossible ransom.

Scientist Donovan Nash adventures outside his comfort zone to rescue close friend, Stephanie, who has been kidnapped in lawless Guatemala. To save Stephanie, Donovan must face an erupting volcano along with ghosts from his past. Only then can he conquer his demons and survive the aftershocks permeating his own life.

Recently, Aftershock was chosen as Killer Nashville's Book of the Day. Their review lauds Donlay's novel, which "pulls readers into a heated landscape that has us sweating from page one, and the thrilling suspense keeps us from ever cooling off." Donlay's characters are "intricate and fascinating, a rare treat for a thriller novel."

Visit Phil's website for more details.

Wonderful reviews for The Mercy of the Night

David Corbett's new mystery novel The Mercy of the Night has earned fantastic reviews since its April release. Erin Mitchell, blogger for Pop Culture Nerd, hails this psychological thriller as, "Interesting, scary, emotional, and perplexing." Read the full review at Pop Culture Nerd. 

The Mercy of the Night features Private Investigator Phelan Tierney, who prefers rehabilitating desperate young women over his day job. When one of his students, Jacqi Garza, runs away, he endeavors to rescue her from herself. Abducted by a child predator at a young age, Jacqi still bears the scars of her emotional torture. Both Phelan and Jacqi must face their fears, overcoming lies that have plagued them throughout their lives. 

The Mercy of the Night has also received a starred review from Booklist, praising Corbett's novel as, "Superlative hard-boiled crime fiction with a strong emotional center."

Check out David's website for more information. 

Interview With Mary On Book Country

The wonderful writing community, Book Country, asked me to answer a few questions for their authors on everything from manuscript advice to social media to self-publishing. Read the interview here.

Follow Mary on Twitter @Mary_C_Moore

Find her online marycmoore.com and kimberleycameron.com/mary-moore

And this photo, taken from my computer, because she thinks she's a cat, and I'm trying to work...

We Need Your Vote!

Amy Cloughley's author Allen Eskens' debut novel The Life We Bury is up for the Edgar and has received so many great reviews and award nominations. If you haven't picked up a copy, you should!

Real Simple is in the process of trying to choose its next book club book and Allen's book is a close second. We need your help to make Allen's book first choice.

Please visit the Real Simple website by clicking here. It's a simple scroll down to the voting check box to vote for The Life We Bury. As soon as you vote for Allen, you'll see the current results.

To read more about Allen and his book, visit his website by clicking  here.

Thank you for supporting our books!

Oceanview Publishing Giveaway

Oceanview Publishing is giving away 100 free copies of Joe Clifford's Lamentation (free shipping included within the Continental U.S.). Their only hope is that you'll promise to write a review on both Goodreads and Amazon.com.

To get the specifics on the giveaway, go to Joe's blog by clicking here.

Oceanview Publishing recently bought the second book in the Lamentation Series, THE DECEMBER BOYS, which Joe is more than half way finished with. As his agent, I'm looking forward to this next book in the series.

Joe is a master at crafting setting. Though Jay Porter's world is cold and stark in Lamentation, it's never without hope. The cold New Hampshire winter both hinders and helps Jay in this story of loyalty between brothers.

Be sure to request your free copy of Lamentation. No doubt THE DECEMBER BOYS is going to be equally as riveting as Jay Porter comes across a "kids for cash" scheme in his new job.

WHY WRITING MATTERS...

Here I am in the South of France, working and still being completely surprised by the strength of the written word... I read A WRINKLE IN TIME by Madeline L'Engle when I was a small girl. It was published in 1962 - it changed my life and brought my imagination to new heights, along with a love of the possibilities of science fiction, the future.  Now three new pages have been released, and reading them brought me right back in time - to what I loved about that book.  I especially appreciate the typos, obviously written on a typewriter.  It's still profound - and over many decades I am still brought right back again, into that story.  May you all write for the ages.

Herewith, is the link if you are interested:
https://s3.amazonaws.com/s3.documentcloud.org/documents/1881486/a-wrinkle-in-time-excerpt.pdf







Amy and Mary Will Be Taking Pitches At PNWA

If you're looking for a writers conference to attend, PNWA in Seattle is a great one. They offer four days packed with informational panels as well as two days of agent/editor pitching.

Both Amy and myself will be attending and taking pitches, so come say hello if you are there!

Amy Cloughley enjoys literary and upmarket fiction of all types in addition to commercial—including well-researched historical and well-told women's fiction. She also loves a page-turning mystery or suspense with sharp wit and unexpected twists and turns. She has a soft spot for distinctive, strong, contemporary characters set in small towns. Amy always looks for an unexpected story arc, a suitable pace, and a compelling protagonist. She is interested in narrative nonfiction when the plot and characters are immersed in a culture, lifestyle, discipline, or industry. She will also consider a travel or adventure memoir.

Mary C. Moore is primarily seeking adult fantasy and science fiction, historical, romance and literary with hints of magical realism or surrealism. She will also consider YA science fiction and fantasy.