In Conversation with Terry Shepherd

C.B. Wilson created Barkview, California, hailed as the most dog-friendly city in America. Kat is back with a new breed. Book seven in her Barkview Mystery series, Dachshund To Death launches today. Cheryl joins us to discuss the series, her fans and the real reason she writes about dogs.

James L’Etoile introduces Detective Emily Hunter and her partner, Javier Medina in FACE OF GREED. When a prominent Sacramento businessman is killed and his wife injured in a brutal home invasion, at first glance, it seems like a crime of opportunity gone horribly wrong, but Emily soon finds there might be more to both the crime and the dead man.

Gail Meath discusses the art of the Cozy Mystery and her latest Jax Diamond delight, KILLJOY. The suspicious death of a chorus girl sends PI Jax Diamond and his courageous partner, Ace, to the oldest theater on Broadway where he stumbles upon one bizarre clue after another. Can Ace and his new gal pal Lilith solve this spooky puzzle and stop the killing spree?

Heather Daughrity & Joshua Loyd Fox have put together a fascinating ghost story anthology, where 23 authors contribute short stories that take place in the same house. We celebrate launch day and learn more about House of Haunts

Susan McCormick is an award-winning author and doctor who lives in Seattle. She writes THE FOG LADIES series, about a group of well seasoned women who support each other as they fall into one adventure after another. Her newest book is The Fog Ladies: Date with Death, a Cozy Mystery as we call them in the trade, set in San Francisco, finds our heroines involved in a senior dating group, where romantic intrigue soon turns to murder. It’s a five-star hit, available wherever cool books are sold.

It’s launch day for one of the most anticipated books of the year. Stephen G. Eoannou, who gave us the addicting thriller, Rook has imagined the Buffalo, NY incarnation of the legendary Fran Striker, the man who would create the iconic Lone Ranger on Detroit’s WXYZ.

Mary Elizabeth Jackson was told she might never have children. She gave birth to three of them, two who came into the world with special needs. Inspired to advocacy, she wrote PERFECTLY ME, a book about acceptance and self-esteem with music by Thornton Cline. It’s now available through Norm’s Triad Publications on Amazon. We talk about the joys and challenges of parenthood with unexpected dimensions.

Sometimes when you tell a tale you may think you’re done with it, but it’s not done with you. Rob McKean’s short fiction piece grew into MENDING WHAT IS BROKEN. We learn the backstory about how a short story became an engrossing book.

Danielle Girard debuts UP CLOSE, book three in the Badlands series. We discuss the muse, writing romance and the evolution of her storytelling over two decades of writing. We also discuss commonalities she has discovered from her guests as the host of her own podcast.