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Consumer Tip No. 59: No Pandemic Pause
In honor of my Caught Dead in Wyoming mystery series, my assistant Kay Coyte is writing for my newsletter and blog a series of consumer tips inspired by TV reporter Elizabeth Danniher. *** In the never-ending effort to combat scams and consumer fraud, two recent...

Things I call my dog
Recently, a question came up about how my dog got the name Kalli. She’s named after a character in my book Rodeo Nights. My previous rescue collie was named after the hero in the book, so it seemed fitting to name her after the heroine. On the other hand, I refuse to...

I Toad You I’m Glamourous
Toad poop. Yes, I said toad poop. I don’t know that I’ve ever encountered toad poop before. Years ago, I had a toad that got into my kitchen in my townhouse in Charlotte, N.C. A toad that the dog I had then, the adventurous Kirby (a k a TurboKirbo) desperately...

Consumer Tip No. 58: You’ve Got (Suspicious) Mail
In honor of my Caught Dead in Wyoming mystery series, my assistant Kay Coyte is writing for my newsletter and blog a series of consumer tips inspired by TV reporter Elizabeth Danniher. *** As I was working on this column, focusing on warnings and advice about bad...

Consumer Tips: No Purchase Necessary
In honor of my Caught Dead in Wyoming mystery series, my assistant Kay Coyte is writing for my newsletter and blog a series of consumer tips inspired by TV reporter Elizabeth Danniher. I haven't seen much Publishers Clearing House junk mail these days – maybe a new...

Consumer Tips: High-Class Con
In honor of my Caught Dead in Wyoming mystery series, my assistant Kay Coyte is writing for my newsletter and blog a series of consumer tips inspired by TV reporter Elizabeth Danniher. *** This con artist may be a fan of mystery and thriller authors, but he (she?)...

PSA: Learn From Kalli’s Antibiotic Neurotoxicity
Kalli’s had a situation that I want to make you aware of in hopes that you can spread the word, so no other dog has to go through what she’s been through … with more to come. The bottom line is that if any of your animals — or people — are prescribed an antibiotic...

Consumer Tip: The SIM Scams
In honor of my Caught Dead in Wyoming mystery series, my assistant Kay Coyte is writing for my newsletter and blog a series of consumer tips inspired by TV reporter Elizabeth Danniher. We live on our cell phones these days, with text messaging, photo snapping, bill...

Sherman, We Have a Problem
We had a small setback in our goal of uniting the Caught Dead in Wyoming audiobook series under our new narrator, Betsy Moore. Several of the final words in Sign Off's early chapters were clipped, or in one case, a sentence was dropped. We have uploaded the corrected...

Books2Read’s Kevin Tumlinson interview at Authors Love Readers
Authors Love Readers, a podcast hosted by USA Today bestselling author Patricia McLinn, is a series of conversations between authors about how and why they create stories. Patricia is the chief question-asker, but she welcomes ideas from readers. Feel free to leave...
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