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Her New Kentucky Home
Sheila Mackey’s plan for a new life is going great. She’s bought a house in northern Kentucky and adopted rescue collie Gracie. They’re spending a lot of time at the Torrid Avenue dog park and making new friends … until Gracie finds a body in Death on Torrid Ave. Sheila untangles the secrets behind the murder, but her own secrets might be at risk from Teague O’Donnell, the new guy at the dog park. After a transatlantic cruise introduction, this Book 2 of my new Secret Sleuth cozy mystery series lands our heroine back on solid ground in the Midwest area where she grew up and continues to face a crossroads in her writing career.
Workshop to Page
Are you a writer? A writer who doesn’t write “right”? Or do you have a friend who is? Then Survival Kit for Writers Who Don’t Write Right is for you to get or give.
Support, hard-won wisdom, and nitty-gritty tools and tips pack this short book, inspired by workshops I have given. It’s now available as an ebook at the major retailers for $2.99 or at my ebookstore for only 99 cents. And coming soon in print!
.A New Direction
Death on the Diversion is Book 1 of my new Secret Sleuth cozy mystery series, inspired by my transatlantic cruise in 2017. Sheila Mackey is a young, aspiring writer who has been the secret public face of her great-aunt’s bestselling books. She has joined her great-aunt on a cruise aboard the Diversion as a transition into a new chapter in her life. When a passenger turns up dead, Sheila realizes she knows a whole lot more about the interactions of the victim and the suspects than the ship’s officials do.
Look for a print edition of Death on the Diversion coming this spring.
Wedding Series Big Bundle
The seven romances of The Wedding Series are now available in an ebook boxed set called The Wedding Series: The Complete Series, out now at Apple Books, Barnes & Noble and Kobo. The bundle is not available on Amazon, but don’t worry, Kindle readers. You can get mobi format versions of The Complete Series directly at Patricia’s eBookstore here. The series starts with three stories of Chicago-area college friends embarking on the greatest education of all — falling in love. Book 4 takes readers to Wyoming with a runaway bride and Book 5 introduces a king in search of a long-lost granddaughter and a reluctant princess in Washington, D.C. In Books 6 and 7, royal matchmaking roils a small-town Wisconsin college basketball community and upends a Wyoming rancher who finds he may be destined for a crown instead of cowboy hat.
Be a Podcast Patron
Producing my Authors Love Readers podcast costs money, so I’ve set up a page on Patreon in hopes of support for hosting and recording expenses. Fifty dollars a month will cover recording and storage costs that will help continue this weekly conversation between authors about how and why they create the stories you love.
Proof in Print
Proof of Innocence is now available in paperback at Amazon and Barnes & Noble. This murder mystery/romantic suspense hybrid is set in Virginia’s Blue Ridge Mountains. Its prequel, Price of Innocence (fall 2019) will move the action more to the fictional Fairlington County of northern Virginia across the river from Washington, D.C. Price of Innocence is available for pre-order now exclusively at Apple Books.
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Consumer Tip: Be Afraid of These Ghosts
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. - - - - Does the mention of IRS send shivers down your spine? Tax season is never...
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