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HOLD ME DOWN is out today!
Happy book birthday to Hold Me Down! I've waited so long for this book to be published, please help me celebrate. Share your pictures of HOLD ME DOWN in print or the ebook cover on Twitter, FB, or Instagram, and I'll reach out with some pub week treats! Thanks to the...
E-readers get a head start on HOLD ME DOWN
Hold Me Down comes out tomorrow. That means if you order an e-book it will appear in your e-reader of choice at midnight tonight! Want to get a head start on the book that Library Journal says "explores character motivations,"* ""perceptively illustrates the...
Tonight with Mystery Maven Sara DiVello
Tonight at 8 pm Eastern, I'll be celebrating HOLD ME DOWN Eve with Mystery and Thriller Maven Sara DiVello. She and I will be chatting mysteries, writing, and more – and taking your questions live! Sponsored by legendary mystery bookstore Murder By the Book, you can...
Tonight at Poisoned Pen!
Getting ready to chat with mystery maven and bookstore owner Barbara Peters at the famed Poisoned Pen bookstore tonight (virtually). Our event happens at 4 p.m. Arizona time – that's 7 p.m. for those of us on the East Coast. You can join in via the Poisoned Pen's...
Gumshoe Review loves “Incantation”!
"A fun addition to the series ... with some interesting twists that bode well for future books in the series." – Gumshoe Review Writing for mystery journal Gumshoe Review, Gayle Surrette gives an in-depth rave to AN INCANTATION OF CATS (Witch Cats of Cambridge #2)...
“Simon’s best book to date…”
"As much character study as mystery ... this is Simon's best book to date." Thank you so much, Book Blog of the Bristol Public Library! Click here to read the original review. Bookblog of the Bristol Library Reviews by the Reference Department of the Bristol Public...
Countdown to HOLD ME DOWN launch
Dear friends, You’ve been hearing me talk about this book for years now, and finally Hold Me Down* will be released next Tuesday, Oct. 19. Thanks to the pandemic, it doesn’t look like I’m going to have any in-person events. However, I’ve paired with three very cool...
The kitten on the cover …
When I heard that Book Riot had called Raquel V. Rayes' Mango, Mambo, and Murder "a vibrant, diverse, LGBTQ-inclusive cast," adding "Raquel Reyes's deft balance of sensitive topics and frothy intrigue make this a standout," I was intrigued. And then when I saw that...
“HOLD ME DOWN is terrific…”
Thanks to the ArtsFuse and David Daniel for this stellar in-depth review. Book Review: Rock and Roll Fantasy — Getting the Balance Right OCTOBER 11, 2021 LEAVE A COMMENT By David Daniel On many levels, Hold Me Down is terrific. Its power lies in the...
Details, details…
I blogged over on the Jungle Red Writers page today about the one little detail that broke Hold Me Down wide open. Here's the opening, but you've got to go to their page to read the rest (and you should because we're hosting a giveaway!) Thanks, Hank and the Reds, for...