Month: November 2012

Today’s first order of business: Congratulations to K.B. Owen, winner of the $20 Barnes & Noble Gift Card in my Cover Reveal Giveaway! I’ve already contacted K.B. by email – so congratulations on your prize! Also, huge thanks to everyone who stopped by and commented on Friday (and every other day…I love your comments!). I sincerely appreciate all the support and kindness surrounding the cover reveal. Thank you all!! And now, the Monday Blog Game. Today’s topic: Appreciating the Little Things With Thanksgiving almost upon us, it’s natural for our thoughts to turn to appreciation and gratitude. At this time

I’m proud to announce we’ve defeated the ninjas and brought the cover home! And so, with no further ado, the cover for my debut Shinobi Mystery novel, CLAWS OF THE CAT: When a samurai is brutally murdered in a Kyoto teahouse, master ninja Hiro Hattori has just three days to find the killer before the dead man’s vengeful son kills both the beautiful geisha accused of the crime and Father Mateo, the Jesuit priest that Hiro has pledged his own life to protect. The investigation plunges Hiro and Father Mateo into the dangerous waters of Kyoto’s floating world, where they

Please help me welcome Alan Eisenstock, author of RAIDERS! THE STORY OF THE GREATEST FAN FILM EVER MADE! (St. Martin’s Press/Thomas Dunne Books, November 13, 2012) Alan Eisenstock is the author of In Stitches (with Dr. Anthony Youn), Barack Like Me, (with David Alan Grier) Cancer on $5 a Day (with Robert Schimmel),  Just a Guy (with Bill Engvall), The Kindergarten Wars, The Holy Thief (with Rabbi Mark Borovitz,) Ten on Sunday, Sports Talk, and Inside the Meat Grinder.  RAIDERS! is his tenth book. “An amazing, one-of-a-kind book about a triumphant, one-of-a-kind film production.” — Booklist (starred review) RAIDERS! THE

Anyone who looks for my debut Shinobi Mystery novel, Claws of the Cat on Amazon, Goodreads, Barnes & Noble or elsewhere will find a preorder button … but no cover art. Clearly, the cover was stolen by rival ninjas seeking to keep Hiro out of the limelight. Fortunately, I’ve found some intrepid bloggers willing to help me retrieve the cover art for Claws of the Cat and restore it to its proper place. For the next three days, three fabulous blogs will each host a different piece of the cover – a clue to the picture within. Follow the clues

A Monday Blog Game guest post by Marci Jefferson Children really are a gift! Halloween is always fun and this year was no exception. Despite the cold, the rain, and the wind, we piled layers under their costumes, took their pictures, and hit the neighborhood. The socks and leggings under my poor daughter’s tights gave the appearance of elephant ankles, but she grinned ear to ear as she set out  as an American Girl Doll. My son, mostly concealed in a Headless Horseman costume, skipped down the side walk saying, “This…is so…exciting!!!!” Was it the promise of sugary goodness that

This week, the Monday Blog Game takes a look at Candy. I admit to a weakness for candy in all its various shapes and forms. When it comes to candy and stories, however, the one that stands out most in my mind doesn’t actually involve any candy at all. Read on and see why: When my son was two years old I took him to visit my father on weekends. Dad lived 20 minutes from us, with a big backyard where my son could run and play. Dad also loved Jack-in-the-Box cheeseburgers, so I usually picked up lunch on the