Shinobi News: July 19, 2014 – Signings and Giveaways!

Blade of the Samurai released this week — and I’m so excited to share it with readers! BLADE OF THE SAMURAI GIVEAWAYS! If you’d like a chance to win a FREE copy of the novel, there’s still time to enter these Blade of the Samurai giveaways! So Many Precious Books, So Little Time (contest ends July 23!)  Reading Reality (contest ends July 25!) We’ve got more giveaways coming up in the next few weeks, so check back here, and on Facebook, for all the details! BLADE OF THE SAMURAI SIGNINGS! If you’re in the Orange County area, I hope you’ll join me today

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Fifteen Pages of Fame: Kazu’s Day in the Sun

I love writing a mystery series because it lets me return, again and again, to the worlds and characters I love. I love reading series, too, for the very same reasons. Like most readers, I can’t wait for another “ride along” with my favorite sleuths, from Richard Castle to Sherlock Holmes … and, of course, my own ninja detective, Hiro Hattori.  But fictitious worlds don’t revolve around a single person any more than the real world does, and series fiction also gives me (and everyone else!) the chance to learn more about the other characters who populate those worlds.  In

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