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Come Explore Beech Mountain, the Setting in Crossroads Suspense
Each book in my Crossroads Suspense series takes my lead characters to at least two settings, one of which is Beech Mountain, North Carolina. This location is close to my heart, as my now-husband taught me to ski there and proposed at a nearby vista called Wiseman’s View. This setting remains one of our favorite family travel spots. Let me share some pictures so you’ll understand why I love this location—in real life and fiction. Beautiful Mountain Vistas How can you not fall in love with views like these? I suppose it helps that my husband’s and my own romance (from dating to engaged to now married) involved trips here.…
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Happy Release Day to Watch Your Back, Crossroads Suspense, Book 3
I have run only one half-marathon in my life, and today feels a bit like reaching the finish line. After months of training and more miles run than I care to count, I ran those 13.1 miles and crossed the finish line with a smile on my face. Writing and preparing to release Watch Your Back has felt like a marathon. My son was only a year old when my manuscript deadline for my publisher, Mountain Brook Ink, arrived, and he skipped more naps and got sick more often than I’d imagined possible. I honestly didn’t know if I’d make that deadline, but I did, thanks to my supportive husband…
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We Love Our Readers Giveaway Share
Readers, I am incredibly grateful for your support throughout the year, especially as I prepare for the release of Watch Your Back. With Valentine’s Day right around the corner, I wanted to do something special. I have partnered with Celebrate Lit in their giveaway called We Love Our Readers. You can win a $50 Amazon gift card and over 25 e-books, including a copy of Take My Hand, book one in my Crossroads Suspense series. Click here to enter: http://www.rafflecopter.com/rafl/display/00adcf5492/? This giveaway is going on through Feb 16. Happy reading! ~ Kristen
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Cover Reveal for Watch Your Back, Crossroads Suspense Book 3 with Mountain Brook Ink
Happy New Year! I’m so excited to kick off the new year with a new book cover. My publisher Mountain Brook Ink let me share my vision with the designer, and Lynnette Bonner nailed it. I hope you like the cover as much as I do. Learn about the story. You can’t watch your own back. Private Investigator Avery Reynolds leads the charge to expose Tampa’s supposedly “extinct” mob. The crime boss responsible for her foster brother’s death is within her grasp—until she hits a wall in the form of Ethan Bridger, a Coast Guard veteran who unknowingly derails her sting operation. When the elusive “Big Eddie” comes out of…
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Merry Christmas Readers Giveaway Share
Merry (almost) Christmas! I enjoy participating in this annual giveaway share, because it’s a chance to say “Merry Christmas” and “Thank you” to you, dear readers, with lots of wonderful books and an Amazon gift card. I’m including a Kindle copy of my wintry suspense novel, Take My Hand, along with these others titles. The giveaway runs through December 22. To enter, follow this link: http://www.rafflecopter.com/rafl/display/00adcf5435/? Wishing you and yours a blessed Christmas! ~ Kristen
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Thankful for Our Readers Giveaway Share
Thanksgiving is just around the corner. What are you thankful for? I’m thankful for many things but am especially thankful I can celebrate with family. We had a scare recently when my sweet mother-in-law was in a serious car accident, and I’m so grateful she is recovering. On a lighter note, I am also thankful for you, my readers! You recently helped me reach 200 reviews on Amazon for Take My Hand. Wow! Thank you so much! I’m celebrating this milestone by including an e-book copy of Take My Hand into this giveaway share through Celebrate Lit. You can enter to win 35+ e-books (including mine and Emma’s Hero by…
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September Brings So Much Suspense
Have you been following along with me at the Suspense Sisters? If not, I invite you to join! We’ve had a packed lineup of inspirational suspense the last few weeks, and we have some exciting ones coming this month. Today, Suspense Sister Nancy Mehl interviews the fabulous Tosca Lee about her best-selling novel, Demon. You won’t want to miss this interview, which includes several giveaway opportunities for Demon and Tosca’s book Havah: A Story of Eve. Join the conversation and enter the giveaway here. Next week, I’m interviewing DiAnn Mills about her new release, Lethal Standoff. To meet DiAnn is to love her, and I always enjoy her unique story…
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A Garden of Books Multi-Author Giveaway
Hello, Readers! Nothing is prettier than a garden of flowers . . . except maybe a garden of books! Who doesn’t love row after row of books on a shelf? With this in mind, I have partnered with Celebrate Lit for a giveaway just for you to build up your own “garden” of books! Here is your chance to win over 45 books, including my latest novel, Hold Your Breath, or a $500 Amazon gift card to buy a ton of books for yourself in Celebrate Lit’s Garden of Books giveaway. Click here to enter: https://promosimple.com/ps/2a1d3/2024-a-garden-of-books The giveaway is going on now through May 19. Happy “gardening” of the bookish kind! Kristen
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We Love Our Readers Multi-Author Giveaway
Hello, Readers! Valentine’s Day is almost here, and I wanted to take a moment to tell all my readers how grateful I am for your love and support. In light of this, I have partnered with Celebrate Lit for a giveaway just for you. Here is your chance to win 45 books, including a Kindle copy of Hold Your Breath, or a $500 Amazon card to buy a ton of books for yourself in Celebrate Lit’s We Love Our Readers Giveaway. Click here to enter: https://promosimple.com/ps/28cdb/2024-we-love-our-readers-multi-author The giveaway is going on now through February 18. Happy reading! Kristen
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Merry Christmas Readers Multi-Author Giveaway
Hello, Readers! Merry Christmas! I am so thankful for your support this year, especially as I launched a new book, and wanted to do something special for you for Christmas. I have partnered with Celebrate Lit Publicity and several other authors to put a giveaway together just for you this Christmas season! Here is your chance to win 40+ books or a $500 Amazon card to buy a ton of books for yourself in Celebrate Lit’s Merry Christmas Giveaway. Included in the giveaway is a Kindle copy of Take My Hand, book one in my Crossroads Suspense series. The wintry cover is a perfect fit for a Christmas giveaway. Click here to enter: https://promosimple.com/ps/27ff1/2023-merry-christmas-readers The giveaway…
