Rebecca's Write Inspirations

"Ian Bull's books are action-packed thrillers that start in California and then go careening around the globe. Ian Bull is the pen name of Donald Ian Bull, and he brings twenty-five years in Hollywood and a lifetime in California to his writing. He is the author of THE QUINTANA ADVENTURES, a series featuring the exploits of Army reconnaissance photographer Steven Quintana and movie star Julia Travers, and their rocky relationship. THE PICTURE KILLS is the first book, and SIX PASSENGERS, FIVE PARACHUTES is the sequel. THE DANGER GAME is the third book in the series. He is also the author of THE CALIFORNIA NOIR series, which are noir romances set in different cities and different decades in California. The first book, LIARS IN LOVE, is a romantic crime caper set in 1980s San Francisco. FACING REALITY is a noir romance about a filmmaker in Los Angeles in the year 2000 who learns the hard truth about making it in Hollywood. The third book in the series, MURDER AT TOURMALINE, set i...

This week I'm taking a peek into the life and works of Author Irina Shapiro. A writer who takes on her own twist to murder mysteries and private investigation. She gives us a new duo to love. Here's a brief glance into her world: "I was born in Moscow, Russia during the hight of Communism and "enjoyed" the life of an average Russian child until my family's immigration to the United States in 1982. We settled in Brooklyn, NY where I finished school and then graduated from Bernard M. Baruch College in New York City with a degree in International Business. Despite my business degree, history and travel have always been my passions and I have tried to incorporate my knowledge and experiences into my stories. I currently live in New Jersey with my husband and two children." ~ Goodreads "Irina Shapiro will be first in line if recreational time travel ever becomes a reality, but for now, she must rely on flights of imagination, traveling through time and s...