Rebecca's Write Inspirations

Meet Author K. (Kenya) Lumpkin: "K. Lumpkin began writing and illustrating books at the age of 4. Currently, she is a wife and mother of two adolescents who make the simplest things in life exciting. K. Lumpkin and her family have lived in Latin America and various states in the U.S. When not homeschooling and learning with as well as from her teens and when a breath can be caught, she enjoys the pleasures of her early years — writing, reading, dancing and painting. River (previously titled Fire Clouds ) and Beauty (previously titled Beauty for Ashes ) are the next installments in the series of the novel you currently hold in your hands. K. Lumpkin is also the author of Nothing in Time Separating ." ~ Goodreads "Love is stronger than death." Kyana could have never imagined loving anyone as much as she loves David. Beautiful. Strange description for a man but everything about him is beautiful. "Its jealousy as unyielding as the grave." Olivia Moore, David

Meet Author Lucy Foley: "Lucy Foley studied English Literature at Durham and UCL universities and worked for several years as a fiction editor in the publishing industry, before leaving to write full-time. The Hunting Party is her debut crime novel, inspired by a particularly remote spot in Scotland that fired her imagination. Lucy is also the author of three historical novels, which have been translated into sixteen languages." ~ Amazon Follow her on: Twitter: @lucyfoleytweets Instagram: @lucy_foley_author Facebook.com/lucyfoleyauthor A REESE'S BOOK CLUB PICK THE NEW YORK TIMES BESTSELLER ONE OF THE NEW YORK TIMES BEST THRILLERS OF 2020 “I loved this book. It gave me the same waves of happiness I get from curling up with a classic Christie...The alternating points of view keep you guessing, and guessing wrong.” — Alex Michaelides, #1 New York Times bestselling author of The Silent Patient "Evok[es] the great Agatha Christie classics…Pay close attention to seemingly

Meet Author Matthew Iden: "Matthew Iden is the author of the psychological suspense novel The Winter Over, a half-dozen books in the Marty Singer detective series, and several acclaimed stand-alone novels. His eclectic work resume includes jobs with the US Postal Service, an international nonprofit, the Forest Service in Sitka, Alaska, and the globe-spanning Semester at Sea program. His latest, Birthday Girl, is a suspense novel featuring Elliott Nash, a former forensic psychologist who is now homeless but is recruited to save a young girl from a serial kidnapper (March 2018). Get in touch via e-mail at matt.iden@matthew-iden.com , Facebook at www.facebook.com/matthew.iden , Twitter @CrimeRighter , or visit www.matthew-iden.com for information on upcoming appearances, new releases, and to receive a free copy of the Marty Singer short story "The Guardian"--not available anywhere else." ~Amazon From the author of the thrillers The Winter Over and Birthday Girl comes

TOP TEN MUST READS OF 2020   The delights of 2020 haven't been many, but there was one silver lining in the midst of pandemic distress and turmoil and that centered on the ability to read as an escape. Books encompass the ability to take you far away from your current situation. They can teach you something new, help you bond with a new bff character, or give you the means of visiting a new world for free. It's the epitome of delight and happiness and deliverance. In this manner, I'll share my much-loved, most-appreciated, must-read books of the debacle that was 2020.  From My Tenth Fav To My #1 Absolute Best-Loved Read:             10. The Curse of Kalathan (The Kalathan Chronicles Book 1) by Kate le Roux  9.  Contemplations of the Faithful by J. Clark 8.  American Sunrise by Joy Harjo 7.  Murder by Midnight (Miss Alice #1) by Blythe Baker 6.  Murder Offstage (Posie Parker Mystery #1) by L.B. Hathaway  5. Murder on Black Swan Lane by Andrea Penrose 4. Wish for Love b

Starting a new mystery series is always exciting for me. I like the thrill of learning how a new author presents their story, the characterization which leads you to a new favorite friend, and the development of the plot. It's an intoxicating trifecta of bliss all within the pages of a novel.  We begin, again, with Author L.B. Hathaway and her Posie Parker Mystery Series .  "Cambridge-educated, British-born L.B. Hathaway writes historical fiction and contributes to a number of popular history magazines and websites. She worked as a lawyer at Lincoln's Inn in London for almost a decade before becoming a full-time writer. She brings her love of detective novels set in the Golden Age of Crime and an obsession with English history to her own writing. The Posie Parker series of cosy crime novels span the 1920s. They each combine a core central mystery, an exploration of the reckless glamour of the age and a feisty protagonist who you would love to have as your best friend. Her