Writers and editors often talk about “setting as character.” A story’s setting often plays a role alongside the protagonist, antagonist, and other characters. In my Dr. Zack Winston novels, the Emergency Room always has a major part. Meet “ER”: Ever-stressful, often chaotic, the emergency room is a windowless, pale-walled, fluorescent-lit guarded community where life battles… Read More
Lilly is a sophomore student, smart, hardworking, and determined to achieve her goal. Packing her car to the rim, she drove to college three weeks earlier than her first day of class for an orientation on the first week and the sorority rush on the second week. Soon she discovered that nothing was more depressing… Read More
A few summers ago, my husband and I took a fifteen-day cruise around the British Isles. Our first stop was in St. Peter Port, the capital of Guernsey Island, the largest of the Channels islands, located west of Normandy, France. In the south, Guernsey rises in a plateau with ragged coastal cliffs. It descends in… Read More
POINTS OF ATTACK, the third novel in the Mahoney & Squire Military Women’s Fiction series, launches on June 25. It follows the personal and professional crises that face US Navy Captain Kate “Scarlett” Mahoney and Lieutenant Commander Jessica “Cricket” Squire. Chapter One finds Kate re-qualifying in the F/A-18 Hornet, a powerful carrier-based fighter attack jet,… Read More
By Donnell Ann Bell Have you ever heard authors talk about a germ of an idea that led to their writing a novel? It’s crazy how one idea can take hold and a 90,000-word book can result. That’s what happened behind many of my books. Still, when it comes to my romantic suspense novel Buried… Read More
I am so excited about my new book, THE CROWN CONSPIRACY. Here’s a bit about the story: She’s a master at spotting a forgery . . . and knowing how to create one. But can she solve a decades-old mystery? The media spotlight is the last thing art thief and forger Sophie Williams needs. But… Read More
I’ve spent many years living in a male-dominated house. The only other female in my house is a little 3kg cat called Sally. So, until recently, the most pink in my house was when dear readers, friends and family gave me all sorts of pink goodies, which I love, related to Flamingos. My good friend… Read More
Have you met the men and women of Mahoney & Squire, my high-stakes, high-octane military action adventure series? Let me introduce you! Captain Kathryn “Kate” Mahoney, USN Call Sign “Scarlett” Ambitious, strong-willed, patriotic, and assertive, Kate Mahoney is often derided as a “bitch” by the old school naval aviation community. She struggled through dysfunctional relationships,… Read More
It’s November 2023. And I’m delighted that I have two books being published this month: my 60th and 61st traditionally published novels! One was officially published on November 7. It’s my second Alaska Untamed Mystery for Crooked Lane Books, Cry Wolf, under my first pseudonym, Lark O. Jensen. Yes, I took a pseudonym for this… Read More
My choice–Cute! So do you have a fond childhood memory of Halloween or fall in general you’d like to share? I know many people choose creepy. But I cherish happy memories of cheerful trick or treating as a child and with my children. And many people had similar memories. Here are just a few: Diane… Read More