Category Archives: mystery

It’s almost time for Criminal Negligence!

No, I’m not talking about committing a crime.  😀 Criminal Negligence is book two in the Sydney Valentine Mystery series and will be available on Amazon on October 10th.  Currently, it’s available for pre-order. If you’re also a  subscriber to … Continue reading

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SEE NO EVIL gets a new cover!

I had a new cover created for my short story, See No Evil. Thank you, Deborah, of Tugboat Design! Even though it’s a short story, I still wanted it to coordinate with The Protector cover. As much as I enjoy creating … Continue reading

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Murder at the Maples is now FREE on Kindle

Originally posted on Joanne Phillips:
You’d better not be getting fed up with Flora Lively news because I’ve got one more great bit of news today – to celebrate the release of the audiobook, the Kindle edition of  Murder at…

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Detective Sydney Valentine nails him to the wall, literally.

This is a short excerpt from chapter two of The Protector. Detective Sydney Valentine and Bernie (her partner) are discussing an incident from Sydney’s past, before law enforcement. Her best friend committed suicide after her rapist was acquitted. Sydney begins this conversation. “Two … Continue reading

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The Protector ebook is FREE today on Amazon!

Get The Protector ebook on Amazon! When the body of a social worker is found on the stairway inside the building where she works, a mouthful of Scrabble letters tells Detective Valentine that this is not a random killing. And it’s … Continue reading

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Good news from Sydney Valentine!

Sydney here.  Some of you may be happy to know that I got in trouble for the blog hijack last month. Go figure. I’m supposed to apologize. Yeah, like that’ll ever happen. Some people just don’t appreciate good help.  I also helped with … Continue reading

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A new cover for The Protector

I recently worked with Deborah, of Tugboat Design. I saw her interview on Mary Rosenblum’s blog.   Thanks, Mary.  🙂 I contacted Deborah after browsing the covers on her site. Her covers are great! I think her designs are better than most … Continue reading

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Pull the trigger next time!

Hi, everybody! I’m Detective Sydney Valentine and I’m hijacking this blog today. Don’t all cheer at once. The reason I’m here is because I’ve got something to say. For those of you who’ve read The Protector, you know that I always … Continue reading

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Blog tag chain — I’m ‘It’ this week!

Mary Rosenblum, of The New Writer’s Interface, emailed me last week and asked if I wanted to be involved in a blog tag chain. It involves answering four questions. I thought it would be interesting and fun to participate, so here we … Continue reading

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Read an Ebook Week

Smashwords.com is having a promotion, starting tonight! It’s “Read an Ebook Week”. I’ve enrolled The Protector. It will be priced at $2.00 (regular price is $3.99). The coupon code: REW50. The coupon code is only valid on Smashwords.com. The promotion … Continue reading

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