Rebecca M. Douglass, Author

No, I haven't been writing enough to have a new flash for you today. But no fear--I have plenty of re-runs you probably didn't see or don't remember! As a little encouragement to myself as I get back to work (at last!) on Death By Library , I have a short story from Pismawallops Island. Unlike the books, this is from the perspective of the town's police chief, Ron Karlson. I picked it in part because it features a character who plays a larger role in the new book. In the Line of Duty When his radio disturbed him, Ron Karlson was sitting in his police cruiser staring out to sea and thinking. “Chief? You out there?” The Pismawallops Island police force, having precisely 2.5 officers, could be informal. He reached for the handset. “Karlson here.” “Homer’s lost his car again.” The dispatcher sounded like she was rolling her eyes. Homer Roller. The biggest disaster ever to grace a cop car. He had a tendency to leave the car in odd places, forget where he’d parked, and hit th

I missed release day by a couple of weeks, but I'm here at last with a review the latest in Ellen Jacobson's delightful Mollie McGhie mystery series. I just finished a binge-read of the whole book! Title: Poisoned by the Pier (Mollie McGhie Sailing Mysteries #3) Author: Ellen Jacobson Publication Info: June 2019, 242 pages Source: I was given an ARC by the author in exchange for my honest review Publisher's Blurb: When Mollie's husband signs the two of them up for an extreme diet, she's not amused. When someone ends up poisoned by a cake, things get even worse. While she tries to identify the killer, Coconut Cove’s annual boating festival is in full swing. In between getting ready for her first sailing race and cheating on her diet, Mollie and her cat, Mrs. Moto, uncover clues, interview suspects, and do their best to avoid rutabagas. Can Mollie nab the killer before someone else is poisoned? If you like quirky characters, adorable cats, and plenty of chocola

Cozy novella spotlight! Out of Options: A Century Cottage Cozy Mysteries by Dianne Ascroft About the Book   Out of Options: A Century Cottage Cozy Mysteries   Cozy Mystery Prequel Novella   Independently Published (April 28, 2019)   Paperback: 126 pages   ISBN-10: 1096163373   ISBN-13: 978-1096163374 D igital ASIN: B07R4GQWQN   Out of Options is a prequel novella to the Century Cottage Cozy Mysteries series, and introduces Lois Stone and her companions, Raggs and Ribbons, a pair of perceptive calico cats. A dry district, a shocking secret, a missing person. When Lois Stone’s friend, Beth Darrow, arranges to meet her to reveal an astonishing discovery, Lois’s curiosity is piqued. Then Beth doesn’t keep their lunch date and Lois becomes worried. What has happened to her friend? Middle-aged widow Lois is settling into life on her own in her neighbourhood and in the library where she works, and she is just about coping with her fear of strangers after her husband was mugged and died in the

A few weeks ago I reviewed a short story/novella from Ronel Janse van Vuuren . I'm back today to spotlight another novella, just because it's free this week at Amazon! I'd hoped to do a review, but, yeah. Later :D I'll be picking up a copy while it's free! Title: Magic at Midnight Author: Ronel Janse van Vuuren Publication Info: May, 2019. 98 pages Publisher's Blurb: Amy has only known one life. Now she needs to put it all on the line to save what is precious to   her. Can this simple farm girl survive court life? Can she stop a war from burning down her world? And what of the   mysterious princess of Hazel Wood and her covert glances…? Not to mention the prince of Acacia Wood who might or might not be involved with the prophecies ruling their kingdoms. With mysteries and secrets   threatening the life she longs to return to, can she separate her feelings from the mission? About the author: Award-winning author Ronel Janse van Vuuren mainly writes for teens an

It's been a while since I got out a photo post, but I haven't forgotten that I've a bunch of trips and sights still to share! I also realize I still haven't shared a couple of other trips we did before this one, including the Milford Track, but since I've started here, I'll do this and get back to the others. Our visit to Abel Tasman National Park on the northern end of the South Island of New Zealand (got all that? :D) was a special one. We broke from our standard hiking pattern, as well as from the huts, and rented kayaks and reserved spaces in the beach-front camping grounds. The three-night, four-day trip involved two days of kayaking, then two days hiking back. Abel Tasman is probably the most heavily visited of New Zealand's national parks, with as many as 5-7000 people on the water, beaches, and trails on a peak-season day. I could see why (and was glad that we were a bit off the peak). On the drive north from Christchurch, we spent 5 or 10 minutes wa

Purpose:  To share and encourage. Writers can express doubts and concerns without fear of appearing foolish or weak. Those who have been through the fire can offer assistance and guidance. It’s a safe haven for insecure writers of all kinds!  Posting:  The first Wednesday of every month is officially  Insecure Writer’s Support Group  day. Post your thoughts on your own blog. Talk about your doubts and the fears you have conquered. Discuss your struggles and triumphs. Offer a word of encouragement for others who are struggling. Visit others in the group and connect with your fellow writer - aim for a dozen new people each time - and return comments. This group is all about connecting!  Be sure to link to the IWSG page and display the badge in your post. And please be sure your avatar links back to your blog! If it links to Google+, be sure your blog is listed there. Otherwise, when you leave a comment, people can't find you to comment back.  Every month, we announce a q

All of my books are discounted or free as part of the huge Smashwords Summer/Winter sale ! That link will take you to the main sale page, your portal to thousands of books free or deeply discounted. But you don't want just any books. You want MY books. And you shall have them. Just go HERE and you'll find them all, none for more than $1.00! This sale is only good a Smashwords.com, but here's the good news: when you buy my books from Smashwords, you can download whatever version you need, and you can do more than one. Buy Death By Ice Cream at Smashwords, and you can download a .mobi file for your Kindle, and an epub file for your Nook. All I ask is that you do them for only your own devices. Here's another secret: Smashwords pays authors better than Amazon does. Are you surprised? So pop on over and get some fantastic books! (While you're there, pick up mine, too.)

  Death by Dissertation (Cassandra Sato) Cozy Mystery 1st in Series Setting – Nebraska Emerald Prairie Press (April 17, 2019) Paperback: 355 pages ISBN-10: 1733742409 ISBN-13: 978-1733742405 Digital ASIN: B07PKRD658 Publisher's Blurb: Ambitious Cassandra Sato traded her life in Hawai’i for a dream position as Student Affairs VP at Morton College in tiny Carson, Nebraska. She expected the Midwestern church casseroles, land-locked cornfields, and face-freezing winters would be her biggest challenges, but it’s her job that’s rapidly becoming a nightmare. A deaf student is dead and the investigation reveals a complicated trail of connections between campus food service, a local farmer’s beef, and the science lab’s cancer research. Together with her few allies, Cassandra must protect the students caught up in the entanglement. Dealing with homesickness, vandalism, and a stalker, Cassandra is trapped in a public relations disaster that could cost her job, or more. No one said