Vote for Dead West!

The deadline is today

A couple of weeks ago I was gratified to learn that Dead West not only made the shortlist in its category (Suspense) for a Silver Falchion Award, but making that shortlist automatically put it in line for a reader’s choice award. While the Silver Falchion Award is determined by judges, additionally, there is a Killer Nashville Readers Choice Award. The contenders are comprised of the top picks in every Silver Falchion Award category.

So once I learned all of that, I determined to send out a (long overdue but who’s counting) newsletter, but life kept intervening, as has been the case for me for much of this year. (Hence the overdue newsletter!) And then, a few minutes ago, I got a notice that today was the last day to vote. So… um… better late than never? If you’re so inclined, I’d love it if you’d follow this link and vote for Dead West.

Insensible Loss is coming soon!

I’ve been at this writing game for a while now. More than a minute.

My first non-fiction book came out in 1994. Several books and a lot of miles later, my first novel, the financial thriller Mad Money, arrived in 2004. It was actually as I was typing that (now!) that I realized that what I figure to be my 18th book is coming out pretty close to the 30th anniversary of my first. And I’m feeling super grateful that, despite the fact that typing that number makes me feel like I should be reaching for a cane, I’m still playing tennis, hitting the downward dogs in yoga and taking steps two at a time. (The fact that the previous sentence makes it sound like you can win at yoga is a conversation for another day. A philosophical one. But let’s move on.)

Disclaimer: Not me. Not my dog.

Before I got derailed, I intended to tell you that it doesn’t seem to matter how many books I write, the arrival of a new one delights me more than I can say. By the time a book actually arrives in the world, so much has gone into it. The solitary writing part, of course. But then a lot of teamwork. The beta readers, the edits, the marketing discussions, and so much else.

But then you stand on the threshold, weeks out, and you start to get excited. You just can’t help it. All that time. All that work. All that anticipation. And now: here we are. Almost.

As I’ve explained in this space before, Insensible Loss is a special one, for so many reasons. Our poor heroine has been through so much by now. This is book four. She is ready for respite. She finds some of that here. And some other stuff, as well. I love this book and I hope you do, too.

If you’d like to preorder the book, you can do so here.

And, as always, I feel so grateful you’re out there. Please stay tuned. As Insensible Loss’s September 17th publication date draws closer, you’re sure to hear more from me.