Putting on my reviewer hat for Crime Wave Press.

I am venturing into reading a genre I like and talking about the book. Crime Wave Press found me last week and I'm giving you a sneak preview of what this publishing company has to offer.

About Crime Wave Press: 

Crime Wave Press is a Hong Kong based fiction imprint that endeavors to publish the best new crime novels, novellas and short story collections to readers around the globe.

Founded in 2012 by publisher/writer Hans Kemp of Visionary World and writer Tom Vater, Crime Wave Press publishes a range of crime fiction - from whodunits to Noir and Hardboiled, from historical mysteries to espionage thrillers, from literary crime to pulp fiction, from highly commercial page turners to marginal texts exploring our planet's dark underbelly.

To check them out now - go to: http://www.crimewavepress.com/

Time for some Deadly Stuff and more by Joyce Cato.

Being a travelling chef sounds like fun, but when Jenny Starling runs into a suspicious death at an Oxford college...well... maybe if you're a sleuth or a mystery buff, you'd call it fun.
Traveling cook Jenny Starling lands a summer job catering for the conference trade at a prestigious Oxford College, but she doesn’t expect murder to be either on the menu or on the syllabus. An unpopular member of a taxidermy society is found dead in Hall, and Jenny is reluctantly persuaded by the college bursar to help the suspicious police solve the case. That’s easier said than done when nobody has a particularly strong motive, and absolutely everybody seems to have an iron-clad alibi.

Joyce Cato has a lot more mysteries up her sleeve. Check them out on her Amazon link: https://www.amazon.com/Joyce-Cato/e/B0051P4B40

Who wouldn't want to inherit a house on Starfish Island? Deborah Brown takes you there!

Author Deborah Brown is no stranger to Paradise; she wrote nine books about it. Now, she has written another book to get you daydreaming: Starfish Island.

After a bad break-up, Nicole Alexander is ready for a change. When she inherits a house on Starfish Island from a grandmother she never knew, it seems like the perfect opportunity for starting over. But soon after moving in, Nicole receives a cryptic message warning her to leave immediately. 

Determined to get to the bottom of the hauntings, Nicole starts an investigation. When things get hot and heavy with one of the island’s most charismatic residents, Michael Edwards, Nicole begins to suspect his amorous attention might be a cover for dark motives. 

Will Nicole discover the reason for the island’s hostility before it’s too late? Can she fall for a man she doesn’t exactly trust?

For more romantic suspense, click here: http://amzn.to/2eRVHUe
To find out more about the Paradise series, click here: http://www.deborahbrownbooks.com/p/home_29.html

A Halloween treat from Romance Rebels Publishing: Shifters Hallows Eve!

Shifters Hallows Eve is a collection of short stories of all things paranormal and relevant to Hallows Eve or Samhain.

So, do you want a sample?
Here is a story by my friend Melissa Bell titled The Valley of Shadows:

Steeped in centuries of tradition and in accordance with the Laws of Lupine. When the daughter of an Alpha comes of age, she stands before her pack as the prized female. Held in the Valley of Shadows, on All Hallows Eve is a twisted game of survival. Only the eldest unmated son of the Alpha’s may compete for if they fail it means they are dead. It is part of an ancient ceremony one that will bring packs together from far and wide. It’s an honor to be chosen to run the gauntlet, and a disgrace not to accept.

EXCERPT: 

He watched as Draven left the cave without looking back, identifying the man’s loss by the way the Grand Alpha carried his shoulders. He wore them in a heavily slouched fashion that exuded defeat and failure. On another day he may have found it within himself to feel sorry for the male but today his only concern was for his mate, Rainah. Turning to her now, his heart almost broke at the way her body wracked with silent shellacking. His arms circled her from behind and he whispered gently in her ear, “Shhh, I’ve you.” His blooded thumbs finding the cuffs around her wrists to unlock them by smearing her father’s blood on them. The rattle of the chains as they broke open and clattered to the floor was almost painful to his sensitive ears.

When Rainah was no longer leashed she snarled and wriggled in his embrace but he wasn’t ready to let her go. Spinning her in his arms he caged her body, wedging her back against the stone wall. Flattening his palms on the rocky surface either side of her head, he leaned in closely and sniffed at her neck. Running his nose up along the column of her throat he nipped at her jawline before suckling on her earlobe. His body warming, hardening, aching for what it knew belonged to him and him alone to the point of delirious pain. His heart beating profusely inside his chest, sensing the rise of Rainah’s inner wolf.

Rainah plastered her hands on the male’s naked chest and gave a warning snarl as she attempted to shove him back. He was too close, too male and too everywhere and too everything. She couldn’t think when he was close enough to share oxygen. He smelt too wild, looked too hot and damn it to hell her body wanted him too much. Her inner wolf instantly recognised him as her true mate when she surfaced from the spell of the chains.

Boon felt Rainah’s nails dig into the skin on his chest and it made him harder than hell. The images racing through his brain of hot summer nights and cold winters evenings in front of a fire, buried deep inside his mate and her claws raking down his back as she came apart at the seams under him. Fuck he’d never wanted a female like he wanted Rainah, and something told him that if she allowed him to claim her he’d always want her with a fierceness he wasn’t sure either one of them could handle.

For details click on: https://shiftershallowseve.com/

Taking requests: What kind of books do you want me to blog about?

I have blogged about Young Adult, Paranormal Fiction, Foodie Romance, Foodie Mystery and Crime Fiction. I am always on the hunt to discover independent writers in Australia and New Zealand. I know that my writer friend, Jessica Samuels is coming up with Tales from Behind the Counter soon. I can so identify with that as I worked retail decades ago. I also blogged about an environmental book and literature with a political slant.

Tell me, what should my next blogs be about? Which writer should I highlight? What publisher should stand in the limelight? Don't be shy, now.

To respond, send me a private message on Facebook. I am listed under Liz Kingsbury McKeown or send me a message on Twitter. My handle is: @WritersBoost

I will be blogging again next weekend.

The fruits of a nightmare: Explore the intriguing tale of The Harris Sisters.

Inspired by a reccurring nightmare, Amie Jane aged 16, woke in the middle of the night and scribbled down on paper the repeated scene she kept seeing in her dreams, and placed it folded within her paperwork. She lived by the belief ‘If you don't have the courage to chase your dreams, how can you possibly catch them’?
 When one family’s secret reveals an unknown danger, it uncovers a world where the terrifying things children see in the dark are not just shadows or the result of an overactive imagination, but the very creatures they imagine them to be. In this world, reality and fantasy become the same. Every day humans are hunted like prey and battle to survive. Love is cruel, betrayal is real, and evil presents itself around every bend.
It all comes back to one night and the chance to change the life you wished away. It all begins with a secret; a treasured possession, which was found quite by accident. 

Pre-Order now http://tinyurl.com/jj8xmda

What's Lady Justice doing with a Ghost Whisperer?

Part of a fun series!

The perfect ghost story for the upcoming Halloween season.

What do a Confederate soldier who died on the field of battle, a woman who was driven from her home by the ravages of the Civil War, and a man who perished in a turn-of-the-century asylum have in common?

They all contact private investigator, Walt Williams. 

A bizarre series of events surrounding these paranormal visits culminate in the discovery of a terrorist plot to detonate bombs at a crowded festival.

Once again, Lady Justice pairs Walt with forces from beyond the veil to solve mysteries hidden for decades and bring evil-doers to justice.

Want to know more? Click here: http://booksbybob.com/lady-justice-and-the-ghost-whisperer_435.html