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Greetings Readers ~ I had fabulous time on vacation in Mazatlán taking my latest novel, Malice in Mazatlán to visit some of the locales mentioned in the book. There are many more pictures than these, but just wanted to give you a taste of my beautiful Mazatlán. My resort, Pueblo Bonito Emerald Bay, was kindContinue reading “Malice in Mazatlan”

I’m excited to announce an open house at Barnes & Noble in Medford on Saturday, February 18th from 2:00-4:00 pm to celebrate the release of MALICE IN MAZATLAN. There will be books for sale, a short reading at 3:00, followed by a raffle. I am very blessed to be able to launch this novel atContinue reading “BOOK EVENT”

Peril in Paradise in Puerto Vallarta, Mexico! I had the pleasure of doing a reading at The Living Room Bookstore & Cafe and am blessed to now have new readers!!! A dream come true and I can’t wait to do the same for Malice in Mazatlan!!!

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In Peril in Paradise, after the death of her daughter, my heroine, Clara, struggles to balance her quest for justice with her burning need for revenge. This was my focus for her character, but as Clara and I continued her journey, she began telling me how guilty she felt over Ally’s death. Clara showed meContinue reading “SHE DID WHAT?!?”

My mother, Rita, loved reading romance novels. I remember her sharing The Legend of the Seventh Virgin with me when I was fifteen. As I read the story, I became lost in Victoria Holt’s prose, and by the end of the book knew I wanted to be a writer. As with all readers, my mom’sContinue reading “ROMANCE TO MAYHEM”

I used to be a resolutions person, but then I realized I set the same goals every year, my failure to achieve them setting me up for despair by the end of January. Now, amid a pandemic, my older self is thankful I survived 2021, despite not losing any weight or landing a publishing deal.Continue reading “2022’s CLEAN SLATE”

For a writer, typing “The End” is a gratifying feeling … for about 15 minutes. Then the reality of how much work is still left to do between typing “The End” and publishing the book sets in. There’s a quote that says: Write the book you want to read, because you will have to readContinue reading ““THE END””

Hello Readers ~ Today is Women’s Fiction Day and myself, along with some fabulous female writers are offering free books. To review what’s available and learn more about these wonderful writers, go here: https://maggielynch.com/wfday2021/

10! X! Diez! Ten! Ten more chapters and I’ll be finished with the first draft of MALICE IN MAZATLAN. It’s very exciting to know the journey for Katelyn, Christopher, Sarita, and their cast of supporting characters, is coming to an end. I love to read, and I find it interesting that writing a novel forContinue reading “FINISH LINE”