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Chasing Venus is out on e-readers! It tells the story of mystery writer Annette Rowell and TV crime-show host Reid Gardner.

Annie’s latest novel is leapfrogging up the bestseller lists, and with every surge in sales she’s becoming more of a household name. The literary success she’s struggled so hard for would be a dream come true were it not for the killer preying on bestselling authors.

Reid hosts a syndicated crime show dedicated to capturing the most dangerous fugitives. The former LAPD cop knows only too well how violence can shatter lives, and is passionate about helping victims. None arouses his ardor more than the pretty brunette author who’s become the target of a psychopath. Yet falling in love with her could cost him not only the reputation he’s spent years building, but the one killer who’s eluded him for years …

Chasing Venus grew out of a brainstorming session I had in San Francisco with a group of my writer friends. No doubt over chocolate—chocolate is a feature of all of our brainstorming sessions!—we imagined a struggling writer getting the crazy idea to kill mega-selling authors to free up space on the bestseller lists. I quickly glommed on to the idea of a John Gardner-type character as the threatened writer’s romantic hero—a tough, handsome crime-fighter battling his own demons. Annie and Reid were born.

I’m very excited about Chasing Venus, which has a lot in common with my first three novels: Falling Star, To Catch the Moon, and Too Close to the Sun. To find out more about it, and to read a sneak peek of the prologue and first chapter, click here.

On a lighter fictional note, I am currently writing the second installment of the Ms America mystery series, Ms America and the Villainy in Vegas. In this outing, as zany as the first, Happy finds herself on the famed Strip serving as bridesmaid to pageant-wear-purveyor Sally Anne Gibbons. But wouldn’t you know it? The best man turns up dead even before the vows have been exchanged. Happy delves into another murder investigation, alongside fellow beauty queens Shanelle Walker and Trixie Barnett. And who puts in a surprise appearance in Sin City but hunky pageant emcee Mario Suave ...

Sign up to my mailing list to hear first about the upcoming release of Ms America and the Villainy in Vegas. In the meanwhile, I do hope you enjoy Chasing Venus. Send me an e-mail and let me know what you think of it. I’m also weighing the pros and cons of writing a sequel centering on Sheila Banerjee and I’d love your thoughts. You’ll see there are changes underfoot in her life as Chasing Venus ends.

All best wishes. And keep reading!