About Vicki Tapia: A native Montanan, Vicki Tapia has lived in south central Montana for most of her life. International speaker and advocate for breastfeeding and most recently, dementia awareness, she is the author of two books and numerous articles. Her first book, Somebody Stole My Iron: A Family Memoir of Dementia, began as a diary to help her cope with caregiving, after both parents were diagnosed with dementia. This memoir was a finalist in the 2015 High Plains Book Awards. Vicki’s … [Read more...] about Interview with Author – Vicki Tapia
Olivia, Mourning by Yael Politis
Olivia, Mourning by Yael Politis Olivia wants the 80 acres in far off Michigan that her father left to whichever of his offspring wants to stake a claim. As Olivia says, “I’m sprung off him just as much as Avis or Tobey.” The problem: she’s seventeen, female, and it’s 1841. Mourning Free knows how to run a farm and Olivia has complete trust in him. The problem: he’s the orphaned son of runaway slaves and reluctant to travel and work with a white girl. He especially fears the slave catchers … [Read more...] about Olivia, Mourning by Yael Politis
Trail of Secrets by Laura Wolfe
Spending three weeks of her summer at the elite Foxwoode Riding Academy in northern Michigan should have been one of the happiest times of sixteen year-old Brynlei’s life. But from the moment Brynlei arrives at Foxwoode, she can’t shake the feeling she’s being watched. Then she hears the story of a girl who vanished on a trail ride four years earlier. While the other girls laugh over the story of the dead girl who haunts Foxwoode, Brynlei senses that the girl—or her ghost—may be lurking in the … [Read more...] about Trail of Secrets by Laura Wolfe
Murder in the Boonies by Maggie Pill
When the people renting the Sleuth Sisters' family farm move out unexpectedly, Retta suspects that at least some of them didn't go voluntarily. As the sisters deal with the menagerie of animals left behind--some usual, some exotic- things happen that range from puzzling to downright dangerous. What was Ben McAdams into, and did his odd views of society lead to murder? Trying to answer those questions leads Barb, Faye, and Retta to a desperate chase on Michigan's Mackinac Island as they work … [Read more...] about Murder in the Boonies by Maggie Pill
Interview with Author – Jim Snowden
About Jim Snowden: Jim Snowden was born in Santa Monica, CA in 1971. As a kid he moved around a lot, spending time in New Jersey, Cleveland, Houston, Los Angeles, and small towns in Utah and Washington State before graduating high school. He started out as a physics major at Lawrence University, but quickly discovered that his passions lay with the arts, so he switched to drama. He sold his first short story to Pulphouse magazine in 1992. He's since written two novels, Dismantle the Sun and … [Read more...] about Interview with Author – Jim Snowden
Interview with Author – Maggie Pill
About Maggie Pill: Maggie Pill, cozy mystery writer, is also Peg Herring, mystery writer, only Maggie is younger and much, much cooler. She is surrounded by dogs and cats and loves to travel to places she's never seen before, where she hikes/walks everywhere. Maggie's view is that books should be fun, even when murder is involved. What inspires you to write? Mystery has always been my genre, probably because my mother loved them so much. I've always been a storyteller, and I like following … [Read more...] about Interview with Author – Maggie Pill
