Congrats to LSF Writers Member Eileen F. Watkins on her new release Night of the Were-Cat, A Cat Groomer Mystery. Here’s a little blurb for you!

Autumn brings a chill to the small town of Chadwick, New Jersey, as expert cat groomer and amateur sleuth Cassie McGlone tries to unmask a drug-peddling killer. When one of her customers brings in Quentin, a Maine Coon who looks more wolf than feline, Cassie gets an idea. The owner of Chadwick’s retro movie theater wants to promote an upcoming werewolf movie marathon for Halloween, so she suggests a werewolf lookalike contest for non-canine pets. But the scares get more serious when a thief steals anesthetics from the clinic where Cassie’s veterinarian boyfriend Mark works. Soon after, a young local woman dies in a drug-related incident.. To help both the clinic and the police, Cassie and Dawn go undercover on the singles scene to investigate a suspected “party drug” ring. But in this season of masks, the villain may be a wolf in sheep’s clothing—someone Cassie has come to know and trust. If her sleuthing skills aren’t up to scratch, next time the killer may put the bite on her!

“This was a gripping story that kept me turning pages. A bit darker than the average cozy, it’s a twisty and well-written mystery that kept me guessing…I was glad to catch up with the relatable and fleshed-out characters. Highly recommended!” — Goodreads Review

You can purchase Night of the Were-cat at https://amzn.to/3Mv3abE

Please join LSF Writers Member Shari Nichols in a virtual chat on March 16th at the Wayne Public Library. For more information and a Zoom invite please email Janette Pardo (Info in link) https://patch.com/new-jersey/wayne/calendar/event/20220316/1792486/virtual-author-chat-shari-nichols.

Congratulations to LSF Writers Member Elizabeth John who sold a novella to The Wild Rose Press for their One Scoop or Two line. The working title is Backstage Butter Brittle.

LSF Writers Member Carol Gyzander is a Bram Stoker Award® Nominee for Superior Achievement in Short Fiction for her story, “The Yellow Crown” from Under Twin Suns: Alternate Histories of the Yellow Sign, an anthology based upon the work of Robert W. Chambers and his work, The King in Yellow (1895). You can read more at https://horror.org/the-2021-bram-stoker-awards-final-ballot-announced/.

Congrats to LSF Writers Member Jodi Payne writing as Olivia Joy on her new release. Here is a blurb for the book!

Blurb

Winston Young stumbles upon the Playground bookstore while looking for a birthday gift for a friend, and running into a lovely and unusual employee there makes it feel like fate. Mickey’s flamboyant dress and shy smile make him a delightful mix of elfish and vulnerable, and despite a bad relationship with a young man in the past, Winston thinks Mickey might be the boy he needs.

Mickey Jordan is used to living in a big warehouse with a bunch of artists and not very much privacy. When Winston takes him home, he knows he could get used to the kind of care Winston offers, but he’s determined to pay his own way.

Winston is still trying to find a middle ground for them when the dangerous side of Mickey’s bohemian lifestyle catches up with him. After a frantic search for Mickey and a few days in the hospital, Winston decides it’s time to make Mickey his, to be his Daddy and keep him safe, and he’s determined to make Mickey understand what Winston believes he needs. Can the free spirit and the older man find the balance they need to make a life together?

You can find out more at https://amzn.to/3JAZGSy.