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Author of DOWN THE BROKEN ROAD and AMONG THE DEAD from @crookedlanebks. Represented by @EkstromRachel of @FolioLiterary.

Joined September 2016
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Chirp's #dailydeal is AMONG THE DEAD by @JRBacklund! Wracked with guilt over her last case, Rachel turned in her badge. But when someone asks her to investigate a murder, she agrees. The further she delves into the past, the more ghosts she'll find… chirpbooks.com/audiobooks/41…
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"It is my hope that by shining a light on aspects of the world we share – on some of our pain – that we might see shades and variations rather than simply light and darkness." @lauriepetrou @WomenWriters bit.ly/2LX3rHv
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A mother's worst nightmare, a chance at redemption, and a deadly secret that haunts a family across the generations. There's only room for 1 mother in this family... Request on NetGalley today! buff.ly/2JizMFx #ewgc #libraryreads @KiraPeikoff
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🐶 #CozyMystery 🐶 USA Today bestselling & Agatha Award-winning author Ellen Byron cranks it up to 11 in her 5th Cajun Country mystery! Country music festival + murder = your next cozy read! Request on Netgalley today: buff.ly/2KSp107 #ewgc #libraryreads @ellenbyronla
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Come join us for a wonderful chat with @NinaLaurinBooks in about 20 minutes over on Bloom!!
Tomorrow at 4 pm EST, I’m interviewing the lovely @NinaLaurinBooks to chat about her latest novel, THE STARTER WIFE and she’s giving away copies of it! It is so good! You have to join Bloom to participate. bit.ly/areyouinbloom
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I'm one follower away from 1000! So let's do a little flash giveaway. Like, RT and follow by 10 pm (ET) on Sunday June 9th and I'll pick three winners who'll each get a signed final copy of THE STARTER WIFE! (US/CA only for now.)
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Feeling just a wee bit excited!
Young men are abandoning the Mormon Church, leaving their female counterparts unmarried and childless. The Church is about to lose one more member…and it may be due to murder. Find DEATH IN THE COVENANT on NetGalley today! netgalley.com/catalog/book/1… #ewgc #libraryreads @DA_Bartley
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#histfic Alert! The mist-shrouded moors of Devon proffer a trove of delights for two vacationing zoologists―but also conceal a hoard of dark secrets reaching down to the fathomless depths of the ocean.🐍🦎🐊Find this title on NetGalley! netgal.ly/MH8T3X #ewgc #libraryreads
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Time to start sharing our August 2019 mysteries🕰️🔪☠️ Stay tuned this hour for more on these marvelous mysteries from Crooked Lane Books! #libraryreads #ewgc
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THE STARTER WIFE made this wonderful list! 11 of the Best Books You Need to Buy This June: women.com/sophiematthews/lis…
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📚 #Giveaway Alert 📚 Enter to win 1 of 50 advanced reader copies of @KiraPeikoff's outstanding domestic thriller MOTHER KNOWS BEST through @ShelfAwareness's Galley Love of the Week Giveaway! buff.ly/2HDYdwD #ShelfGLOW
I'll be signing copies of #TheStarterWife at the poisonedpen bookstore on June 13th from 7 to 8! Come say hello! #booksigning #booktour #poisonedpen #NinaLaurin #psychologicalsuspense #grandcentralbooks… instagram.com/p/Bx20p3agxG4/…
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🥳 HUGE congratulations to @mk_golding and #LittleDarlingsBook on it's @RealNYT book review! "Unforgettable . . . One suspects that the real sorceress here is Golding, whose writing has given a voice to every wronged mother." 🍾🎉 @agentmilburn nytimes.com/interactive/2019…
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A special congrats to one of our authors Margaret Mizushima on winning the 2019 Indie Next Generation Award for Best Action/Adventure Novel for her Timber Creek K-9 mystery, BURNING RIDGE 🥳 Be on the lookout for her next installment TRACKING GAME in November!! @margmizu
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Check out this in-depth Q&A with LITTLE DARLINGS debut author @mk_golding! bit.ly/2W82dyt
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We are excited to announce that two of our books, MOTHER KNOWS BEST and ALL THAT'S BRIGHT AND GONE were selected for inclusion in #BuzzBooks2019! Download your copy for excerpts on the hottest upcoming releases today! bit.ly/307J0MC
Happy Pub Day to our wonderful April authors!🎉Sophie is shocked and amazed by the twists and turns in Leslie Karst's charming #cozymystery! @ljkarst @Nancy_Herriman @augustnormanau1 @FrancesBrody @conniecberry @SpainJoanne @BooksbyHeather
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It's #pubday time! Happy #bookbirthday to our marvelous March authors @vickidelany, @RJJacobsAuthor @juliechasebooks @LynnBrittney2 and Essie Lang 🎉📚
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I got one step closer to starting my podcast today! My studio set up is sort of make-shift but I will keep improving the details until I have it like I want it. For now I have it on a… instagram.com/p/Bur5-2ph35T/… – at Staunton, VA
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I still can’t stop watching this.👀
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