Launching A New Murder Mystery

Mother and daughter rely on each other to solve a murder and stay alive

Simone Biaz, a single mom, wants to raise her adopted teenage daughter, Pepper, while living a somewhat normal life. Yet, their lives have been anything but normal; Simone’s career is throwing her voice, and before the adoption, Pepper lived in hiding at an old theater.

As the two are riding bicycles in South Carolina, Pepper discovers a body. The victim, like Pepper, had been homeless. Now, all chances for normalcy are as remote as eating grits without moving your lips.

Simone’s life is in danger as she searches for what happened. Everyone involved is lying. It might be easier to find talking turnips than someone who tells the truth. Time is running out. Will she find the killer before another victim is murdered?

If you like complex characters, funny, tender moments, and suspense with romance, you’ll love this captivating story.

                        Provoked to Kill will be available for purchase January 4, 2021

Book Signing at Fiction Addiction July 6

Love Your Indie Author/Bookstore Celebration!

Saturday, July 6, 2019 from 11:00am - 4:00pm

Fiction Addiction

1175 Woods Crossing Road
Greenville, South Carolina 29607 Get Directions

On July 6th, we will celebrate the underdog writers . . . the mavericks and the believers! Come meet these brave scribe warriors who are putting themselves out there, sometimes at their own expense, because they've got a story to tell.

Who is in their company?

According to Wikipedia, they've got some literary royalty in their ranks and some people who, while maybe not all that literary, made a boatload of money!

From Wikipedia:

". . . well-known self-publishers include Stephen Crane, E. E. Cummings, Deepak Chopra, Benjamin Franklin, Zane Grey, Pat Ingoldsby, Rudyard Kipling, D. H. Lawrence, Thomas Paine, Edgar Allen Poe, Ezra Pound, Carl Sandburg, George Bernard Shaw, Upton Sinclair, Gertrude Stein, Henry David Thoreau, Walt Whitman, and Mark Twain."

Our schedule is still being determined, so check back for all the details closer to the event date

Meanwhile, if you are a self-published or small press author who would like to participate, please email owner Jill Hendrix.

Our author schedule:

 

11:00am-Noon: Anthony DeCastro, signing North Country Girl (paperback, $13.99)

11:00am-Noon: Nancy Werking Poling, signing While Earth Still Speaks (paperback, $14.95)

11:00am-Noon: Dennis Brown, signing To Simply Inspire (paperback, $14.95)

12:15-1:15pm: Tom Baker, signing The Hawk and the Dove (paperback, $21.95)

12:15-1:15pm: Judy Buch, signing Kill for Justice (paperback, $15.00)

1:30-2:30pm: Andrew Snorton, signing 9 Stories of Faith (paperback, $11.00)

1:30-2:30pm: Lindsey Brackett, signing Still Waters (paperback, $14.99)

2:45-3:45pm: Gregory Fielder, signing I Am a Convict: I Surrender All to the Creator (paperback, $14.95)

2:45-3:45pm: Willie Booker, signing Walking on Eggshells (paperback, $14.95)

2:45-3:45pm: Nikki Rose, signing Crossing the Line (paperback, $15.99)

Please stop by and say, "HI," and get your copy of my book!

Thanks,

Judy

Life Lesson from A Bug

Don’t you absolutely love EASTER?

I do!

First because of my faith in the risen Christ, and then, because Spring is in full bloom. Roses, irises, phlox, and azaleas are all in their glory. Leaves are full-out on the trees, and despite the pollen, it’s good-bye cold and dreary winter, and hello warm sun, and outdoor living. Hooray!

But along with warm temperatures and blossoms come little gnats, and bees and such. Right now, there is a contest going on in my kitchen, between an annoying spider with it’s equally annoying web – evidence of an on-going war – and me. I thought the cold winter temperatures would kill the little beast, but evidently not. I’m not even sure it’s a spider’s web. It’s this long slung hammock affair, that takes over my window screen. The little bugger – whatever it is – is every bit as determined to weave it back, as I am to take it down. To tell you the truth, I haven’t used bleach, or anything strong than Windex. Maybe, in spite of my protests, I secretly respect the little vermin who is reminding me of a valuable life lesson on standing your ground, digging in your heels, and standing firm.

And maybe in return for those lessons, I’d miss the little thing that re-spins its web every night – or every other night – wearing me out, an insignificant creature showing inordinate determination.

So, I’m sharing this small drama with you, in the hope that it will encourage you. Maybe you’re going through something in your life that requires you to stand firm, and to recommit to what you believe in, or desire. Maybe you’re up against something much bigger than you. And maybe you need to hear someone remind you that you’re doing the right thing by staying persistent.

Stay strong, my friend.

To celebrate the connection between both, endurance and Easter, one of my favorite times of the year, I am giving you a gift. This Saturday and Sunday, April 20 and 21, download Kill for Justice ebook for FREE! If you love mystery, puppets, ventriloquism, and a good story, you will really enjoy this book.

Simply click on the link below:

https://amzn.to/2TL2wuw

(It would personally mean a lot if you would leave a review on Amazon. I need 50 reviews just to get noticed. Argh!)

Hope you take time to celebrate!

Happy Easter,

Judy

Intrigue

Deep afternoon shadows and spring temperatures surround this weathered cabin in the Smoky Mountains.

Could this be the setting for:

• The Three Bears,”

• “Little House on The Prairie,”

• “The Shack?”

If you were to write a story with this setting, what would be your story-in-a-nutshell?

What is happening inside this house?

Is it as pretty and serene inside as it is outside?

Would you prefer a modern-day story or one set in the 1800s?

Please let me know your thoughts.

I'm curious to know what kinds of stories intrigue you.

Make it a great week,

Judy

An Excerpt from "The Killer Show"

This three-character scene includes the narrator, Simone, her sister, Violet, and their father, Grit.This scene depicts Grit's nature and his relationship with his daughters.

The scene's backstory: Grit has had a pulmonary embolism and a week long hospital stay. Now he's eager to go home.

Thanks for reading.

The sky, a cobalt blue, looked like a touched-up post card, with a bright sun bouncing off signs and windows. We parked in the car park, on the top floor, and headed through the connector hallway into the building on the fourth floor.

When we pushed open Grit's door, he was dressed, sitting in a chair, facing the door.

“There you are!” His face lit up.

Not ten minutes later, the nurse walked in and said Grit was cleared to leave. An attendant wheeled him out to the front door while I pulled his old Buick around. The attendant buckled him into the passenger seat, and I eased ahead.

“Watch that vehicle. He's pulling out.” Grit jabbed a finger at the windshield.

I nodded and slowed.

“Breathe. Just be patient,” I told myself.

“Turn left here. You want to avoid that intersection straight a head.”

“Hey. Relax.” I gripped the steering wheel, and turned left.

For the rest of the drive, I bit my tongue.

But getting him out of the car was another matter.

I have to admit, Violet and I fussed over him like a couple of kids with a fragile kitten. One of us on either side of him, holding his arms. In this manner, we stumbled with him into the house, bumped doorways, knocked into the kitchen table, and in a clumsy effort, navigated through the family room, colliding with a side table. Finally, we reached his threshold of anger.

He flailed his arms loose and chaffed us with a loud burst of invective objections. At that moment, we both fell back in silence, back into the role of small children under his parental authority.

Make it a great week,

Judy