According to some recent online posts, Amazon is changing the way it will be rating reviews. “The new system will give more weight to newer reviews, reviews from verified Amazon purchasers and those that more customers vote up as being helpful.” As an author, I find this promising. Recently I have revised three of my … Read more
Hanging by a Hair (Bad Hair Day Mystery #11) is now available in a mass market paperback edition from Worldwide Mystery Library. Florida salon owner Marla Vail is happily settling into domestic life with her husband, Dalton, and her teenage stepdaughter. Too bad her dream house comes with a neighbor from hell. Alan Krabber, president … Read more
Do you belong to a book club? Maybe you’ve always wanted to start one. But what do you discuss? Aside from determining the parameters for your group, you’ll need to figure out how analytical you care to get. Here are some questions to jumpstart your discussion. Adapt them for your own use. When you put … Read more
As you do your holiday shopping, consider supporting authors and booksellers by buying books for gifts. You can find something for everyone’s taste. Even your friends who don’t own an e-reader device can download free apps to their cell phones or tablets. So you can still gift them an ebook. If you have an indie … Read more
Thumbs Up by Harry I. Heller As August is my father’s birth month, it is appropriate that I announce the publication of his book-length travel journal at this time. Harry I. Heller wrote a 70,000 word account of his adventures in hitchhiking 12,000 miles across the United States in 1929. I’ve edited his work and … Read more
Today is the official launch day for Warrior Lord, book #3 in the Drift Lords series. Join my LAUNCH PARTY today only 10am – 4 pm at https://www.facebook.com/NewReleaseParty Giveaways all Day! Pottery sculptor Erika Sherwood has no idea her televised wedding in Las Vegas is for real until an official confirms she and the stranger … Read more
Here is a great review of Hanging By A Hair, just in time for tomorrow’s release date!
Here is one of the early reviews in for Hanging By A Hair, #11 in the Bad Hair Day Mysteries coming in April from Five Star. Night Owl Reviews Top Pick—5 Stars! http://www.nightowlreviews.com/v5/Reviews/Merrynoelle-reviews-Hanging-By-A-Hair-by-Nancy-J-Cohen The twists and turns will keep you guessing to the end and just about the time you think you have it all … Read more
When you finish reading a book, do you write a brief review and post it online? If your answer is negative, why not? Do you feel you have nothing to say? Are you afraid your opinion won’t count? Is it too much bother? Reader reviews count a great deal to potential book buyers. When you’re … Read more
I haven’t posted any book reviews lately, although you can follow me on Goodreads to catch my reports. But people often ask writers what we like to read. So here are the books I finished in June. THE SELECTION by Kiera Cass (Teen Fiction) Thirty five girls are chosen to compete for the hand in … Read more