What could be better than hiking, swimming, and horseback riding? Having a mystery to solve, of course!
When Sam and Ally go off to summer camp together, they discover the secrets of Camp Whispering Pines. Set in the beautiful, rugged mountains of the Pacific Northwest, the clues are slowly revealed and it's up to the two girls to figure it out.
New friendships are formed, while at the same time enemies lurk nearby. The closer they get to uncovering the truth behind the camp, the further they are pushed into danger and deceit. Can Sam and Alley put all of the pieces together before it's too late? Follow them on another thrilling tale filled with excitement and adventure, along misty, high mountain trails and deep ravines, where the answers wait to be found!
Pick up Book #2 in the Samantha Wolf Mystery Series for FREE!
I've made one of my favorites free for the next five days! Even if you haven't read any of the other books in the series, you can easily read this one without getting lost. Go with Sam & Ally to summer camp, nestled deep in the Cascade Mountains. There, they encounter all sorts of mystery and mishaps. And it wouldn't be a Washington camp story without a possible Bigfoot sighting!
100 combined reviews with a 4.5 rating! - An endearing series perfect for fans of Nancy Drew!
Whether you're craving a good, old-fashioned mystery or you're looking for a clean read for your child, this is the series for you!
Sam and Ally are two twelve-year-old girls growing up on the coast of the Pacific Northwest, in Washington State. While they encounter and battle all the normal, preteen issues in today's world, they also manage to always find a good mystery to solve!
Unlike so many of the novels and series out there on the market, The Samantha Wolf Mysteries are clean, light-hearted tales that involve likable, realistic characters. Sam and Ally prove that you can be a good friend, have sibling rivalry and family issues, while at the same time being intelligent and kind. Not only that, but they use their uncanny intuition for trouble to help others, and have a good time while doing it!
Get the first three books of this fun, mystery series! The Mystery of Hollow Inn - 151 pages 5-star Reader's Favorite *Winner, Gertrude Warner Book Award! The Secret of Camp Whispering Pines - 216 pages 5-star Reader's Favorite The Beach House Mystery - 225 pages 4-star Reader's Favorite
With eight books now out in the series, this is a great way to start! Then, pick up the next three in a set for under six dollars! The Samantha Wolf Mysteries is fun for the whole family, both young and old.
I've been super busy this past month with my 'real' job, getting my home up for sale, and writing book #8 in the Samantha Wolf Mysteries. I'm SO happy that today is RELEASE DAY!
Spring break starts with a surprise, when Sam and her friends get an unexpected trip to the Alaskan wilderness. They're always prepared for an adventure, but not a plane crash! Plunged into the unforgiving terrain, they must rely on their instincts and each other to reach the top of Shadow Mountain and the help they desperately need.
But standing between them and their destination is more than the terrain. Giant Kodiak bears protect the sacred land and her secrets, and a local legend shrouds the mountain in mystery. As a series of events unfold, Sam suspects that the answer to both the mystery and their salvation lies at the heart of Shadow Mountain.
If you're a fan of Samantha Wolf, you're going to notice right away that there's something different about this story. While there is still a legend/mystery element (a fun one!), Shadow Mountain is all about the non-stop action and adventure! Trust me, you're going to have a hard time putting this one down.
To celebrate the release, I've made A Mysterious Christmas on Orcas Island FREE for two days. So, if you don't already have a copy of it, go grab one and be sure to get the latest edition TODAY!!!!
I'm happy to introduce this new, clean romance by my friend, and author, Krysten Lindsay Hager!
Dating the It Guy
By Krysten Lindsay Hager
YA contemporary romance
Published by Clean Reads
Blurb:
Emme is a sophomore in high school who starts dating,
Brendon Agretti, the popular senior who happens to be a senator's son and
well-known for his good looks. Emme feels out of her comfort zone in Brendon's
world and it doesn't help that his picture perfect ex, Lauren seems determined
to get back into his life along with every other girl who wants to be the
future Mrs. Agretti. Emme is already conflicted due to the fact her last
boyfriend cheated on her and her whole world is off kilter with her family
issues. Life suddenly seems easier keeping Brendon away and relying on her
crystals and horoscopes to guide her. Emme soon starts to realize she needs to
focus less on the stars and more on her senses. Can Emme get over her
insecurities and make her relationship work? Life sure is complicated when
you're dating the it guy.
Excerpt:
He
put the magazine between us, and when I moved forward to see it, he put his arm
across the back of my chair. Now lots of guys did put their arms on chair
backs, even Kirk did that with Rory, and he definitely wasn’t interested in
her, but I couldn’t help but hope it meant something. I got this shivery
feeling, and he asked if I was cold. I shook my head. I always got a feeling
before something major was about to happen, and it has nothing to do with being
cold, but I didn’t know why I got the feeling. Grandma used to do the same
thing and always said, “Somebody just walked across my grave.” Somehow I didn’t
think Brendon would understand if I told him I needed to move my future burial
plot to a less high-traffic area.
“Are we still on for the art fair?” he asked.
I had only been circling it with hearts on my calendar since
he asked.
“Sure, I think I’m still free,” I said.
We finished up our work, and he walked me out to meet Kylie.
“Okay, I’ll pick you up at three tomorrow,” he said, walking
off.
“Can I ask a stupid question?” Kylie asked as soon as
Brendon was out of earshot. “What’s he like? Because he’s so well-known, and I
can’t imagine what it’d be like to grow up with your whole life under a
microscope. I mean, my mom remembers his first birthday party pictures being
shown on the news. And he’s hot, but he’s not like I-know-I’m-a-hottie hot, but
more like a confident, ‘Yes, I am hot. Any questions?’ I mean, he has to have
noticed there aren’t any guys who look like him walking around.”
“I should tell him what you said.”
“Don’t you dare,” Kylie said.
“I get what you mean—he’s grown up with everybody knowing
his dad and watching him, but he’s pretty down to earth.”
“So what’s up with you two? You guys didn’t do any work last
Saturday, and now you’re going to an art fair.”
“I dunno. He just asked me to go with him.”
“Asked you to go with him as his study buddy or asked you to
go with him because he’s desperately in love with you?” she asked.
I said we were just friends, but she wouldn’t let it go.
“Okay, duh, obviously I like him, but let’s be honest. He’s
out of my league. He’s out of most people’s league. It’s weird because normally
if I like a guy then one of two things happens—either he likes me and asks for
my number…or I find out he’s not into me and I cry in my pillow and listen to
man-hating music for at least three days,” I said. “But this time’s different
because he’s, I dunno, not just ‘some guy.’ I mean, I’m not putting up a shrine
to him in my room, and I haven’t rooted though his garbage can, but I have as
much chance of going out with him as Kirk does of getting an ‘A’ in this
class.”
“You listen to man-hating music?” she asked, and I narrowed
my eyes at her. “Whatever. Anyway, Em, he’s asked you out once already, and you
are seeing him tomorrow. Plus, he’s always staring at you.”
I said he was probably just bored in class today, but she
wouldn’t let it go.
“I’m not just talking about today. When we watched the movie
on Monday, he watched you instead, and whenever I see you guys, he acts like
there’s no one else in the room,” she said.
I couldn’t hold back the big, stupid smile spreading across
my face. “He does? For real?”
She nodded. “You know, it’s weird. Here you were all upset
you didn’t have a partner at the beginning of the semester, and then you ended
up with like, Mr. Perfection, as your partner.”
Bio: Besides
mining her teen years and humiliating moments for her novels, Krysten is a
also a book addict who has never met a bookstore she didn’t like. She’s worked
as a journalist and writes young adult, middle grade, new adult, and adult
fiction as well as humor essays. She is originally from Michigan and has lived
in Portugal, South Dakota, and currently resides in southwestern Ohio where you
can find her reading and writing when she’s not catching up on her favorite
shows (she's addicted to American Dad to the point where she quotes episodes on
a daily basis and also loves Girl Meets World). She's also a third generation Detroit
Lions fan.
Krysten writes about friendship, self-esteem, fitting in,
frenemies, crushes, fame, first loves, and values. She is the author of True
Colors, Best Friends...Forever?, Next Door to a Star, Landry in Like, and Competing with the Star
(The Star Series: Book 2). Her debut novel, True Colors, won the Readers
Favorite award for best preteen book. Krysten's work has been featured in USA
Today, The Flint Journal, the Grand Haven Tribune, the Beavercreek Current, the
Bellbrook Times and on Living Dayton.
Praise for Dating the It Guy:
“A sweet, endearing story—you’ll fall in love with Emme just
like I did!” --Kimber Leigh Wheaton, YA/NA author
"Hager's authentic characters will resonate with
readers of all ages as they are immersed in the story - complete with teen drama and angst, but
also the relationships which make it all worthwhile." -- Leslie L. McKee, book reviewer, Edits and
Reviews by Leslie
What people are
saying about Krysten’s work:
From Teenage Book
Recommendations in the UK: "This is a fantastically relatable and real
book which I feel captures all of the insecurities and troubles which haunt the
modern teenage girl. It is about a young model who has to go through tough
times when she is torn between a life as a model and managing her friendships.
You learn which friends she can most trust and which will create the drama
typical of teenage life. Follow the life of Landry and try to see if you can
find out which are her true friends before their true colours are revealed.
This book is all about relationships, hopes and truth. I loved this book!"
From Books &
Authors Spot: “This book is such an inspiration for those who just care about
their looks and are tensed about them. This thing is looks aren't everything.
This book is related to every teen's problem. Hager has written a very
inspiring novel.”
“Krysten captures the teenage girl today. The struggles are
real, the issues are something children have been dealing with since before I
was a teen, and oddly-Krysten captures the readers! I was prepared for another
"Mean Girls" story. This is NOT that. This is the real story of
teenage girls! You watch Landry flower into a young woman who finds out trust
is an invaluable item to find, and friendships are hard to seek genuine realism
in. You will learn about relationships with not just friends, but peers, boys,
and others. The details put into the book will draw you, and make the story so much
more realistic. Krysten expresses emotions beautifully through her writing, and
the story flows flawlessly…” By Candice
J. Conway Simpson
“True Colors, is just a dazzling story of how middle school
kids show their true colors of jealousy, drama, loss and gains of friendship.
However, the way Krysten wrote her story; she wrote it with passion, creativity
and honesty that this story line could be placed in anyone's life at any age.” Review by Double Decker Books
“Krysten Lindsay
Hager understands what it means to be a teen today, and she writes with an
authentic voice. Landry, the main character, is funny, lively, and very real.
Readers will relate to her struggles with friends and family, self-esteem and
self-discovery, boys and school and life in general. It's fun to read about
Landry's blossoming modeling career and the changes it brings.” Review by Author Diana Jenkins
Well ... I did it. I published the first book in a new series in a brand-new genre, Romantic Suspense! Because it's such a different theme, I created a new platform and pen name, Tara Meyers.
Chris Echo thought a private island in the South Pacific would be the perfect escape from the terrors of her life as a CSI profiler. But shortly after retreating to the tropical setting, she finds herself trapped in the middle of something far more dangerous.
Kyle Stone is battling his own demons. And it isn't anything a remote luxury island can fix. After a long undercover mission, he and the guerrilla cartel he's infiltrated are traveling to an exchange when a storm washes them ashore. The resort's guests are taken hostage, and he can either keep his cover intact or save their lives. To complicate matters even further, there's a beautiful captive who may just be his salvation.
Each of the visitors to the island arrives harboring different fears, but they are about to confront the ultimate fear of all, a struggle between life and death. In the midst of the turmoil, Chris begins to realize that perhaps death isn't her greatest challenge after all.
**Note: Go to my Facebook page now and comment on my post about the new release to get your FREE COPY!!!!!
Check it out, and let me know what you think. I have several books planned for this series!!
To get you started, you can read the free short story lead-in, A Distant Echo.
Have you ever wondered what it was like for orphans born in
the Wild West? Faith Blum has a new book that explores the life of three
orphans born during that time. She’s with us today to tell us a little about
her book. Make sure you read to the end to see the super fun giveaway she has
going on, too!
About the Book
The ground shook and a rumble sounded
through the air as the train squealed to a stop. Maybe, just maybe, I could
carry someone’s bags without the porter taking notice. And then there was the
even bigger maybe: Maybe I could get enough money to at least buy a crust of
bread for Trevor and Tabitha to share.
I hid behind the boxes in the freight yard
and kept one eye on the porter, and the other on the second class passenger
car. The porter had his attention on the first class car, so I slipped into the
gathering crowd.
What could be better than hiking, swimming, and horseback riding? Having a mystery to solve, of course!
When Sam and Ally go off to summer camp together, they discover the secrets of Camp Whispering Pines. Set in the beautiful, rugged mountains of the Pacific Northwest, the clues are slowly revealed and it's up to the two girls to figure it out.
New friendships are formed, while at the same time enemies lurk nearby. The closer they get to uncovering the truth behind the camp, the further they are pushed into danger and deceit. Can Sam and Alley put all of the pieces together before it's too late? Follow them on another thrilling tale filled with excitement and adventure, along misty, high mountain trails, and deep ravines, where the answers wait to be found!
This fun middle grade series is being called a modern-day Nancy Drew. It will take you back to your Trixie Beldon days, but are in current social settings with real issues relevant to today's teens and pre-teens. They're clean, wholesome stories that you and your kids will devour!
Tara Ellis, an Amazon best selling author, lives in a small, rural town in Washington State set in the beautiful Pacific Northwest. She enjoys the quiet lifestyle with her two kids and several dogs. Tara was a firefighter/EMT, and worked in the medical field for many years, before committing herself to writing young adult and middle grade novels full-time.
It's here! Book #7 in the Samantha Wolf Mysteries, and it's a doggone good mystery!
(Although part of a series, it CAN be read on it's own!)
The next best thing to owning your own dog is having a job where you get to take care of them. That’s what Sam figures when she, Ally, and Cassy all volunteer at a local animal shelter. But they don’t expect the trouble that comes along with the work.
When dogs start showing up at the shelter with odd symptoms, the director doesn’t seem concerned. However, strange coincidences start to happen and Sam doesn’t believe that they’re random.
Confronted with the hard decision of following either her heart or her nose for a good mystery, Sam faces an emotional dilemma. Sometimes, the right path is the most difficult and this is one challenge that’s going to take all of her friends to help solve.
Tara Ellis, an Amazon best selling author, lives in a small, rural town in Washington State set in the beautiful Pacific Northwest. She enjoys the quiet lifestyle with her two kids and several dogs. Tara was a firefighter/EMT, and worked in the medical field for many years, before committing herself to writing young adult and middle grade novels full-time.
Her on-going middle grade mystery series, The Samantha Wolf Mysteries, has hit the best seller status on Amazon in the children's detective story genre several times, and continues to grow in popularity. The engaging, fun stories herald back to the days of Nancy Drew and Trixie Beldon, and several readers have commented that the series is of the same caliber. These are clean reads that are suitable for the whole family to read together, and are also part of the Kindle Unlimited program.
Laerka is a Southern Gothic thriller featuring
Stella, the sixteen year old daughter of an out -of-work Savannah fisherman and
Laerka, a mysterious Danish girl who leaps off a container ship into the
Savannah River. Stella appoints herself as Laerka's rescuer. Both Laerka and her
sister Aleksandra have been kidnapped by a Russian trafficker and forced to
work in the off-highway strip trade. Together with a band of teenage skater
punks, Stella busts the gang of traffickers, but not before discovering that
both he and Laerka have a secret supernatural skill -- she, to morph into the
Rusalka mermaid and he into the Vodyanoy water dragon.
Laura Bendoly is a
writer, photographer and teacher of writing in Columbus, Ohio. She is the
author of the 2016 urban fantasy, Laerka
and the 2015 thriller, The Estate. When not researching a book, she
photographs architecture, landscapes, animals and people. She also does yoga
and cycling, she runs, kayaks and swims and loves long walks in the mountains.
Recently moved from Atlanta, she had a long career in the museum field and
worked at the Jimmy Carter Presidential Library, the Atlanta History Center,
the High Museum of Art and the Indiana University Art Museum. She has lived in
France, England and the Czech Republic, all of which have influenced her
writing in one form or another. Laura currently lives in Columbus, Ohio with
her husband and two children.
Find out about
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