Monday, August 25, 2025

Hidden Gem at NN Light's Backlist Bonanza!


Come on over to N. N. Light’s Book Heaven for a taste of my backlist. This time I’m showcasing the award-winning Hidden Gem: the Secret of St. Augustine.  Read why this is a great book for late summer reading. And enter to win a great Amazon gift card! 

https://substack.com/@nnlightsbookheaven/p-171579914



Thursday, July 24, 2025

Sasquatch found in Florida--like the Monster in my Orion's Foot

 

Exciting news! The claw of the extinct Giant Land Sloth was unearthed in Manatee County Florida, not far from my house. The sloth lived in South America eleven to fifteen thousand years ago and migrated to Florida. It reminded me of my novel Orion’s Foot: Myth, Mystery, & Romance in the Amazon.

A mystery/romance, it is set in the Peruvian Amazon. A group of scientists have come to a research station deep in the jungle—an ornithologist, an herpetologist, a paleontologist, a doctor of exotic diseases. A photographer is hired to help document their discoveries and he brings along his sister, a reference librarian and part-time anthropologist. They are searching for a monster called the Mapinguari believed until now to be mythical.

The Mapinguari is the South American version of Bigfoot, the Yeti, and Sasquatch. It is huge and hairy and has a hole in its stomach, into which it sucks unwary villagers. It’s nice to know we had one in our backyard.

If you’re interested in the book, click here

If you’re interested in the claw, click here



Thursday, July 10, 2025

Five stars from NN Light for Railroad Ties

 

Five glorious golden stars for Railroad Ties: the MarmionGrove Murders from N. N. Light’s Book Heaven. Here’s a taste:

“The historical mystery investigation is detailed which allows the reader to be totally immersed in the story. The descriptive narration is lush, as I’ve come to expect from M.S. Spencer.”

Read the rest here:

https://substack.com/home/post/p-167916350