Penhallow Train Incident at the Winter Readers Challenge

Riders up! Only two more days to go before the Winter Reader Review Challenge. Take deep breaths and exercise those fingers for turning pages. I’m taking this opportunity to give you a bit of background on my featured book The Penhallow Train Incident.

The Penhallow Train Incident is set on the coast of Maine in the fictional town of Penhallow. Midcoast Maine sits right about where the state begins to change from heading due north to “down East.”  The land is quite different from the southern beaches or the North Woods. Fronting Penobscot Bay, it is a region of lakes, farms, small villages, and lobstermen.  Most people have lived there for generations, and refer to anyone who moves to Maine from elsewhere as “from away.” Rachel Tinker and her hero Griffin Tate are both from away, but when a series of murders roils their adopted town, they spring into action.

If you’re not participating in the Winter Reader  Challenge, or want to buy The Penhallow Train Incident to read at your leisure, it is on sale at Amazon for 99 cents from now through the duration of the challenge. Amazon

If you're interested in the Reader Challenge, here is the Facebook page:

https://www.facebook.com/groups/364535027526617

Spencer at Books at the Beach, Clearwater Beach, Oct 21-24

 

Coming to of the upcoming Books on the Beach event at the Clearwater Hilton? I’m excited! Come find me at Table 43.  I thought I’d showcase one or two of the books I’ll be featuring at the fest—so you’ll get a taste of what’s in store.

 

Orion’s Foot: Myth, Mystery, and Romance in the Amazon.

Petra Steele is wallowing in self-pity after being dumped at the altar, when her brother Nick invites her to come to the Peruvian Amazon. Before she even sets her suitcase down, she's confronted with a murder victim. In a research station peopled with a quirky assortment of scientists, she is drawn to Emory Andrews, a gruff, big man with a secret past. That is, until his beautiful ex-wife shows up. More murders, more secrets, more mysteries ensue, all in the deeply romantic, sizzling jungle.

 

Orion’s Foot is available in both print and ebook If you want to pick up a copy early—here the buy link that will take you to any online store you choose: https://books2read.com/OrionsFoot

 

July Events Schedule at Tale Spinner

Be sure to check out my July events in the left sidebar of Tale Spinner. Here's a quick look:

7/2 N. N. Light Christmas in July: Mason’s Mark: https://www.nnlightsbookheaven.com/bookpromos/categories/christmas-in-july-fete

7/17-18 Janet Walters the Eclectic Writer: a two day interview and discussion of 3 of my books: https://wwweclecticwriter.blogspot.com/

7/25 GUEST Mona Sedrak & her new release Gravity

7/30 N. N. Light Christmas in July: Flotsam & Jetsam: https://www.nnlightsbookheaven.com/bookpromos/categories/christmas-in-july-fete

Binge on Books August 1-30, but especially August 2

Celebrate your love of books all month long at N. N. Light’s Book Heaven Binge-Worthy Book Festival. 43 books, 30 bestselling and award-winning authors, 5 Amazon/B&N gift cards plus authors share what their first binge-worthy book they read and recommend. Join in the fun!

August 2: Read all about Spencer’s The Mason’s Mark: Love & Death in the Tower.

The Mason's Mark, a murder mystery/romance, set in Alexandria, Virginia at the Masonic Memorial. If you’re interested in international intrigue involving renegade Masons and black ops, long-lost papers of George Washington, and great romance, this is for you.

https://www.nnlightsbookheaven.com/binge-worthy-book-festival

Bingeworthy Books All August--I'm on August 2

Calling all readers! 

Feed your book addiction with N. N. Light’s Book Heaven Binge-Worthy Book Festival. 

43 books featured plus a chance to win one of the following:

Enter to win a $50 Amazon (US) or Barnes and Noble Gift Card

Enter to win a $50 Amazon (US) or Barnes and Noble Gift Card

Enter to win a $25 Amazon (US) or Barnes and Noble Gift Card

Enter to win a $15 Amazon (US) or Barnes and Noble Gift Card

Enter to win a $10 Amazon (US) or Barnes and Noble Gift Card

I’m thrilled to be a part of this event. My book, The Mason’s Mark: Love & Death in the Tower, will be featured on August 2. 

I even talk about my first binge-worthy book I read. You won’t want to miss it.

Bookmark this get-together and tell your friends:

https://www.nnlightsbookheaven.com/binge-worthy-book-festival

Tonight's the Night! Rave 3 of Summer Review Wars

Tonight's the Night! 

Rave 3 of Summer Review Wars and I'm up FIRST!

Here's the link: https://www.facebook.com/groups/1717824691570104/

It starts at 7 pm EST and features 10 fabulous authors

I'm going to talk about the book up for review in Summer Review Wars, Flotsam & Jetsam: the Amelia Island Affair.

Then I'll talk a little about MOI and Lapses of Memory.

Then a teaser about my upcoming release Orion's Foot: Myth, Mystery & Romance in the Amazon.

Whew.

OH!!! I almost forgot:

I'M GIVING AWAY A PAPERBACK OF ONE OF MY BOOKS--WINNER'S CHOICE

Back from Gainesville Book Signing

Back from Gainesville a little lighter.

I’ve just returned from a wonderful book signing event in Gainesville, Florida. The venue was the Alachua County Libraries main branch, an awesome building with soaring wooden ceilings. There were 35 authors there—representing genres from science fiction to romance to mystery to memoirs. I met many authors and quite a few readers, and even sold books! Many many thanks to Cheri Roman and her band of sisters for a great event.

A shoutout to my new friends! I should have gotten all your cards! But I wasn't thinking! 

/Bangs head on desk/

I’m Going to the I Heart Book Festival Saturday May 11!

I’m Going to the Fourth Annual  I Heart Book Festival 

Saturday, May 11, Noon to 4 p.m.

Be prepared for a wonderful book signing right in the middle of Florida! The 4^th annual I Heart Book Festival will be held at the main branch of the Alachua County Libraries in Gainesville on May 11. Join me and more than forty authors from around Florida for prizes, fun, books and conversation!

Here’s the event page for more information.

https://floridawriters.net/conferences/multi-genre-book-signing/

Attendance is free. The event will be held from 12 noon to 4 pm at

Alachua County Library District: Main Branch

401 E. University Ave

Gainesville, FL 32601

Come find me! I’ll have copies available for sale of all twelve of my romantic suspense and mystery novels , including Flotsam & Jetsam: the Amelia Island Affair (yes, it’s set right here in Florida).

Three corpses strewn across the sand. Who are they and how did they get to Amelia Island?  State Park rangers Simon Ribault and Ellie Ironstone must find the answers while contending with a secretive group called the League of the Green Cross. Are the deaths linked to it? Or could they be tied to the colorful history of the island, which was won and lost eight times?  Mucking up the investigation is the crucial question—who will Ellie choose: Thad, the handsome local idol, and Simon, the clever, quirky bookworm?

TWRP     Amazon     Barnes and Noble     ITunes

KOBO     Indigo     Google Play     Indie-bound

Bookstrand     Walmart

and For the Love of a Spy, my 1991 global adventure romance:

In 1991, an era electric with possibility and peril, Maris Graystone, who writes the Scrivener, a political column, and Michael Kinder, jack of all trades, meet. Despite the instantaneous sparks, they both sense there is more to their relationship than physical attraction.

Their love affair intensifies against the backdrop of the dramatic world events—a disintegrating USSR, Middle East peace talks, and Vietnam’s reemergence on the world stage. Michael appears and disappears at unpredictable moments, leaving Maris limp and lovelorn. Looking for safe harbor for both her emotions and her body, she welcomes the advances of a dashing French diplomat, Émile de Canalon, who whisks her off to France.

Will she embrace the luxury and comfort of Émile and his chateau or the romance of international intrigue with Michael?

I Heart Books     Amazon     Smashwords     KOBO

Barnes & Noble     Indigo     I Tunes

Amelia Island or Bust!

Saddle Up: Off to the Amelia Island Book Festival February 14-16

I’ll be heading out to Amelia Island (southernmost of the Sea Islands and the only one in Florida) for their fabulous annual Book Festival. It’s always great fun and this year there will be a plethora of great authors. I’m featuring my new release: Flotsam and Jetsam: the Amelia Island Affair—for obvious reasons! I’ll also have on hand the other eleven mystery/romantic suspense novels—including my December 27 release from I Heart Publishing For the Love of a Spy: the Scrivener and the Handyman.

Here’s a link to the festival—the signing is ten to five Saturday, February 16, with breakout sessions for some close-up time with some authors. IT'S FREE!!!

Drop by my Table!

http://Ameliaislandbookfestival.org

I'm at Mixon Fruit Farms Harvest Festival Saturday 1-3!!!

Everyone clear your calendars and come to the Mixon Farms Harvest Festival Saturday Nov. 18 from 9-5! 

 Address is 2525 27th St. E Bradenton. 

Why, you ask? Because the Florida Writers Association has a booth--Table 34. Wonderful writers--nonfiction, children's, murder mysteries & romantic suspense all showcased (and on sale) there. I'll have all my books on sale there with deep discounts! I'll be there in person 1-3 pm.

Me & other great authors presenting

Oh, almost forgot! Drawings for fabulous gift bags--enter to win 2 of my suspense/cozy mystery novels.

More information: http://shop.mixon.com/