Taryn Raye welcomes @MarilynBaron, #author of The Edger to #TuesdayswithTaryn

Tuesdays with Taryn

Marilyn Baron

Help me welcome fellow author and one of my Triberr tribemates, Marilyn Baron. 

What book(s) most influenced you as a writer? I first wanted to become a writer after I read Little House on the Prairie and the Little House Books by Laura Ingalls Wilder. 

What book do you read over and over again? I may be the only one who doesn’t do this, but I don’t typically reread books. There are so many great books out there, that I can’t wait to read the next one.

Tuesday Trio- My favorites

1)      Movie-Casablanca

2)      Music-Chances Are by Johnny Mathis, which is “our song” for my husband and me

3)      Decadent Dessert-Chocolate Chip, Peppermint or Cinnamon Ice Cream  

What’s the most interesting or bizarre bit of trivia you’ve learned from researching for a novel? After the Japanese attack on Pearl Harbor, Bermuda was surrounded by German U-boats. Although the move cut off vital supplies, the islands were never invaded. Why did the Germans stop short of capturing that tiny speck in the ocean, when the value of controlling such a strategic possession could have altered the course of the war? That fact was the inspiration for my novel, Under the Moon Gate, a romantic thriller set in contemporary and WWII Bermuda that will be released by The Wild Rose Press in 2013. It is my fictional account of why Bermuda was spared. 

Novels on your Nightstand:

Who/what are you currently reading? Okay, get ready for a long list: Ken Follett, Winter of the World;  Sandra Brown, Low Pressure; Telegraph Avenue, Michael Chabon; 1493, Charles C. Mann; and I just finished Gone Girl by Gillian Flynn. I also loved Don’t Ever Get Old by Daniel Friedman and Stephen King’s new novel, 11/22/63.

Whom would you cast as your Main Characters/Hero/Heroine if your book became a movie? I think George Clooney would make a great hero in my women’s fiction, The Edger. Check out the lawn man on the cover. I can totally see George in the role. I haven’t thought as far as the heroine yet because I’m too busy imagining George without a shirt. My sister and co-author, award-winning Florida artist Sharon Goldman, wants me to call George personally and offer him the role. And I tell her to dream on.

Blurb: The Edger is a humorous mainstream fiction novel about landscape artist Alexandra Newborn’s shocking reunion with her college art professor, Nick Anselmo—once a celebrated Italian artist, now a homeless lawn man—which sows the seeds for murder, mystery and romance.

In gratitude for food, art materials and company, Nick, or The Edger, as Alex comes to think of him, drops off a new sketch in front of Alex’s house every week when he comes to do her lawn. Nick’s provocative artwork is the key to revealing a dangerous liaison between Alex’s husband, Mark, and Bitsy Diamond, owner of the gallery where Alex dreams of having a one-woman show. When a deadly hurricane takes a dangerous turn the night of Nick’s opening, Mark’s body washes up behind Bitsy’s beach house, leaving readers to wonder whodunit?

Available at the following—

Amazon Kindle
Barnes & Noble Nook
Smashwords

You can find out more about Marilyn at her shared Author Blog

Petit Fours and Hot Tamales

Marilyn's Bio Page on the Blog

Friday Spotlight on Coming To Climax by Bobbye Terry #TMPress #FictionWitches

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Margaret Palmer returns to Climax, Virginia, a deceptively quiet country town where Southern charm hides long-buried secrets and evil lurks just beneath the surface of the daily routine. Frustrated and frightened, Margaret knows she will have to face Blue Moon, the only true love she ever had, and his adopted daughter, Carolina. More alarmingly, she may be forced to reveal a long-hidden secret—she’s Carolina’s biological mother. But, will her disclosure no longer matter when a psychotic serial killer eliminating residents, spirals out of control, determined that Blue will be his last victim?

About Bobbye Terry-

A native Virginian, Bobbye Terry now resides in the cotton fields of West Texas with a Chocolate Lab that has a sock fetish. Bobbye is a multi-published author of romantic comedy, fantasy and suspense. Now, writing solo, except for a possible collaboration on special projects, she continues to write with extensive humor, even in suspense, where Southern charm meets macabre reality.

Friday Spotlight- No Neighborhood for for Old Women by @JudyAlter #TMPress @FictionWitches

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Claire Guthrie shoots and wounds her husband the same night that Florence Dodson, Kelly O’Connell’s former neighbor, supposedly falls down her back steps, hits her head, and dies, Kelly knows it’s murder, but she has a hard time convincing Mike Shandy. She also has a hard time explaining why she gave Claire refuge in her guest apartment. Mike is adamant that she stay out of police matters. But then, with another murder, it’s clear someone is targeting elderly women in Fairmount, and panic invades the neighborhood.

Jim Guthrie dies in an automobile accident—or was it an accident? Kelly’s real estate business plunges. Who buys a house in a neighborhood with a serial killer? And in the midst of it all, Kelly’s mom decides to move to Fort Worth from Chicago.

Will Kelly solve her differences with Mike? Will Claire be convicted of murder? Will Kelly’s mom be safe and yet not dependent on her? And most important, will Kelly be able to identify the serial killer and restore peace to her Fairmount neighborhood.

No Neighborhood for Old Women holds some real surprises.

About Judy Alter-

After an established career writing historical fiction, for adults and young adults, about women of the nineteenth-century American West, Judy Alter has turned her attention to contemporary cozy mysteries. No Neighborhood for Old Women is the second in the Kelly O’Connell Mystery Series. The first, Skeleton in a Dead Space, is available at www.turquoisemorningpressbookstore.com. Judy’s western fiction has been recognized with awards from the Western Writers of America, the Texas Insti-tute of Letters, and the National Cowboy Museum and Hall of Fame. She has been honored with the Owen Wister Award for Lifetime Achievement by WWA and inducted into the Texas Literary Hall of Fame at the Fort Worth Public Library.

FFF- According To Plan by Madison J. Edwards #TMPress @FictionWitches

Warning: Graphic language and adult situations; intended for age 18 and over.

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What do you do when things don’t go According to Plan? For starters, you trick, deceive, and lie to the very person who ruined your best laid plans.

Welcome to the world of Shelby Stewart, P.I., who’s been hired to find Harrison Grant. To complicate matters further, her ex-partner, ex-lover, ex-everything Tank shows up looking for Harrison as well, albeit for a very different reason. Harry is the prime suspect in the grisly murder of a call girl, Lulu, in L.A.

That wouldn’t be so bad, but Tank plans on staying at Shelby’s house, and makes it obvious he’s quite willing to help her heat the sheets, again. Shelby knows that sex with Tank is dangerous, fast, and sometimes a little dirty. Now is not the time to become side-tracked. Besides, this job could launch her company into a whole new stratosphere, so it’s imperative she remain focused.

Frustration becomes Shelby’s newest partner as she makes plans to out maneuver Tank in their parallel quest. Tank, on the other hand, is always one step ahead of the game—and is not what, or who, Shelby thought.

Author Bio: Madison grew up in small town Saskatchewan, population twelve hundred. By the age of ten, she’d read every book the local library had. Granted it wasn’t large, tucked in the corner of the local carpet store, but it sparked a love of reading that hasn’t diminished. Madison, her family and two spoiled cats, reside in London, Ontario.

Fun Friday Feature- Rebuild my World by Cheryl Norman

Award winning author Cheryl Norman releases her latest romantic suspense novel in the Mustang Sally series.

More than anything Taylor Drake wants her life back. She’s returned to her family home, suffering from the agoraphobia that has plagued her since she was brutally attacked in her apartment. Once a confident and successful photographer, she now cowers behind closed doors with a loaded pistol.

The last assignment chief deputy Adam Gillespie wants is to babysit the spoiled celebrity Taylor. He blames her father for his family’s financial ruin; and her brother is the incumbent candidate for Foster County sheriff, Adam’s dream job. Adam can’t afford to let anything happen to the sheriff’s sister. Complications arise when someone murders the man he arrests for stalking her.

Review

“Ms. Norman is a gifted storyteller. I loved Rebuild My World and eagerly turned the pages, excited to see what event would next happen to keep this story moving. Not only is it well plotted, but the characterizations draw you into the lives of these people. Ms. Norman tell a compelling tale that keeps you guessing.” ~Suzanne Barrett, Romance Author

Author bio: Cheryl Norman wrote her first mystery at the age of 13. After a career in telecommunications, she returned to fiction writing and won the 2003 EPPIE award for her contemporary romance, Last Resort. Her debut with Medallion Press, Restore My Heart, led to a mention in Publisher's Weekly as one of ten new romance authors to watch. Running Scared, a romantic suspense set in Jacksonville, Florida and Washington D.C., received a Perfect 10 from Romance Reviews Today. Reviewer Harriet Klausner calls her writing, “Mindful of Linda Howard...” Rebuild My World, is the sequel to Reclaim My Life.

www.cherylnorman.com

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This is from one of my former Kentucky Romance Writers (KYRW) Chapter-mates and she's a TMP author. I love Cheryl's romantic suspense books- Restore my Heart, Reclaim my Life, Remember my Love and Rebuild my World. I've read them all and in no time flat because they're definitely page turners. The best part is that all the stories are connected and that's a plus in my book. I love books where I get a glimpse back at past favorite characters to see how they're doing as well- it's like touching base with family.

I'm hoping there are more to come from Cheryl!