Seasons: A Multi-Genre Story Collection (Volume I) Now Available!

Seasons: A Multi-Genre Story Collection (Volume I) is now available, and it's a free download! The collection includes my cozy mystery short story "Springtime Murder" as well as eight other stories by eight other authors. I hope you'll check it out!

Lethal Injection On B&N, iBooks, And More

Lethal Injection is available on multiple retailers again. Happy reading!

Fatal Fire Only $.99 Through October 7

The ebook version of my cozy, chick-lit mystery Fatal Fire is only $.99 (USD) through October 7, 2015. Happy reading!

Lethal Injection Now In Kindle Unlimited

My chick-lit mystery novel Lethal Injection is now available to Kindle Unlimited subscribers. Happy reading!

Murder in White Sands Now Available

My newest cozy, chick-lit mystery, Murder in White Sands, is now available. Thank you to everyone who pre-ordered the book. Happy reading!

Murder in White Sands Available July 28

My new cozy, chick-lit mystery novel, Murder in White Sands, is available for pre-order from now until its July 28 release date. Happy reading.

Free Download: Lost Witness

My book Lost Witness is now a free download on some sites. If you've previously purchased this book, I'm happy to send you a Smashwords coupon code for a free download of one of my other books. Just shoot me an email at mbradeen@yahoo.com and let me know which book you'd prefer. Thank you!

Author Newsletter

In an effort to get better organized, I'm redoing my newsletter. If you'd like to receive author emails from me, please subscribe. Thank you!

Nerd Girl's Review of Lost Witness

Thank you Catherine and the Nerd Girl team for posting a review of my chick-lit mystery Lost Witness.

Self-Published Author Interview

Daniel Franjac recently interviewed me on my self-publishing experience. You can read the interview on his blog. Thanks Daniel!

Blog Resurrection

I'm resurrecting my blog. I only plan on posting when I have news, which is not often. Having a blog seemed to be the easiest way to manage that. Stay tuned!

Author Interview With Barb Tarn

Barb Tarn was kind enough to post an interview with me on her blog today. Barb is a fellow indie author herself, and boasts multiple published works. Check out her books or read her own author interview on Smashwords. Happy holidays everyone!

GYPSY: Paranormal by Cynthia Harrison

I recently had the pleasure of editing Gypsy, a paranormal novel written by Cynthia Harrison. She's currently offering the novel for free on her blog until after the holidays, when she'll likely post it to Amazon. Anyone interested should check out her blog.

Read Tuesday

So I recently heard about this event called Read Tuesday, which takes place December 10, 2013. It is designed to be like Black Friday, only for books. From my perspective, the most appealing feature about Read Tuesday is that one can participate without worrying about humankind trampling over them in order to secure the last game console, television, or [insert item of your choice] before it returns to regular price. I'm not sure who first had the brilliant idea of following Thanksgiving with Black Friday, but the two balance each other nicely. The same people giving thanks today will be the ones bulldozing over their fellow man tomorrow in order to save a few bucks.

So what am I giving thanks for this Thanksgiving? Online shopping, ebooks, and the general civilized nature of the reading community. Happy Thanksgiving everyone, non-Americans included, and I hope you all find some great deals at the Read Tuesday event.

DIVORCE Revisited

I recently finished preparing my next release, The Amicable Divorce, for publication. The Amicable Divorce is the first novel I wrote, back in 2004, and rereading it was like visiting with old friends. Although I remembered the basics, I had forgotten some of the scenes. I had great fun reading it again for the first time in seven years.

I spent two years writing The Amicable Divorce. I had a traditional job back then, but at times I devoted over forty hours per week to working on this novel too. Books are kind of like children to the people who create them. Like any new parent, sometimes you can't get enough of your own child, and this story was my baby . . . only one that I could leave in the closet for several years without Child Protective Services hunting me down. Now, with self-publishing, my firstborn has finally found a home.

The Amicable Divorce is more chick-lit than mystery, although there is a significant mystery aspect. I know that won't appeal to some people. As always, you can read the opening chapters on Smashwords before deciding whether to purchase the entire book. But whether I sell any copies or not, I've already realized the greatest joy of its publication: a professionally bound copy of my baby sitting on my bookshelf.