Here’s a blog from another member of the Underground Authors. I think you’ll enjoy this bit from Joe Congel.
My Journey into Magnolia Bluff, Texas started as a fan. I loved the idea of a group of authors getting together to promote and support each other’s work. I was also intrigued with their group name. They are collectively known as The Underground Authors. I’d already had a great experience with this concept as a member of the WolfPackAuthors, another group of talented writers who banded together to promote and support each other’s work. As a member of the WolfPackAuthors we branched out from just promoting our individual writing into collectively putting together two short story anthologies.
The Underground Authors did the same thing. They put together a collection of short stories all centered around one theme–a single picture of a boat. Then, of course, came the Magnolia Bluff Crime Chronicles. A mystery/crime series that spans several sub-genres within that category. Everything from cozy mystery to psychological thrillers.
I read every book as soon as it was available. There were nine titles released during the first year. I loved the diversity of the stories and the writing styles that each author brought to the table. And I wasn’t alone. There were a lot of other readers that also looked forward to each new book. The Magnolia Bluff Crime Chronicles series was a hit.
Somewhere along the way, the group decided to expand as they geared up for the second year of the series. I received an email from CW Hawes asking me if I would be interested in joining The Underground Authors and writing a book for the series. I jumped at the chance.
It’s currently on pre-order for a limited time price of just 99¢. Second Chances: Magnolia Bluff Crime Chronicles, Book 17
You can get your copy here: SECOND CHANCES
You can also get the entire series by clicking here: Magnolia Bluff Crime Chronicles
Here is the blurb:
Retired New York Police Detective, Brandon Turner wanted to move as far away from the Big Apple as possible.
Pointing a finger at a map, he ends up in Magnolia Bluff, a small town in the Texas Hill Country.
Unfortunately, it’s not as easy to retire here as he’d hoped. While exploring a park with his dog and the real-estate agent showing him the property, they discover a body. They report the death and, as far as Turner is concerned, that’s where it ends. But it’s not that simple.
This body was not the first. There were others and all the evidence points to drugs. The local police are not savvy enough to solve these crimes on their own and ask Turner for help. But the former detective has other ideas. He intends to leave his past life where it belongs… in the past. But he soon realizes that he just can’t stay away from the case. Vowing not to work with the local detective, Turner begins his own investigation, putting himself, his dog, and the woman he just met in danger.
Can Turner and the local police set aside their differences long enough to stop a potential drug ring from destroying more lives? The town’s residents are counting on it. As for Turner, he just wants to solve the case as soon as possible so he can start enjoying his retirement.
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I hope you’ll give Second Chances a try. It’s a little bit cozy and a little bit not. I think you’ll enjoy it. I know I enjoyed writing it.
has a number of mysteries published, including a four-book series centered around a cat who can actually solve crimes, and a three book series set during World War II. She’s multi-published in magazines and over twenty anthologies. But today she’s telling us a little about her latest mystery, The Spirit Woman of Lockleer Mountain. It weaves together mysteries about a secret government installation, a missing sister who may have amnesia, drug sales to teenagers, and sightings a illusive woman in a flowing green dress with a mountain lion, who just might be the legendary Native American Spirit Women.
Unfortunately, I fear if I should ever be fortunate enough to find myself on that much discussed elevator, in spite of good intentions and hours of practice, I expect the conversation would more likely go something like this.
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