My Christian suspense novel, Captive, has a story of its own to tell. In the late 1980s I completed my first secular novel, Keeper, and submitted it to one of the top literary agents of the day. My high hopes were squashed when I received a scathing response: This doesn’t work at any level. It…
My recently released new Christian suspense novel, Over the Edge, came about as quite a surprise to me. Its precursor, Innocence Denied, received rave critical praise but never seemed to catch on in terms of sales. I had no intention to follow it up since it was such a dud, but fellow writers will agree…
A PHILANDERING HUSBAND ORDERS A HIT ON HIS WIFE BUT ENDS UP DEAD HIMSELF A murder occurs in a prominent northern Arizona family . . .Derrick Walton is on a mission to atone for his sins, putting his own life at risk to save a woman in distress.Larissa Baxter is a gorgeous Arizona socialite who…
A Home in Cranberry Cove, book 4 in the Cranberry Cove series, arrived on the market Tuesday, June 21, on my grandson’s birthday. Since the story is a romantic suspense, I figured Julie’s readers might enjoy an excerpt from the book—Micah and Madison’s first kiss. Micah is a doctor who lost his wife to cancer…
“Deck the Soul with Boughs of Forgiveness” by MaryAnn Diorio, PhD, MFA (AUTHOR’S NOTE: I originally wrote this article one Christmas, but I believe it applies throughout the year.) CHRISTMAS! The word evokes many feelings, depending on our experiences. For some, Christmas is a happy time, filled with beautiful memories and joyful expectations. For others,…
Political games can be deadly… Elise Carmichael is a court sign language interpreter who reads lips all the time. As a widow with a young son who is deaf, lip reading is simply second nature, until the day she reads the lips of someone on the phone discussing an attempt to be made on a senator’s…