DIAL M FOR MURDER - MADNESS - AND - LOVE! ...

"BREAKING NEWS! BLACK WIDOW STRIKES!" Calls out from a newscaster as customers gather around a big screen TV at the local coffee shop in downtown Anchorage.

"Suspected of murder, Local business man's wife is the only suspect in his death ..."


On the other side of town, Sarah rips a brush through her hair, listening to the same story. Crimson streaks her face and a ruby lip trembles. The brush drops onto the dressing table.

A faint, spicy perfume lingers behind, as she storms out her front door.

Trudging through the knee-deep snowdrifts, she arrives at a quiet park. A kaleidoscope of shimmering colors dance on each crystalized flake and a smile crosses her lips. Childhood memories flood her mind, as she nestles into the newly fallen snow, like a dove into its nest.

Unnoticed by her, a man watches. His hardened Tlingit Indian features are shadowed by a tangle of raven hair. His dark eyes follow her every movement. His palms sweat inside heavy leather gloves.  He takes a step toward her, but recoils an instant later.

Who is he? What does he want?

She leans back into the delicate flakes and creates an angel. His heart races. He swallows hard, turns, and leaves mysteriously.

Time passes quickly in Anchorage. Ten days before Christmas another murder is committed. A young woman. The second. With features not unlike the girl before her. A serial killer is on the prowl.

Will Sarah be his next victim?

Will the mysterious stranger come to her aid? Or is he the serial killer?

Sarah's time may be running out ...

MURDER, MADNESS, & LOVE. A debut novel 

by Yolanda Renee'

AVAILABLE TODAY On AMAZON ....

Well. Can you imagine the suspense of this story? I can't WAIT to get my hands on this book! How about you? Yolanda really knows how to spin an intriguing plot. Doesn't she?

I hope you all enjoyed my intro. Yolanda is an amazing writer, with amazing insight into the human psyche. Just see wait and see what she has planned for book two! WOW!

Yolanda has also honored me by becoming my first blurb client. I thoroughly loved working with Yolanda on this blurb and I hope you all like it as much as we do ...

The Blurb:

Sunlight blazes on an empty canvas.

Arctic winds gather snowflakes on a frosty window ledge as a statuesque form appears. She moves past a table littered with papers. Headlines splash news of murder, but it's the photo of another young woman with features mirroring her own that draws her attention.

A different headline peeks from underneath the Anchorage Times.

Wealthy Businessman Dies in Car Crash ... BLACK WIDOW SUSPECTED!

Graphic images swirl through her head and a tear rolls down her cheek. She drifts toward an easel and a trembling hand dips a sable brush into a palette of paint.

The Westminster doorbell chimes. The brush slips and blood-red paint stains the floor. 

Detective Steven Quaid waits. His Tlingit, Indian features carved from granite, mask his Irish passion ...

Will he arrest her this time? 

All fingers point to her guilt. 

But, is she guilty of this cunning plot? Or, just a victim of circumstantial evidence?

The door opens ...

His eyes lock on hers ... 

His heart races ...

Hers skips a beat.

Let's all spread blogger love and congratulate Yolanda on her amazing debut novel! Raises bubbling glass of champagne... HERE'S to YOU! All the best, Yolanda! May you top the Amazon charts!

Thank you everyone for dropping by and wishing Yolanda well. I hope you get a chance to drop in at her blog too! Defending the Pen ...

We're off to an AMAZING week! Pop by Wed, for something quite unusual... I hope to see you then!

As always, your blogger friend, and always here for you ...

Michael