He pushed the other man off of him and looked out through the shattered windshield of the truck. The sounds outside were muffled, probably because of the explosion, he thought, but he very distinctly heard a woman’s soft voice through the ringing in his ears.

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Of course, there are always a few other treats mixed in, and there have been a few posts announcing book sales, and soon I hope to have a bonus post announcing a new book. But I’ll try to stick mostly to that formula for a while.

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Facing the wall of doors, knowing that each of them may have a dead body behind it… Melody shivered. Marlow reached forward, unlatching one of the doors and sliding out the drawer with a body covered in a sheet. He peeled the sheet back, revealing her face.

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As she looked through the story that had caught her attention, she noted that a young woman, blonde, early to mid-twenties, had been murdered near Lee Circle. She had been wearing a rose-colored skirt and ivory blouse and a jacket matching the skirt had been found nearby, but police were searching for a clue as to the woman’s identity. The murder shared similarities to three other murders that had happened a couple of years prior.

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I see a lot of writers thinking about taking an unpublished book and using it for Vella. And that is not a bad idea. Assuming the chapters are of an appropriate length, and there is enough of a hook to push the reader from chapter to chapter, that might work out really well.

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“Sheriff, you don’t want to mess with her. She’ll drop you to the ground and cuff you with your own cuffs before you even think to call for backup,” Gunny said, still smiling at the baby.

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