If you didn’t know, TOO FAR GONE is out and has been since last week. I’ve just been really bad about blogging for the last year (or three!) so forgot to a
We’re not supposed to have favorites. Like, kids. I’m a mom and I’m not supposed to have a favorite kid. And I don’t. I might have a favorite k
Who Are You? Personality Tests
Remember when you were a teenager … or maybe more recent! … when you loved filling out personality tests to find out what kind of person you are? Ha …
Woo hoo! It’s another release day in the Brennan house. BREAKING POINT — the 13th (!) book in the Lucy Kincaid series — is out today! Bella Caruso su
BREAKING POINT is out in two weeks! I’m really excited about this book for several reasons. 1) The cover. I LOVE this cover. It hits all the right spots for me.
Hi gang — first, if your comment doesn’t show up it’s because it’s in moderation. I’ve had a huge problem with spam and am trying to find
This summer I binge watched HAWAII FIVE-O (all 7 seasons) and loved it — great ensemble cast, over-the-top action, great dialogue. It was an all-around fun cop s
First, before we get to our irregularly scheduled program, great news! SHATTERED is #67 on the USA Today bestseller list. via GIPHY If you haven’t bought SHATTER
TWO TO DIE FOR is out this week in ebook! Yeah me! There’s a story behind these stories … and it starts with SHATTERED. SHATTERED is my fourth Maxine Rever
Think your book is ready to publish? Maybe not.
This blog was originally published two years ago today at the Kill Zone, and the link popped up in my facebook feed. It’s not only as relevant as it was two year
Today is the day … Lucy Kincaid is back in BEST LAID PLANS, the 9th (can you believe it NINTH????) book in her series!
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I’m very excited about this book … the last Lucy book was DEAD HEAT 14 months ago.
So what’s been going on with Lucy?
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I wanted to make sure you all knew about ways to get my books free books 🙂
Every month I run a contest through my website. Sign up for my newsletter using this form and you’ll be entered! This month I’m giving away a complete collection (to date!) of the Lucy Kincaid series — eight books! This is to celebrate the release of BEST LAID PLANS, the ninth Lucy Kincaid book. Even if you are already a newsletter subscriber, you can enter the contest every month.
And now through August 3rd, my publisher is giving away NOTORIOUS, the first book in the Max Revere series, to everyone who pre-orders BEST LAID PLANS (while supplies last.) All you need is proof of purchase, and it’s easy!
Pre-Order Lucy Kincaid Contest
Links to pre-order BEST LAID PLANS can be found through my website.
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I know the mass market paperback world very well. I’ve had 22 mass market originals released … not including novellas in anthologies. I write the book, I revise the book, it goes through an editor, a copy editor, and a proofreader or two, is printed the month before the release date, warehoused, and distributed. I’ve been fortunate that my publishers have, for the most part, been able to prevent too many sales prior to the on-sale date, which helps with opening week sales numbers, which helps with list placement. I understand the process and, even with the rapid and rabid changes in the industry over the last few years, I still get it. I understand the timing of writing and revising and production, and I understand that there is a limited shelf life to the paperback original.
So when my first hardcover was published last March, I was introduced to a whole new process. It surprised–and scared me!
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I have so many things to blog about … but no time to blog! Daughter finished up Winter Ball softball, now in soccer … son finished up football, now in basketball … I lost my extra drivers to college … and then of course WRITING!
BOUCHERCON 2014
I attended by first Bouchercon! I had a panel and an impromptu panel (lead by Charlaine Harris and Sara Paretsky!) and I got to meet Sue Grafton (briefly — but it was worth it!) Isn’t she beautiful and gracious? And totally, completely “real” and unpretentious.
Sue Grafton and me!
I could write much more about the conference, but two things stuck out in my mind:
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I’ve been quiet for the last few weeks because:
1) I took my #2 daughter to college. College prep, then driving and getting her settled, then coming home and catching up … took time. Lots of time.
2) Writing! Yes, writing is keeping me very busy. Last year I didn’t have as many tight deadlines; this year they seem to have crept up on me. But I finished the edits on MORTAL SIN, have been writing the next Lucy book (and having great fun!) and am expecting the page proofs for COMPULSION, the next Max book, this week.
3) Sports — both boys in football, daughter in softball, and then we transition over the next couple of weeks to daughter in soccer, older son in basketball and younger son in wrestling. Oh, vey. What have I done? The next two weeks there will be double practices.
(Not to mention, the SF Giants have defied all naysayers and made it to the NCLS championship! So I must make time for baseball …)
4) Family Reunion — I took a weekend off to go out of town for a family reunion with my mom and one of my kids. The others couldn’t come 🙁 … I still wrote each morning, but spent most of the time catching up with my clan.
But! I have some news!
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Allison Brennan is a New York Times and USA Today bestselling author of nearly three dozen romantic thrillers and mysteries, including the Lucy Kincaid series and the Max Revere series. She lives in Northern California with her husband, five children, and assorted pets.
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FBI Agent Lucy Kincaid tackles her most dangerous case yet ... while her fiance Sean Rogan receives life-changing news.
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