Welcome to my new home where mystery, murder and mayhem rule. In the coming months, you’ll find features, reviews and interviews with some of the best new authors in the genre, along with news about my work, exciting contests and prizes.

With the holidays finally behind us, what better way to start the new year than with a new book and a new contest to celebrate its release?

I’m delighted to announce that my award-winning suspense novel MORNING STAR is now available from Cerridwen Press as an electronic download, and will be in local bookstores in paperback beginning in May 2008. To celebrate I’m giving away an electronic download of MORNING STAR each month until the book’s release in paperback, and also a paperback copy of my romantic suspense novel SWEET CAROLINE.

Visit my Contest and Giveaways page for details. In May I’ll introduce a new contest featuring some fabulous prizes including an eBookman reader. Please check back often so you don’t miss out on your chance to win.

Also on my Contest and Giveaways page, you’ll find downloadable copies of two complimentary cookbooks, The Secret Recipes of The Calla Lily Inn of Sebastopol ®, Volume I (Summer 2006), and The 2006 Winter Holiday Edition of The Secret Recipes of the Calla Lily Inn of Sebastopol ® – Volume II. The inn is an important character in SWEET CAROLINE, and the Caroline Spring Mystery Series. All recipes have been taste-tested and approved by the most discerning palates among my friends, neighbors, and family. You can download your free copies with just a click of a button.

As always, I love hearing from you about the books you read, the movies you love, and any of the special things in your life you’d like to share, so please feel free to contact me at micquim@yahoo.com

Until next time…