Thinkingdog Publishing

Let's be honest, my fellow book lovers . We've all looked at our To-Be-Read piles and thought, "I should probably read what I have before buying more." It's a noble, sensible, and utterly boring thought that we immediately dismiss, right? Well, get ready to throw that sensibility out the window, because on October 22nd , we're all becoming book criminals! I'm thrilled to announce that I'm part of the massive, once-a-year, bookish crime spree known as the Stuff Your Kindle Crime Event ! For 24 glorious hours, hundreds of authors (including little old me!) are setting their books FREE. We're talking a whole library's worth of thrillers that will chill you, mysteries that will stump you, and cozy mysteries that will make you want to solve a murder in a quaint village while sipping tea. Your Mission, Should You Choose to Accept It: Mark your calendar: Circle, highlight, and set 12 alarms for October 22nd . Visit the scene of the crime: Head over ...

If you're the kind of person who breaks into hives at the mention of AI, I have one gentle suggestion for you: maybe go pour yourself a cup of tea and skip this post. No hard feelings—I’ll see you next week when I’m talking about Papillon dogs or haunted attics or something wholesome like that. BUT… if you’re curious about what happens when an indie author who usually handcrafts her audiobooks like they’re artisanal sourdough decides to flirt with artificial intelligence… well, pull up a chair. It all started when KDP (that’s Kindle Direct Publishing for the uninitiated—Amazon’s indie author arm) invited me into a beta program to test their brand-new virtual audiobook creation tool. You read that right: AI voices reading your book aloud . It’s like giving your manuscript to a robot and asking it to sound dramatic, heartbroken, or mildly sarcastic. Now let me preface this by saying—I DO record my own audiobooks. I have a cozy little studio set up, microphones that cost more th...

Hey Bookworms! Guess what?! I'm bursting with excitement to share some fantastic news: I'm participating in the upcoming "Stuff Your Kindle" event, and not just with ONE book – but with TWO! That's right, you'll have double the chance to snag some FREE reading material from yours truly. Clear your schedule, because today is the day to head over to StuffYourKindleCrime.com, browse through the amazing selection of mystery, crime, and suspense eBooks, and stock up! Let me tell you a little more about the books that will be available: First up, we have Sapphires & Secrets: From the Magical Papillon Mysteries Series . This cozy mystery with a touch of magic takes you to Rosewood Hollow, where nothing is quite as it seems. When a priceless sapphire vanishes, Sarah Anderson's life gets flipped upside down. She must clear her friend's name and catch some dangerous art thieves! But Sarah soon discovers she can communicate with her Papillon, Pix...