by Darlene L. Turner | Sep 20, 2021 | Darlene L. Turner, Kerry Johnson, Snowstorm Sabotage, Suspense Squad, Suspense Squad Interview with Kerry Johnson | Author Interviews
The Suspense Squad had fun interviewing debut author, Kerry Johnson. Learn all about her writing process and her book, Snowstorm Sabotage. Here’s a sneak peek. Snowstorm Sabotage Can she survive a blizzard… and being framed? Single mom Everly Raven didn’t just...
by Darlene L. Turner | Sep 13, 2021 | Covert Amish Investigation, Dana R. Lynn, Darlene L. Turner, Undercover Page-Turner | Book/Movie Reviews
Covert Amish Investigation by Dana R. Lynn Police officer Kate Bontrager is assigned to an undercover case that would take her back to the one place she never thought she’d return to—her Amish hometown. Posing as Amish, she’s thrust into danger as soon as she steps...
by Darlene L. Turner | Sep 6, 2021 | ACFW September New Releases, Darlene L. Turner | ACFW New Releases
Fall into September with these great reads! (See what I did there? 😉 ) More in-depth descriptions of these books can be found on the ACFW Fiction Finder website Contemporary/Women’s Fiction: The Gathering Table by Kathryn Springer — Winsome Lake, Wisconsin, is...
by Darlene L. Turner | Aug 30, 2021 | Darlene L. Turner, Suspense Squad, Suspense Squad Interview with Kellie VanHorn | Author Interviews, Writing World
The Suspense Squad had fun interviewing author, Kellie VanHorn. Learn all about her writing process and her newest book, Buried Evidence. Here’s a sneak peek. Buried Evidence Can unearthed bones solve a ten-year-old cold case? Returning home isn’t easy for forensic...
by Darlene L. Turner | Aug 23, 2021 | A Controlling Heart – Coffee with Delilah, Darlene L. Turner | Coffee & Conversations with Women of the Bible
I stare at the notes I’ve written for this interview and wonder—what did God want me to share about Delilah’s story? The woman labeled as the naughty girl of the Bible couldn’t possibly have anything to teach us. Could she? I rub my arms in an attempt to soothe...
by Darlene L. Turner | Aug 16, 2021 | 4 Great Tactics for Ratcheting Up the Suspense in Your Novel - Guest Post by Savannah Cordova, Action-packed Suspense, Darlene L. Turner, Savannah Cordova, suspense | Writing World
I’d like to welcome a special guest to my blog this week. Savannah Cordova is sharing her thoughts on increasing suspense in our novels. Give her a warm welcome! Thanks for being here, Savannah!...
by Darlene L. Turner | Aug 9, 2021 | Darlene L. Turner, Deliverance - Coffee with Mary Magdalene | Coffee & Conversations with Women of the Bible
Mary Magdalene pushes her tunic sleeves up, revealing scars crisscrossed like a busy highway intersection. I can’t help but stare. She follows my gaze. “They’re ugly, huh?” Instead of pulling her sleeves down, she shoves them higher and rests her arms on the...
by Darlene L. Turner | Aug 2, 2021 | ACFW August New Releases | ACFW New Releases
Time for more awesome summer reads. Check out this list of amazing authors! More in-depth descriptions of these books can be found on the ACFW Fiction Finder website Amish Romance: The Cowboy’s Amish Haven by Pamela Desmond Wright — Her home and her heart are on...
by Darlene L. Turner | Jul 26, 2021 | Darlene L. Turner, Explosive Endings...A Sneak Peek at Lethal Cover-Up, Harlequin, Lethal Cover-Up, Love Inspired Suspense | Writing World
Last week I talked about how writers struggle with writing that very first line. Today, I’m sharing how I continue on with my story and write the ending. No matter what genre we write, authors work hard at that explosive ending. Again, we write it over and over...
by Darlene L. Turner | Jul 19, 2021 | Beginnings...a Sneak Peek at Lethal Cover-Up, Darlene L. Turner, Harlequin, Lethal Cover-Up, Love Inspired Suspense | Writing World
Every writer knows they will struggle with that dreaded first line and probably re-write it over ten times. Why? Because they know a reader will either be hooked and pick up their book or put it down. We don’t want our readers to set our book back on the shelf....