To promote the June 7 release of AMARETTO AMBER, I’m giving away this Coach Chelsea Crossbody. Pretty, isn’t it? I chose it because Coach describes the color as “saddle,” which is the name of one of the stripper suspects in … Continue reading
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The cover for Amaretto Amber, the third novel in the Franki Amato mysteries, is finally here! And the designer, Lyndsey Lewellen, really outdid herself this time. She captured the crime scene to a T (as in, Traci). I can’t tell … Continue reading
During my recent whirlwind trip to Italy, I went back to my favorite bookstore in Bologna: the Libreria Coop Ambasciatori on Via delle Orefici (and yes, that means “Street of the Orifices”). This bookstore is in the heart of medieval … Continue reading
Last weekend I went on a retreat to a nature resort in the Texas Hill Country with fifteen other writers. It seemed like the perfect location for us because it was isolated enough to ensure that we would get some … Continue reading
People often ask me how I come up with my kooky characters, and the truth is that my creative process is really random. If you don’t already know this, I live in Austin, Texas, and the motto of the city is “Keep … Continue reading