Shelly Hickman

I recently came back from a Spring Break trip to California with my family. The first photo you see above is a picture my husband took of our kids nine years ago at the same hotel we visited this time. It’s one of our faves, so we thought it would be fun to recreate the Continue reading

Years after leaving Cayman because of her notorious serial killer mother, Angel Mason returns as an inspector on the police force. On the twentieth anniversary of her mother’s capture, someone is murdered in the same manner as her mother’s victims. To complicate matters more, Angel’s old flame, Bren McDougal, is assigned to help her with Continue reading

Check out what looks to be a funny read by author Laura Barnard! Sequel to the #1 Amazon Best-Seller, The Debt & the Doormat (available for FREE) Poppy and Jazz’s lives sound perfect on paper. Jazz has a new baby and Poppy’s getting married. But their realities are very different.  Poppy must strive to keep her Continue reading

Books vs. MoviesReading the books or watching the movies, can you handle the possible, sometimes inevitable disappointments? FRIENDLY WARNING: This post does not include Jane Austen’s novels and movie adaptations. It deserves its own post; Miss Austen would have been as big, if not bigger, than J.K. Rowling if she were here today. People who Continue reading

It’s my pleasure to share with you today the release of Zanna MacKenzie’s chick lit novel, If You Only Knew. Check it out! Is the past about to destroy the future for Faith when she discovers her new boyfriend and her first love are in business together? Would you have the courage to feel the fear Continue reading

Come stop by Laura Chapman’s blog, Change the Word, where I share my chosen soundtrack for Vegas to Varanasi. Continue reading

I’m happy to take part in the cover reveal for Isabella Louise Anderson’s novel, The Right Design. I met Isabella through a Facebook group she created for women writers, which has allowed me to interact with some fantastic ladies, Isabella being one of them. The Right Design is Isabella’s first novel, and I wish her Continue reading

Last weekend I went with my daughter to see Saving Mr. Banks, the story about Walt Disney’s efforts to persuade P.L. Travers, author of Mary Poppins, to allow him to make that wonderful movie.  I had really been looking forward to this film for a few reasons. One, I adore Tom Hanks. Two, I’m a Continue reading

Check out the new website, The Fussy Librarian, to sign up for personalized e-book recommendations to be sent directly to your inbox! You can choose from forty genres and indicate preferences about content, and then the computers work their magic. It’s pretty cool! Vegas to Varanasi will be featured there this Sunday.  Continue reading

I didn’t do this for my two prior works, but discovered how fun it is to cast your own book by way of a blog post. When visualizing characters as I write, I tend to have certain celebrities in my head to help me see them better. I’ll admit some of my choices here are Continue reading