Karen Cantwell

SILENCED BY THE YAMS: Update

I’m hard at work on Silenced by the Yams, and having tons of fun putting Barb into another high-stakes fiasco/adventure. Since I just revised the description, I thought I’d post it here for fun. Remember, Silenced by the Yams is due out in December of this year! DESCRIPTION: Film lover and suburbanite mother of three, Barbara Marr, attends a film screening that turns deadly, when...
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CONTEST WINNER!

If you remember, last week I posted the Be a Character in Silenced by the Yams Contest. You do remember that, right? Well, I gave each entrant a number, then ran them through a random number generator and . . . to make a long story longer . . . WE HAVE A WINNER! Are you ready? Okay, I won’t keep you in suspense any longer. The winner of the Character Contest is . . . (((( drum roll...
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Guest Blogger: Suzanne Tyrpak

It’s Wednesday at The Moose and that means time for fun! Today, we’re excited to be bringing a guest post by Suzanne Tyrpak, author of the newly released collection, Ghost Plane and Other Disturbing Tales. A book that I’ve read, by the way, and highly recommend. So help us welcome today, Suzanne Tyrpak with her . . . Seven Tips for Making Airline Travel an Adventure I live in...
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CONTEST: Be a Character in Silenced by the Yams!

I had a blast last year when I ran the contest, “Be an Insane Character!” Many people entered, but only one was chosen – reader, Karen Bell won that contest, and she graciously allowed me to use her maiden nickname, KiKi Urbanowski, for one of my characters in the just-released second Barbara Marr novel, Citizen Insane. Thank you, Karen!! So I figured, why not start a...
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Thank you, Readers!

I was very excited to learn today that over 40,000 Barbara Marr books have been sold since Take the Monkeys and Run first published on June 15th, 2010! So I want to send a HUGE thank-you to ALL of the readers out there. I couldn’t have done it without you. Mostly, I hope you were entertained! And here’s to everyone enjoying a WONDERFULLY HAPPY FOURTH OF JULY! Best...
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