Dying for Mercy with Bonus Material

Dear Reader,

People often ask me which of the books I’ve written is my favorite. That’s like asking me which is my favorite child
. Please
, don’t make me choose. But if I were forced to make a list,
Dying for Mercy
would be right up there.

Dying for Mercy
offers a view of a closed world, features an ingenious puzzle, and climaxes in a surprise ending. It’s fast-paced and suspenseful. It’s the kind of book I love to read and aim to write. I’m proud of it. I hope you’ll enjoy
Dying for Mercy
and will make it a point to read the other eleven books that take place in the super-charged atmosphere of KEY News.

I’d also like to tell you about
To Have and to Kill
, the first book in my new series: The Wedding Cake Mysteries. In
To Have and to Kill
you’ll meet Piper Donovan. A struggling actress with no immediate prospects and a recently broken engagement, Piper moves back in with her parents to take stock of her life. She steps tentatively into the family bakery business, and finds herself agreeing to create the wedding cake for the star of a daytime television drama. But soon deadly things start happening around the bride-to-be and it seems that somebody is ruthlessly determined to stop the wedding. Piper is right in the middle of all the action and, aided by her quirky parents and former neighbor Jack, an FBI agent, she gets closer and closer to figuring out who has a motive for murder.

Who doesn’t love a fairytale wedding, a fantastic cake and a fast-paced mystery?

I’ve tried my best to come up with clever plotting, appealing characters, and a driving narrative. With romance, family, sweets and suspense, there is something for every reader in
To Have and to Kill
. I hope you’ll try this fresh series, featuring new characters, different settings but the same great suspense.

Happy reading and all the very best,
Mary Jane