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SEPTEMBER, 2018 POISON PEN By: Val Tobin The Plot: When their colleague is murdered, three aspiring authors can’t help med- dling in the investigation, which puts them on the killer’s radar. Robin re- fuses to leave the house, Daphne has OCD, and Beth falls asleep at the most inopportune moments. Yet all three find themselves caught in a cat- and-mouse game where anything can happen, and no one is safe. Will they catch the killer before he catches them? Detective Jacob Turner is a modern- day Columbo in search of a clever killer. Instinct tells him something doesn’t add up. Then, the case becomes personal and the hunt is on. Poison Pen is a stand-alone novel and part of the About Three Authors series, which includes Whoever Said Love Was Easy? by Patti Roberts and Stolen Hearts & Muddy Pawprints by Georgina Ramsey. Available in Print and E-Book At: Books 2 Read Amazon BN An Excerpt ―You’re the cop.‖ She made it sound like a bad thing. If he wasn’t looking for a taller, blonder suspect, she would’ve put his radar on alert. Even so, he didn’t exclude her from being an accessory. Perhaps all three women conspired together. Interesting thought. Jacob held up his badge and met her at the front door. ―I am, yes. How’d you know?‖ ―Saw you on the news last night, Mister No Comment.‖ She flashed hazel eyes at him and gave a toss of her head, which tum- bled riot-red curls around her face. Part of him wanted to arrest her on the spot so he could see her in handcuffs. Jesus, how long since he’d been with a woman? He hadn’t reacted this viscerally to either Daphne or Beth, and they were more of what you’d call classical beauties. Something about Robin made him want to touch her. ***** Goodreads Review by Frank Parker: ―An enter- taining read, well plotted, with good character development. … Highly recommended to anyone who likes mystery and ro- mance.‖ Author Contact Info: Prices: Print: $9.99 E-Book: $3.99 Length: 252 Pages Rating: R Website Facebook Twitter Amazon Author Page Biography: Armed with a master’s degree in parapsychology, certifications as an Angel Therapy Practitioner® with ad- vanced training, and her Reiki Master/Teacher certification, Val explores the metaphysical through her writing. Val’s stories range from UFO/government conspiracy thrillers that fans of Jason Bourne, The Ghost Whisperer, and The X-Files would love to romantic suspense stories with book boyfriends readers swoon over. Not one to shrink from writing a love scene, her stories include sizzling sex scenes. Her diverse cast of char- acters, in a variety of novels, includes a witch battling a sorcerer who wants to kill her, a ghost desperate to ex- pose her killer, a reluctant assassin and the psychic he vows to protect, three authors struggling with various mental disorders determined to solve a colleagues’ murder, and many more. 24 12