Author Archives: Susanne Matthews

Happy Friday the 13th! What better way to celebrate than with the release of the second book in The Punishers’ Series, The Guardian? Last year, shortly after my father died, I kept my promise to him and released my first fantasy, paranormal, suspense novel, The Tigress, part of a series called The Punishers. Paranormal DetectiveContinue reading “The Punishers Are Back With The Guardian”

It’s been a strange year, one filled with more obstacles and hazards than any I can remember, but we have to do the best to cope and deal with life responsibly. Christmas is coming, and with it the season of Joy, Hope, Renewal, and Promises. Available for pre-order with a November 20th release date, theContinue reading “Unforgettable Christmas Joy: Hopes and Promises”

It’s Tuesday tales time again and this week, we are all working from a picture. Our scenes are only 300 words long, so enjoy. I’ve skipped a long a bit in The White Dahlia, The Harvester Files Book Four, and now they are interviewing the garbage collectors. Here’s the picture I’m working from: “That’s whatContinue reading “Tuesday Tales: From a Picture”

November 4 question – Albert Camus once said, “The purpose of a writer is to keep civilization from destroying itself.” Flannery O’Conner said, “I write to discover what I know.” Authors across time and distance have had many reasons to write. Why do you write what you write? I write to push myself and entertainContinue reading “Insecure Writer’s Blog Post for November.”

Welcome to November 2020 and this month’s first Tuesday Tales post. Each week, a small group of authors invite you to peek inside their works in progress. This week’s word is SHOE. Once more I continue with The White Dahlia, The Harvester Files, Book Four.  “So you aren’t even sure the cases are connected?” SheContinue reading “Tuesday Tales: From the Word SHOE”

Dear Santa: A Christmas Wish: A Holiday Romance Anthology The Authors’ Billboard’s 2020 fabulous Christmas Box Collection, DEAR SANTA, is filled with 18 brand new stories about characters who have special wishes to ask the big guy during this season. Most of us have had experiences when something we’ve desperately wanted is so close thatContinue reading “Dear Santa: A Christmas Wish!”

Just rambling thoughts today. When we got married in 1971, we received this Royal Doulton figurine called Lorna. To a young couple just starting out, it was beautiful and definitely something we wouldn’t have considered buying for ourselves, not when as newly graduated students, we needed so many more practical things. But, the toaster diedContinue reading “Losing History: No One Values Old Stuff Anymore.”

If you could have your Christmas wish this year, what would it be? Mine is simple and yet impossible for anyone to grant. I would like to see a return to normal. Since that’s not likely to ever happen, I’ll wish for continued health for me and all those I hold dear–friends and family, bothContinue reading “It’s Release Day for Dear Santa, A Christmas Wish!”

Welcome to this week’s Tuesday Tales, the blog post that lets you come along for the ride as a select group of authors share their works in progress. I’m continuing with The White Dahlia, The Harvester Files, Book Four. “What will your squad do now? From what I can see, you have two connected cases:Continue reading “Tuesday Tales: From the Word Fly”

The Punishers are at it again in The Guardian, the second book in the series. The past can always come back to haunt you. After defeating the demon and casting him back into the abyss, Steve Cassidy and Ellie Taggart, the Tigress, expect a break, but evil never rests.Knud, a dark-elf and an immortal, hasContinue reading “The Newest Punisher: The Guardian is here and ready to pre-order!”