Happy Book Birthday to Me!

Beach Reads and Deadly Deeds is on sale today wherever books are sold

There is little that is more exciting and nerve-wracking for an author than book release day.

I am no exception.

My book is now out in the world for everyone to read. There will be praise and criticism; all I want to do is entertain and deliver a good story well told … and I hope you think Beach Reads and Deadly Deeds succeeds.

Cover Copy:

In this sun-dappled mystery from New York Times bestselling author Allison Brennan, a risk-averse bibliophile gets in over her head when strange notes in a book draw her into a real-life investigation.

Mia Crawford is responsible to a fault. She has to be. Between her high-demand job and taking care of her grandmother and her cats, she has little time for anything else. What time she does have, she pours into reading. Mysteries, romances, thrillers…books filled with women who are far more impulsive than she would ever dream of being. Now, forced into taking a long-overdue vacation, she finds herself on a luxurious private island where she just might have a chance to reinvent herself—for a little while, anyway. She can explore the island. Flirt shamelessly with a cute bartender. Have a vacation fling. Live like a heroine in one of her favorite novels.

Or she can curl up with a good book on the beach. Turns out reinventing yourself is easier planned than done. But when gossipy notes written in the margins of an old book turn out to be clues to the disappearance of another guest, Mia finds herself diving headfirst into a dangerous adventure. With everyone at the resort hiding secrets of their own, she’ll have to solve this real-life mystery before she becomes the next target.

I had a lot of fun being interviewed by Anita Roman and Ty Brennan (no relation!) at Phoenix Fox 10. Here’s the link. If this doesn’t start at the beginning of my interview, it starts at 1:14 on the recording. It’s only about 12 minutes and is really a great talk about writing, books, and a little about Beach Reads!

I also did a “Behind the Book” Q&A With Book Notions, and if you’re interested in more details about how I decided to write something a bit different from Quinn & Costa, you can check it out here.

Signed copies of Beach Reads and Deadly Deeds — and many of my other books — are available through the Poisoned Pen; they ship everywhere!

And speaking of the Poisoned Pen, mark your calendar: Jenn McKinley, Christina Estes, and myself will be chatting on July 1 at 6:30 — about our books, our favorite summer reads, and more. Directions and details here!

I’ve gotten several emails asking if I was writing more Quinn & Costa books: YES I AM! I recently turned in book seven, MAKE IT OUT ALIVE, which comes out in January, 2026. Also, DON’T SAY A WORD, the second Angelhart book, comes out in three months! (It’s preceded by a novella, OUT OF THE SHADOWS, in August.)

But I really, really enjoyed writing a lighter, fun story with mystery and romance and interesting cast of characters. Let me know what you think!

Buy Links:

Amazon

Barnes & Noble

Bookshop

Kobo

Google Play

Apple Books

Poisoned Pen — signed books