Spring News
Spring News Peggy Webb WEDDINGS! On a personal note, two of my wonderful grandchildren have brought new grands into my life. My grandson David Webb, who took the gorgeous photos you see throughout the website, got married recently and brought the lovely Sara into the family. My amazing granddaughter Susan Griffith is getting married in May to the equally amazing Shane Tepper, none other than one of my website designers! I am doubly blessed. LATEST SERIES My Alice and Dudley series has quickly become a fan favorite. I think it’s because readers love the characters…and the Search and Rescue dog, Thunder. He is based on my beloved chocolate lab Jefferson. https://tinyurl.com/ybnc6dwx Book 1 is NO ONE TO HEAR THEM SCREAM. Alice, a reclusive, small-town bookkeeper finds the lost. But her latest rescue drags her back into her painful past and pits her against a serial killer. Find out how she survives, with a lot of help from her curmudgeonly neighbor, ex-cop Dudley. The prequel, SILENT BONES, takes readers back 25 years into Dudley’s past, and the murder case that broke him. Both books are available in eBook, KU (free), and paperback. https://tinyurl.com/r445zau7 WHAT I’M WRITING NOW I’m working on Book 2 of the Alice and Dudley thriller series. Currently, it’s scheduled for publication in August, 2025. BIG SURPRISE I just completed a blockbuster novel a few trusted readers call “a masterpiece,” “the best book I’ve read all year,” and “readymade for film.” I’ll have more news about the book soon. Have a lovely spring! Peggy Webb
Happy Holidays!
Happy Holidays! Peggy Webb I wish all of you a wonderful and safe holiday season filled with every blessing followed by an amazing start to a New Year! Thank you for being such loyal readers and writing fantastic reviews of my books this year! Looking at 2024 It was an incredibly busy year for me, starting with the Logan Sisters thriller trilogy, published by Bookouture in London from April through September. I had such fun pitting evil villains against three ordinary women and their feisty, hilarious grandmother, who rose to the occasion by doing extraordinary things! I loved departing from the police procedural to bring you stories that are chilling and fast-paced as well as filled with the heart and soul of family. And then there was Thunder! This fall I brought the Alice and Dudley thriller to you, No One To Hear Them Scream, and the prequel, Silent Bones. The prequel is currently part of a duo of thrillers under once cover, Bone Echo by my incredible friend and fellow bestselling author, Debra Webb (https://debrawebb.com/). These two novellas will be together for a limited time then Silent Bones will go under the cover you see below. Readers love Alice and her SAR dog Thunder, as well as her motley crew of misfit neighbors (No One to Hear Them Scream). Once again, an ordinary woman and her extraordinary dog match wits with an evil mastermind bent on kidnapping and murder. And once more, the evil is balanced by the warmth of family and friends. Books FREE to KU Members Good news! I have just put more than fifty of my novels across multiple genres into KU. You’ll find my fan-favorite Elvis comedic cozies (Southern Cousins Mystery series), bestselling classic romance, some of my literary fiction, and all of my mystery/suspense/thrillers. What’s Coming In 2025, I’ll be adding more titles to KU, as well as publishing a second Alice and Dudley thriller. I’m also working on a blockbuster mystery, but it is far too early to share any details. I’ll keep you posted here and on social media. Follow me using the links here on my website. Be sure to follow me on Amazon to be notified of my latest books. Keep reading! Peggy
Black Crow Cabin: Creating a Crime Thriller, Part 1 by Peggy Webb
Black Crow Cabin: Creating a Crime Thriller, Part 1 by Peggy Webb I’m so excited to be writing for Bookouture, my fabulous new publisher of Black Crow Cabin: A Logan Sisters Thriller, Book 1! My terrific editor and I have worked hard—and had fun—to make sure this story is as chilling and satisfying as possible. Pub date is April 30, but I hope you’ll preorder now on Amazon so you can start reading as soon as possible. Order here: https://tinyurl.com/2m36z7n6 When I created this classic Good VS Evil story, I didn’t want to pit a detective or anyone with crime-solving skills against my evil character. I wanted an innocent. An ordinary woman who could be your best friend or your next-door neighbor. Enter Rachel Logan Maxey, a recent widow and single mom to two small children, a school teacher struggling to make ends meet and hold onto the ranch that has been in her family for generations. She has no training in police work, no best buddy or old boyfriend in law enforcement, and no inside track with the sheriff’s department in her hometown. Rachel’s backup team includes a feisty aging grandmother, an equally old watchdog, and her husband’s best friend, a helicopter pilot who had given his word that he would try to protect Rachel and the children if anything happened to Max. Next, I set out to create a villain so terrifying he would rival Hannibal Lecter in Silence of the Lambs by Thomas Harris. The Collector was born. When he first appeared on the page, I followed along, breathless, to see what he would do next. He took me on a fascinating descent into madness! He knocked my socks off… and he hope he will do the same to you! I can’t wait for you to read and tell me what you think! Soon, I’ll write Part 2 of the making of Black Crow Cabin. I have to tell you about Rachel’s gift, her family background, her sisters, and so much more! Keep coming back to my blog for more. Also, you can follow me on social media where I’ll be posting tidbits about the book. And be SURE to follow my new YouTube channel. Just click the icon on my social media or type Peggy Webb on Page and Piano into the YouTube search engine. I have some video mini-classes on writing there, and also music videos where I play the blues gospel I love and discuss the connection between my music and my books. Until next time…. Peggy
My Favorite Charities
My Favorite Charities I’m delighted to share my favorite charities with you. God has blessed me, and I have been privileged to give back to several organizations that are dear to my heart. Dino and Cheryl Kartsonakis Dino at the piano Topping the list are my friends, Dino and Cheryl Karsonakis, whose music ministry and personal testimonies have blessed an estimated 80 million people around the world. After six decades of performances that include President Regan’s Inaugural Ball, President Carter’s Cambodian Relief Dinner, Tiananmen Square in China, the Tower of David in Jerusalem, Lincoln Center, Carnegie Hall, the Hollywood Bowl, Moscow in Russia and so many more, Dino—an incomparable, multi-award-winning genius of the keyboard–continues to spread God’s word through his music and his witness. In a video on 1-26-21, Dino said, “These fingers have the mind of God.” On 8-7-18 he called his amazing piano arrangement of the timeless hymn, I Love to Tell the Story, “a love song.” You can hear Cheryl’s powerful testimony every time she sings A Child of the King, with Dino’s accompaniment. Their music is heaven-sent. They are anointed. On a personal note, I have loved and played Dino’s arrangements for many years, both at home and at various churches. Though I’m an amateur pianist with small hands, I always sound good playing Dino! It has been my pleasure to connect with them personally. They are lovely, down-to-earth people with beautiful hearts and a Christian mission. You can support the Dino and Cheryl Kartsonakis International Ministries by going to their Facebook page as well as Dino’s website. You’ll also find AMAZING piano arrangements at the website and his award-winning CD’s that will transport you. I play Dino’s CDs while I write. What inspiration! Here are the links to their FB page and website: https://www.facebook.com/dandcinternationalministries Another favorite charity is Faith in Practice, a nonprofit organization dedicated to providing medication plus medical supplies and care (including transportation to the temporary hospital site and surgery) to the indigenous people of Guatemala. ALL donations go for medical care. Volunteers pay their own way. Terry Estes with Faith in Practice in Guatemala My niece lovely Terry Estes has been doing this medical mission work for thirty years. It’s not as simple as packing a bag and getting on a plane. She and her team not only pack everything needed and get it ready to ship, but also raise money to pay for the supplies and medication. She is one of the most loving and compassionate people I know, so willing to help bring health care to those in desperate need. You can help support these medical missions by donating to her team at this site (She will be in Guatemala when you read this.): Terry Estes Medical Team, Faith in Practice https://donate.faithinpractice.org/fundraiser/5033178 My final favorite charity is Shepherd Center of Greater Tupelo. They provide drivers and help with small home repairs for senior citizens who don’t qualify for other programs for various reasons: they don’t live within the city limits, or they aren’t on government assistance programs that provide the help they need, or any number of other ways they simply fall through the cracks. I am one of those people who fell through the cracks. My children and grandchildren live in states far away from me – 350 miles and 1,500 miles. My only living close relative is an older sister with health issues. Though I’m healthy as a horse (as Mama used to say), I occasionally lose all balance because of a dreadful fall last year at poolside that knocked the crystals in my right ear out of place. (Thankfully, they can get “rolled” back into place.) When the crystals “unseat,” I’m totally helpless until a professional gets them properly seated again. I certainly can’t drive! A few weeks ago, I lost all balance and could find no one to drive for me. Enter the Shepherd Center. They have volunteers who drive, given a three-day notice. They were a Godsend to me! They are a nonprofit organization, dependent entirely on donations. I hope you’ll be generous. Here is their website: Shepherd Center of Tupelo https://www.sctupelo.org/ Thank you for reading to the end of this post. I have the best fans who are gracious and generous-hearted. If you’re looking for ways to help others, I hope you’ll consider these three charities. God is good! By Peggy Webb
Exciting Changes
Peggy and Roy Turner, the end of an era—Peggy at Romantic Times Conference, Orlando, Florida Welcome to my fabulous new website! It marks the end of a long and wonderful journey with my dear friend Roy Turner as my webmaster, videographer, and photographer for a career that took me around the world and through multiple genres to the beginning of an exciting journey with the young, savvy, and delightful guys at TX Web Dev–Shane Tepper and Jeremy Jalnos. Shane and Jeremy designed the great new look of the website, which incorporates amazing photos by my grandson, David Webb, in the headers and the slide show. I couldn’t be more excited to unveil it for you! We’ll be adding other features I think you’ll love. The sleek new look showcases the crime thrillers I am writing for my new publisher, Bookouture. The Logan Sisters Crime series will be rolling out in early 2024. I will be sharing details very soon, here and on social media. Get ready for some chilling reads! My first novel, Taming Maggie, a contemporary romance that hit the number one bestselling spot, launched a forty-year career. I’ve written more than 100 novels in the genres of romance and women’s fiction, comedic cozies, literary fiction, romantic suspense–and now crime thrillers. I’ve enjoyed every moment of my writing journey—the book parties, the conferences, the book tours, and most of all, meeting you, my terrific fans. Thank you so much for your loyalty through the years. I’m going to keep creating stories for you. Let’s continue the journey!
Winter Book Sale and Giveaway
As many of you know, I’ve written almost 100 books in a career that spans nearly 40 years. Even better, at least 25 of those books are in SMASHWORDS WINTER SALE, starting December 15 and running until January 1,2023! I will add more books throughout the sale. Many of the books are FREE. Others are discounted at 25, 50 and 75% off. No coupons to use. The discount will be deducted when you check out. A fan favorite and also a personal favorite of mine, STARS TO LEAD ME HOME, is 75% off. Fans call STARS TO LEAD ME HOME an “amazing tribute to friendship.” Don’t miss this one! You’ll be particularly happy to know that several of my Southern Cousins Mysteries (the Elvis books) are discounted for this sale. These book almost NEVER go on sale, so take advantage while you can. Elvis and the Heartbreak Hotel is only one of the Elvis books on sale. This year-end sale is a SMASHWORDS EXCLUSIVE. Follow this link to my author page at Smashwords. ONE DAY BOOK SALE My romantic suspense short read, THE ALLY, published in November of this year, is on sale for 99 cents, for ONE DAY ONLY. Sale starts Friday morning at 7 a.m., EST, December 16 and ends at 6 a.m. EST on Saturday, December 17. Take advantage of this sale to read about two people who are thrust into a parent’s worst nightmare only to discover that life will give you a second chance when you least expect it. TEE SHIRT GIVEAWAY Get a Christmas present for yourself or a friend by entering my FACEBOOK SHARE contest for a chance to win a purple limited-edition tee shirt, especially designed for THE ALLY! Nothing to buy! Just share the news about my new suspense short read THE ALLY on FB, starting Thursday, Dec. 15th for a chance to win the shirt! Winner will be announced Saturday evening, Dec. 17. Until next time…Be safe, be kind, and have a wonderful Christmas holiday! Peggy
Halloween Treats for Readers and New Series
BIG SALE, ALL 4 BREAKDOWN BOOKS, .99, LIMITED TIME From now through November 21 you can get all four novels in the suspense series, BREAKDOWN in a cascading .99 sale. In 2018, I partnered with three other best friends and fellow bestselling authors to pen the series dubbed by reviewers as “the ultimate whodunit.” We are each dropping the price to .99 for one week only starting Halloween week as a big THANK YOU to our readers. Here’s the schedule for the sale: A HALLOWEEN TREAT FROM ME TO YOU On Halloween, Oct. 31, I’m doing the first of many FB SHARE contests to promote my new book, SAVAGE BEAUTY, coming Dec. 16. You can preorder now. This novel is part of a chilling new suspense series (BEHIND CLOSED DOORS: FAMILY SECRETS) from the team that brought you BREAKDOWN and STORMWATCH. It was such fun to collaborate Debra Webb, Vicki Hinze, Regan Black and Cindy Gerard once more for a series we think will knock your socks off. No cliffhangers. You can preorder all five now. For a chance to win, all you have to do is go on my Facebook page Friday, Oct. 31, and SHARE my post for a limited time. The giveaway is a copy of my women’s fiction novel, STARS TO LEAD ME HOME, a reader favorite! There is nothing to buy. Your name is automatically entered into a drawing every time you share. Winner will be announced on FB and sent to you electronically through Amazon. THIS IS THE FIRST OF MANY CONTESTS THROUGHOUT NOVEMBER AND DECEMBER. SAVAGE BEAUTY TEE SHIRT GIVEAWAYS I love the premise of SAVAGE BEAUTY, a family of rose breeders with a secret so deadly it stayed behind closed doors for three generations. The rose and the title lent themselves beautifully to tee shirts I’ll be giving away throughout November and December. Watch for all the SAVAGE BEAUTY contests on my Facebook and Twitter pages. In addition to the tee shirts, there will be other fabulous prizes, including this porcelain embossed rose box. Stay safe, and as always, thanks for reading! Peggy Webb
New Suspense Novel and Tee Shirt Giveaways
I’ve teamed with a lovely group of authors to bring you a multi-author suspense series, The Philanthropists. There will be six novellas in the series. Though each book is written as a stand-alone, they are connected by theme. You’ll want to get all six. I’ll post details about all the books here within the next two weeks. MY BOOK NEWS My novella in The Philanthropists series is The Ally, a chilling suspense set in Vicksburg, MS, a historic city in the bend of two rivers, the Mississippi and the Yazoo. Pub date is November 26. It’s midnight in the Deep South, and innocence walks side by side with evil. Do you know where your child is? You can pre-order at this link. GIVEAWAYS I had gorgeous tee shirts made for The Ally. Between now and Christmas, I will be giving them away on SHARE contests on my FB page. There is nothing to buy. The shirts are my gift to you for helping spread the book news. You’ll find all the contests on my Facebook page. Links are all over this website. The first contest will be October 13. Watch for it! Tee shirt sneak peek! Happy reading! Peggy Webb
Behind Closed Doors, the Series, the Giveaways
Behind Closed Doors, New Suspense Series Once again I’ve teamed with fellow bestselling authors as well as dear friends to bring you a romantic suspense series we think you’ll love. Amazon charts bestselling author, Debra Webb, kicks off these thrillers with The Lie, coming 12-2 with a new book every Wednesday through the end of December. No cliffhangers! SAVAGE BEAUTY, BOOK 3 OF BEHIND CLOSED DOORS I took inspiration from my own rose gardens for Savage Beauty, Behind Close Doors; Family Secret Book 3. It was fun to imagine how beauty could be twisted into something unspeakably evil. You’ll discover many of the things I love in Savage Beauty—gardening, a Mississippi Gulf Coastal setting and strong female characters. The Allistair Mansion gives this novel a wonderful Gothic feel that is both creepy and atmospheric. I do hope you enjoy reading this chilling suspense as much as I loved writing it! PRIZES GALORE! Every week, staring December 2 through December 30, each of the 5 authors will be doing Facebook Share contests with wonderful giveaways. Nothing to buy. Just plain fun. Dec. 2, Debra Webb will giveaway a $25 Amazon gift card plus a fabulous surprise gift to launch her book, The Lie, AND the other four authors will EACH giveaway a $10 gift card to support Deb’s book! This pattern will repeat every Wednesday through Dec. 30 as each author launches a new suspense novel in the 5-book series with a $25 gift card and a prize selected especially for the theme in her book. In the month of Dec. that’s a total of $325 in gift card giveaways, plus additional lovely gifts! SAVAGE BEAUTY TEE SHIRTS I had a limited number of tee shirts specially designed and made for my novel, Savage Beauty. They come in pink, blue and natural. I’ll be giving these away in random Facebook share contests throughout December and January, 2021. Simply share my designated Savage Beauty Facebook posts for a chance to win. Watch my FB page for the giveaways! These tee shirt giveaways are in addition to the gift card giveaways listed above. Happy Holidays and Happy Reading! Peggy Webb
New Suspense Novel and Free Books
I have lots of amazing news for you! Once again I’m teaming with my writing besties on another chilling romantic suspense series. Most recently we did STORM WATCH and prior to that BREAKDOWN. Now we’re all writing like the wind to bring you BEHIND COSED DOORS: FAMILY SECRETS. There will be five books, a new one each Wednesday starting December 2 through December 30. We are very excited about this series! While the books are connected and you’ll definitely want to read them all, there are no cliffhangers, and each one can be read as a standalone. As many of you know, I taught writing at Mississippi State University. I love a chance to dig deep and write a complex book. I’m tapping into my love of gardening and literature to bring you SAVAGE BEAUTY (BEHIND CLOSED DOORS: FAMIY SECRETS BOOK 3), a dark and chilling story about the Allistairs, a family of rose breeders known as the Royal Family of American Horticulture. It will be available in eBook and hardcover on December 16. Preorder now at the link below. I love the cover. Check it out! READ MORE ABOUT THIS HAUNTING SUSPENSE NOVEL In a stunning novel filled with suspense, secrets and brooding evil, Clive Allistair, the patriarch of the royal family of American horticulture, reigns supreme over three generations of Allistairs, rose breeders of some of the world’s most treasured cultivars. His black rose became the standard for Allistair roses, all named for renowned literary figures or works. But the secret of their roses will die unless Clive’s grandson Stephen takes a wife. He chooses courageous single mom Lily Perkins. Having survived a teenage pregnancy and a hard-knock life to emerge triumphant as an interior designer, she’s the perfect woman to bear his child and carry on the Allistair name. Clive throws a lavish party for a gathering of his Gulf Coast neighbors and the horticultural elite to introduce Stephen’s fiancée and her teenage daughter, as well as his new blue rose–named for one of his favorite poets. In the fairy tale atmosphere, Lily believes her dreams of love and a stable family are about to come true…until she starts to renovate her soon-to-be-home. What she finds behind locked doors in Allistair Manor is a chilling and deadly truth that threatens her dreams and puts everyone she loves at risk. There’s only one person Lily knows she can trust–Dr. Jack Harper, the man who has had her back since she was a child. But they’re in a race against time. Can the two them survive long enough to expose the ultimate evil of a SAVAGE BEAUTY? FREE BOOKS at SMASHWORDS In other book news, I’ve teamed with the great folks and other authors at SMASHWORDS to bring you free books during the entire month of July. You can get MAGNOIA WILD VANISHES, book one of my CHARMED CAT SERIES free, as well my big literary fiction noveL A NECESSARY WOMAN, the popular romance INDISCREET, and reader favorite, DRIVING ME CRAZY, my novel that was submitted for a Pulitzer. Some of my other romances are also free. Though my Southern Cousins Mysteries are rarely on sale, you can also get ELVIS AND THE BLUE SUEDE BONES at 25% off during the Smashwords sale. You don’t have to have a coupon. The discounts, including free, will automatically be applied at checkout. DON’T MISS THIS FREE PULITZER SUBMITTED NOVEL READ MORE ABOUT DRIVING ME CRAZY Is there a god of second chances? Laugh and cry as two sisters attempt to take care of their aging, spitfire mama. Maggie, the family’s go-to girl, has lost her husband, her home and her career. Then her older sister Jean drops a bombshell, screeching, as always, “Maggie, what are we going to do?” Maggie is exasperated, Jean is terrified, and Mama thinks it’s the best gossip she’s heard all year. Into this mix throw a dog who can’t hang onto his hair, an irresistible DJ who knows how to carve a rose and win a careful heart, and Mama’s geriatric sister who would drive her ancient car to China if somebody would build a bridge across the ocean. Can Maggie take a page from Mama’s book and learn to live large? Can she reach for her dreams and let her sister learn to take care of herself? Readers say, “Grab this book! It’s the kind you can’t wait to share with friends!” As always, thank you for reading and writing such terrific reviews. You keep me going. Stay safe. Have a great summer filled with family, friends, laughter and lots of happy reading! Peggy