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
NEW SUSPENSE!
I’m excited to announce that my brand new suspense novella, THE ALLY, will be available to you Saturday, November 26. If you have preordered, it will automatically download to your Kindle. If you are ordering now, here is the link. THE ALLY is book four of the multi-author suspense series, but there are no cliffhangers. Each book is connected by having a philanthropist in the story, but each one stands alone and can be read separately. CONTEST I’ll be giving away purple Ally tee shirts starting this Saturday and for the next few weeks! Don’t miss these giveaways. Your name will go into the hat for a drawing every time you hit the Share button on my Facebook posts about THE ALLY. These tee shirts were made especially for the contest in limited quantity and will not be available anywhere else. There is nothing to buy. Just help me spread the word about THE ALLY. REVIEWS After you read THE ALLY, please do leave a review at Amazon, Goodreads, Twitter and other social media. Reviews provide feedback for an author and also help other readers find the book. I so appreciate your loyalty and the unfailing support you have given me through the years! You are the best! CHRISTIANS READ I am now on the team of authors at ChristiansRead.com. I will be posting every other Tuesday on a regular basis. You can read my first blog post today, WORDS MATTER, on www.ChristiansRead.com, which is part of Vicki Hinze’s website. All the posts on this site are either devotional in nature with references to scripture, inspirational, motivational, or simply good, clean fun. You might find us discussing vacations, holidays, or the simple pleasures we enjoy every day. On Saturdays, our thoughts turn to books, of course! We will discuss our latest work or talk about other books we are reading. Always good, clean fun. My dear friend, Vicki Hinze, founded the blog and assembled a group of authors who write either Christian books (with a clear intent) and/or clean books (without bad language). I have intentionally kept my later book free of offensive language, and I think they are better for it. ENJOY this holiday season, and as always, thank you for reading and for being such loyal fans! 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
Guest Post by C. J. Bennett
Last October another author, Teresa Keefer, and I (Tina Susedik) were discussing what we could do about human trafficking. We went back and forth and came up with the idea of doing an anthology with the proceeds to go to Operation Underground Railroad. I contacted Teresa Russ at Poised Pen Productions, who agreed to help. She contacted an editor and formatter, while I talked with the person who does the covers of my books. All agreed to donate their time and resources to this project. Hope Harbor began. Six authors, some award-winning and some debut authors were given three things that their stories had to have – a lighthouse, a ring, and a pirate (or a descendent of the pirate). They could write in any time period and any genre. A history of Hope Harbor was created: In 1699, Samuel Hopewell arrived with his wife, Faith, and three young children, Jonathan, Temperance, and Charlotte. On this spot, he built a house and barn. He began farming and fishing, taking his goods to small towns further inland. In 1701, he was joined by his brother, Thomas and his family who opened a store and tavern. Hearing of the rich land and abundance of whales, others joined them until in 1716, the population grew to sixty-five souls. Samuel’s homestead, located here on this village green, is long gone, but his and his family’s legacy lives on. Over the years, when whaling grew, sloops ventured further into the Atlantic Ocean. Heading back to southern towns, more and more ships crashed and sank on the Hopewell Shoals. Residents of Hopewell, tired of trying to rescue crews during treacherous storms, requested government funds to erect a lighthouse to warn ships of the massive rocks hidden in the water. In 1716, the lighthouse northeast of the green was completed, with Samuel as the first lighthouse keeper, or wickie (named for having to keep the lantern wicks trimmed.) Samuel moved his wife and eight children to a house near the lighthouse. His sons, and even daughters, learned the art of being a wickie. In 1774, with the threat of colonists going against the King George III, the English created a harbor for their ships to dock. At that time, the town’s name was changed to Hope Harbor. As with small villages everywhere, legends abound, the most prominent being a pirate who landed in 1719, bringing with him a ring said to bring riches to the bearer. Married to Samuel’s eldest daughter, the legend lives on as the ring was passed from generation to generation. Today, through the Revolutionary and Civil Wars, Samuel and Faith’s children stayed, married, and kept up the tradition of Hopewell’s Lighthouse. Information on Operation Underground Railroad: Children do not just disappear. Across the world, approximately eight million children go missing each year. Per a report from the United States Department of Justice, an estimated 800,000 children will come up missing each year in the United States alone. In some underdeveloped countries—third world countries—missing children are not even counted. Missing children has become a major global issue and has been brought to the forefront in recent years. The trafficking of humans, especially children, has become a multi-billion-dollar business with some of the most rich and famous being exposed for their participation in modern day slavery and exploitation of young children. Several organizations have joined the fight against child abduction and exploitation, one of them being Operation Underground Railroad which was founded in December 2013 by a group of highly trained CIA, law enforcement and skilled operatives to comprehensively tackle the problem worldwide. Not only do they find and extract the victims, but they also provide justice for them against their perpetrators as well as rehabilitative services to help them once they are rescued. After considerable research, we found that Operation Underground Railroad provided the most comprehensive programs from investigation to rescue to rehabilitation. Therefore, we will be donating all profits from the sale of Hope Harbor to O.U.R. as our contribution to fighting trafficking and sexual exploitation of children. Additionally, we hope that by sharing this information, others will follow suit. We can fight this battle together so that these children do not have to suffer alone. God bless you for purchasing the Hope Harbor anthology and a huge thank you from all the contributing authors.
Book News and Huge Book Sale
PERSONAL UPDATE I battled Covid in December and am so thankful that I survived. Then along came eye surgery, and I’m dong well with that, too. One eye down and one to go. I am blessed to have the love, loyalty and support of so many people—family, friends, and fans both new and long-term. A big hug to all of you! BOOK NEWS—SAR TRILOGY I have an exciting Search and Rescue suspense trilogy in the works. The series is a spin-off from SNOW BRIDES, which was a huge hit with fans. You particularly loved the character, Kate, who was compared to a female McGyver. All three books in my new series will star SAR dogs descended from Jefferson (SNOW BRIDES), now retired and living the good life with Maggie, Joe and Kate, who is now a veterinarian and placing Jefferson’s pups in the hands of topnotch SAR handlers. WHAT WE KEEP (SAR TRILOGY, BOOK 1) is the tentative title of the first SAR suspense novel, coming this fall. Alice, a divorcee with a painful past, keeps books in the seclusion of her home, only venturing out when her SAR dog Thunder is needed for a search and rescue mission. When an explosion at the campsite of her ex-husband and his new family leaves Zeke in the hospital, severely burned, and puts his five-year-old daughter in the hands of a killer, Alice’s life is upended. She and her SAR dog are their only hope. But it’s not only a race against time to find Zeke’s child before a madman does, it’s a painful journey through her past. Who will survive? I’m truly excited about bringing this three-book suspense series to you! More details TBA. MORE BOOK NEWS—FAME “Is your fifteen minutes of fame worth dying for?” I’m once more teaming with long-time friends Debra Webb, Vicki Hinze and Regan Black in a new romantic suspense series we’re calling FAME. If you enjoyed our three previous bestselling series–BREAKDOWN, STORM WATCH, and BEHIND CLOSED DOORS—you’re going to love FAME. It will be coming your way next spring. I just LOVE my cover. Here’s a sneak peek. More details will be coming your way soon. 13TH ANNUAL SMASHWORDS BOOK SALE From July 1 – 31 I’ll be teaming with other authors and SMASHWORDS to bring you a gigantic blowout book sale! Titles will be either FREE or discounted at 25, 50 and 75% for the entire month. For the first time EVER, all my Elvis titles will on sale at 50% off. This includes the latest Southern Cousins Mystery, ELVIS AND THE HEARTBREAK HOTEL. Don’t miss this! Many of my books will be FREE, including MAGNOLIA WILD VANISHES (mystery), DRIVING ME CRAZY (Pulitzer nominated women’s fiction), RULES OF ENGAGEMENT (a trilogy of romantic comedies), STARS TO LEAD ME HOME (fan-fav women’s fiction), and JACK LOVES CALLIE TENDER (prequel to the Southern Cousins Mystery series). Additionally, the box sets FOREVER FRIENDS/FINALLY BRIDES and WHEN I FOUND YOU will be on sale for 50% off. Throughout the month I will be adding additional titles to the sale. DON’T MISS IT! Until next time, be safe, be kind and keep on reading! Peggy Webb
Year End Book Sale, Giveaways, and More Scoop on BEHIND CLOSED DOORS
This has been a hard year for all of us. I hope you’re safe, and I hope you’ve been able to escape with a good book. Thank you for your wonderful support, even during these crazy times. To make your life a bit easier and more pleasant, I’m giving away books, gift cards and other great prizes during this holiday season and beyond. SAVE MORE THAN $60.00 I’ve enrolled sixteen of my titles in Smashwords Year End Book Sale. Starting December 18 and going through January 1, 2021, you can get twelve of my titles FREE and four more at 50 percent off. Many of these titles include boxed sets of three to five books. I write in multiple genres, so these books include mystery, romantic comedy, women’s fiction and romantic suspense. Sale titles include: Mystery Magnolia Wild Vanishes Elvis and the Pink Cadillac Corpse (from the popular comedic mystery series) Romantic Suspense From A Distance Women’s Fiction Driving Me Crazy (fan fav, nominated for a Pulitzer) Stars to Lead Me Home (reader favorite) Her Secret Hero The Rules of Engagement- trio of books When I Found You (box set of 3) Romance and Romantic Comedy The Dixie Virgin Chronicles, books 1, 2 and 3 Donovan’s Angel Donovan’s of the Delta, complete set of 5 books (called the ultimate family saga) The Edge of Paradise Christmas in Time Touched by Angels (reader favorite) Here’s a peek at some of the books in this sale. Throughout the sale I will be adding more books. This is the perfect opportunity to increase your library and select books to give as gifts! This is one of my holiday gifts to you! INTERVIEW WITH BOOKS GO SOCIAL Learn more about SAVAGE BEAUTY as well as my other work and my career in general at Books Go Social. I did with interview with the amazing folks there. Read it here: MORE GIVEAWAYS I teamed with four other best friends/bestselling authors to write the romantic suspense series, BEHIND CLOSED DOORS: FAMILY SECRETS which came out December 2 and will continue with a new book every Wednesday through the end of this month. Each Wednesday we give away fabulous prizes, including Amazon gift cards and other treasures that reflect the theme of each book. These FB Share contests and giveaways will continue through the end of December. Additionally, I had tee shirts made especially for my novel, SAVAGE BEAUTY, book 3 in the series. I will continue to give those away during the month of January. Watch my FB page for these Share Contests. There is nothing to buy. Winners will be chosen in random drawings. BEHIND CLOSED DOORS SERIES SCOOP Two years ago. three of my best friends and I decided to pool our many years of writing experience in a project we could all do together. Combined, that’s nearly a hundred years of experience and almost three hundred books! Those friends are Debra Webb, Vicki Hinze and Regan Black, all of us USA Today bestselling authors, and Deb also an Amazon Charts bestseller. The result of our collaboration in 2018 was BREAKDOWN, a suspense series our readers called “the ultimate whodunit.” They clamored for more. (Whew! Thank goodness!) Last year we added buddies, bestseller Rita Herron and NY Times bestselling author Cindy Gerard, to the mix and came up with STORM WATCH. Another reader fav! Juggling that many authors’ schedules and deadlines is not easy, so it’s not always possible to get everybody back on board. Our original four were able to get Cindy once more for the 2020 series, BREAKDOWN. We are extremely pleased to bring you set of books readers call “amazing.” Plans are already in the works for our 2021 series. We can’t predict what the future will hold for any of us, but with God’s grace we hope to all collaborate again next year on a series that will knock your socks off! I wish you a safe and happy holiday season, lots of love from your friends and family, and lots of hot chocolate with marshmallows. 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