Jul. 1st, 2023 Basking in the Backlist – Summer 2023

Happy July friends!

This month, we’re basking in the backlist!

If you aren’t familiar with the term, an author’s backlist is made up of the books they have published previously – usually at least a year earlier – that are still in print.

Backlist books don’t receive all the marketing and publicity that is showered on current releases. You probably won’t see them as much on social media. And if you’re new to an author, you may not have heard much, if anything, about these books.

Of course, if the author enjoys dropping her previous characters into her new books, it’s possible the reader has met some, maybe even all, of the backlist characters without realizing it.

As that very kind of author, I can assure you that if you’ve read the Defend and Protect series, you’ve met the Dive Team Investigations characters. They just insisted on showing up!

And then they clamored for their fair share of the spotlight.

“It’s been all about Raleigh, the Secret Service, the FBI. Special agents everywhere. How about showing us some love? Let’s talk about diving, serial killers, human trafficking, cold cases, and everyone’s favorite cyber security/computer forensics expert.”

I’ll let you guess which character was most insistent. Honestly, it wasn’t a hard sell. I’ve missed them. And I want you to love them as much as I do.

Which is why we’re #baskinginthebacklist this July!

And to make it extra fun, I’m giving away exclusive #DiveTeamInvestigations goodies. I have a bunch of random bookish delights, and really…what good are they sitting in a basket in my office? I want to share them with you.

Here’s how it will work:

My Twitter/Facebook/Instagram posts will focus on the Dive Team series. There will be two giveaways.

Drawings will take place on July 8 and July 31.

How do you enter? First…click here. The first giveaway is already open!

You can enter once a day just by saying Hi. You can grab more entries by following me on all the social media spots and by subscribing to my newsletter.

A new giveaway link will be sent out on July 10 and that giveaway will run until the end of July.

Any questions? Holler!

Otherwise, let’s enjoy hanging out with the Dive Team in July.

Grace and peace,

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