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Join me this Friday and Saturday, November 1st and 2nd at the Village Square Mall in Effingham, Illinois for the Midwest Holiday Market! If you have book nerds on your holiday shopping list, then you HAVE to stop by my booth and check out my books and other bookish gift ideas.
Join me this Saturday, October 26th for Nightmare on Second Street at Chillicothe City Park (Chillicothe, IL) in support of brain tumor awareness. I’ll be selling and signing my books along with lots of other bookish and spooky gifts at my vendor booth.
I’ve been excitedly awaiting this event for WEEKS! If you’re in the Louisville, Kentucky area today and tomorrow, I hope you’ll stop by to see me and around 100 other authors at the 2024 Louisville Book Festival!
This event takes place at the Kentucky International Convention Center, and admission is FREE! I’ll have copies of my two latest novels, It Had to Happen and One Bad Cat to sell and sign. I am also scheduled to present at a “Speed Dating with a Book” session at 3:00 p.m. today!
Continue reading “Come see me today or tomorrow at the 2024 Louisville Book Festival!”I’m excited to announce that I will be at the 2024 Louisville Book Festival – with about 100 other authors – Friday, October 18 and Saturday, October 19 at the Kentucky International Convention Center! I’ll have copies of my two latest novels, It Had to Happen and One Bad Cat to sell and sign. I am also scheduled to present at a “Speed Dating with a Book” session at 3:00 p.m. on the 18th!
You can follow the event using the following social media hashtags: #LouisvilleBookFestival #WeBringBooksToLife. To watch my personal festival journey, follow me on Instagram @Mandy_Raine!
Continue reading “Come see me at the 2024 Louisville Book Festival October 18-19!”As I’m promoting my latest novel, It Had To Happen, it occurs to me that it might be fun to answer some of my own author interview questions so my readers can get to know me a bit better. The list of questions is quite long, but I typically ask authors to choose their favorite ones. I’ve probably gone a bit beyond what the average author would provide, but hey– it’s my blog!
Q: When did you first catch the writing bug? What drove you to persist?
A: As far as I can remember, I’ve been writing stories since I learned to write. The stories themselves are often what drive me to persist. Most of my story ideas that have become novels have been ideas that got stuck in my head and wouldn’t leave me alone until I wrote them. At times, it seems I might be a hostage to my own muse! It’s okay though because we get along well—most of the time!
Continue reading “Author interview with thriller/suspense author, Mandy Webster”I am excited to announce that my new novel, It Had to Happen, is now available on Kindle and in print! I will also be attending a couple of upcoming events — including the October Louisville Book Festival — where you can meet me and get signed copies of this book along with several of my previous novels. Stay tuned for more details on upcoming events and read more below to learn about my new thriller/suspense novel, It Had to Happen!
When Jack Utley loses his daughter just as his business is about to soar, it seems he’s traded financial gain for Callie’s life. After an encounter with a mysterious woman on the eve of Callie’s funeral, Jack wakes up to find that time has somehow rewound to the morning of Callie’s accident. Jack gets an opportunity that most grieving parents can only dream of – he saves his daughter’s life.
Continue reading “Happy book release day to It Had to Happen!”I am excited to announce that my new novel, It Had to Happen, is now available for pre-order on Kindle! Print copies will also be available for purchase on the book’s release date, August 27th, 2024.
When Jack Utley loses his daughter just as his business is about to soar, it seems he’s traded financial gain for Callie’s life. After an encounter with a mysterious woman on the eve of Callie’s funeral, Jack wakes up to find that time has somehow rewound to the morning of Callie’s accident. Jack gets an opportunity that most grieving parents can only dream of – he saves his daughter’s life.
Continue reading “It Had to Happen is now available for pre-order on Kindle!”
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