A LAMENTATION OF SWANS Wins Gold!

I’m so excited to announce that my unpublished historical mystery, A Lamentation of Swans, won Gold for Best Unpublished Mystery in the Florida Writers Association Royal Palm Literary Awards! Not only that, but the book was named First Runner Up for Unpublished Book of the Year – a category which includes ALL fiction novels submitted, regardless of genre! To say I’m honored and excited is a severe understatement!! :)

Now I just need to publish it, so you all can read it, too. LOL!!!

Hope everyone’s having a lovely fall! Stay tuned – I have more Big News coming SOON. ;)

New Facebook Reader Group – Cover Reveal & Excerpts of DAMNING THE DEAD Coming Soon!

I’m so excited to share that my Facebook Reader Group, Kerry’s Kindred Spirits, is LIVE! If you’d like to join, it can be found at http://facebook.com/groups/kerryskin. To kick us off, I’ll be doing SIX weekly giveaways, for giftcards good for books and movies, ranging from $15 to $25! Giveaways will start on Sundays and end on Saturdays, with the first one launching on July 18, to give everyone a chance to join, and me a chance to get the festivities started! ;)

Plus (drumroll…) – I’ve got even MORE exciting news! I have a COVER for DAMNING THE DEAD, and it is AMAZE-BALLS. Seriously! I’ll be doing the reveal in the Facebook group soon(-ish :)), as well as posting a teaser excerpt or two, because (second drumroll…) I should have a release date very soon!!! And it should be in 2021!!!

Yep, you read that right: DAMNING THE DEAD is finally in the final pre-pub stage! More than a year later than expected, but who’s counting?? (If you need excuses, try: Personal, Professional, and Global Catastrophes over the last 18+ months. ‘Nuff said. :)) I am SO excited that it’s finally almost here, and I can share more of Hyacinth & Co.’s ups, downs, and all-arounds with you all! And let me tell you – this time, she’s in for one helluva ride!!!

Okay, I think that’s it for DATD news! For today, at least! When I have a release date, I’ll let you know. Or if you want to find out faster, join Kerry’s Kindred Spirits, as that’s where I’ll be sharing it first. Hope you’re all having a great summer! I’m about to leave on a three-week trailer camping jaunt to the Midwest, so follow me on Instagram if you want to see random pics, or TikTok for random videos. :) Or, not to belabor the point – join the FB group, where I’ll probably share as well!

Cheers!

DEBRIEFING THE DEAD Nominated for Another Award

After being a finalist in last month’s N.N. Light’s Book Awards, I’m so excited to announce that DEBRIEFING THE DEAD has been nominated for another award — The Paranormal Romance Guild Reviewer’s Choice Awards! Please consider giving me your vote — DEAD is in the very first category (GHOSTS/HORROR/DARK FANTASY), and voting is open until 1/29/19. You can only vote once (this is not a daily thing!), and you do need to be logged in to a Google account. But you do NOT have to join/be a member of The Paranormal Romance Guild. Any votes, and any help spreading the word is much appreciated!

Link: http://bit.ly/PRGRCA18Vote

Thank you all, and have a wonderful MLK Holiday!

Sold!

It is with great pleasure that I officially announce the sale of my novel, DEBRIEFING THE DEAD, to The Wild Rose Press. This has been such a long and incredible journey, and I’m beyond thrilled to begin this next leg of it. I don’t have many details yet (like, um, publication date, and silly things like that…!), but as soon as I do, I’ll post them here. Meanwhile, thanks to you all for your support over the years! I couldn’t have done it without you!