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Why #BookLovers Should Clean for 15 Minutes

By Diane on July 16, 2016 in Beyond The Covers, Blog, Hunt for Jack Reacher, Michael Flint, Saturday Special

The horrors! 😀

But it’s true, isn’t it? For book lovers, waiting for a new release is almost as annoying as scrubbing the bathtub. And the wait is especially agonizing when you’re reading books as part of a series. In that case, waiting becomes part of a complete emotional roller coaster, starting with the thrill of receiving the most recent book, then ravenously rushing through it, followed by the fear of finishing the book as you near the end, and finally, the let-down of realizing you have to wait who-knows-how-long for the next book.

I’m right there with you.

So, I have good news and bad news. The good news is that I have two new books coming out before the year is over. The bad news is, we have to wait just a few more weeks for both books. But there is news!

One big piece of news is something I told you on my blog here this week — a sneak peek is now available for my upcoming thriller Deep Cover Jack! It’s the latest in the Hunt for Jack Reacher Series. You can find the sneak peek on iBooks. The book is set for release on September 1 and 2, 2016.

My second upcoming novel is Blood Trails. The book is due out October 4, 2016. We recently revealed the book cover – I love it!

You can pre-order Blood Trails now in paperback or ebook. (Audio coming soon!)

So… how to pass the time after you finish the sneak peek and pre-ordering if you so choose? Call me crazy, but I say we celebrate by cleaning bookshelves.

A few thoughts on cleaning to hopefully prove I’m not as crazy as you think:

Trust me. I’d rather be spending the time reading, too. But we have to prepare for the arrival of the new books. You don’t clean for a house guest after they ring the doorbell, do you?
Audiobooks are the key to enjoying the process. Put in some headphones and listen to my current books while you clean the shelves.
There’s a way to clean bookshelves in only 15 minutes. Real Simple has a great checklist detailing how to get it done in only 15 minutes! I really like this method.
When you finish, you can reward yourself with 15 minutes of reading!

Enjoy your weekend, and let me know if you take the 15-minute Bookshelf Cleaning Challenge!
(Just leave a comment below.)

Meanwhile —

Caffeinate and Carry On!

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Reflections from my trip to NYC for ThrillerFest

By Diane on July 14, 2016 in Beyond The Covers, Blog, Hunt for Jack Reacher

So? What did I miss? I’m back home now, and I’ve just finished unpacking my bags from a thrilling trip to New York City! The 11th annual ThrillerFest was held July 5-9, and this year’s conference of thriller writers was especially exciting for me. My Hunt for Jack Reacher novel Jack and Joe was a Thriller Award Finalist for Best E-Book […]

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We Couldn’t Wait Any Longer- Grab Sneak Peek of New Thriller!

By Diane on July 12, 2016 in Beyond The Covers, Blog, Hunt for Jack Reacher

Deep Cover Jack is the upcoming new novel in my Hunt for Jack Reacher series. But because I’m so excited about it and just couldn’t wait any longer, we’ve put a sneak peek of the book on iBooks! Download Sneak Peek of Deep Cover Jack You’ll need to open the iBooks app, search Deep Cover […]

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Creative Ways People Are Using Drones

By Diane on July 9, 2016 in Blog, Hunt For Truth, Saturday Special

We were talking this week about how drones can be used for very serious missions, like terrorism surveillance. Situations that would be too dangerous for humans. As a thriller writer, it’s a tactic I’m almost certain to employ in an upcoming book. In addition to military and surveillances uses, people are starting to get very creative with […]

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That Flying Insect Might Be A Camera

By Diane on July 7, 2016 in Beyond The Covers, Blog, Hunt for Jack Reacher

Take a look at these 2 images. One is a bug, and one is a mechanical flying drone with a camera. Can you tell which is which? Maybe you could. But if you weren’t looking for the differences, you may have been fooled. The one with the camera (the one on the right) is called […]

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The Case Against Life Vests On Planes

By Diane on July 5, 2016 in Blog, Hunt for Jack Reacher

Let me preface by saying I FULLY SUPPORT life vests on airplanes!! But I learned something very interesting recently — turns out life vests aren’t as helpful as we might think. Who knew? It all started when I saw a story about how life vests are a popular thing to steal from airplanes. See, I’m working […]

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Why We NEED To Attend The Key Lime Festival Next Year

By Diane on July 2, 2016 in Beyond The Covers, Blog, Saturday Special

Key West holds a Key Lime Festival every year. How did we miss this?! This year it’s July 2-4, 2016… but I wonder if it’s too early to sign up for next year?! As a snowbird, I spend much of the year in Florida, which means I’ve taken my fair share of trips to Key […]

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How Did Hemingway Get Any Writing Done?!?

By Diane on June 30, 2016 in Blog, Hunt for Justice

I’ve written several times about real life homes of famous authors: Agatha Christie and Sir Arthur Conan Doyle, to name a couple. But there’s another author who is famous for his home… You know who I’m talking about, right? The home is in Key West, and the writer is Ernest Hemingway. The novelist was born in […]

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10 Freebies To Look For On Flights

By Diane on June 28, 2016 in Beyond The Covers, Blog, Hunt for Jack Reacher

FBI Special Agents Kim Otto and Carlos Gaspar of my Hunt for Jack Reacher Thriller Series travel all the time on less than a moment’s notice. For them, price is hardly a factor. But for many of us, we appreciate a good freebie! Air travel can be confusing, especially when it comes to understanding what […]

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Does Your Bookshelf Need This New Boxed Set?

By Diane on June 25, 2016 in Blog, Hunt for Jack Reacher

Presenting… The Complete Collection (so far) ALL 6 HUNT FOR JACK REACHER BOOKS I’m proud to bring you this brand new Licensed To Thrill 6 set of all 6 Hunt for Jack Reacher books (3 novels and 3 novellas) because readers tell me they like to have the whole series at their fingertips. Makes a great gift, too! […]

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