The autumn colors are on spectacular display here in the Pennsylvania mountains. The goats are enjoying what's left of the green since they sense winter is around the corner. Many of them have stopped running out to the trees in the morning to get first crack at the acorns, so there must not be many still falling and our older girls don't like to fight for them. 

The ducks seem to be finding acorns though as they're still giving us funny colored egg yolks (something caused by the tannin in the acorns).

Sadie (our livestock guardian dog) is enjoying the cooler weather, so she's a little disappointed today since it warmed up a little. 

Farmer Joe claims Vicky Van Goat isn't happy about the Phillies' loss, so she and Sadie can comfort each other during this difficult time.

back to the station. He'd find out who she was. Reaching over he scratched behind Blitz' ears. The shepherd provided a calming presence.

He looked back at the woman in the car. Her dark hair was half in and half out of her ponytail. The outfit she wore looked like professional slacks and a short-sleeved dress shirt, but they were askew and had paw prints. It looked liked Blitz had chased her down. He wondered what institution the woman might've escaped from. If she wasn't a career criminal, she must be a deranged mental patient.

It didn't take long for them to make it to the station. He took the woman out of the car and led her inside. "We'll get this straightened out right quick and get you back on your way, if you're telling the truth." He chuckled, sure she wasn't.

"And what about my mother's car?"

"We'll have it towed. Can't release it to you when the owner says she didn't lend it to anyone."

"Great. Fabulous."

"Watch the sarcasm, Miss."

The feisty brunette rolled her eyes. Definitely not an FBI agent. The woman couldn't control her emotions in the slightest. She would be a ticking time-bomb for any agency. He led her to holding.

"You are not seriously considering leaving me in here?" She growled the words.

He nodded and sauntered away to run the information she'd given him. The internet connection was slow. The rest of the country might have high-speed data, but they were a bit behind the times in the sparsely inhabited desert lands of southwestern Arizona. What passed for DSL here, was not in the same league as what they had in Phoenix.

Trooper John Kearney walked toward him holding up what looked like a black leather wallet. "Hey, can you run this while you're at it. I've got a security officer from the power plant in my office. Found it on patrol."

"Run it yourself."

"Aw come on. I'm due to get out of here. A hand, please."

"Fine."

"The security dude said there was a bomb threat called in at the plant. When he saw this, he thought maybe something happened to the agent assigned to investigate."

"I didn't hear about a threat."

"Me neither. Maybe they contacted local."

"Yeah. Maybe, but you'd think we would've been kept in the loop. I'll check this out. A sigh escaped when he opened the credentials."

"Something wrong, Brady?"

"I locked up a federal agent."

"No way. The chick on the credentials?" A huge smile spread across John's face.

"Don't call an FBI agent a chick. What's the matter with you?"

If you're wondering why this newsletter is going out a day late, it's because I was finishing my readthrough of Wooing the Widower before sending it off to Patti (my editor) last evening, and once I hit 'send,' I needed a break from all things writing related. But I'm back at my keyboard today and ready to get some things done. One of those things is to tell you about the Faith & Fellowship Book Festival taking place next week. You can read more about that below.

In other news, Grave Pursuits was selected for a Kindle Daily Deal on October 27th! So, if you're in the US or CA it will be available for $1.99 tomorrow, October 27th. Make sure you're following me on Amazon, so that they'll send you a notice when I have a deal.

I'm participating in the Faith & Fellowship Book Festival Next week and will be on the "Whodunit Panel" on Wednesday, November 1st (7:50-8:30 pm EDT).

If you have any questions you'd like me to answer about Grave Secrets (my featured book for the panel), please send them to me today or tomororw morning at the latest. I may not be able to get them to ask it, but I am able to submit a few of my readers' questions. 

The festival takes place November 1st through 3rd from 6-8:30 p.m. Eastern time. There is no charge for readers to join the festival, and it accessible to anyone with an internet connection, but you must register, and you will need to create a Zoom login if you don't already have one. You can register by clicking the gray "Join Us!" button on the festival's website. 

Jaime Jo Wright and Michelle Medlock Adams are the speakers. 

her character arc continues throughout the entire series, so unlike the dramatic change you normally get with standalone novels, Holly's is a slower progression over a series of books. I look forward to seeing that change for myself.

You might see all the comments in the avid readers groups and fan pages about marshmallows and hot chocolate and expect a cozy mystery from C.C. Warrens... that is not what you'll get. This novel isn't just suspense, it is intense suspense with a few moments that while not quite gruesome are difficult to read, and you may be tempted to put the book down more than once.

I expect to continue reading this series, which tells you all you need to know since I wouldn't waste my time if the book didn't keep me glued to the pages and up past my bedtime.