Lots of Updates from Marie! No images? Click here Hi there, I enjoyed some time off from writing in August, but now I’m back to work on the one thing I can do to help my readers navigate these crazy times—write more books to give you an escape from reality. I’ll tell you ALL about the upcoming books below, including the first look at Chapter One of FATAL FRAUD, but first, I want to show you what’s new in my online store! (And make sure you read to the end for some new pics of Sam Sullivan and his latest adventures!) New In the Store! While we were off, my girls and I were working behind the scenes to bring you some fun new merchandise items, including a new bumper sticker for your car that says “I’d rather be reading a Marie Force book,” from creator Jennifer Lorin, and a face mask with the same saying on it. Both of these are now for sale in the store along with a restock of sizes M, L and XL for our new anchor hoodies, which sold out fast. Also coming soon will be MORE of our series-themed boxes. This time we’ll offer them WITH and WITHOUT the books. So if you already have the books and just want the loot, we've gotcha covered. More on that coming soon (and let me just say, my cousin Jean and I got some GOOD stuff for these boxes—I'm so excited about them!) Get your print books from the store! ALL 82 of my books are for sale in print in my online store, and when you buy them there, they come signed and personalized! Everyone who buys something from the store this fall will also get our brand new bookmark celebrating the release of my 80th book in August! Preorder FATAL FRAUD now to receive it BEFORE release day (we aim to ship the Thursday before, as long as the books arrive in time). Click on the links below to buy signed copies of the full series at a discount: New Books! I’m super, duper excited for the release of FATAL FRAUD in just over a month. Trust me when I tell you, this is a book you want to read on DAY ONE. How often have you heard me say that? Hardly ever, right? But this time I mean it! Read the just-posted first look at Chapter One and preorder FATAL FRAUD right now at marieforce.com/fatalfraud to read the rest of the book the second it’s released. It’s also coming in print and in audio with Eva Kaminski back as the voice of the series in this exciting new chapter in Sam and Nick’s story. Did I mention I’m crazy excited about this book? Just making sure! LOL Also coming soon is LET IT BE, Linc and Molly Abbott’s Butler, Vermont story, out on Christmas Eve. I’m loving revisiting how Linc and Molly met and fell in love and staging that in the context of a new challenge for them and their family that has me very intrigued. Preorder LET IT BE at marieforce.com/letitbe. After that is BLACKOUT AFTER DARK, a full cast visit as the Gansett Island community contends with a days’ long power failure during the dog days of summer. We’ll catch up with all our favorite couples and characters as they sweat it out during the power failure and meet some new island residents who’ll figure into future books. I can’t wait to write this one! Preorder BLACKOUT AFTER DARK at marieforce.com/blackoutafterdark. Change of Plan for the Miami Nights Series! Last week, I announced a change of plan for how this series will be released going forward. Here is what I said on Facebook: Change of Plan! I want you to know I heard my AppleBooks, Nook, Kobo and GooglePlay readers who were unhappy that my new Miami Nights series wasn't available on your platforms. I can't do anything about book 1, HOW MUCH I FEEL, because that was published by Amazon. You can get a free Kindle app on any device that accepts apps to read that one or get it in print or audio. Signed copies are for sale in my store along with HOW MUCH I CARE. However, I can change up the plan for the other books. So here's the deal: HOW MUCH I CARE, Book 2, will LEAVE Kindle Unlimited on or around November 18 and be available on ALL digital platforms, including AppleBooks, Nook, Kobo and GooglePlay. Before Nov. 18, you can still read it for FREE with a Kindle Unlimited subscription or buy it for Kindle. It's also available for print and audio. Find the links for HOW MUCH I CARE at marieforce.com/howmuchicare. HOW MUCH I LOVE, Book 3, will be released on ALL retailers on March 9, as well as in print and audio. One month later, on or around April 9, HOW MUCH I LOVE will leave AppleBooks, Nook, Kobo and GooglePlay to do a three-month tour in Kindle Unlimited. After that, it will return to all retailers. Future Miami Nights books will follow this routine. HOW MUCH I LOVE is now available for preorder in ebook format on ALL retailers at marieforce.com/howmuchilove. Do you have questions? Please feel free to reply to this email, and I'll be sure to remind you of how this will go when we get closer to the release of HOW MUCH I LOVE. I'll also let you know when HOW MUCH I CARE is on sale everywhere. Thanks for your patience with this new routine for the Miami Nights Series! Reader Q&A This past weekend, we held a virtual Reader Weekend to catch up with our Reader Weekend friends, who were sad we had to cancel this year’s event due to COVID. We’re making plans for a Fatal-themed Reader Weekend 2021 in Washington, DC, in June 2021, and have recently added two outings to the registration—one of them a daytime bus tour of the hot spots in the Fatal Series and the other a night-time tour of the monuments that’s not to be missed. Registration is now open for 2021 and we do expect this event to sell out, so please register soon if you'd like to attend. As part of last Sunday’s virtual Reader Weekend, attendees asked a lot of questions. I included some that we didn’t get to in the live Zoom chat below so everyone can see them. (We’re working on getting the Zoom chat added to YouTube and other online sites and will post a link when we have it.) Bonnie asked: How did you research Little Havana for Miami Nights books? Peggy asked: Are you working on your next Fatal book? Nancy asked: I love Sam & Nick—do you actually write in DC? Melinda asked: What advice do you have for a young aspiring author? Helen asked: What was your inspiration for writing Miami series? Emily asked: What is your favorite thing about being a writer? JoAnn asked: Hope you enjoyed your vacation. My question is what's the longest you ever went without writing? Kasey asked: Any new single titles? Patti asked: Will the readers weekend be going back to Rhode Island in the future? Gail asked: There are several men who’ve adopted children like Mac, Adam, Owen, Seamus. & Blaine. Paul will raise Hope’s son. Will you have any women raising children of their partners? That scenario plays a big role in HOW MUCH I CARE, which is one of my new favorites of all my books. I LOVE Austin, Maria and his darling little daughter Everly. If you haven’t read HOW MUCH I CARE yet, make sure to check it out. We will also read about a single dad when we get to Max Abbott’s Butler, Vermont book, and we may see other single dads appear on the scene in future books. Annette asked: Do you see yourself including the Covid-19 pandemic into any future stories? During stressful, emotional times how do you manage to write/stay focused? Marie asked: Any chance that you would consider revisiting Big
Mac and Linda’s story this time as parents of younger children and/or teenagers? Another Marie asked: I am absolutely in love with the Miami series, do you think you will continue it past three books? Martha asked: When will the next Fatal Series be released? Miriam asked: Will Scotty have a romantic friend in his high school years? Judy asked: What inspires you to start writing a new series? Sara asked: Will we get a follow up on the Quantum family? Dianna asked: Will you include the adventures of Sam Sullivan in one of your books? Alice asked: Will you add a family dog into the Gansett or Fatal series since we all seem to enjoy the Adventures of Sam Sullivan? Marilyn asked: How do you get the characters’ last names? Eileen asked: Any more Gansett books? Sharon asked: Do you plan on continuing the series with other members of the family? It would be nice to read about the grandparents and their love story too. Barbara asked: If you could tell your younger writing self anything, what would it be? Finally, as promised, here are some new pics of Sam Sullivan and friends! Funny story—Sam refuses to poop when we stay out on the boat. Last Saturday, I walked 4,000 steps trying get him to poop at the state park near where we keep the boat. Nada! So around 6 pm, I drove him home where he proceeded to poop two seconds after he was paws down in the home yard. One of my friends said that makes him a typical man! I can’t even with this boy! He makes me laugh so hard. He’s just the best companion, and I’m so thankful I’ve gotten to keep my dad’s beloved buddy in my life. Follow him on “Samstagram” @samsullivan_thedog. (My kids are pissed that he has way more followers than they do—LOL!) That’s the latest and greatest from here. Hope you’re well and staying healthy. Please feel free to respond to this email with any questions you may have about the info included here. Stay safe and healthy.
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