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Welcome back to the Fresh Fiction Podcast. Today I’m joined by author Denise Swanson, whose newest mystery, DIE ME A RIVER, is the second book in her Welcome Back to Scumble River series. In DIE ME A RIVER Scumble River school psychologist, Skye Denison-Boyd, is captivated by the body discovered in a local bowling alley. Everyone in the small town has a reason to want Paige Myler dead — she’s the representative of the insurance company many residents are suing for following the tornado in the previous book — which then makes everyone a suspect. I’m thrilled to welcome Denise Swanson to the podcast.   If you love what you hear there are a few ways you can help us during season two. First, don’t forget to subscribe to the Fresh Fiction Podcast on iTunes and Stitcher – or any of your favorite podcast apps. Rating, reviewing, and sharing the podcast with your friends helps us out more than you know. Sharing is caring, as they say.   You can find me on Twitter and instagram as @reelvixen.   You can Fresh Fiction on Twitter, Instagram, and on Facebook.   DIE ME A RIVER by Denise Swanson   Welcome Back to Scumble River #2  In Scumble River, Skye investigates a suspicious death at the local bowling alley. And with a murderer on the loose, there’s no time to spare…   Skye Denison-Boyd and her husband, Wally, are meeting with their priest to finalize the arrangements for their twins' baptism when a loud blast rocks the rectory. Seconds later, they discover that there has been an explosion at the town bowling alley. Although the bowling alley was closed at the time, there's a dead body inside, soon identified as Paige Myler. Paige was a representative for a huge property/casualty insurance company that many Scumble Riverites are suing in the wake of a recent tornado.   Even with two newborns to care for, Skye can't help herself from looking more closely into the suspicious death—and what she finds is much more sinister than she ever imagined.    Mystery [Sourcebooks Landmark, On Sale: September 4, 2018, Mass Market Paperback / e-Book, ISBN: 9781492648352 / eISBN: 9781492648369]   Another fun visit to Scumble River...Buy DIE ME A RIVER: Amazon.com | Kindle | BN.com | Apple Books | Kobo | Google Play | Powell's Books | Books-A-Million | Indiebound | Ripped Bodice | Amazon CA | Amazon UK | Amazon DE | Amazon FR

Welcome back to the Fresh Fiction Podcast. Today I’m joined by author Denise Swanson, whose newest mystery, <a href="http://freshfiction.com/author.php?id=33" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">DIE ME A RIVER</a>, is the second book in her Welcome Back to Scumble River series. In <a href="http://freshfiction.com/book.php?id=96487" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">DIE ME A RIVER</a> Scumble River school psychologist, Skye Denison-Boyd, is captivated by the body discovered in a local bowling alley. Everyone in the small town has a reason to want Paige Myler dead — she’s the representative of the insurance company many residents are suing for following the tornado in the previous book — which then makes everyone a suspect. I’m thrilled to welcome Denise Swanson to the podcast. If you love what you hear there are a few ways you can help us during season two. First, don’t forget to subscribe to the Fresh Fiction Podcast on <a href="https://itunes.apple.com/us/podcast/the-fresh-fiction-podcast/id1356350672?mt=2" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">iTunes</a> and <a href="https://freshfiction.podbean.com/freshfiction/episode/%20The%20Fresh%20Fiction%20Podcast%20Link%20to%20your%20Show%20Page%20on%20Stitcher:%20http:/www.stitcher.com/s?fid=176772&amp;refid=stpr" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">Stitcher</a> – or any of your favorite podcast apps. Rating, reviewing, and sharing the podcast with your friends helps us out more than you know. Sharing is caring, as they say. You can find me on <a href="https://freshfiction.podbean.com/freshfiction/episode/twitter.com/reelvixen" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">Twitter</a> and <a href="https://freshfiction.podbean.com/freshfiction/episode/instagram.com/reelvixen" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">instagram</a> as @reelvixen. You can Fresh Fiction on <a href="https://twitter.com/freshfiction" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">Twitter</a>, <a href="https://instagram.com/freshfiction" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">Instagram</a>, and on <a href="https://facebook.com/freshfiction" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">Facebook</a>. <a href="http://freshfiction.com/book.php?id=96487" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">DIE ME A RIVER</a> by <a href="http://freshfiction.com/author.php?id=33" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">Denise Swanson</a> <a href="http://freshfiction.com/series.php?id=4283" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">Welcome Back to Scumble River #2</a> <a href="http://freshfiction.com/book.php?id=96487" rel="nofollow" target="_blank"></a> In Scumble River, Skye investigates a suspicious death at the local bowling alley. And with a murderer on the loose, there’s no time to spare… Skye Denison-Boyd and her husband, Wally, are meeting with their priest to finalize the arrangements for their twins' baptism when a loud blast rocks the rectory. Seconds later, they discover that there has been an explosion at the town bowling alley. Although the bowling alley was closed at the time, there's a dead body inside, soon identified as Paige Myler. Paige was a representative for a huge property/casualty insurance company that many Scumble Riverites are suing in the wake of a recent tornado. Even with two newborns to care for, Skye can't help herself from looking more closely into the suspicious death—and what she finds is much more sinister than she ever imagined. <a href="http://freshfiction.com/all_titles.php?genre=5" rel="nofollow" target="_blank"> Mystery</a> [Sourcebooks Landmark, On Sale: September 4, 2018, Mass Market Paperback / e-Book, ISBN: 9781492648352 / eISBN: 9781492648369] <a href="http://freshfiction.com/review.php?id=66968" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">Another fun visit to Scumble River...</a>Buy <a href="http://freshfiction.com/book.php?id=96487" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">DIE ME A RIVER</a>: <a href="http://www.amazon.com/exec/obidos/ASIN/1492648353/fresfict05-20" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">Amazon.com</a> | <a href="http://www.amazon.com/exec/obidos/ASIN/B07CP798ZG/fresfict05-20" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">Kindle</a> | <a href="http://www.barnesandnoble.com/w/?ean=9781492648352" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">BN.com</a> | <a href="http://itunes.apple.com/us/book/isbn9781492648369/?at=11l4QL" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">Apple Books</a> | <a href="http://click.linksynergy.com/fs-bin/click?id=EfyRRf4ZG3w&amp;subid=&amp;offerid=290193.1&amp;type=10&amp;tmpid=9309&amp;RD_PARM1=http%3A%2F%2Fwww.kobobooks.com%2Fsearch%2Fsearch.html%3Fq%3D9781492648369" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">Kobo</a> | <a href="https://play.google.com/store/search?q=9781492648369&amp;c=books" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">Google Play</a> | <a href="http://www.powells.com/partner/33157/biblio/9781492648352" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">Powell's Books</a> | <a href="http://www.tkqlhce.com/click-2992589-42121?url=http%3A%2F%2Fwww.booksamillion.com%2Fp%2F9781492648352" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">Books-A-Million</a> | <a href="http://www.indiebound.org/aff/freshfiction08?product=9781492648352" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">Indiebound</a> | <a href="http://therippedbodicela.com/aff/Fresh%20Fiction/book/9781492648352" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">Ripped Bodice</a> | <a href="http://www.amazon.ca/exec/obidos/ASIN/B07CP798ZG/fresfict-20" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">Amazon CA</a> | <a href="http://www.amazon.co.uk/exec/obidos/ASIN/B07CP798ZG/fresfict-20" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">Amazon UK</a> | <a href="http://www.amazon.de/exec/obidos/ASIN/B07CP798ZG/fresfict-20" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">Amazon DE</a> | <a href="http://www.amazon.fr/exec/obidos/ASIN/B07CP798ZG/fresfict-20" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">Amazon FR</a>

Denise Swanson takes readers back to Scumble River

Cozy and romantic mysteries are a specialty of New York Times bestselling author Denise Swanson. But besides her Devereaux's Dime Store and Scumble River and Chef-to-Go mysteries, she has a sweet side, which you'll see when she discusses her Delicious contemporary romances with me. 

Cozy and romantic mysteries are a specialty of New York Times bestselling author Denise Swanson. But besides her Devereaux's Dime Store and Scumble River and Chef-to-Go mysteries, she has a sweet side, which you'll see when she discusses her Delicious contemporary romances with me.

Author Provocateur Interviews: Denise Swanson

I am thrilled to be talking to New York Times Best-Selling Author Denise Swanson. She has two cozy mystery series -- the Scumble River Mysteries and the Devereaux's Dime Store series -- as well as the Change of Heart Romance Series. She also has some incredible stories to tell: her writing career came out of what she has called a face-to-face encounter with evil.You can find all her mysteries in order on her website, and if you're looking for the romances, here's that link. The 19th (!) Scumble River Mystery has the irresistible title of Murder of a Cranky Catnapper. Catnip!As always, if you'd rather read than listen, here's the transcript. Enjoy!Transcript of Interview with Denise SwansonLaura Brennan: My guest today is New York Times best-selling author Denise Swanson. Her mystery series include both the Scumbel River Mysteries and the Devereaux's Dime Store Mysteries. And if that weren't enough, she also writes the Change of Heart Romance series. Denise has multiple awards and nominations including the Agatha award, the Mary Higgins Clark award, the Reviewer's Choice award, and was also nominated for RT Magazine's career achievement award, alongside Sue Grafton and Janet Evanovich.Denise, thank you so much for joining me.Denise Swanson: Thank you for inviting me.LB: Okay, so I was counting up all your published books -- plus, I know you must have more in the works. And you're creeping up on 30 books in the last 16 years, is that right?DS: I think that close. Yes, I have -- the 19th Scumble River will come out in September, which is Murder of a Cranky Catnapper. And the 6th Devereaux's Dime Store book will come out next July. And I have four romances published so, getting right up there.LB: You had a career as a school psychologist, correct?DS: Yes. I worked for 22 years as a school psychologist. I worked every age level from preschoolers all the way through high school, but my favorite was the junior high, that's where I spent most of my time.LB: How did you then make the shift from helping junior high school students survive --DS: And their parents!LB: -- and their parents, bless your heart -- to writing mysteries?DS: Well, I've always wanted to write. I've always written. I actually wrote my very first book in kindergarten. I am an only child and I grew up on a farm and my mom had a lot of time, she was a stay-at-home mom. So I was reading by the time I went to kindergarten. When I was in kindergarten, the teacher didn't really know what to do with me and she she sat me into the corner and said pretty much, amuse yourself. Because she had to teach everybody else. So I used my big chief tablet to write an alphabet book. And I have to say that when I brought it up to show it to my teacher, it wasn't quite the reaction I was expecting. I brought it up and I said oh, look what I've done! And she paged through the tablet and said to me, you've used your whole tablet. What will you use for the rest of the year? So that was my first bad review. The message came across pretty clearly that this was not an activity that she encouraged.So I started writing again when I was in junior high. I had been reading Harlequin Romances, and you know back then, in the dark ages, they were pretty tame. If the hero and heroine held hands by the end of the book and had little kids was a pretty hot book. So, this was the seventies and my 13- and 14-year-old friends were doing much more than that. So I wanted to write a more realistic book. Unfortunately, my English teacher caught me at it and made me read the section I was working on in front of the class. The interesting thing was, I had been working on a French kiss, and the moment the word 'tongue' came out of my mouth, she whipped me out from the front of the class and sent me down to the principal. So I had my second bad review.LB: I have to ask, given this, what in the world prompted you to go into a career in which you w...

I am thrilled to be talking to New York Times Best-Selling Author Denise Swanson. She has two cozy mystery series -- the Scumble River Mysteries and the Devereaux's Dime Store series -- as well as the Change of Heart Romance Series. She also has some incredible stories to tell: her writing career came out of what she has called a face-to-face encounter with evil. You can find all her mysteries in order on her website, and if you're looking for the romances, here's that link. The 19th (!) Scumble River Mystery has the irresistible title of Murder of a Cranky Catnapper.  Catnip! As always, if you'd rather read than listen, here's the transcript. Enjoy! Transcript of Interview with Denise Swanson Laura Brennan: My guest today is New York Times best-selling author Denise Swanson. Her mystery series include both the Scumbel River Mysteries and the Devereaux's Dime Store Mysteries. And if that weren't enough, she also writes the Change of Heart Romance series. Denise has multiple awards and nominations including the Agatha award, the Mary Higgins Clark award, the Reviewer's Choice award, and was also nominated for RT Magazine's career achievement award, alongside Sue Grafton and Janet Evanovich. Denise, thank you so much for joining me. Denise Swanson: Thank you for inviting me. LB: Okay, so I was counting up all your published books -- plus, I know you must have more in the works. And you're creeping up on 30 books in the last 16 years, is that right? DS: I think that close. Yes, I have -- the 19th Scumble River will come out in September, which is Murder of a Cranky Catnapper. And the 6th Devereaux's Dime Store book will come out next July. And I have four romances published so, getting right up there. LB: You had a career as a school psychologist, correct? DS: Yes. I worked for 22 years as a school psychologist. I worked every age level from preschoolers all the way through high school, but my favorite was the junior high, that's where I spent most of my time. LB: How did you then make the shift from helping junior high school students survive -- DS: And their parents! LB: -- and their parents, bless your heart -- to writing mysteries? DS: Well, I've always wanted to write. I've always written. I actually wrote my very first book in kindergarten. I am an only child and I grew up on a farm and my mom had a lot of time, she was a stay-at-home mom. So I was reading by the time I went to kindergarten. When I was in kindergarten, the teacher didn't really know what to do with me and she she sat me into the corner and said pretty much, amuse yourself. Because she had to teach everybody else. So I used my big chief tablet to write an alphabet book. And I have to say that when I brought it up to show it to my teacher, it wasn't quite the reaction I was expecting. I brought it up and I said oh, look what I've done! And she paged through the tablet and said to me, you've used your whole tablet. What will you use for the rest of the year? So that was my first bad review. The message came across pretty clearly that this was not an activity that she encouraged. So I started writing again when I was in junior high. I had been reading Harlequin Romances, and you know back then, in the dark ages, they were pretty tame. If the hero and heroine held hands by the end of the book and had little kids was a pretty hot book. So, this was the seventies and my 13- and 14-year-old friends were doing much more than that. So I wanted to write a more realistic book. Unfortunately, my English teacher caught me at it and made me read the section I was working on in front of the class. The interesting thing was, I had been working on a French kiss, and the moment the word 'tongue' came out of my mouth, she whipped me out from the front of the class and sent me down to the principal. So I had my second bad review. LB: I have to ask, given this, what in the world prompted you to go into a career in which you w...

Episode 18: Denise Swanson

Dying for a Cupcakeby Denise SwansonNAL, March 2015New York Times bestselling author Denise Swanson joins us in this episode of CrimeFiction.FM to discuss her new book, the fourth in her Devereaux’s Dime Store Mystery series, DYING FOR A CUPCAKE.Show NotesDenise shares Devereaux’s background, and how she came to own her small town dime store.She shares her love of The Food Network, and how that led to the plot of DYING FOR A CUPCAKE.Denise has a background as school psychiatrist and has worked with children who were bullied. The impact of that can last well into the adult years.One of the things Denise loves most about writing is naming her characters.From the Publisher:When Devereaux “Dev” Sinclair hosts a cupcake contest at her five-and-dime store, she discovers that someone is just dying to win…Kizzy Cutler finds it so delicious to be back in her hometown of Shadow Bend, Missouri, that she seems to have forgotten why she fled twenty years ago. For now, she’s excited to kick off her new line of cupcakes with a competition, which Dev has agreed to host in her shop. But before the first yummy cupcake is even baked, Kizzy’s assistant Fallon dies from a mysterious ailment.While the medical examiner attempts to discover what killed Fallon, Kizzy declares that the show must go on. However after Kizzy escapes several near misses, Dev is convinced that someone in Shadow Bend has it in for the Cupcake Queen. Is the secret from her past so dark someone still wants to kill her for it?With a list of not-so-sweet suspects, Dev’s in a race against the timer to solve the murder before someone else gets iced…LinksPurchase Dying for a Cupcake at AmazonDenise’s  Amazon Author PageDenise’s Website www.deniseswanson.comThe post Dying for a Cupcake by Denise Swanson appeared first on CrimeFiction.FM.

Dying for a Cupcake by Denise Swanson NAL, March 2015New York Times bestselling author Denise Swanson joins us in this episode of <a href="http://CrimeFiction.FM" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">CrimeFiction.FM</a> to discuss her new book, the fourth in her Devereaux’s Dime Store Mystery series, <a href="http://www.amazon.com/exec/obidos/ASIN/B00MNN7HVC/tabama-20" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">DYING FOR A CUPCAKE.</a><h3>Show Notes</h3>Denise shares Devereaux’s background, and how she came to own her small town dime store.She shares her love of The Food Network, and how that led to the plot of DYING FOR A CUPCAKE.Denise has a background as school psychiatrist and has worked with children who were bullied. The impact of that can last well into the adult years.One of the things Denise loves most about writing is naming her characters.<h3>From the Publisher:</h3><a href="https://i2.wp.com/crimefiction.fm/wp-content/uploads/2015/04/dswanson.jpg" rel="nofollow" target="_blank"></a>When Devereaux “Dev” Sinclair hosts a cupcake contest at her five-and-dime store, she discovers that someone is just dying to win…Kizzy Cutler finds it so delicious to be back in her hometown of Shadow Bend, Missouri, that she seems to have forgotten why she fled twenty years ago. For now, she’s excited to kick off her new line of cupcakes with a competition, which Dev has agreed to host in her shop. But before the first yummy cupcake is even baked, Kizzy’s assistant Fallon dies from a mysterious ailment.While the medical examiner attempts to discover what killed Fallon, Kizzy declares that the show must go on. However after Kizzy escapes several near misses, Dev is convinced that someone in Shadow Bend has it in for the Cupcake Queen. Is the secret from her past so dark someone still wants to kill her for it?With a list of not-so-sweet suspects, Dev’s in a race against the timer to solve the murder before someone else gets iced…<h3>Links</h3>Purchase Dying for a Cupcake at <a href="http://www.amazon.com/exec/obidos/ASIN/B00MNN7HVC/tabama-20" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">Amazon</a>Denise’s  <a href="http://www.amazon.com/s/?_encoding=UTF8&amp;camp=1789&amp;creative=390957&amp;field-author=Denise%20Swanson&amp;linkCode=ur2&amp;search-alias=books&amp;sort=relevancerank&amp;tag=tabama-20&amp;text=Denise%20Swanson&amp;linkId=2QQ455EVITYPERE7" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">Amazon Author Page</a>Denise’s Website <a href="http://www.deniseswanson.com/" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">www.deniseswanson.com</a>The post <a href="http://crimefiction.fm/dying-for-a-cupcake-by-denise-swanson/" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">Dying for a Cupcake by Denise Swanson</a> appeared first on <a href="http://crimefiction.fm" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">CrimeFiction.FM</a>.