Author Archives: Elaine Cantrell

I apologize for not posting today. The fact is I’m sick and can barely move. I do have some Covid symptoms so who knows what the problem is. Forgive me today, and I’ll be back next week.

“What is in your desk drawers?” I had a desk in my study for maybe twenty five years. It was a cheap if well designed desk with plenty of room for everything. In my right top drawer I had a … Continue reading →

Today I’m sharing an excerpt from my current work in progress. The book is titled Tarnished Silver, and I have no official blurb to share. The set up is like this.  My heroine Brittany Granger is a private investigator who … Continue reading →

“How do you feel about having one of your novels translated into another language? Is there a particular nationality of reader that you think would enjoy your novels more than others?” I really don’t think I’d mind. It would be … Continue reading →

Blurb: He had his eye on her for years. But she was married. Now she’s not. He’s all in.  Rachel Cameron prefers to lick her wounds and protect her children from gossip and shame in isolation on a small homestead … Continue reading →

This week we’re talking about books we read when we were younger and would like to own now. I have to say that I’m lucky because I still have some of the books I read as a child. I was … Continue reading →

What’s your dream?  Have you achieved it yet?  Most of us have lofty ambitions and dreams when we’re young, but as we grow older, reality intrudes and we settle for something less than what we wanted.  Luckily, most of us find happiness in … Continue reading →

How would you feel if Readers Digest abridged one of your novels? What reservations (if any) might you have?  My mother was a big reader. She used to get those Readers Digest abridged books. I wasn’t interested in all of … Continue reading →

A rich tapestry of wit, grit, and humor… Twenty-four-year old Phoebe Hawley is on a quest to find her family a home. On the road with two siblings, twelve-year-old Maydean and five-year-old Willie-Boy, Phoebe is out of money, out of … Continue reading →

“Did you ever start a piece of writing and forget about it, only to be surprised when you found it and read it?” The simple answer to this question is yes. Most of the time if I start something I … Continue reading →