Louise Hathaway

Friday, January 22, 2016

Mystery Dinner Romance

Have you ever wanted to go to a mystery dinner theater where the audience has to figure out whodunit? That is where two lovers meet in this humorous and sexy romance novel. Isabella, a librarian in her early thirties, goes with her friends to a performance where an actual murder takes place. She falls in love with the handsome investigating detective, and gets herself mixed up with some dangerous people when she goes undercover—in spite of his warnings—to help him solve the crime.

Watchin' the Detective: A Mystery Dinner Romance

by Louise Hathaway

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Friday, January 15, 2016

RIP David Bowie and Alan Rickman

What a week this has been after losing two of my favorite British performers, both of them only 69 years old. I first heard an album by David Bowie in 1972 when I was a teenager. At the time I was into country-rock like The Eagles and Linda Ronstadt, so I didn't appreciate him right away. I watched his various transformations through the years and didn't become a huge fan until the 80s when I heard him sing the sublime song "Under Pressure," a duet he did with Freddie Mercury and Queen. It showcased the best of both of their voices. I've listened to it probably one hundred times and never get sick of it; I love the way he and Freddie trade off singing lead, egging each other on, encouraging each other to soar to the next level of unbridled emotions. I recently saw their performance in a YouTube video. Freddie is hot and sweaty, looking like he'd been on stage for a long time, offering his usual rousing set, and in walks Bowie, cool as a cucumber, in a green suit. Only Bowie could pull off wearing a green suit. So stylish! He looked the most handsome I'd ever seen him. Gone were all the Ziggy Stardust makeup and theatrics, and there he was, looking like a fashion model. He was "Oh, so very British."

And then, there's Alan Rickman--one of my favorite British actors. Sometimes it feels like I'm the only person on the planet who has not read and seen any of the Harry Potter books and movies. Everyone says Alan was great in it, and I believe it. His performance in Jane Austen's Sense and Sensibility was what first got my attention. I was immediately smitten. It wasn't just his voice: it was his character. There's nothing more painful than to watch a young woman fall head over heels in love with the wrong man. We've all seen it: our sisters or our friends being so blind to reason that you want to shake their shoulders and say, "Wake up and smell the coffee!" In Sense and Sensibility, Marianne is forever mooning over the studly Willoughby and all the while she can't see the forest for the trees. Alan's character in the book, Colonel Brandon, has been there all along. Only after she almost dies does she realize his true worth: he has been by her side throughout her illness. He is the rock she needs to counteract her school girl way of looking at romance. So what if he's older and isn't as dashing as Willoughby. He is the love of her life and she's lucky to have him. Alan was such an awesome Colonel Brandon with his low and sexy voice. Forget about Mr. Darcy--I'll take Colonel Brandon any day. How about you?

Sunday, January 10, 2016

Five Star Rating for "Honeymoon in Savannah: A Detective Santy Mystery"

I was so excited today when I noticed that our book, Honeymoon in Savannah: A Detective Santy Mystery, got a five star rating on Google Play. This mystery, about a famous chef who was murdered in Savannah, Georgia, has been out for a couple of years now and has received four star reviews on Amazon and Goodreads, but this is its first Five Star. Yippee! Out of the 23 books in our catalog, this is our favorite and it was a joy to write. It also has sold the most (189 copies). We are indie-writers, so you can see by our sales that we're not up there with Nora Roberts or James Patterson, but it's a pretty big deal for us. Thank you to all our wonderful readers.

Honeymoon in Savannah: A Detective Santy Mystery

by Louise Hathaway

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Here is what it's about: While on her honeymoon in Savannah, Georgia, Detective Clarissa Santy hopes to spend a nice quiet time with her husband in one of America’s most beautiful cities. She and her husband are both big fans of “Midnight in the Garden of Good and Evil”, so they decide to make a pilgrimage to Savannah to see the sights mentioned in the book. Her time as a tourist is short-lived however when one of Savannah’s famous chefs is brutally murdered. The chef just happens to be Clarissa’s cousin--so this is personal--and Clarissa can’t rest until she finds out whodunit.

Friday, January 1, 2016

Romance in New Orleans

Planning a vacation? Why not New Orleans? It's one of my favorite cities in the world and I've returned to it many times over the years. I wrote this travelogue/romance novel about my favorite places to visit, dine at, and stay overnight at in The Crescent City and Louisiana. My travelogue also includes helpful websites to consider before planning your next vacation. Only $1.99. Available at Amazon, iTunes, Barnes and Noble, Kobo, and Smashwords.

Here's what a reader says about this book: "Light and enjoyable read. Highlights some of the best of New Orleans. I am a recent traveler to New Orleans and enjoyed Louise Hathaway's recount of this romantic city."

Thursday, December 17, 2015

Do you like trains? Do you like history?

We were so happy today to see that one of our readers at Goodreads.com gave this book a 5 Star Rating. It just made our day. We hope that you will enjoy it, too.

Two years ago, my husband and I booked tickets for a sleeper car on the famous California Zephyr, in order to pretend that we had won Amtrak's Writer's in Residence contest. Although we did not win the contest, we considered this trip a "working vacation" and brought along both of our computers in order to be "Writers". Without the distractions of Wi-Fi--that means no internet and no cell phone connections--we went back to basics and wrote, with only the beautiful scenery of the Sierras, the painted desert of Utah, and the canyons of the Rockies as company. This book is the result.

Travelers in Time Aboard the California Zephyr

by Louise Hathaway

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Come along with us in this time travel tale about the building of the Transcontinental Railroad and the amazing real-life excursion train that several lucky 21st century passengers were able to travel aboard and meet Rutherford B. Hayes, George Pullman, and Robert Todd Lincoln who are all promoting Western expansion and train travel. How will our time travelers cope with their new surroundings? Will they ever come back to the 21st Century? Will they want to come back? Find out aboard this trip into history.

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Saturday, December 5, 2015

Writing Fiction About True Events

I live in Orange County, California and there is always a ready supply of current events to draw upon when writing my mysteries. As a couple of examples: I knew a young woman who lived across the street from me who was later murdered by "The Bedroom Basher". I also knew a teenage hood who liked to hang around with me who later turned into the notorious "Hammer-Murderer." Both of these characters show up in my writing (with their names changed, of course).

Murder at the Abbey: A Detective Santy Mystery takes place in Orange County and draws upon current events. St. Michael's Abbey--where the priest in the book is murdered--is embroiled in a running battle with environmentalists and anti-development groups because the abbey has just purchased land to expand their facilities and environmentalists believe that if the abbey's plans go through, it will threaten the habitat of a endangered toad. The Catholic Church got into further hot water when it purchased the famous "Crystal Cathedral" and removed some commemorative stones that donors had earlier purchased for their loved ones, with the reassurance from the former pastor that they'd always be there. With so many people mad at the abbey and the church, it's easy to imagine that some unhinged person might resort to murder--perfect fodder for a mystery writer.

Murder at the Abbey: A Detective Santy Mystery

by Louise Hathaway

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Friday, November 27, 2015

Avoid the Black Friday Frenzy

Are you wondering what to buy that special someone in your life who likes to read? Instead of going to brick and mortar bookstores such as Barnes and Noble, please consider purchasing any of our novels that are available in both digital and paperback formats at Amazon. We write mysteries, time travel, and romance novels. To purchase, just click on the titles of the books below.

For Readers Who Like Murder Mysteries:

Death Among the Stacks: The Body in the Law Library