Mariah Stewart has penned over nineteen novels, been on the New York Times and USA Today bestseller lists. She’s been a RITA finalist, received the Award of Excellence for contemporary romance and was recently inducted into the New Jersey Romance Writers Hall of Fame. I think I’ve read at least half of Stewart’s books and she does an excellent job of balancing romance with suspense. I’ve enjoyed her FBI books as they’ve all seemed so authentic with smart mysteries. Her latest release, Mercy Street, is no different.
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My first sale almost didn’t happen.
I’d written that first book mainly to prove to myself that I could write – and finish - an entire novel. I’d started several that never got past the third chapter, so for me, the challenge was to finish one. Of course, one of the reasons why it took me so long was because I didn’t know how to type, and since a friend had assured me that however lovely my Palmer method handwriting might be, the manuscript would have to be typed …
I was really grateful to find your book on my doorstep. I admit that I had stopped buying your books when they went to hardcover because of cost and then I would forget to buy the book when it came out in paperback. This is kind of sad on my part because you are really a good writer. Mercy Street is a good blend of romance and mystery/suspense and the secondary plot line provides a very piquant dilemma for your readers. I’m still ambivalent about how I want the secondary plot to be resolved.
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