For the first time ever, a Virtue Falls sale!

Book sale!

What: VIRTUE FALLS (Virtue Falls Series #1) ebook

When: NOW!

How much: $1.99

Description: An earthquake; a tsunami; communication lines down everywhere; a resurfacing serial killer; a gorgeous, talented woman haunted by her mother’s murder; an ex-husband FBI agent wrestling with his past and his most difficult case. …Keeps you guessing and gripped to the page.—Barnes and Noble Editor recommendation

Where: Kindle,  Nook,  Kobo,  Google Play,  iBooks

Read more about VIRTUE FALLS.
Read more about the Virtue Falls series.

The Virtue Falls Full Length Thrillers

$1.99 today!

Read if you love Nora Roberts. —BookBub

A mesmerizing read. —Amazon Top Pick

Amazon Best Book of the year!

The Virtue Falls Short Stories

If you knew someone was going to commit a murder, what would you do?

A murder committed. A love lost. A ghost haunted by the past.

Free to you as a newsletter member!

Three short stories: THE LISTENER, THE RELATIVES, and LOVE NEVER DIES+ Virtue Falls extras

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Printable booklist (Updated)
Books by Series and in Order

DEAD GIRL RUNNING paperback: The Covers

DEAD GIRL RUNNING comes out in mass market paperback on December 18. You remember the original trade paperback cover; gray and yellow, with a woman’s still figure looking out to the horizon. In the larger format, the image was effective, but think about a rack of mass market suspense in your local grocery store; it’s a mad jumble of colors and words.

My publisher wanted a change that would catch the eye and appeal to a new group of readers. So they designed these two covers (below.) Much debate followed:
— Which cover popped most effectively?
— Which was the most original?
And of course:
— Why are there trees growing out of her head?

Kidding about that last one. Argument ensued. A decision was reached. No, I won’t make you wait. You can see it (and pre-order it) here:
Amazon,  Barnes and Noble,  Books-a-Million,  Katy Books 

Good news for readers: The mass market paperback includes HARD TO KILL, the short story that introduces you to Kellen Adams, previously only available in ebook! … Did your favorite cover win?

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New cover for RUNAWAY PRINCESS!

My publisher has released one of my personal favorites, THE RUNAWAY PRINCESS. You can get it in paperback with the great new cover for the regular paperback price, or you can get the eBook with the same old cover…for $2.99. Win/win! And…a bonus excerpt of my next release, WHAT DOESN’T KILL HER!

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Here’s my printable book list sorted by genre/series/in order. It’s a PDF for easy download!

You Chose the Cover!

You picked a great WILDER FAMILY HALLOWEEN cover! Thank you! Remember, you (and everyone else) can read WILDER FAMILY HALLOWEEN free here on my website anytime. It’s a fun little epilogue for a (formerly) great paranormal family. (Warning! Spoilers if you haven’t read the books!)

If you’re a Darkness Chosen collector, you can also buy a copy of WILDER FAMILY HALLOWEEN for 99 cents. But enjoy it first for free!

Want to read more about your favorite paranormal family? There’s some fun stuff here, including:

• The Legend
• The Cast
• The Idea
• The Interview

And there’s more about the Chosen Ones, too.

• The Legend
• The Cast
• The Idea
• The Books

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WHAT DOESN’T KILL HER (had better start running) Cover!

At last! I got the cover for my Cape Charade January thriller, WHAT DOESN’T KILL HER! I had no idea how the Art Department was going to portray Kellen Adams, because…well, here. Let me share the copy:

One secret, one nightmare, one lie. You guess which is which.
— I have the scar of a gunshot on my forehead.
— I have willfully misrepresented my identity to the U. S. military.
— I’m the new mother of a seven-year-old girl.

Kellen Adams suffers from a year-long gap in her memory. A bullet to the brain will cause that. But she’s discovering the truth, and what she learns changes her life, her confidence, her very self. She finds herself in the wilderness, on the run, unprepared, her enemies unknown—and she is carrying a priceless burden she must protect at all costs. The consequences of failure would break her. And Kellen Adams does not break.

WHAT DOESN’T KILL HER … had better start running.

You see what I mean. There’s a lot to work with here, but to make this person come alive visually…whew! I think the artist captured the complex Kellen Adams. If you’d like to read more about the cover, click here. If you’d like to read a WHAT DOESN’T KILL HER excerpt, click here.

WHAT DOESN’T KILL HER, coming on January 29 into your eager hands: hardcover, trade paperback, and ebook.

Hardcover

 

Christina’s Friends Don’t Want to Murder Her

I’ve posted the newest newsletter for you:

— HARD TO KILL news: A funny review and a Pinterest board
— For you audio fans: DEAD GIRL RUNNING and Strand Magazine
— New videos: Concrete project (starring The Husband), and more!

Dear Ones,
You know how much I love a witty review, and I cackled when I read this one for HARD TO KILL on Goodreads: “I’m concerned that author Christina Dodd only has friends who want to murder her. ”

When I told my friends, they said stuff like, “Not all the time,” and “I swear I never said a word.” READ MORE…

HARD TO KILL now!

I hope you enjoy HARD TO KILL, the introductory Kellen Adams short story adventure, out today for Kindle, Nook, GooglePlay, Kobo, and iBooks. Here’s a brief excerpt:

“What about you?” Hackett asked. “What are you going to do when you get out?”
“I’m in for the long haul,” Kellen replied. “I’m career military.”
“But you’re pretty!”
She looked at him sideways.
“I mean… not that you’re not a damned good soldier…” He glanced around wildly, looking for an escape, stiffened, pointed and yelled, “Watch out!” 

Many of my newsletter readers found HARD TO KILL free as a bonus read in the paper edition DEAD GIRL RUNNING. Join my mailing list and you’ll always be up-to-date with this kind of great news!

Want to read HARD TO KILL and don’t have an eReader? Easy-peasy. Download a free app like Kobo, iBooks for iOS, Kindle for Mac or Kindle for PC, and read on your phone, tablet or computer.

Happy reading!

Rae’s Dog has a Name!

When I asked you to name Rae Di Luca’s new dog, 2019 of you voted, and a lot of you sent even more suggestions. Thank you to everyone! The overwhelming winner with 35.2% was…Luna! For Rae, who loves her, I’m sure her name will always be Bella Luna. When you help with the important tidbits of writing the Cape Charade series, it makes my job easier.

If you’d like to read an original scene featuring Rae, Max and Grandma Di Luca, it’s here.
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DEAD GIRL RUNNING Out now!
WHAT DOESN’T KILL HER (Had Better Start Running) Coming 1/29/2019
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Books by Series and in Order

Jayne Ann Krentz, Christina Dodd in Person!

The DEAD GIRL RUNNING booktour is over but never will it be forgotten. Pal Jayne Ann Krentz (Amanda Quick) and I flew to

Chicago, Phoenix, and Houston to sign at some of the best mystery bookstores in the nation. What was that like? We filmed the autographing at Poisoned Pen in Scottsdale AZ.The filming was done by rank amateurs (us), but entertaining if you’d like to watch us talk about writing, reading, DEAD GIRL RUNNING and THE OTHER LADY VANISHES, and real life. We also give each other a tough time. There’s a lot of screaming laughter in the video, and man, do I wish I’d checked the angle of the filming. Good thing I have great legs.

I know that because my mother said to me, “You have great legs…and you got those from me.” Heh! I hope you enjoy the video; it’s almost like being there,  and thank you to everyone who came and everyone who has been so generous in your praise about DEAD GIRL RUNNING.

You can also watch other videos like:
The Tour of my Office
THE WOMAN WHO COULD SCREAM (My trip on the zipline)
The Dead Girl Running Book Trailer
The Husband creating pots out of tree stumps

Film Stars and Glamorous Photos!

Check out the photo page for the DEAD GIRL RUNNING autographing tour. There are pictures of author stars Jayne Ann Krentz (Amanda Quick), Susan Elizabeth Phillips and Mary Kay Andrews, as well as whatshername… Christina Dodd…

Autographed copies of DEAD GIRL RUNNING and THE OTHER LADY VANISHES are available at these local independent bookstores:

Murder By The Book
Houston TX
713-524-8597

Blue Willow Books
Houston, TX
(281) 497-8675

Katy Books
Katy, TX
(281) 578-7770

Poisoned Pen Bookstore
Scottsdale, AZ
480-947-2974

Anderson’s Bookshop
Naperville, IL
630-355-2665

Page 2 Books
Burien WA
206-248-7248

Chapters Metrotown
Vancouver, BC
604-431-0463

Liberty Bay Books
Poulsbo, WA 98370
360-779-5909

All stores ship, some internationally!