Sheryl C.D. Ickes

Are you a cozy mystery fan who enjoys fantasy elements and witches in your books? Then I invite you to the town of Evenfall, where the Warren witches have been helping their neighbors for four hundred years without issues, until one woman dies and Brynn's aunt looks guilty. Check out the first in Auralee Wallace's series, In the Company of Witches, and her interview with me, On the Writing Block!

Are you interested in poetry from Emily Dickinson? Well, the Browning sisters are about to find out how dangerous the English language can be when a professor gets kidnapped after a poetry open mic night. Now it is up to them to uncover just what is going on! Check out the first chapter of Poetry Slammed inside my chat with fellow author Joy Ann Ribar.

If you like cozy mysteries that deal with baking, then you're in luck! Catherine Bruns has a new release in her Cookies and Chance Mystery series, called Death Whisk. Find out what happens when a cookie baker and her family are stuck at a local inn with the power out and a killer on the loose. Oh, and we have a sneak peak available for you to read inside this interview as well! Our mouths are watering already...

Carlisle, PA has been a place of history for some of our country's most important wars, such as the Revolutionary and Civil War. But did you know that in 1843, John Wise ascended on a balloon flight from the town square? Not only does young Margaret Everton witness the flight take place, but also a bank robbery in Sarah Ickes's latest release, The Sky-High Witness.

Ireland has long been a country both alluring for its beauty and culture. But for Mercy McCarthy, it is the beginning to owning a bookshop with her sister, and learning a bit about their family's past. See what author Lucy Connelly said in my interview with her for the upcoming release of A Body at the Irish Book Club...the fifth installment in her Mercy McCarthy Series. Coming this April.

Do you enjoy being in the kitchen, and do you like reading cozy mysteries that feature Italian cooking? Rosie Genova has a series for you! Check out Murder and Marinara, the first in her Italian Kitchen Mysteries, set in New Jersey.

If you like cozy towns where the murder gets solved by an amateur sleuth and there are animals involved, then you have come to the right place. Read over my interview with Paula Charles, author of the Hometown Hardware and Zen Goat Mysteries. There is even a sample chapter of Axe Me No Questions as a bonus!

Do you know that some authors have multiple pen names that they write under? This next guest on my Author Blog Series, has THREE! Not only is she Traci Hall, but she's also Ellie Brannigan and Traci Wilton! Check out her latest books in our interview.

Are you into bubble tea, fortune cookies, and cozy mysteries? Then Jennifer J. Chow's books might just be for you! Check out the interview I did with her on the latest installment in her Magical Fortune Cookie Mysteries, called Star-Crossed Egg Tarts.

I had a fun time in Mechanicsburg, PA last month, as I was able to take part in this year's iScream for Mysteries! To see what happened at this event, hosted by the Mechanicsburg Mystery Bookshop, check out my blog post for pictures and details.

If you missed fellow Cozy Mystery Author Heather Weidner from last year on my blog, then you're in luck! Heather's back with the first in her new mystery series, Murder Strikes A Chord, AND a new installment in her Mermaid Bay Christmas Shoppe Mystery series.

Do you like British Mysteries and learning about the authors behind their novels? Take a peek at Christina Hamlett's books, like A Little Larceny in Lynmouth, and learn about her unique connection to television's beloved amateur sleuth, Jessica Fletcher.

I had a great time chatting with multi-genre author Florence Wetzel about her latest book, Dashiki: A Cozy Mystery.

Today, I'm excited to introduce another author to The Writing Block with Sheryl. Sarah Ickes's latest release is a Christmas cozy mystery.

I'm so excited to have fellow cozy mystery author Caryl Janis as the next guest on my blog interviews. Check out Research Can Be Murder!

Its my pleasure to have author Sue Minix as my guest On the Writing Block with Sheryl this month. Check out Sentenced to Murder here!

I am pleased to announce Jay Larkin as the next author on my interview blog series, On the Writing Block with Sheryl!

Please help me welcome author Darlene Dzoimba with her Lily Dreyfus Mysteries, on the latest interview of On the Writing Block with Sheryl!

Get excited about the next author to be featured on my author interview series, as Nancy Basile discusses Roadside Homicide.

Heather Weidner, cozy mystery author and lover of dogs, is on the writing block with me today; talking about writing and all things mystery!