Travels with Twist

04/10/2024

Safety first

This airline’s safety video cracked me up.

This airline’s safety video cracked me up.

27/09/2024

Afraid you can’t afford that dream trip?

Here are 17 tips for affordable travel.

Here are 17 tips for affordable travel.

20/09/2024

Want a hot tip?
Here’s a guide to tipping around the world.

Here’s a guide to tipping around the world.

18/09/2024

More from the day job...

SNOWED is #1 not once but twice!

( #1 New Release in both Teen and Young Adult Spy Fiction as well as Winter Sports.)

Let's hear it for ridiculously specific subcategories! 😉

17/09/2024

From the day job...

Today is release day for SNOWED, the first book in my Phee Mahoney Adventure Mystery series.

It’s my first YA (middle grade, to be exact), and I’m excited (and a little nervous).

I love the cover; hope readers do, too, and the story inside as well!

You can read the first chapter on Dru Ann’s blog, Dru’s Book Musings, here:
https://tinyurl.com/mrxzc6m8

Best,

Twist

P.S. Here are what early readers have said:

“twisty mystery sure to entertain and inspire” … "YA mystery masterpiece” … “captivating plot” ... “suspense, mystery, and unexpected twists” … “thrilling, epic tale” ... "brave and wildly entertaining” … “engaging writing style” …“likable characters” ... “resonates with readers who enjoy a good mystery” ... “suspense, mystery, and unexpected twists” ... “well-crafted characters” ... “adventure-filled story” ... “a standout in the YA genre” ... “captivating plot, relatable characters” ... “kept me guessing with all the twists” ... “thoroughly enjoyable” ...

13/09/2024

Borderline crisis

Here’s what to do if you lose your passport while traveling internationally.

Here’s what to do if you lose your passport while traveling internationally.

06/09/2024

From the day job...

Excited to share that my short story “Bertha” is included in FRIEND OF THE DEVIL—an anthology of crime fiction inspired by songs of the Grateful Dead.

Release date: September 30. Preorder available now:
(links in the comments)
Paperback: Down & Out Books
Kindle: Amazon

Join me and the other contributors on a wild ride where the music never stopped, but the trouble's just beginning!

06/09/2024

Pass it on!

Get admission to everything you want to see in major cities with one pass.

Get admission to everything you want to see in major cities with one pass.

30/08/2024

Stranded due to an unexpected system glitch?

Here are some tips for when your flight plans go seriously sideways.

Here are some tips for when your flight plans go seriously sideways.

26/08/2024

From the day job...

Shout out to Book Blogger Queen Dru Ann for including SNOWED, my YA adventure mystery, in her September lineup!

Here is a list of over 75 new titles representing major genres such as cozy mysteries, traditional mysteries, historical mysteries, and others releasing this month, with twelve debut series. As alw…

23/08/2024

Two for one?

For wanderlusting on a budget, airline stopover programs can be your ticket.

For wanderlusting on a budget, airline stopover programs can be your ticket.

21/08/2024

From the day job: Check out this ONE DAY Barnes & Noble deal!
Get 25% off when you pre-order SNOWED, my upcoming YA adventure mystery.
TODAY ONLY!
(B&N Premium Members get 35% off!)
Here's the link:
https://www.barnesandnoble.com/w/1146033929...

16/08/2024

Overwhelmed by choices when trip planning?
Here are four ways to better research your next trip.

Here are four ways to better research your next trip.

09/08/2024

Before you go all in…

Here are 10 mistakes to avoid when booking an all-inclusive vacation.

Here are 10 mistakes to avoid when booking an all-inclusive vacation.

06/08/2024

From the day job...

Nothing beats holding the real thing!
Finally getting to feel the weight of my words in print. ;)

SNOWED, Book 1 in the Phee Mahoney Adventure Mystery series will be released September 17 in hardcover, paperback, and Kindle editions. Order links in the comments.

02/08/2024

Penny-Pinching Across the Pond

Check out these suggestions for traveling through Europe on a budget.

Check out these suggestions for traveling through Europe on a budget.

26/07/2024

Seven ways to upgrade your vacation for $100 or less

Some of them won’t cost you a thing!

Some of them won't cost you a thing!

19/07/2024

In case you thought I only write short stories...

SNOWED, Book 1 in the Phee Mahoney Adventure Mystery series will be released September 17 in hardcover, paperback, and Kindle editions.

Here’s a cover reveal, a little about the book, and (oh my gosh) some good news from Amazon (see comments).

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Welcome to Bristlecone, Colorado--home of skiing, snowboarding, and secrets.

As if navigating the eighth grade weren't challenging enough for twelve-year-old spy aficionada Ophelia (Phee) Mahoney, she's caught in an avalanche of trouble when she investigates a classmate's disappearance on a school ski trip and a hit-and-run that leaves a friend in a coma.

The town's sheriff, who's also the father of Phee's crush, considers the hit-and-run an accident, but Phee thinks a sinister motive was behind it. Aided by her friends, Jeopardy!-obsessed Joshua and jockette Kimiko, Phee puts her life on the line to bring justice to her home town.

19/07/2024

Don’t get caught in the crush!

Here’s how to escape the crowds while traveling this summer.

Here’s how to escape the crowds while traveling this summer.

15/07/2024

From the day job:

So grateful I sold another story to Ellery Queen's Mystery Magazine!

Cue awkward happy dance that Husband once mistook for me trying to shake a spider out of my hair.

12/07/2024

Room without a view?

Here are five reasons to book a windowless “inside” cabin on a cruise ship.

Here are five reasons to book a windowless “inside” cabin on a cruise ship.

05/07/2024

Check, please?
Here are three reasons not to check bags, and five strategies to follow if you must.

Here are three reasons not to check bags, and five strategies to follow if you must.

28/06/2024

Take the train, not the plane!

Twenty-eight European intracity journeys where you should consider traveling by train instead of plane.

Twenty-eight European intracity journeys where you should consider traveling by train instead of plane.

23/06/2024

Farewell, Caribbean!

Thank you to all who read, commented on, and shared the trip posts. Your engagement is much appreciated; I hope you were entertained.

I'm staying put the next few months; much scribbling to do.

For those of you traveling this summer, bon voyage, wherever you may go!

Twist

22/06/2024

Am I the only one who thinks it’s funny Air France offers French dressing (which is, in fact, not usually served in France)?