One of my favorite things about reading and writing fiction is traveling in space and time to new--and old--places.

DON'T LOOK BACK is set in Malta, which I was lucky enough to visit last summer as research for the book. 😍 Accuracy is important so I went the extra mile (or 6,000) to make sure I got the setting right.

Valletta, the capital of Malta and where we stayed, is a stunning city surrounded by limestone walls that were built after the Great Siege of 1565.

This stock photo shows the outer walls of the city along with our hotel and the rooftop terrace where we enjoyed watching fireworks every night of our stay. Not surprisingly, Kira and Rand enjoy the same rooftop terrace in the book.

This photo is one I took from the terrace looking down.

DON'T LOOK BACK releases July 19th in digital, print, and audiobook. Pre-order now to get the ebook at the discounted pre-order price.

Sometimes history is better left buried…

Six months after barely escaping a nightmare, Kira Hanson is ready to take the trip of a lifetime—one she hopes will answer questions about her father’s clandestine work recovering art stolen during World War II. But before she boards her flight, she’s waylaid by a friend in need and finally comes face-to-face with the Navy SEAL who saved her six months ago and then ghosted her.

Lieutenant Commander Randall Fallon is thrilled to cross paths with the shy art historian, but within minutes of their reunion he learns she’s in danger once again. Uneasy with the idea of her embarking on a trip to track down art thieves on her own, he just might have to reprise his role as undercover bodyguard and follow her to Europe posing as an art buyer.

Before you visit Malta, however, here is a chance to visit early Renaissance Verona...

A DAUGHTER OF FAIR VERONA by Christina Dodd releases June 25th

Once upon a time a young couple met and fell in love. You probably know that story, and how it ended (hint: badly). Only here’s the thing: That’s not how it ended at all.

Romeo and Juliet are alive and well and the parents of seven kids. I’m the oldest, with the emphasis on ‘old’—a certified spinster at twenty, and happy to stay that way. It’s not easy to keep your taste for romance with parents like mine. Picture it—constant monologues, passionate declarations, fighting, making up, making out . . . it’s exhausting.

Each time they’ve presented me with a betrothal, I’ve set out to find the groom-to-be a more suitable bride. After all, someone sensible needs to stay home and manage this household. But their latest match, Duke Stephano, isn’t so easy to palm off on anyone else. The debaucher has had three previous wives—all of whom met unfortunate ends. Conscience forbids me from consigning another woman to that fate. As it turns out, I don’t have to . . .

At our betrothal ball—where, quite by accident, I meet a beautiful young man who makes me wonder if perhaps there is something to love at first sight—I stumble upon Duke Stephano with a dagger in his chest. But who killed him? His late wives’ families, his relatives, his mistress, his servants—half of Verona had motive. And when everyone around the Duke begins dying, disappearing, or descending into madness, I know I must uncover the killer . . . before death lies on me like an untimely frost.

Enter to win a print ARC of A DAUGHTER OF FAIR VERONA from Christina Dodd!

Christina is giving away 3 print Advance Reader Copies to my readers! Entry in this contest is EASY. All you have to do is click the button below, which will take you to Christina's author page on Amazon, and click the FOLLOW button.

Contest closes midnight Pacific May 28th. Winners will be notified via email and will have 5 days to claim their prize.

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DON'T FIGHT IT by Samantha A. Cole

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COVERT EXPOSURE by Valerie J. Clarizio

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Have you read THE BURIED HOURS yet? Before you take a trip to Verona and Malta, visit Yosemite National Park...

“The Buried Hours is an intensely emotional ride, dark yet so very satisfying. Grant's characters are immediately compelling, her storytelling taut and intelligent. I couldn't put it down!” - Karen Rose, New York Times Bestselling author

"The Buried Hours is packed full of so many sharp turns I could barely hold on! R.S. Grant puts the reader right on the trail in Yosemite with this dark thriller, and it’s a journey that will keep you reading all night.” - Victoria Helen Stone, Wall Street Journal bestselling author

Is she following a path of redemption or an enemy’s revenge? A crime reporter’s traumatic past comes back to haunt her in a twisting novel of lies, betrayals, and killer secrets.

Happy traveling...er reading!