The Messenger Mortal Beloved Time Travel Book Trailer and more...

Happy fall, and please let that be a self-fulfilling prophecy in Southern California!

It's been the hottest record on summer on record in my neck of the woods, and while I am no stranger  to extreme weather, this one hit us hard.

I'm happy to say that The Assassin (Mortal Beloved, Book Two) has launched and is available in stores in ebook and paperback.

THE ASSASSIN 
(Mortal Beloved, Book Two) 

Time Traveler. Messenger. Beloved. Spy. 

Madeline’s a Messenger: time traveling across lifetimes and delivering messages that could change one life or many. When she discovers that her true love, Samuel, is alive in present day but doesn’t remember her from their past, she journeys to a deadly royal conflict in medieval Portugal hoping to rekindle his memory. Mortal assassins as well as dark-souled time travelers seek to kill her. Will Madeline and Samuel be together again in life—or only in death? 

"I was a Messenger: I kept the memory of all our encounters, our lives, like a locket that brushes the skin and bones covering my heart. But Samuel was a Healer: he didn't time travel. His kind lived, died, re-incarnated, and he didn't retain memories from his past lives. Every year I landed in required starting our relationship over: from ashes, from scrap... Every place I journeyed had beauty as well as darkness; all my time-travels were bittersweet." ~ Madeline.

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Super cool news! The Assassin was featured in the September issue of Glamour UK Magazine.

Look on the bottom second from the left!

And now for some mad, crazy fun -- I worked with Book Candy Studios to create a trailer for The Messenger Mortal Beloved Time Travel Series. 

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(Website undergoing construction in October and a shiny, new version releasing in November 2015.)

And voila' - here's the Book Trailer. Hope you enjoy!

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xoxo,

Pam

Killer new deals on Killer Books!

Happy Summer 2015!

Here in Venice Beach, California we skipped over the regular days of summer and landed in the Dog Days. It's hot and muggy and splattering a little rain, which I'm not going to complain about, because I've got some fun news times TWO! 

Hey, it's hot here on the second floor apartment without any AC.

THE ASSASSIN (Mortal Beloved, #2) the second book in my YA Time travel romantic thriller series is out! 

"All the excitement of Outlander if it was a YA series."

THE ASSASSIN IS the anticipated sequel to the YA Time Travel romantic thriller -- THE MESSENGER.

The Messenger has been optioned for Film/TV. 

The Assassin will be featured in Glamour UK Magazine September 2015 edition.

BOOK DESCRIPTION:

Time Traveler. Messenger. Beloved. Spy. 

"I was a Messenger: I kept the memory of all our encounters, our lives, like a locket that brushes the skin and bones covering my heart. But Samuel was a Healer: he didn't time travel. His kind lived, died, re-incarnated, and he didn't retain memories from his past lives. Every year I landed in required starting our relationship over: from ashes, from scrap... Every place I journeyed had beauty as well as darkness; all my time-travels were bittersweet." ~ Madeline. 

Madeline’s a Messenger: time traveling across lifetimes and delivering messages that could change one life or many. When she discovers that her true love, Samuel, is alive in present day, but doesn’t remember her from their past, she journeys to a deadly royal conflict in medieval Portugal hoping to rekindle his memory. Mortal assassins as well as dark-souled time travelers seek to kill her. Will Madeline and Samuel be together again in life—or only in death? 

THE SEEKER (Mortal Beloved, Book Three) publishes Winter 2015/2016.

I'm having a Goodreads Giveaway to celebrate. Enter for a chance to win a paper book. (Ends July 22, 2015.)

Goodreads Giveaway for THE ASSASSIN

The eBook's only $2.99 and available on:

Assassin on AMAZON
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Assassin on KOBO
Assassin on iBOOKS

More news! I collaborated with seven other mystery authors in a new Cozy Pet Mystery Bundle. 

Killer Tails: 8 Pawsome Cozy Mysteries by 8 Bestselling Authors

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The BEST part of this deal is that it's only 99 CENTS during PRE-ORDER! 

(It publishes on 8/18/05.)

KILLER TAILS unleashes a kennelful of fun. Many of the reigning cats and dogs of mystery, all with a nose for trouble, are found in these furry tales of curious cats and daring (and darling) dogs penned by eight bestselling and award-winning authors: Carole Nelson Douglas, Carolyn Haines, Leighann Dobbs, Harper Lin, Connie Shelton, Pamela DuMond, Denise Dietz, and Joanne Pence. Plus, one of the tales--or tails--is a never-before-published novella by Carolyn Haines.

Humor and heart and deserving-to-be-treed baddies abound in this collection. Beware the paw!

For more upcoming news and special deals feel free to sign up for Pam's Mailing List.

Happy Summer!

xo,

Pamela DuMond

Limited 99cent Sale! Killer Confections: 8 Delectable Culinary Cozy Mystery Novels!

Hi everyone:

It's March Madness and in keeping with the madness (but having nothing to do with basketball) eight humorous, cozy mystery authors put together a limited time book bundle called: 

Killer Confections: 8 Delectable Culinary Cozy Mystery Novels 

And the crazy part is it's on sale for a very limited time at 99 cents! 

Killer Confections is compromised of eight full-length novels from bestselling authors:

Cindy Sample: Dying for a Daiquiri

Connie Shelton: Sweet's Sweet

Pamela DuMond: Cupcakes, Pies, and Hot Guys

Joanne Pence: Cooking Spirits

Tamar Meyers: Too Many Crooks Spoil the Broth

Leighton Dobbs: Bake, Battle, and Roll

Denise Dietz: Beat Up a Cookie

Harper Lin: Eclair Murder

This sale won't last forever, and neither will the bundle. Grab it now! Only 99cents!

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Happy Spring Equinox!

xo,

Pamela DuMond

She was a Nosy Neighbor...

She was a Nosy Neighbor...

Shortly after I divorced the Prince of Darkness, I bought the smallest house on the west side of L.A.

My tiny yellow house in Venice, CA.

I quickly discovered that the woman, Lavonne, who lived behind me 'with' her husband, and her special needs daughter, Laura Lynne (pictured here), was the Neighborhood Busybody and tough as nails.

Laura Lynn, my neighbor for 15 years.

I spent fifteen years in that house. My relationship with Lavonne was never predictable.

She told me about the time the Chinese lady crashed her car onto my side lawn and nearly ran over a lizard. She told me that the couple that used to live across the street was NOT married. And that the son of the very LOUD man who screamed at his wife who lived somewhere down the block had gotten high, and killed his grandmother to steal her money to buy drugs. That man now lived in a prison in Southern California. 

Lavonne saw it all, and knew it all. 

I befriended Laura Lynn. She'd come over for playtime with the cats, or to hang out. I'd walk her home, thereafter, even though home was one house away. One time Laura asked if she could try my lip gloss. I received a threatening note slipped under my front door that stated, "We DO NOT put cosmetics on MY daughter!" But we did exchange Easter baskets, Christmas presents, Halloween goodies. 

Lavonne would occasionally drop a comment, "Gee you sure do talk on your phone a lot in the kitchen." "Um, yes," I said. "How do you know that?" "We spy on you of course. Over the fence. In fact, you could make it a little easier if you left your kitchen curtains opened..."

Pam and Theodore at the old Venice house.

She was so excited that she and her husband Hank were married for 50 years. "Congrats! What's your secret?" I asked. "He lives in a house up the street," she said. "I don't want to live with him and all his messy art projects. Gah. I feed him dinner and then I send him away at night."

There was the Emergency phone call about the "disease-infested rat" in my backyard. I was instructed to be careful! Panicked, I called Orkin, some other place. No one was available for a rat emergency. So I walked over to Lavonne's house and knocked on the door to get more details.

She ushered me inside what looked like a time machine from the 1960's. Plastic covered furniture, green shag carpeting. An hour later, I had the entire lay of the land. When every tree in the back yard was planted. The branch her dad broke from the tree to whup her when she was bad. Because Lavonne had grown up in that house. About the rat in my backyard? She'd seen it TWO DAYS prior...

Two years ago I moved away. I'd drive by Lavonne's house, pull over, wave, chit-chat. I offered for them to come by and see the new place. But I was gone, an era was over, and she was no longer my nosy neighbor.

I went to work yesterday and drove by her house. Something was wrong. Too many cars in the driveway. Too many people. Other neighbors, the front door wide open, the house dark. I came back from work and knocked on he other neighbor's door.

Now I was the Nosy Neighbor.

Lavonne had tripped and fell in her packrat house, broke her hip, and died in January. Laura Lynn is now living at a home for Challenged Adults somewhere north of L.A. The house is considered a "teardown" and the family is asking 1.3 Mil. 

The neighbor told me Lavonne told him she liked to look after me because I was a "single lady who lived alone." He walked me through the house to see if I wanted a desk or something. And I saw the remnants of a life, the green shag carpeting, and all the stuff that remains as the years and the gestures and all those crazy-ass moments came flooding back.

God bless, Lavonne. You were a great mom, and you did a terrific job on Neighborhood Watch all those years. Time to take it easy for a while.

You will be missed.

Pam

Narrating a new book - with Kelly Self

I tried my hand at vlogging the other day for the first time. This is not 'flogging' like 50 Shades.

It's more like blogging but you blither on a bit. This vlog is about the narration process between Author and Narrator. The narrator for the majority of my Cupcakes' mystery books is Kelly Self. 

I like her. She is professional, does a great job and puts a lot of effort into  her work. 

Check it out if you're all inclined. It's short, cute, and funny.

This narration is for my new book - Cupcakes, Diaries, and Rotten Inquiries, (Annie Graceland Mystery, #6).

Amazon Link to Diaries

The book's for sale on Amazon, B&N, Kobo and will be on iBooks soon.

Thanks!

Cupcakes, Diaries, and Rotten Inquiries!

Yay! It's a book birthday for --

Cupcakes, Diaries, and Rotten Inquiries 

(A Romantic, Comedic, Annie Graceland Mystery, #6)

The Romantic, Comedic Annie Graceland Mystery Series Box Set became the #10 Best-selling book in the entire Amazon Kindle Store and #1 in Barnes and Noble Nook! 

Cupcakes, Diaries, and Rotten Inquiries (A Romantic, Comedic Annie Graceland Mystery, #6) continues Annie's hilarious adventures. 

Annie Graceland's a thirty-something-year-old baker with a pinch of psychic ability. She's empathic—she can feel other person's lusts and desires in her own body. No biggie if she experiences someone else's cravings for dark chocolate or a foot massage. 

But Annie's recently acquired a spookier skill—she can see and talk to ghosts. And much to her dismay, they also talk to her—nagging her incessantly to solve their murders so they can go to the Afterlife. 

Annie’s former college boyfriend, Mack ‘The Man’ McManus asks to ‘friend’ her on Facebook. Should she accept his request? She’s getting divorced and is happily dating a new hunky guy—Detective Raphael Campillio. 

She hasn't seen Mack in years and they don't even live in the same state. What could possibly go wrong? She says yes and accepts his Facebook friendship. 

Unfortunately, Mack has NO boundaries. He stalks her on FB, sending her photos and non-stop messages. He shows up unexpectedly at her work—he’s visiting for a Used Car Convention. He not only expects her to show him the town, but hopes to re-kindle their romance—and he won’t take no for an answer! 

When Mack is murdered in a manner fitting his profession, his befuddled ghost materializes at Annie’s apartment and won't leave her side. It’s up to Annie, her BFFs Grady and Julia, and her arch nemesis—the ghost of Dr. Derrick Fuller to solve Mack’s murder, and send him to Afterlife before her Annie’s mother arrives in town for Thanksgiving. 

Will Annie and her friends solve the crime before she loses what little remains of her sanity? 

Cupcakes, Diaries, and Rotten Inquiries is a Cozy, Culinary, Humorous, Romance, Mystery Series written ala "Bridget Jones Diary" in a first person, 'Dear Diary' fashion. The characters reveal their private thoughts, hopes, dreams, and naughty desires. 

This is an ENHANCED ebook. In addition to the text of the story, it contains links to official music videos, movie and book trailers, animal health information, and of course - real recipes are included! 

 Amazon Diaries Link

Barnes and Noble Diaries Link

(Also available on Kobo and coming soon to iBooks.)

I hope you enjoy.

xo,

Pamela DuMond

Mom got the last laugh...

1/1/2015

My mom, Susan Marie Timmel DuMond, nagged me for years to lie about my age.

Susan DuMond

"Your grandmother lied about her age, I lie about my age. You need to start lying about your age," she said.

"But, I don’t want to lie about my age, Mom."

"You’re making the rest of us look bad if you don’t lie about your age."

"Yeah, whatever," I grumbled and continued not lying about my age.

I sold my house late 2012, and was able to go home to see Mom more frequently in 2013. We celebrated her 85th birthday in June, 2013.

Mom's birthday party 2013

After a ‘medical incident’ that happened in the fall, we moved Mom to Our House Assisted Living in November, 2013. She was no longer safe living on her own. 

I grabbed an airplane ticket to visit her in late February. I talked to her on Saturday, Feb. 15th — we were both looking forward spending time together. She died the next day, unexpectedly, Feb. 16th, 2014.

To say it was a whirlwind of immense suckiness is a gigantic understatement.

New Years Eve, 2014 I decided I needed to get my refund from Southwest Air before enough time passed, and I lost the money.

So I filled out the paperwork, the flights, the cancellation number, the tracking number for correspondence with Southwest, etc., etc., made a copy of her death certificate, attached it, read it and just —

PAUSED.

Her death certificate said she was 86-years-old at time of death.

No. She was 85-years-old. 

Then I did the math. 

Mom actually WAS 86 + years-old when she died.

I thought she was 85 because…

She had lied to me about her age…

In a strange way, I felt like she got an extra year. And maybe if she did — maybe I got an extra year with her too.

God bless you, Mom. You had the last laugh, after all. 

I love you, I miss you and you will always be…

xo,

Pam

P.S. I still don’t lie about my age. I just don’t talk about it.