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2/22/2017 6 Comments

The Mysteries of Indy Publishing: The Inheritance

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Today is the final day of Mystery Thriller Week. My guest is award-winning author Jacqueline Seewald. Successful in both traditional and independently published fiction, she describes her newest novel.​
 
For my latest novel, THE INHERITANCE, I went with Indy, Intrigue Publishing. All of my hardcover mystery novels had been published by Five Star/Cengage which, sadly, will no longer publish any type of fiction but Westerns.

The Inheritance is a stand alone mystery that combines elements of the cozy with romance and suspense thriller. It’s available inexpensively as an e-book for all formats as well as in a print edition:
http://www.ipgbook.com/the-inheritance-products-9781940758503.php?page_id=32&pid=IPU
 
https://www.amazon.com/Inheritance-Jacqueline-Seewald/dp/1940758505
 
http://www.barnesandnoble.com/w/the-inheritance-jacqueline-seewald/1124086025?ean=9781940758503
 
https://www.kobo.com/us/en/ebook/inheritance-88
as well as many other booksellers.

A number of libraries have ordered this novel. For a free read, you can request The Inheritance at your local library.

Here is a brief synopsis:
Jennifer Stoddard, a thirty-five-year-old widow with an eight-year-old son, receives a surprising letter which will change her life. Jennifer’s grandmother has passed away and named Jen as sole heir to her estate. To claim her inheritance she must return to Bloomingvale, the town in the Midwest where she grew up. Jen is informed by her grandmother’s attorney that to inherit she must meet the condition of living in her grandmother’s house for two years. Since the estate is substantial, she agrees. However, there are those who will stop at nothing to make certain that Jennifer does not inherit.

Jennifer is forced to call on old flame Police Chief Grant Coleman for help and protection.

Here is an excerpt from The Inheritance:
  
Late that afternoon as Jen left the house and started to drive away, a strange sound whizzed across the open front car windows from the driver’s side through the passenger side. She was startled by the sound. Her heart began to pound. Jen glanced over at the thicket of overgrown shrubs and trees to the side of the grounds that led back into woodlands. Had the sound been a bullet? If so, it had nearly hit her. Her hands shook on the driver’s wheel as she took off at high speed.

One block away she heard the police siren and saw the flashing lights. She groaned. Not again! He signaled with his hand, pointing his index finger for her to pull over. It was all she could do not to burst into tears.

Grant Coleman approached the car like a gunfighter in a spaghetti western. “I thought you learned something the first time,” he said. “Guess I was wrong. License and registration.” He held out his hand with a bored, impatient gesture.

“I have a very good reason for speeding.”

The smile was more of a smirk. The man was infuriating! “I’ve heard them all, but you can try.”

“As I left my grandmother’s house, a bullet passed through my car. I had the windows rolled down. So they weren’t broken, but it just missed hitting me.”

He stared at her. “Maybe it was a kid with a Beebe gun. Are you certain it was a bullet breezing by you? How familiar are you with weapons?”

“Not familiar at all, but I know what I heard.” Jen swallowed hard. “I think someone might have intended to shoot me.”

He let out a loud laugh. “In Bloomingvale? I doubt that very much.”

“So you’re not taking this seriously?” She folded her arms over her chest.

“Admit it. You’re just looking for an excuse to keep me from writing you another ticket.” His intense gray eyes bore into her like the steel blade of a dagger.

Jen raised her chin and stiffened her spine. “You are so wrong. Why don’t you check the area near the house, just to see if you can find anything.”

“Waste of time.” He leaned toward her and she felt his breath on her cheek which caused her to shiver. “Tell you what I will do though. I won’t write you a ticket this time because that’s the most creative excuse I’ve ever heard.”

“So glad I managed to amuse you,” she said.

Jen watched him drive off. He was probably still laughing, the sexy jerk. Several people had come out of their houses and were staring at her. Jen managed to restart her car and drove off before others gathered. She certainly didn’t want to make a spectacle of herself. Letting out a shaky breath, Jen wasn’t certain now if she’d really heard what she thought she had. A professional law enforcement officer didn’t think anything of it. She supposed it might have been nothing at all. Maybe it was a child with a Beebe gun as he suggested. But try as hard as she might, Jen couldn’t convince herself.

This novel is a “clean read” suitable for young and old readers alike. An exciting cozy mystery with romantic elements, perfect for personal reading enjoyment and/or gift giving.

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Multiple award-winning author, Jacqueline Seewald, has taught creative, expository and technical writing at Rutgers University as well as high school English. She also worked as both an academic librarian and an educational media specialist. Seventeen of her books of fiction have been published to critical praise including books for adults, teens and children. THE INHERITANCE, a romantic mystery, is her latest novel. Her short stories, poems, essays, reviews and articles have appeared in hundreds of diverse publications and numerous anthologies such as: THE WRITER, L.A. TIMES, READER’S DIGEST, PEDESTAL, SHERLOCK HOLMES MYSTERY MAGAZINE, OVER MY DEAD BODY!, GUMSHOE REVIEW, THE MYSTERY MEGAPACK, LIBRARY JOURNAL, PUBLISHERS WEEKLY and THE CHRISTIAN SCIENCE MONITOR. She’s also an amateur landscape artist and enjoys listening to blue grass music. She loves hearing from readers. Her writer’s blog can be found at: http://jacquelineseewald.blogspot.com

6 Comments
Pamela S Thibodeaux link
2/22/2017 06:48:12 am

It is so neat to hear about this novel...especially since I have one titled The Inheritance also!

Good luck and God's blessings to you and Catherine!
PamT

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Jacqueline Seewald
2/22/2017 07:28:15 am

Hi Pam,

Thanks so much for stopping by and commenting!

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L. C. Hayden link
2/22/2017 08:11:46 am

Your book sounds fascinating--and for a good reason. It is! Thanks for writing great books.

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Jacqueline Seewald link
2/22/2017 11:59:14 am

L.C.,

Thanks for the support! I'm glad you enjoy reading my novels.

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Loretta Wheeler link
2/23/2017 02:13:51 pm

Well! I have to say, as much as I would love an inheritance like Jen, I'm not sure if I wouldn't keep on easin' down the road if a bullet zipped past me! lol
Great sounding read, Jacquline :) And, I've had it on my TBR..finishing one in line, then another halfway through, THEN, I'm circling back to yours! :) Best of luck with the sales! :)

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Jacqueline Seewald
2/23/2017 03:35:16 pm

Loretta,

I hope you enjoy this novel! Reviews appreciated.

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