Ghostwriters In The Sky
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He leaned down and kissed me again.
“But your mystery heroine saved the day, so it’s all okay.”
“Yes. I wish I could be half as brave as she is.”
I wondered where Marva was now.
I hoped she was scheduling her operation.
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About the Author
Anne R. Allen is a popular blogger and the author of the hilarious Camilla Randall Mysteries as well as the comic novels Food of Love, The Gatsby Game, and The Lady of the Lakewood Diner. She's also the co-author, with Catherine Ryan Hyde, of the writer's guide HOW TO BE A WRITER IN THE E-AGE.
Anne is a graduate of Bryn Mawr College and now lives on the Central Coast of California near San Luis Obispo, the town Oprah called "the happiest town in America."
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Books by Anne R. Allen
THE CAMILLA RANDALL MYSTERIES: Chick Lit Noir— Snarky, delicious fun! These books are a laugh-out-loud mashup of romantic comedy, crime fiction, and satire. Think Bridget Jones meets Miss Marple. The first three Camilla books are available in a convenient boxed set.
#1 GHOSTWRITERS IN THE SKY: After her celebrity ex-husband’s ironic joke about her "kinky sex habits" is misquoted in a tabloid, New York etiquette columnist Camilla Randall’s life unravels in bad late night TV jokes. Nearly broke and down to her last Hermes scarf, she accepts an invitation to a Z-list Writers’ Conference in the wine-and-cowboy town of Santa Ynez, California, where, unfortunately, a cross-dressing dominatrix named Marva plies her trade by impersonating Camilla. When a ghostwriter’s plot to blackmail celebrities with faked evidence leads to murder, Camilla must team up with Marva to stop the killer from striking again.
#2 SHERWOOD, LTD: Suddenly-homeless American manners expert Camilla Randall becomes a 21st century Maid Marian—living rough near the real Sherwood Forest with a band of outlaw English erotica publishers—led by a charming, self-styled Robin Hood who unfortunately may intend to kill her.
#3 THE BEST REVENGE (the prequel): Read how it all began. In the glitzy 1980s, a teenaged Camilla loses everything: fortune, love, and eventually even her freedom when a TV star's murder is mistakenly laid at her feet. Through it all, she perseveres, and comes to learn that she is made of sterner stuff than anyone might have imagined, herself included.
#4 NO PLACE LIKE HOME: Doria Windsor, the uber-rich editor of Home decorating magazine loses everything, including her Ponzi-schemer husband, when their luxury wine-country home mysteriously goes up in flames. Homeless, destitute, presumed dead and branded a criminal, 59-yr-old Doria has a crash course in reality…and a second chance at love.
Meanwhile, Camilla Randall is facing homelessness, too, as Doria's husband's schemes unravel and take down innocent bystanders along the way. When the mysterious—and dangerously attractive—Mr. X. turns up at Camilla's bookstore looking for clues to the death of a missing homeless man, Camilla joins in the search.
With the help of brave trio of homeless people and a little dog named Toto, Doria, Camilla and Mr. X journey down their own yellow brick road to unmask the real killer and reveal the dark secrets of Doria's "financial wizard" husband.
#5 SO MUCH FOR BUCKINGHAM Camilla is in catastrophe mode again when her royalty checks stop coming from Sherwood, Ltd., and her boyfriend Ronzo apparently commits suicide after a horrifying video of him circulates on the 'Net.
Her best friend Plantagenet is facing tragedy too, when his new husband leaves him for a New Age guru five days after their wedding.
Taking his single "honeymoon" to London to see a famous production of Richard III, Plant investigates Camilla's missing royalties and ends up accused of killing a historical reenactor who is an ardent believer in the innocence of Richard III.
Worse, it seems the ghost of King Richard—newly risen from his Midlands car-park—is the only witness to the murder.
Will the mysterious Peter Sherwood rise from his watery grave to help?
This comic novel—which takes its title from the most famous Shakespearean quote that Shakespeare never wrote—explores how easy it is to perpetrate a character assassination whether by a great playwright or a gang of online trolls.
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FOOD OF LOVE (Romantic-comedy/thriller) After Princess Regina, a former supermodel, is ridiculed in the tabloids for gaining weight, someone tries to kill her. She suspects her royal husband wants to be rid of her, now she’s no longer model-thin. As she flees the mysterious assassin, she discovers the world thinks she is dead, and seeks refuge with the only person she can trust: her long-estranged foster sister, Rev. Cady Stanton, a right-wing talk show host who has romantic and weight issues of her own. Cady delves into Regina’s past and discovers Regina’s long-lost love, as well as dark secrets that connect them all.
THE GATSBY GAME (Romantic-comedy/mystery): When Fitzgerald-quoting con man Alistair Milborne is found dead a movie star’s motel room—igniting a world-wide scandal—the small-town police can’t decide if it’s an accident, suicide, or foul play. As evidence of murder emerges, Nicky Conway, the smart-mouth nanny, becomes the prime suspect. She’s the only one who knows what happened. But she also knows nobody will ever believe her. The story is based on the real mystery surrounding the death of David Whiting, actress Sarah Miles’ business manager, during the filming of the 1973 Burt Reynolds movie The Man Who Loved Cat Dancing.
THE LADY OF THE LAKEWOOD DINER (Romantic-comedy/mystery) Someone has shot aging bad-girl rocker Morgan le Fay and threatens to finish the job. Is it fans of her legendary dead rock-god husband, Merlin? Or is the secret buried in her childhood hometown of Avalon, Maine? Morgan's childhood best friend Dodie, the no-nonsense owner of a dilapidated diner, may be the only one who knows the dark secret that can save Morgan's life. And both women may find that love really is better the second time around. Echoes of the Grail legend bring into focus the nature of nostalgia and the pitfalls of longing for a Golden Age that never was.
These three comic novels are available in a boxed set called BOOMER WOMEN: THREE COMEDIES ABOUT A GENERATION THAT CHANGED THE WORLD
WHY GRANDMA BOUGHT THAT CAR: A collection of short stories and verses—humorous portraits of rebellious women at various stages of their lives. From aging Betty Jo, who feels so invisible she contemplates robbing a bank, to neglected 10-year-old Maude, who turns to a fantasy Elvis for the love she's denied by her patrician family, to a bloodthirsty Valley Girl version of Madam Defarge, these women—young and old—are all rebelling against the stereotypes and traditional roles that hold them back. Which is, of course, why Grandma bought that car…
Nonfiction by Anne R. Allen
HOW TO BE A WRITER IN THE E-AGE: A SELF-HELP GUIDE co-written with Amazon superstar Catherine Ryan Hyde. This guide offers warm, friendly advice on how to start and sustain a writing career. You'll see a lot of books out there about how to write, and a whole lot more that promise ebook millions. But this book is different. It helps you establish a professional writing career in this time of rapid change—and answers the questions so many writers are asking: Does an author still need an agent? Can new writers still get published by Big Five publishers? What about digital-only imprints, mid-sized publishers, small presses—or should everybody self-publish? Do you need to spend endless hours on social media? How do you cope with rejection, depression, bad reviews and other downsides of the writing profession? Anne and Catherine answer all these questions and more in this fun, information-packed book.
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