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Hey there, lovely reader!

I hope you had a lovely holiday season and are now recovered and raring to go! I barely stopped over the winter break (reason for that will be in next week's newsletter) and it's full steam ahead here.

2023 is in the rear view mirror. And now it's 2024. For some reason, perhaps because I was born in one, I prefer even-numbered years. So 2024 sounds good to me. I'm also facing a milestone birthday in a couple of months.

At the end of each year, I like to review what I achieved and look ahead. Below are last year's achievements, next week I'll lay out my plans.

Last year was full of achievements

I crossed a few things off my bucket list. Things got done. Time also ran away with me and I missed a few I'd hoped for. If any of the list below passed you by, please click on the pink links.

• Published 1 book: This was a miss for me. I hoped to get both Cajun Catastrophe and Diana #5 published. Travel and preparing books for audio meant I started late on Diana and I missed the deadline. The good news is that with a lot of ground work done now, I will be able to concentrate on writing more going forward.
• Drafted two more books and outlined another.
• Published five Graham titles in audio:
  • The Case of the Screaming Beauty
  • The Case of the Hidden Flame
  • The Case of the Fallen Hero
  • The Case of the Broken Doll
  • The Case of the Missing Letter
  • The Inspector Graham Mysteries: Books 1-4
• Published entire Annabelle series in audio
  • Death at the Cafe
  • Murder at the Mansion
  • Body in the Woods
  • Grave in the Garage
  • Horror in the Highlands
  • Killer at the Cult
  • Fireworks in France
  • Witches at the Wedding
  • The Reverend Annabelle Dixon Cozy Mysteries: Books 1-4
  • The Reverend Annabelle Dixon Cozy Mysteries: Books 5-7
  • The Reverend Annabelle Dixon Cozy Mysteries: Books 1-8
• Hired a lovely narrator for Roxy audiobooks
• Launched new Annabelle cover
• Refreshed all other covers
• Published all books in all series in large print
  • The Reverend Annabelle Cozy Mysteries Large Print
  • The Inspector Graham Mysteries Large Print
  • The Roxy Reinhardt Cozy Mysteries Large Print
  • The Diana Hunter Mysteries
• Translated The Cases of the Screaming Beauty and Hidden Flame into German
• Released subscriber exclusive bonuses:
  • Cover development process: The Case of the Uncommon Witness
  • Artwork: The Case the Uncommon Witness
  • Cajun Catastrophe cover reveal jigsaw puzzle
  • Cajun Catastrophe crossword
  • The Case of the Missing Letter jigsaw puzzle
  • The Case of the Pretty Lady jigsaw puzzle
  • The Case of the Forsaken Child jigsaw puzzle
  • Polled readers and produced a list of the 50 top mystery authors.
  • Wordles
    • Wordle 1
    • Wordle 2 + Wordle 3
    • Wordle 4 (Diana Stolen – a name)
    • Wordle 5  (Diana Stolen – word related to the story)
    • Wordle 6 (Diana Stolen – random word I lifted from the text)
• Released a map of where in the world subscribers to this newsletter live.
• Became a jetsetter visiting London, Paris, and New York in the space of six months, sometimes twice.
• Launched Birthday Club
• Wrote short story for 2024 Birthday Club gift.
• Attended three in-person reader events.
• Continued to develop book related merch.
  • Added tea towels, lunch totes, and mugs.
• Answered readers questions.
• Answered 1,800 reader emails.
• Sent out 46 newsletters.
• And Pow! 💥 Pow! 💥 Pow! (Imagine a ninja deflecting books that come flying through the air. That's what it was like. 🥷🏻 😺)
  (Not really. ☺️) Just before the holiday I dropped the price of all ebooks (not box sets) $1-2 (or local currency) throughout all series! Just click on the links below this email to check them out.

Phew. That’s a lot. 2023 was an amazing year and it makes me happy to share all this with you. Next week I'll tell you a little about my 2024 plans. Keep an eye on your inbox next Thursday.

Happy reading!