Author: Scott Bury

Monday musing

Art, writing and disease

By Scott Bury Art and literature necessarily reflect the times they’re created. During the Black Death, medieval artists decorated texts with images of devils raining arrows on sinners. In the plague of the seventeenth century, Renaissance artists painted the sufferings of masses of people to illustrate the passion of Christ.  […]

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It’s Occult-Horror Month at BestSelling Reads

Love a story that sends a shiver down your spine? This month, BestSelling Reads concentrates on the occult and horror genres, and the many titles that blur or cross that tenuous boundary. Here are some books by BestSelling authors that will chill, you while they thrill you. Gateway By David […]

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New Book Announcement

New book day: Dead Man Lying

A new Hawaiian Storm mystery from bestselling author Scott Bury It’s launch day for the latest Hawaiian Storm mystery. FBI Special Agent Vanessa Storm returns to Maui’s rain-soaked coast to investigate the death of a once-famous singer. Teaming up with local police, she uncovers drug trafficking, stolen music and a […]

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Saturday spotlight

Spotlight Saturday: Dead Man Lying

A new release from a bestselling author By Scott Bury Hawaiian Storm 3 FBI Special Agent Vanessa Storm returns to Maui’s rain-soaked coast to investigate the death of a once-famous singer. Teaming up with local police, she uncovers drug trafficking, stolen music and a string of mysterious deaths. As a […]

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Monday musing

Monday musings: Memory and fiction

For the first Musing of March, BestSelling authors take a trip down memory lane, and describe some personal memories that have, or could, spark a memorable journey of the imagination. Samreen Ahsan I remember when I visited Istanbul, I watched the golden hour and decided to include it in my […]

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Monday musing

Romantic musings: What works? What doesn’t?

It’s romance season again as Valentine’s Day approaches. BestSelling Reads has a promotion where you can get great romance novels free or at super-low prices. And there are plenty more bestselling reads for you from many of our members. We all have our favorite romantic tales, but we’ve all read […]

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Monday musing

The season of waiting

Monday musings by Scott Bury I am looking out the window of my study in Ottawa. I should be writing, or editing, but I feel more like I am waiting. Like the whole world is waiting. For what? Waiting for Christmas, of course. Or other holidays. As we all well […]

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Monday musing

Writing in the holidays

The holiday season is well and truly upon us. The next few Monday Musings will be all about how holidays and seasons of inspire bestselling authors—or don’t.  By Scott Bury Long, dark nights. Cold temperatures. Deep snow.  Thick sweaters on my shoulders. The feeling of leather gloves on my hands, […]

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Thursday teaser

New book release: The Children of the Seventh Son

This week’s teaser is from the soon-to-be-released second Dark Age novel By Scott Bury Bury Mauricius’ house was typical for a wealthy merchant of Constantinople. Three stories high, constructed of p Mauricius’ house was typical for a wealthy merchant of Constantinople. Three stories high, constructed of pinkish-brown stone, clad in […]

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Monday musing

The joys of the greyest month

Monday musings By Scott Bury We’ve entered what my neighbor called “the ugliest month.” It’s easy to see what she means: grey skies, naked trees, the bite of the wind. Hallowe’en is over, the full-on insanity of the holiday shopping season and its excessive decoration and celebration have not started […]

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