LINKS

Feel free to drop by and say hi to Karen— or Sophie— on MySpace!

The Cranberry Isles is a great place to find out about the wonderful little corner of the world Natalie and the Gray Whale Inn call home.

If you're looking for great recipes — and great food talk — try the rec.food.cooking newsgroup or browse the rec.food.cooking site.

For those of you who are aspiring mystery authors, I highly recommend Sisters in Crime and the Writers' League of Texas. The league has a great manuscript contest and agents' conference that have helped many a budding writer. In fact, that's how I met my fabulous agent, Jessica Faust of BookEnds.

I'm very lucky to have BookPeople right near my house — that's where my critique group, Austin Mystery Writers meets— but to find an independent bookstore near you, go to www.booksense.com.

And be sure to check out Karen’s fellow Cozy Chicks: Laura Durham, Diana Killian, Michele Scott, Maggie Sefton, J.B. Stanley, and Heather Webber. We’ve got book giveaways monthly on the site, so be sure to sign up!