Slash and Burn

The Angels and Demons Literary Weekend brings former New Orleans resident Winter Lovelace back to town from her gig as writer-in-residence at a prestigious women’s college in upstate New York. Winter desperately needs a break from the book she is struggling to finish, and hopes that this weekend will inspire her and trigger her creativity.

But while waiting for a friend in a hotel courtyard, a body lands at her feet, and Winter is dragged into a baffling mystery quite against her will. The victim is a notorious “m/m romance” author who is also a homophobe, and the list of people who wanted her dead is quite extensive. Winter herself is considered a suspect!

To make matters worse, Winter’s ex shows up to cover the story for a local news station…an ex Winter had hoped she’d never see again.

BIO:

Valerie Bronwen is a retired journalist and former writing instructor from New Orleans. Her first published short story, "The Other Side of the Mirror," appeared in the anthology Women of the Dark Streets. Valerie is long time fan of the mystery genre. Slash and Burn is her first novel, and she is working on a follow-up in her home on Coliseum Square in New Orleans.