literary award winner, The Second You’re Single. She also writes under the name Cara Lockwood, and has written 38 books and counting, including I Do (But I Don’t), which became an original Lifetime Movie. She wrote the novelization of The Dater’s Handbook, a Hallmark movie starring Meghan Markle. She lives near Chicago with her spouse and blended family. Her new book is a rom-com murder mystery called Kiss, Marry, Kill.
[Q&A with Cara Tanamachi]
At CrimeReads the author tagged five romantic mysteries with "Happily Ever After" endings. One entry on the list:
Shay Kauwe, The Killing SpellRead about another title on the list.
Hundreds of years in the future, a catastrophic flood destroys the Hawaiian Islands and unleashes magic in the world. Displaced to Los Angeles, a young Hawaiian woman named Kea must fight to clear her name when a Filipino activist is killed by a specific Hawaiian death spell. She needs to catch a killer, though she winds up catching feelings for Sora, whose ability to read minds comes in handy when investigating a murder.
This is the urban fantasy/mystery/paranormal romance steeped in Hawaiian lore that you never knew you needed until now.
Q&A with Shay Kauwe.
--Marshal Zeringue



