Author: Deborah Grabien 
Author: E. Grace Diehl
We’ll be celebrating the release of Teri Rigg’s first novel, The Eyes Die Last, in the chat room on February 28th at 9:00 PM Eastern. Teri was the winner of a full manuscript edit from Drollerie Press in the Brenda Novak auction, and some of the proceeds from sales of the book will go to support future DP donations. We’ve invited Brenda and her indefatigable assistant Anna to join us, and they’ve promised to try, which, considering how busy they are gearing up for the next auction, is awfully nice of them. We also hope to have some other goodies to share with our visitors, so be sure to mark your calendar.
The Eyes Die Last is something of a departure for us, since it has absolutely nothing magical about it (beyond a great story). We felt, however, that it would be a great addition to our catalog and a special way to support the auction.
The Las Vegas Mayoral race is heating up, and the incumbent doesn’t have a prayer. Wealthy real estate speculator Nick Campenelli, who wants to legalize prostitution in the entire city, not just in the Clark County parts, and former pastor Louis. St. Louis, running on a clean-up-Vegas-by-getting-rid-of-the-whores platform, are the front runners.
They’re also front runners on the suspect list for a string of murders. Kennedy O’Brien, two year detective with cop blood running in her veins, and her partner Wilder “Wild Thing” James, a veteran, are determined to find the man who’s murdering prostitutes who work the wrong side of the street, and they don’t care how important or politically active he is.
The killer is a man with a mission. He stalks the women before he kills them, leaving a “BEFORE” photo on their bodies, and sending an “AFTER” shot to the local news hound. Ed Hershey, an aging newscaster with just the right amount of grey in his hair, is determined to turn this story into a network gig, and his interference, along with the LVTVS legal team, are making Kennedy and Wilder look bad. Campenelli’s good looks and charm, and St. Louis’ vitriolic hatred of prostitutes are muddying the waters too, and now the killer seems to have taken a liking to Kennedy. So the big question remains. Can she get him before he gets her?
Also, those of you who plan to submit to the Ghost, Greek, or Magic anthologies, the deadline is coming soon. Please send your submissions in by midnight, February 28. Responses will be sent out during the month of March. Submissions to Hellebore and Rue: Tales of Lesbian Sorceresses opened on February 15th and will remain open until May 15th. See the open anthologies page for more information.
General submissions remain closed for now, but we hope to open them again by the end of March.
