FESTIVE MAYHEM 2

Seven crime writers of color contributed original cozy mystery stories to produce Festive Mayhem 2. If you want reading that will add bite to your holiday season, look no further! The stories will have you shivering with delight, while the recipes will warm you from the inside out. 

Three cheers for my intrepid beta readers! You know who you are. I'm also tremendously grateful to Dave Schurei, UK paramedic, and the La Conner Fire Department for patiently answering all my questions and generously sharing their technical expertise. Heartfelt thanks to our first responders! 

If you missed our blog tour, highlights are still available.

This ebook anthology is only available through January, 2022, so get it while you can. Many thanks if you've already ordered and told your friends and fellow mystery fans!

Mixed Blessings: A Guide to Multicultural and Multiethnic Relationships was co-written by Rhoda Berlin and Harriet Cannon, marriage and family therapists who specialized in multicultural relationships. The book explores the intercultural experience and gives practical guidance on what this can mean and how it can impact people’s lives and relationships in subtle and often unnoticed ways.

Mixed Blessings goes beyond exploring racial and ethnic differences to include the effects of migration, appearance, social class, spiritual/religious and cultural practices on modern individual, couple and family dynamics. 

Tips from the book reveal:

• what questions to ask yourself when friction arises in your multicultural relationship;
• how to handle the stress of being in a family that may not      welcome your differences;
• insights for helping professionals who work in multicultural environments, and anyone who may have multicultural loved ones.  
   

Comments from Kirkus Reviews:

     "Is love really all you need? This book mines the complexity of romantic relationships that are a union of cultures as well as individuals, offering guidance and applied examples.

     The material is enlightening, effectively outlining how varied cultural perspectives affect worldviews. The authors argue that many of us aren’t aware of how our cultural responses may differ from those of our loved ones, inspiring aha moments from readers who may not even think of their primary relationship as a multicultural one. The writing is intelligent but not academic, ensuring that the book will be as accessible to clients as therapists, and some of the narratives are riveting. 

     Required reading for anyone who counsels or is part of a multicultural relationship."