Hey all! Just wanted to post a head's up about a scammer that contacted me here. It's an old scam I've seen several times and unfortunately it takes a while to spot. It is disheartening because you are taken in thinking an author a little higher up the ladder has taken a genuine interest in you and your work only to discover it's all fodder for a scam. I reported this to Paul and he's taken care of it. But we wanted to post screenshots of where the scam kicks in, in case no one has ran across it yet....Thanks!!

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A sneak peek into "The Night Driver," A Diego De LaCruz Thriller. Rain slicked the rooftops of Queens as Diego De La Cruz and Sakura Fujiwara watched a freight yard that never slept. Seventeen-minute rotations. Flashlights cutting through the dark. One man with a clipboard running the floor like a metronome. From the shadows above Hunters Point, they didn’t move, didn’t speak, just learned the rhythm of the place—because in their world, timing was the difference between walking away and never leaving at all. The Night Driver drops you into 1979 New York City—where the streets were lawless, the nights were long, and survival meant seeing everything before anyone saw you. This isn’t nostalgia. It’s a city that bites back, a driver who refuses to look away, and a reckoning coming fast under rain and sodium lights.

I'm new to this group. I’m a sociologist by training and a storyteller by passion. I enjoy reading, listening, and dazzling people with tales that might make them rethink everything they thought they knew about cross-cultural communication and relationships. Currently based in France and freelancing as an English language trainer in Luxembourg, I’ve lived and worked in Asia, Australia, and Europe. My PhD from the University of Queensland, public service job, and voluntary work centred on immigration, multiculturalism, and related issues. The USA is one of the countries I discuss in my recent book, “Where You Are Really From”. https://readersfavorite.com/book-review/where-you-are-really-from

Last night at our Coffeetime with the authors meet up. Music came up in several of the author genres of books. To get to know you all bettrer besides your genres, if you could tell me one song that tells your story, I mean the one that makes you stop everything just to listen to the words and song, what would it be? I am asking you this as a favor as I need a concert tonight. Have a great evening! Kathy L. Murphy/CEO