RPLA Showcase

Mixing the elements of a romance and a thriller is no easy task, but Sharon Buchbinder demonstrates how to craft a page-turning romantic suspense. She would know after having penned eight of them. One of those books, the second in her Hotel LaBelle series, Legacy of Evil, is a prime example of intrigue, passion, and spot-on pacing. It won First Place for Published Romance in the 2018 Royal Palm Literary Awards. Sharon discusses working toward success and making a good … Read More »

It takes true skill to immerse a reader fully into a piece while using few words. Flash fiction requires a combination of tight prose and deliberate word choice to make less than 1,000 words pack a punch. Joan J. Harris is one of those masterful wordsmiths who can turn a short piece of work into something truly wonderful. Her piece, Scheduled Delivery, is evidence of her skill. It won First Place Unpublished Flash Fiction in the 2018 Royal Palm Literary … Read More »

Career writer Bette Lee Crosby knows a thing or two about telling stories in the South. After all, three of her eighteen novels have hit the USA Today bestseller list. Telling great stories while serving great food is a Southern tradition. Bette taps into her regional roots to enthrall readers with her characters. And one very special canine character took the stage in The Summer of New Beginnings, the First Place winner for Women’s Fiction in the 2018 Royal Palm … Read More »

What do you get when you combine over twenty years in the FBI with a deep love and knowledge of South Carolina Lowcountry? The award-winning novel Beyond the Cabin by Dana Ridenour that took home First Place for Published Thriller in the 2018 Royal Palm Literary Awards. Dana began writing the book during her last two years working for the FBI and was faced with a challenging decision when she finally finished. How would she publish it? Both traditional publishing … Read More »