Blessed Sunday, friends. Release week is upon us. It’s really strange because it feels like only yesterday I was sitting at the dining room table with a borrowed iMac trying to piece together the story. It doesn’t seem possible that the book is done, much less in your hands. I’m still back there, in a messy bun with a pencil (or two) stuck through it, dragging and dropping and copying and pasting and throwing down new words and throwing out old subplots. 

But I’m not. I’m on to the next project, and a bit of the one after that, and you’re about to sit down and have that bizarre yet blessed psychic connection with me that we get to share -- the words flowing from my fingers onto the page and into your brains. It doesn’t matter if I wrote them yesterday or six months ago or six years ago, when you start reading, I am there with you, in mind and spirit. I like that image.

So let’s get to all the happy news and launch info.

Onward!

📚HER DARK LIES IS COMING IN TWO DAYS!

Preorder your copy of HER DARK LIES today!

You can preorder a signed copy from Parnassus Books.

A few of the bookstores hosting me for the virtual tour have signed books and bookplates available with your purchase as well: Writer’s Block Bookstore, Murder By The Book, Mysterious Galaxy, and Page 158. Happy to personalize if you want.

A few places featuring HER DARK LIES:

A lovely cover story from ITW’s The Big Thrill magazine, by K.L. Romo. What an honor!

A great review from Chapter 16: Secrets and Lies.

CNN: 20 of the most anticipated new books to read this March.

Smart Bitches, Trashy Books: March 2021 New Releases, Part One.

Frolic: Ten Hot Reads for March 2021.

Publishers Weekly Pick of the week.

🖥 THIS WEEK’S EVENTS

I hope you’ll join me at one (or many) of the virtual tour stops this week!

📕Monday March 8 @ 7pm ET/6 pm CT: Parnassus Books in conversation with Allison Brennan

Join me virtually at my hometown indie bookstore to welcome HER DARK LIES into the world! I’ll be in conversation with Allison Brennan (New York Times bestselling author of TELL NO LIES). You can preorder a signed and personalized copy here. More details here.

📕Tuesday March 9 @ 1 pm ET/12 pm CT: Literati Live

I’ll be going Live in my Facebook group J.T. Ellison’s Literati to celebrate release day!

📕Tuesday March 9 @ 7pm ET/6 pm CT: Writer’s Block Bookstore in conversation with Lisa Gardner

I’ll be in conversation with Lisa Gardner (New York Times bestselling author of BEFORE SHE DISAPPEARED) at Writer’s Block Bookstore! Click here to purchase a bookplate signed copy of HER DARK LIES. More details here.

📕Wednesday March 10 @ 8 pm ET/7 pm CT: Murder By The Book in conversation with Helen Ellis

I’ll be in conversation with Helen Ellis (author of BRING YOUR BAGGAGE AND DON’T PACK LIGHT and SOUTHERN LADY CODE) at Murder By The Book! Signed bookplates are available when you purchase HER DARK LIES. More details here.

📕Thursday March 11 @ 10 pm ET/9 pm CT/7 pm PT: Mysterious Galaxy in conversation with Lisa Unger

I’ll be in conversation with Lisa Unger (New York Times bestselling author of CONFESSIONS ON THE 7:45) at Mysterious Galaxy! Signed bookplates are available for HER DARK LIES. More details here.

📕Saturday March 13 @ 4 pm ET/3 pm CT: Page 158 Books

Page 158 Books is hosting a virtual event in honor of HER DARK LIES’s release! Signed bookplates are available for HER DARK LIES. Register here.

The Events page is being updated regularly, so stop by for more.

That’s it from me. Assuming I’m still standing, I’ll see you next Sunday!

Peace and hugs,
J.T.