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Jen Blood is the USA Today-bestselling author of two critically acclaimed, action-packed mystery series: The Erin Solomon Mysteries and the Flint K-9 Search and Rescue Mysteries. Both series feature strong, independent women who dominate in their chosen fields (Erin Solomon as an investigative reporter intent on learning the truth about her own past; Jamie Flint as a single mom, small business owner, and K-9 search and rescue trainer and handler).

In addition to her career as an author, Jen is also a freelance writer and certified dog trainer. She holds an MFA in Creative Writing/Popular Fiction from the University of Southern Maine, is a regular blogger with Maine Crime Writers, and leads workshops throughout New England on writing, editing, and independent publishing.

Jen taps into a background in freelance journalism in the heart of Midcoast Maine to write mysteries rich with atmosphere and action, with great characters, a hint of romance, and plots that will keep you guessing until the last page is turned. Her series has been hailed by critics and readers alike for its sharp wit and well-drawn characters. For more information and to get your free copy of the Jen Blood Starter Library, visit Jen's website at jenblood.com.

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The Redemption Game (The Flint K-9 Search And Rescue Mysteries Book 3) Aug 19, 2019

by Jen Blood

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In Midcoast Maine, Jamie and her K-9 team search for the cognitively challenged son of a local animal hoarder, while recently licensed private investigator Jack Juarez looks into a murder related to the case. Unfortunately, each new clue Jack finds in the investigation seems to lead him back to a suspect police already have in their sights: Jamie’s son. Meanwhile, Jamie fights to save a critically ill pit bull pulled from the hoarder’s home who could hold the key to the woman’s dark secrets.

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The Darkest Thread (The Flint K-9 Search And Rescue Mysteries Book 1) Oct 20, 2016

by Jen Blood

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For fans of John Connolly, Nevada Barr, and dogs of all shape and size, the first novel in the new Flint K-9 Search and Rescue Mysteries, from the author of the bestselling Erin Solomon Mysteries!

When teenage sisters go missing in the mysterious “Bennington Triangle” of Vermont, an area renowned for its disappearances and strange occurrences over the past hundred years, FBI agent Jack Juarez brings K-9 handler Jamie Flint and her dog Phantom in to assist with the search. When Jack realizes the case shares haunting similarities with the murders of the missing girls’ aunts ten years before, it becomes clear that he and Jamie are dealing with much more than two girls who simply wandered off the beaten path.

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Inside the Echo (The Flint K-9 Search And Rescue Mysteries Book 2) Feb 27, 2018

by Jen Blood

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For fans of Nevada Barr, John Connolly, and dogs of all shape and size, a K-9 series with a touch of the supernatural, spine-tingling suspense, and characters who'll stay with you long after the book is done.

K-9 search and rescue handler Jamie Flint and her team—both human and canine—are called in when a group vanishes during a dogsledding expedition for battered women in the Mahoosuc Mountains of Maine. When it’s learned that a rogue gunman was involved in the disappearance, authorities look to the abusive partners of the women now lost for answers. Meanwhile, a voice from Jamie’s past begins to haunt her, echoing the words of the shooter now in pursuit of a target Jamie alone can save. With her K-9 partners Phantom and Casper at her side, Jamie must confront the demons of her own past as her team fights the elements and the clock in order to find the missing women and bring them home.

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Erin Solomon Mysteries, Books 1 - 5 Nov 30, 2015

by Jen Blood

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The bestselling, "thoroughly addictive" 5-book Erin Solomon mystery serial, available for a limited time in a single volume for more than 50% off the individual purchase price!

Investigative reporter Erin Solomon travels to Maine to look into an alleged cult suicide with a haunting connection to her own past. Each book delves more deeply into the tragedy, inextricably drawing Erin and her fellow investigators into some of the darkest chapters in American history. With wit, sharp writing, an epic love story, and a mystery that will keep you guessing till the very end, the series is sure to appeal to fans of Dennis Lehane, JD Robb, John Connolly, and Iris Johansen.

Before the After (Erin Solomon Pentalogy Book 4) Nov 14, 2013

by Jen Blood

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For fans of John Connolly, Dennis Lehane, and JD Robb, the fourth novel in the critically acclaimed, now-complete Erin Solomon Mystery Series.

At ten years old, Erin Solomon watched the Payson Church of Tomorrow burn to the ground. Every effort to solve the mystery of that early tragedy has only brought more questions, many of them revolving around her father's dark past. Now, in the fourth novel in the Erin Solomon pentalogy, learn the truth about Adam Solomon's role in the Payson fire, Erin's history in the Church, and the forces behind more than three decades of secrets, lies, and murder.

BEFORE THE AFTER finds Erin and Diggs in a desperate race to save Erin's mother, Kat, when they learn that the information she's been using to keep Erin safe for years has been destroyed. Using a code found on an encrypted memory card at the scene of their last case, Diggs and Solomon are closer than ever to discovering the truth behind the Payson Church, Mitch Cameron, and a mysterious company known as J. Enterprises, that lies at the heart of it all. But this time, someone in Erin's life will pay the ultimate price in her quest for the truth.

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Southern Cross (Erin Solomon Pentalogy Book 3) Nov 16, 2013

by Jen Blood

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For fans of Dennis Lehane, JD Robb, and Iris Johansen... The third novel in the critically acclaimed, now-complete 5-book Erin Solomon mystery series.

Apocalyptic danger, epic romance, and a heart-stopping plot that will keep you turning pages deep into the night...

Reporters Daniel "Diggs" Diggins and Erin Solomon travel to Kentucky to look into the bizarre ritual murder of one of Diggs' oldest friends. But that single death is hardly the only bizarre occurrence in Justice: soon, power outages, explosions, standoffs, and conspiracy rock the small town, and fundamentalist preacher Jesup T. Barnel claims he knows the reason for the madness: The end times are upon them, and judgment comes fast and furious as the clock winds down in this occult thriller.

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The Book of J. (Erin Solomon Pentalogy 5) Feb 17, 2015

by Jen Blood

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The shocking conclusion to the bestselling Erin Solomon Mystery Series!

Jonestown was just the beginning...

On New Year's Eve with a blizzard ravaging the tiny coastal town of Littlehope, Maine, Erin must go head to head with someone pulled straight from her darkest nightmares in order to save those she loves, and at last put the ghosts of her childhood to rest. After nine months on the run, Diggs and Solomon return to Littlehope when they learn their hometown may be the next target for the mysterious organization that has plagued them for the past two years. Battle worn but determined to see justice done, the embittered reporters reunite with FBI agent Jack Juarez to face off against J., and at last learn the truth about the organization's role in each of their pasts.

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Sins of the Father (Erin Solomon Pentalogy Book 2) Jan 15, 2014

by Jen Blood

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All the Blue-Eyed Angels (Erin Solomon Pentalogy Book 1) Nov 16, 2013

by Jen Blood

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The "thoroughly addictive" bestselling first novel in the Erin Solomon Pentalogy, awarded the AIA Seal of Quality and the B.R.A.G. Medallion for excellence in independent publishing.

Jonestown. The Solar Temple. Heaven's Gate. In the summer of 1990, the Payson Church of Tomorrow joins the ranks of those infamous cult suicides when thirty-four members burn to death on a small island off the coast of Maine. At ten years old, Payson member Erin Solomon watches helplessly as the church and its congregation are reduced to ash and embers.

More than twenty years later, Erin is an accomplished investigative journalist when she receives word that she has inherited Payson Isle... and all its ghosts. She returns to Maine to learn the truth behind the tragedy that has haunted her since childhood, aided by the rakish mentor who's stood by her side since she was a teenager, her trusty mutt Einstein, and a mysterious stranger with his own dark past.

Soon, Erin is enmeshed in violence, conspiracy, and scandal, as she fights to unearth the secrets of the Payson Church of Tomorrow -- secrets someone will kill to keep buried.

Get the Complete Erin Solomon Pentalogy Today!

Book 1 - All the Blue-Eyed Angels

Book 2 - Sins of the Father

Book 3 - Southern Cross

Book 4 - Before the After

Book 5 - The Book of J.

"If you like mysteries with a strong plot filled with dark secrets and murder, and a kick a** setting, along with a romantic-triangle involving two vastly different men, then you'll love this book. -- DV Berkom, Author of the Amazon-bestselling Kate Jones thrillers

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Midnight Lullaby: Prequel to the Erin Solomon Mysteries Oct 20, 2015

by Jen Blood

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For fans of John Connolly and Dennis Lehane, the prequel to the bestselling, now-complete Erin Solomon Mystery Series. And don't miss the other novels in this critically acclaimed series, available in a single volume for a limited time at 50% off.

Life, death, and the heart of darkness that lies between...

When a Sudanese refugee is killed in a bizarre ritual murder in Portland, Maine, reporter Daniel "Diggs" Diggins attempts to revive his flagging career by investigating the crime. The story becomes personal when a young African girl Diggs has befriended is targeted by the killer, and Diggs himself falls victim to a curse that brings to terrifying light the ghosts of his own past. Working with young protege Erin Solomon, soon the duo finds themselves immersed in a world of dark secrets, crooked politicians, and black magic.

Set during the summer of 2000, this standalone prequel to the bestselling Erin Solomon Pentalogy gives existing fans a front-row seat to those first tenuous days between Diggs and Solomon, as friendship evolves into something infinitely more complicated. And for newcomers to the series, Midnight Lullaby is the perfect introduction to the darkness and serpentine twists that mark every Diggs and Solomon mystery.

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Creating Complex Characters: The 5-Day Fiction Fix Jun 28, 2016

by Jen Blood

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A simple, five-day process for writing complex characters readers will love -- or love to hate. Through case studies, insightful lessons, and writing exercises divided into five easy-to-follow daily plans, veteran editor and bestselling author Jen Blood shares her secrets for creating characters readers can't get enough of.

You’ll get clear, concrete advice, with examples, on:

Day 1: Finding Your Character’s Motivation
Day 2: Getting to Know Your Characters
Day 3: Dialogue and Characterization
Day 4: Artful Exposition
Day 5: Character Arc and Evolution

Plus, a bonus technical clinic on writing dialogue!

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Maya Picks a Puppy Nov 2, 2017

by Jen Blood, Thomas Block

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For years, Maya has dreamed of one thing: a puppy of her own.
Now, on her sixth birthday, Maya's mom and dad announce that they are going to the animal shelter - where Maya can finally pick out the puppy she's always wanted. But when Mrs. Warner, the director of the animal shelter, brings in the first contender, Maya is disappointed. This isn't a puppy at all. Instead, Adie is a quiet, sweet older dog. How can Maya choose between Adie and the squirming, whirling puppies all around her?
Author Jen Blood tells a heartwarming story for animal lovers of all ages, complemented by the gentle illustrations of noted Maine artist Thomas Block.

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