Part of Series
Murder is a beach! Fraya Taylor is done with the drama of life on the mainland. She’s carved out a new magical black girl life for herself in Kailua, Hawaii, writing novels, talking story with her bestie, and soaking up the sun. But sometimes life has other plans. When a scream splits the air one morning, Fraya runs toward the sound—and what she finds there catapults her into the dangerous world of pro-surfing, where money rules and taking risks is required. No more sipping cold brew on the beach. Now Fraya’s life is in the balance. And if she and her zany writing group can’t catch the killer, she might totally wipe out. Wiped Out is a cozy mystery novella set in paradise the first in the Beach Bound Cozy Mystery series. You’ll love it because friends and family are just as important as solving murders. Buy or borrow today! Fraya Taylor moved to Hawai'i to get away from the drama of her hometown and to start fresh. With her zany writing group and her best friend, she's carved out a quiet life for herself of writing her novels and soaking up the sun. One day, she was talking story with her bestie in Kailua, HI, sipping her cold brew, and living her magical black girl life, when a scream split the air. Running toward that sound, catapulted her into a world of money, danger, and pro-surfing. Wiped Out is a cozy mystery novella set in the tropics where friendships and family are just as important as solving the crime.
Author
Tamara Woods was raised (fairly happily) in West Virginia, where she began writing poetry at the age of 12. Her poetry takes a close look at the human condition, particularly race relations and classism. Her first poetry collection "The Shaping of an "Angry" Black Woman" is available for order at Sakura Publishing site and at Amazon. She has previous experience as a newspaper journalist, an event organizer, volunteer with AmeriCorps and VISTA, in addition to work with people with disabilities. She has used her writing background to capture emotions and moments in time for anthologies such as Empirical Magazine,one of the founding editors of The Reverie Journal, her blog PenPaperPad and writing articles as a full-time freelance writer. She is a hillbilly hermit in Honolulu living with her Mathemagician. You can find her all over these internets: Like her on Facebook Tweet her Add her to your G+circles Tumble with her Watch her videos
