Heya Reader! Today's the day! The box set ebook edition of the Queenpin Chronicles is live. After years of work, it's hard to believe the books are all here... And... it's $7.99 for the next 48 hours! Last month when I told you the set would launch at $7.99, I *thought* I mentioned this is a super secret sale, meaning, when you clicked through you would still see $9.99. That the discount would go live TODAY. But yeah, I was today years old when I saw I'd edited out that note. FACE PALM. 🎉 Get...
7 months ago • 1 min read
Greetings Reader! Welcome to September's insider news. My favorite month (read: birthday!) and, since you're my favorite people, I've got some presents for you. Behind-the-scenes deals, free and bargain books, a free online course, plus a little female rage reading... Celebrating my birthday in Qatar, 2009 ✨ Birthday Magic ✨ Have you read the prequel to the Queenpin Chronicles? To celebrate my birthday, I'm giving away The Deb's Story FREE! And Florida Girls will be on sale for $0.99. One day...
7 months ago • 2 min read
Greetings Reader! I have some big news I couldn't wait to share! Plus I made a new really nifty page on my website I couldn't wait to share.* NOW, you can request the Quentin Chronicles at your local library. Squeee! REQUEST MY BOOKS AT YOUR LOCAL LIBRARY! I've compiled clickable links for loads of libraries so you can go right to the page and request my book! If it doesn't pop up when you type in "L.L. Kirchner" and/or "Florida Girls" (etc), the ISBNs are listed (along with the covers so you...
8 months ago • 1 min read
Hi Reader, This month I'm awash in gratitude for you. I am also BLOWN AWAY by the response to the new book, Havana Girls, and how it wraps up the trilogy. Thank you for all the reviews and messages and, yes, even some of the fun GIFs you've sent! The book+bottle launch was fantastic and I'm beyond grateful for readers like you. If you haven't grabbed your copy yet and want to see how the trilogy wraps up, 👉 start reading here! With Havana Girls out in the world, I’ve been catching my...
9 months ago • 1 min read
Hi Reader! I'm about to make one of the most important decisions for my forthcoming book, Steel City Critic... the cover! After working with an amazing designer, I've narrowed it down to these three gorgeous options. But here's the thing - as my most trusted readers, I need YOUR gut reaction. Since it's the first in a new series, getting the look is so important. Please and THANK YOU! Option A Option B Option C Which cover would make you grab this book off the shelf? Option A Option B Option...
9 months ago • 1 min read
Hi Reader, I don't know about you, but lately I’ve found myself staring at the screen, cold coffee in hand, unable to process one more twist in this timeline otherwise known as “reality.” That’s when I reach for the fiction. Not to escape—but to remember what’s worth fighting for. 👠 Vegas Girls is on sale for 99¢—today only. If you haven’t met Thelma Miles yet, now’s your moment. She’s a 1945 widow, con artist, and Vegas showgirl who decides she’s done playing by the mob’s rules. This book is...
9 months ago • 1 min read
Hi Reader, I think a lot of us are experiencing this right now - that moment where you're staring at your screen, coffee's getting cold, and your brain is on mute. You just cannot process the latest plot twist in this absolute dumpster fire of a timeline otherwise known as "reality." This is where the book comes in. Trafficking is inherent to the plot of Havana Girls, which evolved as I was researching the Black Dahlia case for a character in Vegas Girls(book 2). I guess took for granted that...
10 months ago • 3 min read
Hi Reader, Havana Girls has its official pub date tomorrow (but you know about my quiet launch...) And though each of these books is chock-full of true mafia stories, I was never interested in writing about the men. Everyone else already has... I was more interested in the women whose lives they changed. I wanted to see them win in a way that felt as true as the rest of it. So Thelma and Kathleen are back. But this time, someone new is watching: Sam, daughter of a murdered journalist, digging...
10 months ago • 1 min read
Hi Reader, If you’ve been following along—or even if you just joined—I want to let you in on something. This trilogy started with Florida Girls, a group of women selling war bonds toward the end of WW2. Only that wasn’t the real story. These women had ambition when weren't supposed to. Coupled with their grit, they made the best of a bad situation. Then they took over. In Vegas Girls, just when I thought I knew where Thelma was headed—what she wanted, what she’d never forgive—she made a...
10 months ago • 1 min read