Due to a family emergency, Maria Elena will not be posting for the next couple of weeks. Thank you for your understanding.

Incommunicado (maybe I should finish with an ‘a’ since I am female). Anyway, will rarely post this week, or next.  Crunch time on novel #2, The Book of Hours.  Will be like Hemingway said…sitting down at a typewriter (computer, now, thank you very much) and bleed.  Well, at least some of my characters will.  Need … Read more

Remember all those who have died in order that we remain free.  These men showed what Chesterton said very succinctly:  “Courage is almost a contradiction in terms. It means a strong desire to live taking the form of a readiness to die.”Let’s pray for all those who have done this and paid with their lives … Read more

I am very, very saddened.  I just heard that Mary Stewart, the author who inspired me to write romantic thrillers in exotic locations, passed away.  She was an incredible writer.  I was hooked the moment I read her first novel, Madam Will You Talk?  Her Merlin trilogy is also one of the best.  She was … Read more

The Coin by Maria Elena Alonso-Sierra (Goodreads Author)  Katherine Stoelwinder‘s review Mar 31, 14 4 of 5 stars bookshelves: first-reads Read from March 16 to 31, 2014 I won this book in a first-reads giveaway. The first thing that struck me when I received it was how low the resolution of the cover picture is. Compared to the boldness … Read more

Congratulations Anne.  You won the St. Paddy’s Day Kiss Me I’m Irish Blog Hop, hosted by Innergoddess!  You will receive an e-mail soon. Thanks to all others who left comments on my blog.  It was fun. Maria Elena Alonso-Sierra

Welcome All!   This should be a lot of fun today.  Below my banner you will find all the links to go hopping to your green heart’s content!!  I will be giving an autographed copy of my novel to one winner.  Please browse all and everything.  I will post a small autobiography, brief synapse of … Read more

4.0 out of 5 stars Enjoyed the pace of this story., December 17, 2013 By  B. Camacho (Sugar Land, TX United States) – See all my reviews Amazon Verified Purchase(What’s this?) This review is from: The Coin (Paperback) Quick pace made this story easy to fall into and the tension held to the end. Good read, with nice location and … Read more