If you take a look at the sidebar, you'll see I've updated my bio and book list. That's because the novel I co-authored with Deeanne Gist, Beguiled, is now available for pre-order at Amazon.com. The release date is February 2010. This is from the official description:
When novelists Deeanne Gist and J. Mark Bertrand first met in a Houston critique group, they never expected where friendship would take them. She wrote romance; he wrote crime novels. But growing respect for each other's work culminated in the decision to try blending their talents into this wonderfully engaging story merging romance and mystery.
Rylee Monroe walks dogs in old-money Charleston, a part of the city recently targeted by a daring thief. Logan Woods works the crime beat for the local paper but dreams of a life as a nonfiction writer. When the string of robberies takes a strange twist, Logan sees the making of a once-in-a-lifetime book that seems to circle around this charming, eye-catching dogwalker. But pursuing the truth means ignoring that he seems to be falling for her. And what is she hiding in her past that could crack the story wide open?
I know a lot of writers day dream about co-authoring with their critique partners ... Dee and I actually did it. It's been great fun, and I'll chat more about the process (and the project) as the publication date gets closer.
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