I am so happy to welcome Edith Maxwell here today.
Her new book will be released May 26 and she is here to tell us a bit about it and one lucky reader will win an Advance Copy of Farmed and Dangerous
I didn’t get to escape the cold, either, despite having a farmer son living and working in Puerto Rico. I’m now a full-time writer, though, and since we didn’t lose power in any of this winter’s storms, I just sat up in my second-floor home office, watched the snow fall, and wrote books.
In past years, though, I did get to escape to the tropics several times. The first year my son was in Puerto Rico, I went for Thanksgiving. Late November is a very dark time of year in the northeast, so it was a total treat to head south. He joined me at a mountaintop bed and breakfast, where our cabin had an outdoor kitchen and I fell asleep to the sound of the Coqui frog chirping, “Ko-kee? Ko-kee?” and the sight of fireflies. The weather was warm during the days and comfortably cool at night. We ate Thanksgiving dinner at the beach with the family who owns the farm – picture doors open to the outside, everybody barefoot and in shorts, and children in and out of the swimming pool. It was heavenly.
Two other Januaries we went to Costa Rica. Swimming in the warm Caribbean. Eating fresh pineapple and recently caught fish. Zip-lining through treetops. Gazing at splendid colorful birds like Scarlet Macaws and toucans.
Spending an afternoon in a butterfly sanctuary and having Blue Morphos land on your arm. Also heaven! On one of those trips I had the best massage of my life on a pavilion with a roof but no walls. Mild fresh air on my skin, a tall strong woman kneading my muscles, and hot oiled rocks warming my back. Now that’s an escape.
Other winter getaways used to be primarily to visit my mother in southern California where I grew up. The last one, in 2012, was especially poignant because she died two months later, but my sisters and I had a lovely time with her and we all felt so grateful to have been there.
I’m not sure where Cam would go for a winter escape if she could. Her pal, farm volunteer Lucinda DaSilva, is Brazilian, though, so maybe they’ll both go south to solve a farm-related mystery in Rio one of these books!
~Edith
Farmed and Dangerous
(Local Foods Mystery)
3rd in Series
Cozy Mystery
Setting – Massachusetts
Kensington Books (May 26, 2015)
Hardcover: 304 pages
ISBN-13: 978-0758284679
E-Book ASIN: B00ONTR4IU
Snow is piling up in Westbury, Massachusetts, and Cam Flaherty’s organic farm has managed to survive the harsh New England winter. Unfortunately murder seems to be the crop in season…
Organic farmer Cam Flaherty is struggling to provide the promised amount of food to her customers in her first winter in Westbury, Massachusetts, and her new greenhouse might just collapse from the weight of the snow. Supplying fresh ingredients for a dinner at the local assisted living facility seems like the least of her worries—until a cantankerous resident with a lot of enemies dies after eating the meal.
But while the motives in this case may be plentiful, the trail of poisoned produce leads straight back to Cam. Not even her budding romance with police detective Pete Pappas will keep him from investigating her.
As the suspects gather, a blizzard buries the scene of the crime under a blanket of snow, leaving Cam stranded in the dark with a killer who gives new meaning to the phrase “dead of winter.”
About The Author
Agatha-nominated and Amazon-bestselling author Edith Maxwell writes four murder mystery series, most with recipes, as well as award-winning short stories.
Farmed and Dangerous
A fourth-generation Californian, Maxwell lives in an antique house inorth of Boston with her beau and three cats. She blogs every weekday with the other Wicked Cozy Authors (wickedcozyauthors.com), and you can find her at www.edithmaxwell.com, @edithmaxwell, on Pinterest and Instagram, and at www.facebook.com/EdithMaxwellAuthor.
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i would love to win this by Edith Maxwell…I have it on my wish list…
Marilyn ewatvess@yahoo.com
This book sounds like it has some good twists and turns.
Love the cover
the cover is great, thanks for the chance!
What a great post! Thank you, Edith and Lori.
What a wonderful feature and giveaway. Thanks.
Thank goodness for our local farmers so we are able to enjoy fresh fruit and vegetables. I’d love to have this book to read. Thanks for the opportunity to enter for a chance to win one.
I’m going to have to check this series out!
This sounds so good, and I liked reading about your trips to the tropics. Thanks for the chance to win.
Cute cover…have to try it. Kuzlin at aol.com
The cat looks properly fluffed for warmth.
I would love to read this book.
this book sounds good..book sounds like my kind of book
This is a terrific series…I must play catch up!
The one thing that isn’t great about being a snow bird is the lack of fresh vegetables. The veggies down south are good, but they pale in comparison to northern veggies.
What a beautiful Blue Morphos butterfly! It almost sounds as if your book has been prophetic, after the snow and more snow much of the country has had. I would love to read a book in this series, and this is a great place to start as any! thank you for the chance to win.
This is a new to me series! Love the cat looking out at the snowy landscape on the cover. Thanks for the chance to win!
You had me with snow! I will be looking for this one.
Such a fun post. And I had a chuckle over that title. Then I spotted kitty and snow outside the window. I’m hooked!
How appropriate to write about snow storms as you are stuck in your study because of snowstorms that just won’t quit. The book looks really good and the interview was interesting. It’s definitely going on my TBR list.
This is a new series for me, and this book sounds like a great read. I adore the cover. Thank you for the review and giveaway.
My favorite butterfly is the Blue Morph. I enjoyed reading about your visit to Puerto Rico with your son. I look forward to reading “Farmed And Dangerous.”
Organic farming sounds very interesting—but in a Maine winter??? I’ve got to read about this. Thanks for the contest.
Congrats on your upcoming release! Farmed and Dangerous sounds great. Thanks for sharing your tropical travel experiences.
This sounds like a great read!
Thanks for your comments, everybody! I was away at a conference and haven’t had a chance to respond until now. Good luck in the drawing.
Wonderful book . . . and you now have me thinking about winter vacations. 😉
Your tropical vacations sound wonderful!
Haven’t read any books by this author. I like the cover with the cat and squashes.