New Release Tuesday

Aug 072018

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Lavender Toes (A Cold Cream Murder Mystery) by Barbara Silkstone

TOUR PARTICIPANTS
January 13 – Baroness’ Book Trove – REVIEW
January 13 – A Wytch’s Book Review Blog – CHARACTER INTERVIEW
January 14 – FUONLYKNEW – SPOTLIGHT
January 14 – I Read What You Write – REVIEW, CHARACTER GUEST POST
January 15 – A Blue Million Books – AUTHOR INTERVIEW
January 15 – The Pulp and Mystery Shelf – CHARACTER GUEST POST
January 16 – I’m All About Books – GUEST POST
January 17 – Laura’s Interests – REVIEW, GUEST POST
January 18 – Sneaky the Library Cat’s Blog – CHARACTER INTERVIEW
January 18 – Escape With Dollycas Into A Good Book – SPOTLIGHT
January 19 – Cozy Up With Kathy – AUTHOR INTERVIEW
January 20 – Literary Gold – SPOTLIGHT
January 20 – Christy’s Cozy Corners – GUEST POST
January 21 – Mysteries with Character – AUTHOR INTERVIEW
January 21 – Celticlady’s Reviews – SPOTLIGHT
January 22 – Paranormal and Romantic Suspense Reviews – SPOTLIGHT, BEAUTY PRODUCT RECIPE
January 22 – ebook addicts – SPOTLIGHT

Dead in Dublin (The Dublin Driver Mysteries) by Catie Murphy

TOUR PARTICIPANTS
January 13 – I Read What You Write – REVIEW
January 13 – The Power of Words – REVIEW
January 13 – FUONLYKNEW – SPOTLIGHT
January 14 – The Book’s the Thing – REVIEW
January 14 – Brooke Blogs – SPOTLIGHT
January 15 – I’m All About Books – SPOTLIGHT
January 15 – Carole’s Book Corner – REVIEW
January 16 – StoreyBook Reviews – CHARACTER GUEST POST
January 16 – Hearts & Scribbles – SPOTLIGHT
January 17 – The Avid Reader – REVIEW
January 17 – MJB Reviewers – SPOTLIGHT
January 17 – Christy’s Cozy Corners – GUEST POST
January 18 – Socrates Book Reviews – SPOTLIGHT
January 18 – Mystery Thrillers and Romantic Suspense Reviews – SPOTLIGHT
January 18 – Literary Gold – SPOTLIGHT
January 19 – A Wytch’s Book Review Blog – REVIEW, CHARACTER INTERVIEW
January 20 – The Cozy Pages – REVIEW
January 20 – Diane Reviews Books – REVIEW, AUTHOR INTERVIEW
January 21 – Melina’s Book Blog – REVIEW
January 21 – ebook addicts – REVIEW
January 21 – Cozy Up With Kathy – REVIEW
January 22 – Celticlady’s Reviews – SPOTLIGHT
January 22 – Book Club Librarian – REVIEW
January 22 – A Holland Reads – REVIEW

Survival Can Be Deadly: A Discount Detective Mystery by Charlotte Stuart

TOUR PARTICIPANTS
January 15 – Carla Loves To Read – REVIEW
January 15 – Diane Reviews Books – REVIEW, GUEST POST
January 16 – The Pulp and Mystery Shelf – SPOTLIGHT
January 16 – Gimme The Scoop Reviews – SPOTLIGHT, EXCERPT
January 17 – A Blue Million Books – AUTHOR INTERVIEW
January 18 – A Wytch’s Book Review Blog – CHARACTER INTERVIEW
January 19 – Laura’s Interests – SPOTLIGHT
January 20 – Literary Gold – GUEST POST
January 20 – Books a Plenty Book Reviews – CHARACTER INTERVIEW
January 21 – I’m All About Books – SPOTLIGHT
January 21 – Elizabeth McKenna – SPOTLIGHT
January 22 – Christy’s Cozy Corners – REVIEW
January 22 – Ascroft, eh? – GUEST POST
January 23 – Baroness’ Book Trove – REVIEW
January 23 – Island Confidential – SPOTLIGHT
January 24 – Cozy Up WIth Kathy – AUTHOR INTERVIEW
January 24 – I Read What You Write – REVIEW, EXCERPT
January 25 – Brooke Blogs – SPOTLIGHT
January 25 – MJB Reviewers – REVIEW
January 26 – StoreyBook Reviews – REVIEW
January 27 – Celticlady’s Reviews – SPOTLIGHT
January 27 – Mysteries with Character – AUTHOR INTERVIEW
January 28 – Socrates Book Reviews – REVIEW
January 28 – Here’s How It Happened – SPOTLIGHT, EXCERPT
January 28 – ebook addicts – REVIEW

Through the Nethergate by Roberta Eaton Cheadle

TOUR PARTICIPANTS
January 15 – FUONLYKNEW – SPOTLIGHT
January 15 – Brooke Blogs – GUEST POST
January 16 – MJB Reviewers – SPOTLIGHT
January 16 – I Read What You Write – REVIEW, CHARACTER GUEST POST
January 16 – This Is My Truth Now – REVIEW
January 17 – Literary Gold – AUTHOR INTERVIEW
January 17 – A Chick Who Reads – REVIEW
January 18 – The Book’s the Thing – REVIEW, GUEST POST
January 18 – Reading Authors – REVIEW
January 19 – fundinmental – SPOTLIGHT
January 20 – eBook addicts – REVIEW
January 20 – I’m All About Books – SPOTLIGHT
January 21 – Ruff Drafts – REVIEW
January 21 – Diary of a Book Fiend – SPOTLIGHT
January 22 – Readeropolis – AUTHOR INTERVIEW
January 23 – A Wytch’s Book Review Blog – CHARACTER INTERVIEW
January 23 – Diane Reviews Books – CHARACTER GUEST POST
January 24 – StoreyBook Reviews – GUEST POST
January 24 – Celticlady’s Reviews – SPOTLIGHT

Dead Week (A Cassandra Sato Mystery) by Kelly Brakenhoff

TOUR PARTICIPANTS
January 20 – The Ninja Librarian – REVIEW, AUTHOR INTERVIEW
January 20 – Paranormal and Romantic Suspense Reviews – SPOTLIGHT
January 21 – Escape With Dollycas Into A Good Book – REVIEW
January 21 – FUONLYKNEW – SPOTLIGHT
January 22 – Cassidy’s Bookshelves – SPOTLIGHT
January 22 – A Blue Million Books – AUTHOR INTERVIEW
January 22 – The Layaway Dragon – REVIEW
January 23 – I’m All About Books – SPOTLIGHT
January 23 – Brooke Blogs– SPOTLIGHT, RECIPE
January 23 – I Read What You Write – REVIEW
January 24 – Christy’s Cozy Corners – AUTHOR INTERVIEW
January 24 – Jane Reads – GUEST POST
January 25 – Elizabeth McKenna – Author – SPOTLIGHT
January 25 – Baroness’ Book Trove – SPOTLIGHT
January 26 – Cozy Up With Kathy – GUEST POST
January 26 – Diane Reviews Books – SPOTLIGHT
January 27 – A Wytch’s Book Review Blog – REVIEW
January 27 – Laura`s Interests – SPOTLIGHT
January 28 – Book Club Librarian – REVIEW
January 28 – Mysteries with Character – AUTHOR INTERVIEW
January 29 – Literary Gold – SPOTLIGHT
January 29 – My Journey Back – SPOTLIGHT, RECIPE
January 29 – Christy’s Cozy Corners – REVIEW
January 29 – Reading Authors Network – REVIEW

Nancy J. Cohen

New from Nancy J. Cohen

A Bad Hair Day Cookbook: Recipes from Nancy J. Cohen's Cozy Mystery Series by Nancy J. Cohen

Are you having a bad hair day? Whip out your whisk, snatch up your spoon, and prepare your palate. Inside the pages of this cookbook are recipes that will bring you good cheer.

Enjoy 160+ tasty recipes from Nancy J. Cohen's popular Bad Hair Day cozy mystery series. Included in this cookbook are excerpts, cooking tips, and anecdotes written by hairstylist and savvy sleuth Marla Vail. From appetizers to desserts, Marla offers cooking tips and tricks along with commentary about the dishes she prepares for her family. Whether you're a skilled cook or an eager novice, this cookbook will unravel the mystery of cooking. Put on your apron and plan to make some killer recipes. Bonuses Include:

*Meet the Sleuth
*Introduction by Marla Vail
*Cooking Tips
*Excerpts from Series Titles
*Themed Menu Suggestions
*"A Sabbath Dinner" by Nancy's Mother

For Home Cooks, Food Lovers, Mystery Fans and Cookbook Collectors

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The Bad Hair Day Mysteries

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1/5/2020

Sybil Johnson

The author does a great job creating a world that grabs the reader and pulls them in, keeping them engaged from start to finish.
~Sapphyria’s Books

Ghosts of Painting Past
(An Aurora Anderson Mystery)
by Sybil Johnson
Cozy Mystery
5th in Series

It’s Christmastime in the quiet Los Angeles County city of Vista Beach, home of computer programmer and tole-painting enthusiast Aurora (Rory) Anderson. The magic of the season fills the air as residents enjoy school concerts, a pier lighting ceremony and the annual sand-snowman contest.

During the weeks leading up to Christmas, Rory plans on painting ornaments to sell at the local craft fair and joining in on the holiday fun. But she finds the season anything but jolly after the house across the street is torn down, revealing a decades old crime. Past meets present when her father is implicated in the murder.

Fearing for her father’s future, Rory launches her own investigation, intent on discovering the truth and clearing his name.

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2/15/2020

Jennifer S. Alderson

Who knew a New Year’s trip to Budapest could be so deadly? The tour must go on – even with a killer in their midst…

Death on the Danube:
A New Year’s Murder in Budapest
(Travel Can Be Murder Cozy Mystery Series) by Jennifer S. Alderson
Cozy Mystery
1st in Series

Recent divorcee Lana Hansen needs a break. Her luck has run sour for going on a decade, ever since she got fired from her favorite job as an investigative reporter. When her fresh start in Seattle doesn’t work out as planned, Lana ends up unemployed and penniless on Christmas Eve.

Dotty Thompson, her landlord and the owner of Wanderlust Tours, is also in a tight spot after one of her tour guides ends up in the hospital, leaving her a guide short on Christmas Day.

When Dotty offers her a job leading the tour group through Budapest, Hungary, Lana jumps at the chance. It’s the perfect way to ring in the new year and pay her rent!

What starts off as the adventure of a lifetime quickly turns into a nightmare when Carl, her fellow tour guide, is found floating in the Danube River. Was it murder or accidental death? Suspects abound when Lana discovers almost everyone on the tour had a bone to pick with Carl.

But Dotty insists the tour must go on, so Lana finds herself trapped with nine murder suspects. When another guest turns up dead, Lana has to figure out who the killer is before she too ends up floating in the Danube…

Introducing Lana Hansen, tour guide, reluctant amateur sleuth, and star of the Travel Can Be Murder Cozy Mystery Series. Join Lana as she leads tourists and readers to fascinating cities around the globe on intriguing adventures that, unfortunately for Lana, often turn deadly.

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Coming February 14, 2020

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1/20/2020

Mildred Abbott

Estes Park, Colorado: picturesque mountains, charming shops, delightful bakeries, a cozy bookstore… and murder.

Winifred Page and her corgi, Watson, move to Estes Park to hit the Reset button on life. Fred is about to open her dream bookshop, and the only challenges she anticipates are adjusting to small-town life, tourists, and living close to her loveable mother, Phyllis, and hippy stepfather, Barry.

When Fred steps into her soon-to-be-bookshop for the first time, she expects dust bunnies and spiders… not the dead body in the upstairs kitchen. The local police have an easy suspect—Barry.

Determined to prove quirky Barry innocent of murder, Fred puts on her detective hat, and with Watson by her side, she explores her new town and gets acquainted with her fellow shopkeepers. Could one of her friendly neighbors be the real culprit? And what would be the motive for killing the owner of the Sinful Bites candy store? The secrets Fred discover put her at odds with the local police sergeant and threaten her cozy future in Estes.

With snow falling outside, all Fred wants to do is curl up by the fire with a good book and Watson snuggled at her feet. But before she can begin her new life and put her plans for her bookshop into action, Fred and Watson have a mystery to solve…

(This culinary cozy mystery includes a recipe for delectable lemon bars.)

Author Links
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The Rest of the Series

NOW AVAILABLE!!

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2/15/2019

Victoria Gilbert

Blue Ridge library director Amy Webber learns it wasn't all peace and love among the "flower children" when a corpse is unearthed on the grounds of a 1960s commune.

Bound for Murder:
A Blue Ridge Library Mystery
by Victoria Gilbert
Cozy Mystery
4th in Series

Taylorsford Public Library director Amy Webber's friend "Sunny" Fields is running for mayor. But nothing puts a damper on a campaign like an actual skeleton in a candidate's closet. Sunny's grandparents ran a commune back in the 1960s on their organic farm. But these former hippies face criminal charges when human remains are found in their fields--and a forensic examination reveals that the death was neither natural nor accidental.

With Sunny's mayoral hopes fading, Amy sets her wedding plans aside, says "not yet" to the dress, and uses her research skills to clear her best friend's family. Any of the now-elderly commune members could have been the culprit. As former hippies perish one by one, Amy and her friends Richard, Aunt Lydia, and Hugh Chen pursue every lead. But if Amy can't find whoever killed these "flower children," someone may soon be placing flowers on her grave.

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The Rest of the Series

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2/29/2020

Cleo Coyle

New York Times bestseller Cleo Coyle's "delightfully twisty" new Coffeehouse Mystery!

Brewed Awakening
(A Coffeehouse Mystery)
by Cleo Coyle
Cozy Mystery
18th in Series

When coffeehouse manager Clare Cosi awakens on a bench in Washington Square Park, she has no idea she's been missing for the past week, or that her friends and family have been frantic with worry. Now that she's back, everyone is overjoyed, including a handsome NYPD detective who claims to be her fiancé. But to Mike Quinn's crushing distress, Clare doesn't remember him, or much of anything about the last decade of her life.

Clare's missing memory is tied to a crime she witnessed. An acquaintance of Clare's elegant employer--and fellow member of an exclusive Gotham circle known as "The Ladies Who Brunch"--invited Clare to her posh hotel to sample gourmet wedding cakes. The pair took a stroll after their indulgent tasting and, according to security camera footage, a masked figure snatched the hotel heiress at gunpoint with Clare looking on. Did the kidnapper take Clare, too? The camera went dark, just like Clare's memory. Soon authorities grow suspicious. Is Clare really a victim? Or merely acting like one? Evidence is mounting that she set the woman up.

To clear her name, Clare must find a way to reclaim her memories and rescue the heiress before this high-stakes crime ends in tragedy. Otherwise, instead of walking down the aisle, Clare may find herself perp-walking to prison as an accomplice to kidnapping and murder.

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2/28/2020

Julie Seedorf

New Series from Julie Seedorf

A Small Town Can Be #Murder
(Whistle Stop Mysteries Book 1)
by Julie Seedorf
Cozy Mystery

You have all heard the story: big-city girl moves to small town and lives happily ever after. That's not the forever-after Angel Delaight found when she moved to Whistle Stop, Minnesota. First, her realtor is found dead in her new house, which is also rumored to be haunted. Then homeless animals began showing up at her door, along with a bevy of townspeople who seem to know what she is doing at all times. Not to mention a secret journal turning up during renovation, revealing more secrets hidden in this small community.

Will those secrets from the past put Angel's life and those of her friends and family in danger? When the big-city girl meets a small town, it can be murder.

Author Links

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Also by Julie Seedorf

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2/10/2020

Caroline Fardig

A little Southern charm never killed anybody—until now—

Southern Harm: A Southern B&B Mystery
by Caroline Fardig
Cozy Mystery
2nd in Series
Publisher: Alibi (November 12, 2019)

After solving a murder at a local restaurant, Quinn Bellandini just wants to get back to her comfortable life running her grandfather’s B&B in Savannah, Georgia, with her sister, Delilah. But those plans get buried when Quinn and her new boyfriend, Tucker Heyward, dig up an old skeleton while doing some landscaping in his aunt Lela’s backyard. Before long, Lela becomes the prime suspect in the thirty-three-year-old unsolved murder of a high school homecoming queen.

Tucker is devastated. But Quinn’s conscience won’t let her risk an elderly woman spending her twilight years in jail for a crime she didn’t commit. And Delilah, bored by the quiet B&B biz, has been itching to do some more investigating of her own.

Soon they’re questioning a growing list of suspects, from nosy neighbors and snooty Savannah socialites to mild-mannered teachers and old high-school friends of the victim—including Quinn and Delilah’s own parents. But no one is safe from a killer who’s totally old school.

Author Links
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Book 1 in this Series

Book 3
Coming February 11, 2020

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1/31/2020

Paula Darnell

Paula Darnell writes books that draw you in and keep you turning pages until you realise hours have gone by and the book is finished! ~A Wytch’s Book Review Blog

Death by Proxy:
A DIY Diva Mystery
by Paula Darnell
Cozy Mystery
3rd in Series

With preparations for her upcoming wedding to handsome Wes Wesson, a Center City police lieutenant, on track and her DIY Bridal Crafts class at Hawkeye Haven's community center wrapped up, DIY Diva Laurel McMillan looks forward to a calm pre-nuptial week to finalize her wedding plans. There's only one problem: the week turns out to be anything but calm. Laurel and Wes narrowly escape being run down in the parking lot of their favorite restaurant. Laurel's bridal shower is interrupted by a mysterious stranger who sends Laurel's lovable chocolate Labrador retriever Bear into a frenzy, and when Laurel and Wes go to meet Lisa, their real estate agent, at a house she promised to show them, they discover Lisa's sister's body floating in the pool. Strangely, Lisa seems more concerned with selling houses than she does with her sister's death. After Lisa's mother inadvertently reveals family secrets, Laurel wonders whether Lisa could have killed her own sister. Will the mayhem and murder stop before Laurel discovers the key to the killer's game plan?

Includes recipes and project instructions for a birdcage veil and a dog's bow tie.

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1/20/2020

Kirsten Weiss

The truth is out there…
Way out there.

Close Encounters of the Curd Kind:
A Doyle Cozy Mystery
(A Wits' End Cozy Mystery)
by Kirsten Weiss
3rd in Series

Susan Witsend, owner of the best little UFO-themed B&B in the Sierras, is absolutely, positively, not going to get involved in another murder case. Not with her small-town sheriff threatening jail time if she interferes in one more investigation.

So when her neighbor is murdered, Susan exerts all her willpower to stay out of the sheriff’s business. But her neighbor’s daughter, Clare, needs Susan’s help. Clare’s been experiencing lost time, a sure sign of alien abduction. Helping Clare is only neighborly… and totally not interfering.

Right?

Worse, Clare’s not the only one with UFO issues. Weird lights in the sky, vanishing cows, and little green men are bringing the mountain town of Doyle to the edge of a panic. Can Susan unearth the truth before her town spirals into chaos?

If you like laugh-out-loud mysteries with complicated heroines (and breakfast recipes), you’ll love Close Encounters of the Curd Kind, book 3 in the Wits’ End series of cozy mystery novels. Read this twisty cozy caper today!

Author Links
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1/31/2020

Congratulations to Brenda G.(North Carolina). She has won a copy of Sell Low Sweet Harriet by Sherry Harris.

Congratulations to JoAnne V. (New Mexico). She has won a Kindle Copy of Fiction Can Be Murder by Becky Clark.

Congratulations to Sherry C. (Indiana). She has won a copy of The Friday Night Knitting Club by Kate Jacobs.

Congratulations to Bernice K. (Oklahoma). She has won a copy of The Dog Who Knew Too Much by Krista Davis.

Congratulations to Lori B. (Washington). She has won a copy of An Ale of Two Cities by Sarah Fox.

Congratulations to Kris G. She has won a copy of Murder Casts the Ballot by Linda Crowder.

Congratulations to Gloria A. (Florida). She has won a copy of A Batter of Life and Death by Ellie Alexander.

Congratulations to Mary C. She has won a Kindle copy of Keeping Secrets by Zanna MacKenzie.

Congratulations to Grace M. (Arizona). She has won a copy of Murder, She Wrote: A Time for Murder (Murder She Wrote)
by Jessica Fletcher and Jon Land.

Congratulations to Sue T. (Illinois). She has won a copy of Potions are for Pushovers by Tamera Berry.

Congratulations to Julie R. (Tennessee). She has won a copy of Nuts and Buries by Elizabeth Lee.

Congratulations to Deborah D. (Pennsylvania). She has won a copy of A Murderous Tangle by Sally Goldenbaum.

Congratulations to Cherisse T. (Kentucky). She has won a copy of Whack n Roll by Gail Oust.

Peg Cochran

A gutsy Manhattan socialite encounters murder and corruption at the World’s Fair.

Murder, She Encountered (Murder, She Reported Series)
by Peg Cochran
Cozy Mystery
3rd in Series
Alibi (December 3, 2019)

New York City, 1939. A rising star at the Daily Trumpet, Elizabeth “Biz” Adams has been sent to the World’s Fair—billed as the “World of Tomorrow,” a look toward a brighter future even as the drumbeats of war grow louder—to cover a robbery. What she stumbles upon instead is a dead woman, dumped into the Aquacade’s pool with a nylon stocking wrapped around her neck.

Elizabeth snaps a photo as the police arrest Joey Dorman, a gentle young hot dog vendor who made no secret of his obsession with the murder victim. Even though she’s thrilled that her photo makes the front page, the fear and confusion evident on Joey’s face are haunting. So Elizabeth vows to prove his innocence—or his guilt—with her partner at the Daily Trumpet, Ralph Kaminsky. Meanwhile, her romance with Detective Sal Marino is heating up, and Elizabeth is more determined than ever to follow her heart.

But when Kaminsky’s efforts to expose the real killer land him in the hospital, Elizabeth is forced to continue the investigation on her own. And as she tries to narrow down the long list of suspects, she discovers a dark secret running through the Fair—a secret some would kill to protect.

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1/31/2020

Laura Childs – Terrie Farley Moran – Scrapbook Mysteries

A shocking murder strikes a sour note during Jazz Fest in the latest New Orleans Scrapbooking Mystery.

Mumbo Gumbo Murder
(A Scrapbooking Mystery)
by Laura Childs and
Terrie Farley Moran
Cozy Mystery
16th in Series

It's Jazz Fest in New Orleans, and the giant puppets from the Beastmaster Puppet Theatre are parading through the French Quarter. Some are very spooky and veiled, others are tall and gangly, like strange aliens.

As the parade proceeds, Carmela Bertrand and her best friend, Ava, follow behind, down Royal Street and past the food booths. Suddenly, they hear a terrible crash from Devon Dowling's antiques shop. They rush inside to find Devon collapsed with blood streaming down the side of his face. Has he been shot? Stabbed? 911 is hastily called, and the police and EMTs show up. After the police examine Devon's body, they tell Carmela and Ava that their friend was murdered with an icepick. They're shocked beyond belief—and now Mimi, Devon's little pug, is left homeless.

Carmela and Ava are determined to catch the murderer, but the list of suspects is long. How long do they have before they find themselves on the killer's list?

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11/30/2019

Anna Celeste Burke

NOW AVAILABLE!

Fall's Killer Vintage
(Calla Lily Mystery Series)
by Anna Celeste Burke
Cozy Mystery
3rd in Series

In wine country, a federal judge is murdered and Aunt Lettie’s old friend, Judge Colin Brinkley, quickly becomes a suspect.

Lily, Austin, and her friends are excited about the Calla Lily Winery vintages entered in this year’s Taste of Napa Challenge. The event turns out to be more challenging than anyone imagined when a fire ends the awards ceremony. The plot thickens when one of the wines entered in the competition turns out to be a killer vintage. The U.S. Marshals Service is on the job, but when Aunt Lettie’s old friend becomes a suspect, Lily and her friends are soon caught up in the mystery too. Is the murder of a federal judge about a rivalry among vintners, one of the judge’s cases, or something more personal? Join Lily and Austin as they try to discover who’s responsible for fall’s killer vintage.

Recipes included.
Free to read in Kindle Unlimited.
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Recurring

Laura Childs – Tea Shop Mysteries

Broken Bone China (A Tea Shop Mystery)
by Laura Childs
(March 5, 2019)

Theodosia Browning serves tea and solves crimes in Charleston, a city steeped in tradition and treachery in the latest Tea Shop Mystery from New York Times bestselling author Laura Childs.

It is Sunday afternoon, and Theodosia and Drayton are catering a formal tea at a hot-air balloon rally. The view aloft is not only stunning, they are also surrounded by a dozen other colorful hot-air balloons. But as the sky turns gray and the clouds start to boil up, a strange object zooms out of nowhere. It is a drone, and it appears to be buzzing around the balloons, checking them out.

As Theodosia and Drayton watch, the drone, hovering like some angry, mechanized insect, deliberately crashes into the balloon next to them. An enormous, fiery explosion erupts, and everyone watches in horror as the balloon plummets to the earth, killing all three of its passengers.

Sirens scream, first responders arrive, and Theodosia is interviewed by the police. During the interview, she learns that one of the downed occupants was Don Kingsley, the CEO of a local software company, SyncSoft. Not only do the police suspect Kingsley as the primary target, they learn that he possessed a rare Revolutionary War Union Jack flag that several people were rabidly bidding on.

Intrigued, Theodosia begins her own investigation. Was it the CEO's soon-to-be ex-wife, who is restoring an enormous mansion at no expense? The CEO's personal assistant, who also functioned as curator of his prized collection of Americana? Two rival antiques' dealers known for dirty dealing? Or was the killer the fiancée of one of Theodosia's dear friends, who turns out to be an employee—and whistle-blower—at SyncSoft?

INCLUDES DELICIOUS RECIPES AND TEA TIME TIPS!

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5/31/2019

Laura Childs – Cackleberry Club Mysteries

Eggs on Ice (A Cackleberry Club Mystery)
by Laura Childs

The Christmas season at the Cackleberry Club café is marred by murder in the latest book in the New York Times bestselling series.

Some say that casting crusty attorney Allen Sharpe as Scrooge in the Kindred Players production of "A Christmas Carol" is just playing to type. He's not the most beloved man in town. In fact, you'd have a dickens of a time finding someone who liked him. Still, it's a shock when the Ghost of Christmas Past stabs him during the first rehearsal. Suzanne, co-owner of the Cackleberry Club café, Kindred's favorite combination diner, craft store and bookshop, chases the murderer out of the building but loses him in the alley.

As the days pass the list of suspects grows longer. Is it the disgruntled partner? The former secretary whom Sharpe sexually harrassed? Or is it fellow owner of the Cackleberry Club, Toni's almost ex-husband, Junior? The women of the Cackleberry Club are determined to find the killer before he can add another victim to his Christmas list.

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