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Showing posts with label Great Escapes Book Tours. Show all posts

July 3, 2020

A Sprinkling of Murder by Daryl Wood Gerber - Spotlight and Giveaway


Book details
Cozy Mystery 1st in Series 
Publisher: Kensington (June 30, 2020) 
Paperback: 304 pages 
ISBN-10: 1496726340 
ISBN-13: 978-1496726346 
Kindle ASIN: B07W8Y4D6R
  


Book description
Fairy garden store owner Courtney Kelly believes in inviting magic into your life. But when uninvited trouble enters her shop, she’ll need more than a sprinkling of her imagination to solve a murder . . .

Since childhood, Courtney has loved fairies. After her mother died when she was ten, she lost touch with that feeling of magic. A year ago, at age twenty-nine, she rediscovered it when she left her father's landscaping business to spread her wings and start a fairy garden business and teashop in beautiful Carmel, California. At Open Your Imagination, she teaches garden design and sells everything from fairy figurines to tinkling wind chimes and trickling fountains. Now she's starting a book club tea.

But the light of the magical world she's created inside her shop is darkened one night when she discovers neighboring dog-grooming business owner Mick Watkins dead beside a fountain. To make matters worse, the police suspect Courtney of the crime. To clear her name and find the real killer, Courtney will have to wing it. But she’s about to get a little help from an unexpected new friend . . .

Meet the author - Daryl Wood Gerber 
Agatha Award-winning author Daryl Wood Gerber writes the nationally bestselling Cookbook Nook Mysteries as well as the French Bistro Mysteries. In June 2020, her new series, the Fairy Garden Mysteries debuts. As Avery Aames, she pens the popular Cheese Shop Mysteries. Daryl also writes the Aspen Adams novels of suspense as well as stand-alone suspense. Fun tidbit: as an actress, Daryl appeared in “Murder, She Wrote.” She loves to cook, garden, and read, and she has a frisky Goldendoodle named Sparky who keeps her in line!

Author Links 

Purchase Links - Amazon - B&N - 

Giveaway


TOUR PARTICIPANTS 
June 29 – Celticlady's Reviews – SPOTLIGHT 
June 29 – The Cozy Pages – REVIEW 
June 29 – Angel's Guilty Pleasures – SPOTLIGHT 
June 29 – Books a Plenty Book Reviews – REVIEW, GUEST POST 
June 29 – Literary Gold – SPOTLIGHT 
June 30 - Mysteries with Character – AUTHOR INTERVIEW 
June 30 - I'm All About Books – SPOTLIGHT 
June 30 - Cozy Up With Kathy – REVIEW, RECIPE 
June 30 - A Chick Who Reads – REVIEW 
June 30 - Moonlight Rendezvous – REVIEW, GUEST POST 
July 1 – Hearts & Scribbles – SPOTLIGHT 
July 1 – Brooke Blogs – REVIEW 
July 1 – The Avid Reader – REVIEW 
July 1 – Gimme The Scoop Reviews – SPOTLIGHT 
July 2 – MJB Reviewers – REVIEW 
July 2 – Sneaky the Library Cat's Blog – CHARACTER INTERVIEW 
July 2 – This Is My Truth Now – REVIEW 
July 2 – Christy's Cozy Corners – REVIEW 
July 2 – The Book's the Thing – REVIEW 
July 3 – Sapphyria's Books – REVIEW 
July 3 – Melina's Book Blog – REVIEW 
July 3 – A Holland Reads – REVIEW 
July 3 – Ascroft, eh? – AUTHOR INTERVIEW 
July 3 – The Self-Rescue Princess – CHARACTER INTERVIEW
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June 10, 2020

Booked for Death by Victoria Gilbert - Review and Giveaway

 

Book details
Cozy Mystery 1st in Series 
Publisher: Crooked Lane Books (August 11, 2020) 
Hardcover: 320 pages 
ISBN-10: 1643853074 
ISBN-13: 978-1643853079 
Digital ASIN: B07XX7PHTV 

Book description
From the critically acclaimed author of SIBA Okra Pick A Murder for the Books, Victoria Gilbert embarks with a new series for perfect for fans of Kate Carlisle and Juliet Blackwell.

A book lover's B&B in an idyllic waterfront village becomes the scene of a grisly murder--and a ruthless battle between treachery and the truth.

Nestled in the historic waterfront town of Beaufort, North Carolina, Chapters Bed-and-Breakfast is a reader's paradise. Built in 1770, the newly renovated inn hosts a roster of special events celebrating books, genres, and authors. It's the perfect literary retreat--until a rare book dealer turns up dead in the carriage house during a celebration of Golden Age mystery author Josephine Tey.

The victim's daughter points the finger at forty-two-year-old widow and former schoolteacher Charlotte Reed, who inherited the B&B from her great-aunt Isabella. Charlotte is shocked to discover that the book dealer suspected Isabella of being a thief who founded Chapters on her ill-gotten gains. Charlotte has successfully learned the B&B business in a year, but nothing has prepared her to handle a death on the premises.

Armed with intelligence and courage and assisted by her vibrant older neighbor, a visiting author, and members of a local book club, Charlotte is determined to prove her innocence and to clear her great-aunt's name. But the murderer is still at large, and equally determined to silence anyone who might discover the truth behind the book dealer's death. Now, Charlotte must outwit an unknown killer--or end up writing her own final chapter.

Meet the author - Victoria Gilbert
Victoria Gilbert, raised in the shadow of the Blue Ridge Mountains, turned her early obsession with reading into a dual career as an author and librarian. Victoria has worked as a reference librarian, research librarian, and library director. When not writing or reading, she likes to spend her time watching films, gardening, or traveling. She is a member of Sisters in Crime and International Thriller Writers and lives in North Carolina. This is her fourth Blue Ridge Library mystery.

Author Links: Website/blog: http://victoriagilbertmysteries.com/ 
Purchase Links: Amazon B&N Kobo Indie Bound 

My thoughts
I enjoyed this first book in the new series by Victoria. The book lover's bed and breakfast sounds like a nice getaway as long as you don't stumble upon a murder victim. The author did a good job of keeping me guessing.  I liked the characters and am looking forward to getting to know them better as the series goes on. I also thought it was neat how the week long stay at the bed and breakfast was themed around an author.  I am hoping we don't have to wait too long for the next in this series. 

Giveaway
TOUR PARTICIPANTS 
June 8 – The Bookwyrm's Hoard – REVIEW J
une 8 – FUONLYKNEW – SPOTLIGHT 
June 8 – The Ninja Librarian – REVIEW 
June 9 – The Avid Reader – REVIEW 
June 9 – Hearts & Scribbles – SPOTLIGHT 
June 10 – MJB Reviewers – AUTHOR INTERVIEW 
June 10 – A Holland Reads – SPOTLIGHT 
June 10 – Diane Reviews Books – REVIEW 
June 11 – The Book's the Thing – REVIEW 
June 11 – Escape With Dollycas Into A Good Book – REVIEW 
June 12 – Book Club Librarian – REVIEW 
June 13 – Books a Plenty Book Reviews – REVIEW 
June 13 – The Book Diva's Reads – GUEST POST 
June 14 – Cozy Up With Kathy – REVIEW 
June 14 – Lisa Ks Book Reviews – REVIEW 
June 15 – eBook Addicts – REVIEW 
June 15 – My Reading Journeys – REVIEW 
June 15 – Brianne's Book Reviews – REVIEW 
June 16 – Ascroft, eh? – CHARACTER INTERVIEW 
June 16 – Moonlight Rendezvous- REVIEW 
June 16 – Jane Reads – GUEST POST 
June 17 – Christy's Cozy Corners – REVIEW 
June 17 – A Wytch's Book Review Blog – REVIEW, CHARACTER INTERVIEW 
June 18 – View from the Birdhouse – REVIEW 
June 18 – Ruff Drafts – AUTHOR INTERVIEW 
June 19 – That's What She's Reading – REVIEW 
June 19 – Sapphyria's Books – REVIEW 
June 20 – Socrates Book Reviews – REVIEW 
June 20 – Brooke Blogs – REVIEW 
June 21 – Melina's Book Blog - REVIEW 
June 21 – Literary Gold – CHARACTER GUEST POST
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May 8, 2020

Mousse and Murder by Elizabeth Logan - Spotlight and Giveaway



Book details
Mousse and Murder (An Alaskan Diner Mystery) 
Cozy Mystery 1st in Series 
Publisher: Berkley (May 5, 2020) 
Mass Market Paperback: 304 pages 
ISBN-10: 0593100441 
ISBN-13: 978-0593100448 
Kindle ASIN: B07WCZPZY7
 

Book description
A young chef might bite off more than she can chew when she returns to her Alaskan hometown to take over her parents' diner in this charming first installment in a new cozy mystery series set in an Alaskan tourist town.

When Chef Charlie Cooke is offered the chance to leave San Francisco and return home to Elkview, Alaska, to take over her mother's diner, she doesn't even consider saying no. After all--her love life has recently become a Love Life Crumble, and a chance to reconnect with her roots may be just what she needs.

Determined to bring fresh life and flavors to the Bear Claw Diner, Charlie starts planning changes to the menu, which has grown stale over the years. But her plans are fried when her head cook Oliver turns up dead after a bitter and public fight over Charlie's ideas--leaving Charlie as the only suspect in the case.

With her career, freedom, and life all on thin ice, Charlie must find out who the real killer is, before it's too late.

Meet the author Elizabeth Logan
Camille Minichino is turning every aspect of her life into a mystery series. A retired physicist, she’s the author of 28 mystery novels in 5 series, with different pen names. Her next book is “Mousse and Murder,” May 2020, by Elizabeth Logan. She's also written many short stories and articles. She teaches science at Golden Gate U. in San Francisco and writing workshops around the SF Bay Area. Details are at www.minichino.com.

Author Links Website - http://www.minichino.com
Facebook - https://www.facebook.com/camille.minichino
GoodReads - https://www.goodreads.com/author/list/160580.Camille_Minichino

Purchase Links - Amazon - B&N - IndieBound 

Giveaway


TOUR PARTICIPANTS 
May 5 – Cinnamon, Sugar, and a Little Bit of Murder – REVIEW, RECIPE 
May 5 – The Pulp and Mystery Shelf – GUEST POST 
May 5 – I'm Into Books – SPOTLIGHT 
May 5 – Books a Plenty Book Reviews – REVIEW 
May 6 – Elizabeth McKenna - Author – SPOTLIGHT 
May 6 – The Avid Reader – REVIEW 
May 6 – The Power of Words – REVIEW 
May 6 – Hearts & Scribbles – SPOTLIGHT 
May 6 – Island Confidential – SPOTLIGHT 
May 7 – Ruff Drafts – GUEST POST 
May 7 – StoreyBook Reviews – REVIEW 
May 7 – FUONLYKNEW – SPOTLIGHT 
May 7 – Reading Is My SuperPower - REVIEW 
May 8 – Reading Reality – REVIEW 
May 8 – A Holland Reads – SPOTLIGHT 
May 8 – Ascroft, eh? – CHARACTER INTERVIEW 
May 8 – Carla Loves To Read – REVIEW 
May 9 – Christy's Cozy Corners – REVIEW 
May 9 – The Ninja Librarian – REVIEW, CHARACTER GUEST POST 
May 9 – Lisa Ks Book Reviews – REVIEW, GUEST POST 
May 9 – Eskimo Princess Book Reviews- SPOTLIGHT 
May 10 – Socrates Book Reviews – REVIEW 
May 10 – Brooke Blogs – REVIEW 
May 10 – Literary Gold- SPOTLIGHT 
May 10 – Moonlight Rendezvous – REVIEW 
May 11 – eBook Addicts – REVIEW 
May 11 – Brianne's Book Reviews – REVIEW 
May 11 – Sapphyria's Books – REVIEW 
May 11 – A Wytch's Book Review Blog – CHARACTER INTERVIEW 
May 12 – Cozy Up With Kathy – REVIEW, AUTHOR INTERVIEW 
May 12 – Diary of a Book Fiend – REVIEW 
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March 5, 2020

Lavender Blue Murder by Laura Chids - Review and Giveaway


Book details
Cozy Mystery 21th in Series 
Publisher: Berkley (March 3, 2020) 
Hardcover: 336 pages 
ISBN-10: 0451489667 
ISBN-13: 978-0451489661 
Digital ASIN: B07SSQ1X4R
  

Book description
Tea-Maven Theodosia Browning brews up trouble in the latest Tea Shop Mystery from New York Times bestselling author Laura Childs.

Tea maven Theodosia Browning and her tea sommelier Drayton Conneley are guests at a bird hunt styled in the precise manner of an English shooting party. Which means elevenses (sloe gin fizzes), gun loaders, the drawing of pegs, fine looking bird dogs, and shooting costumes of tweed, herringbone, and suede.

But as gunshots explode like a riff of Black Cat firecrackers, another shot sounds too close for comfort to Theodosia and Drayton. Intrigued but worried, Theodosia wanders into the neighbor's lavender field where she discovers their host, Reginald Doyle, bleeding to death.

His wife, Meredith, is beside herself with grief and begs Theodosia and Drayton to stay the night. But Theodosia awakens at 2:00A.M. to find smoke in her room and the house on fire. As the fire department screams in and the investigating sheriff returns, Meredith again pleads with Theodosia for help.

As Theodosia investigates, fingers are pointed, secrets are uncovered, Reginald's daughter-in-law goes missing presumed drowned, and Meredith is determined to find answers via a séance. All the while Theodosia worries if she's made a mistake in inviting a prime suspect to her upscale Lavender Lady Tea.

INCLUDES DELICIOUS RECIPES AND TEA TIME TIPS!

Meet the author Laura Childs
Laura Childs is the New York Times bestselling author of the Tea Shop Mysteries, Scrapbook Mysteries, and Cackleberry Club Mysteries. In her previous life she was CEO/Creative Director of her own marketing firm and authored several screenplays. She is married to a professor of Chinese art history, loves to travel, rides horses, enjoys fundraising for various non-profits, and has two Chinese Shar-Pei dogs. Laura specializes in cozy mysteries that have the pace of a thriller (a thrillzy!) Her three series are: The Tea Shop Mysteries – set in the historic district of Charleston and featuring Theodosia Browning, owner of the Indigo Tea Shop. Theodosia is a savvy entrepreneur, and pet mom to service dog Earl Grey. She’s also an intelligent, focused amateur sleuth who doesn’t rely on coincidences or inept police work to solve crimes. This charming series is highly atmospheric and rife with the history and mystery that is Charleston. The Scrapbooking Mysteries – a slightly edgier series that take place in New Orleans. The main character, Carmela, owns Memory Mine scrapbooking shop in the French Quarter and is forever getting into trouble with her friend, Ava, who owns the Juju Voodoo shop. New Orleans’ spooky above-ground cemeteries, jazz clubs, bayous, and Mardi Gras madness make their presence known here! The Cackleberry Club Mysteries – set in Kindred, a fictional town in the Midwest. In a rehabbed Spur station, Suzanne, Toni, and Petra, three semi-desperate, forty-plus women have launched the Cackleberry Club. Eggs are the morning specialty here and this cozy cafe even offers a book nook and yarn shop. Business is good but murder could lead to the cafe’s undoing! This series offers recipes, knitting, cake decorating, and a dash of spirituality. 
Laura’s Links: Website – http://www.laurachilds.com/ 

My thoughts
There are many things in this installment of the tea shop series that I liked. I love lavender and would have loved to walk the field with Theo. I also liked the bird hunt theme, getting to see Drayton again, a seance and of course a Gone with the Wind tea. There were many things that happened to keep you interested in this story, the murder and then the same night a fire.  As always Laura does a good job of making you feel a part of the story. She also likes to put in just enough twists to keep you guessing until the end. This is one of my favorite series and I always look forward to the next one. 

Giveaway


TOUR PARTICIPANTS 
March 2 – The Avid Reader – REVIEW 
March 2 – A Chick Who Reads – REVIEW 
March 3 – A Wytch's Book Review Blog – REVIEW 
March 4 – Books a Plenty Book Reviews – REVIEW 
March 4 – My Journey Back – REVIEW 
March 5 – Paranormal and Romantic Suspense Reviews – GUEST POST 
March 5 – A Holland Reads – REVIEW 
March 6 – I'm All About Books-SPOTLIGHT 
March 6 – Here's How It Happened – SPOTLIGHT 
March 7 – The Book's the Thing – REVIEW 
March 8 – Cozy Up With Kathy – REVIEW 
March 9 – Reading Is My SuperPower – REVIEW 
March 9 – FUONLYKNEW – SPOTLIGHT 
March 10 – The Editing Pen – REVIEW 
March 10 – The Pulp and Mystery Shelf – SPOTLGHT 
March 11 – Literary Gold – SPOTLIGHT 
March 12 – Ruff Drafts – AUTHOR INTERVIEW 
March 13 – eBook Addicts – SPOTLIGHT 
March 13 – The Book Diva's Reads – GUEST POST
March 14 – Nadaness In Motion – REVIEW 
March 14 – StoreyBook Reviews – SPOTLIGHT 
March 15 – Christy's Cozy Corners – REVIEW 
March 16 – I Read What You Write – GUEST POST 
March 16 – This Is My Truth Now – SPOTLIGHT 
March 17 – Mysteries with Character – AUTHOR INTERVIEW 
March 17 – Escape With Dollycas Into A Good Book – REVIEW 
March 18 – Lisa Ks Book Reviews – REVIEW, AUTHOR INTERVIEW 
March 19 – Laura`s Interests – REVIEW 
March 19 – Brooke Blogs – SPOTLIGHT 
March 21 – Socrates Book Reviews – REVIEW
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March 2, 2020

Murder Makes Scents by Christin Brecher - Review and Giveaway


Book details
Cozy Mystery 2nd in Series 
Publisher: Kensington (February 25, 2020) 
Mass Market Paperback: 272 pages 
ISBN-10: 1496721411 
ISBN-13: 978-1496721419 
Digital ASIN: B07R6P9Z8M
  

Book description
Stella Wright loves creating candles at her Nantucket store—and she also has a burning passion for justice. Now, after visiting a perfume conference, she must solve a vial crime . . .

Stella and her globe-trotting mom, Millie, have come home from a perfume industry conference in Paris, where their trip was marred by witnessing the stabbing death of a young man. It’s a relief for Stella to be back on her picturesque island, with the comforting company of her cat, Tinker. But lingering danger may have followed them back across the ocean.

After someone breaks into her candle store, the Wick & Flame, Stella starts feeling spooked. And just as things threaten to ignite, Millie suffers a blow to the head. Stella receives an anonymous note claiming that her mother smuggled a secret formula out of France—and threatening her life if it isn’t returned. Now Stella’s picked up the scent of a cold-hearted criminal and an intriguing puzzle, and things are about to get wicked . . .
Meet the author Christin Brecher
Christin Brecher was born and raised in NYC, where her family and many childhood friends still reside. As such, she feels she is as much of a small-town girl as any. The idea to write the Nantucket Candle Maker series sprang from her life-long connection to the small island off the coast of Massachusetts. Spending summers there as a child, Christin read from her family’s library of mystery novels, after which she began to imagine stories inspired by the island’s whaling heyday, its notoriously foggy nights, and during long bike rides to the beach. After many years in marketing for the publishing industry, followed by years raising her children, Murder’s No Votive Confidence is Christin’s debut novel. Visit her at www.christinbrecher.com.

Author Links
Website – http://christinbrecher.com/
Facebook – https://www.facebook.com/christinbrecherbooks/
Instagram – https://www.instagram.com/christinbrecherbooks/
GoodReads – https://www.goodreads.com/author/show/18483379.Christin_Brecher
BookBub – https://www.bookbub.com/profile/christin-brecher
Purchase Links – Amazon – B&N – Kobo – BAM –
IndieBound – Hudson Booksellers – Google Play 

My thoughts
I loved that this book started in Paris then followed Stella and her mom home to Nantucket.  It is nice to watch Parker and Stella's relationship progress and that Andy and her are staying close friends.  This book was packed with even more adventure than the first one.  I had a hard time putting this book down.  I did not see the ending of who the killer was. I would not have thought it was that person so the author did a good job of throwing me off. I know he was a suspect of Stella's but not mine.  I look forward to the next book in this series.
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TOUR PARTICIPANTS
February 24 – The Book Decoder – REVIEW
February 24 – The Power of Words – REVIEW
February 24 – A Wytch's Book Review Blog – REVIEW
February 25 – Mysteries with Character – AUTHOR INTERVIEW
February 25 – The Avid Reader – REVIEW
February 25 – I'm All About Books – SPOTLIGHT, EXCERPT
February 26 – FUONLYKNEW – SPOTLIGHT, EXCERPT
February 26 – TBR Book Blog - REVIEW
February 26 – Christy's Cozy Corners – GUEST POST
February 26 – Books a Plenty Book Reviews - REVIEW
February 27 – eBook addicts – REVIEW
February 27 – Literary Gold – SPOTLIGHT, EXCERPT
February 27 – StoreyBook Reviews – SPOTLIGHT, EXCERPT
February 27 – Hearts & Scribbles – SPOTLIGHT
February 28 – Book Club Librarian – REVIEW
February 28 – Cozy Up With Kathy – REVIEW
February 28 – Reading Is My SuperPower – REVIEW
February 29 – Mystery Thrillers and Romantic Suspense Reviews – SPOTLIGHT, EXCERPT
February 29 – I Read What You Write – REVIEW
March 1 – Gimme The Scoop Reviews - REVIEW, CANDLE TIPS PAGE
March 1 – Laura`s Interests – REVIEW
March 1 – Celticlady's Reviews – SPOTLIGHT
March 1 – The Book's the Thing - REVIEW
March 2 – Diary of a Book Fiend – REVIEW
March 2 – Socrates Book Reviews - REVIEW
March 2 – A Holland Reads – REVIEW
March 3 – Sneaky the Library Cat's Blog – CHARACTER INTERVIEW
March 3 – The Book Diva's Reads – CHARACTER GUEST POST
March 4 – Brooke Blogs – REVIEW
March 4 – Ascroft, eh? – AUTHOR INTERVIEW
March 4 – My Reading Journeys – REVIEW

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February 29, 2020

Here Comes the Body by Maria DiRico - Review and Giveaway


Book details
Cozy Mystery 1st in Series 
Publisher: Kensington (February 25, 2020) 
Mass Market Paperback: 304 page 
ISBN-10: 1496725344 
ISBN-13: 978-1496725349 
Digital ASIN: B07R8WYLSC
  

Book description
After her philandering husband’s boat went down, newly single Mia Carina went back to Astoria, the bustling Queens neighborhood of her youth. Living with her Nonna and her oversized cat, Doorstop, she’s got a whole new life—including some amateur sleuthing . . .

Mia is starting work at Belle View, her father’s catering hall, a popular spot for weddings, office parties, and more—despite the planes that occasionally roar overhead on their way to LaGuardia and rattle the crystal chandelier. Soon she’s planning a bachelor party for a less-than-gentlemanly groom. But it goes awry when the gigantic cake is wheeled in and a deadly surprise is revealed . . . Since some of her family’s associates are on the shady side, the NYPD wastes no time in casting suspicion on Mia’s father. Now, Mia’s going to have to use all her street smarts to keep him out of Rikers Island . . . Italian recipes included!

Meet the author Maria DiRico
Maria DiRico was born in Queens, New York, and raised in Queens and Westchester County. She is a first-generation Italian-American on her mother’s side. On her father’s side, her grandfather was a low-level Jewish mobster who disappeared in 1933 under mysterious circumstances. She also writes the award-winning, bestselling Cajun Country Mystery series under the name Ellen Byron.

Website - https://www.ellenbyron.com/catering-hall-mysteries 
Purchase Links - Amazon - B&N - Kobo - Google Play - IndieBound

My thoughts
I enjoyed this book and think this is going to be a good series. One of my favorite things is the mafia/mob connection as I love reading and watching things about connected families. Nonna is one of my favorite characters and I can just see her pinching Mia's cheeks and having delicious food for her to eat. The family connection with Mia and her dad and Nonna is nice but I hope to see Nonna and dad have a little more connection in future books. I am looking forward to see if the Belle View will be a prospering business and if Mia finds a partner

Giveaway


TOUR PARTICIPANTS
 February 24 – The Avid Reader - REVIEW, EXCERPT 
February 24 – This Is My Truth Now – AUTHOR INTERVIEW
February 24 – I'm All About Books – SPOTLIGHT 
February 25 – Socrates Book Reviews - REVIEW 
February 25 – Ascroft, eh? – GUEST POST 
February 25 – Gimme The Scoop Reviews – REVIEW 
February 26 – Reading Is My SuperPower – REVIEW 
February 26 – Escape With Dollycas Into A Good Book – REVIEW 
February 26 – Laura's Interests - SPOTLIGHT, EXCERPT 
February 27 – The Power of Words – REVIEW 
February 27 – MJB Reviewers - REVIEW, AUTHOR INTERVIEW 
February 27 – Jane Reads- GUEST POST 
February 28 – Ruff Drafts – AUTHOR INTERVIEW 
February 28 – Christy's Cozy Corners - REVIEW, RECIPE 
February 29 - Books a Plenty Book Reviews – REVIEW 
February 29 - A Holland Reads – REVIEW 
March 1 – StoreyBook Reviews - REVIEW 
March 1 – Brooke Blogs - SPOTLIGHT, RECIPE 
March 2 – That's What She's Reading - SPOTLIGHT, RECIPE 
March 2 – TBR Book Blog - REVIEW, EXCERPT 
March 3 – Cozy Up With Kathy - REVIEW, RECIPE 
March 3 – Baroness' Book Trove - REVIEW 
March 4 – Melina's Book Blog - REVIEW, CHARACTER GUEST POST 
March 4 – A Wytch's Book Review Blog - REVIEW, CHARACTER INTERVIEW
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January 22, 2020

Dead in Dublin by Catie Murphy - Review

Book details
Cozy Mystery 1st in Series 
Publisher: Kensington (December 31, 2019) 
Mass Market Paperback: 304 pages 
ISBN-10: 1496724186 
ISBN-13: 978-1496724182 
Digital ASIN: B07Q3NPNFB
  

Book description
In Dublin’s fair city, where the girls are so pretty, murder occurs at the feet of sweet Molly Malone . . .
Ferrying tourists around Dublin for the Leprechaun Limo Service makes quite a change after years in the military. Still, Megan Malone is enjoying her life in Ireland. She likes the scenery, the easy pace, the quirky, quick-witted locals. Everything—except having one of her clients drop dead at the statue of fabled fishmonger, Molly Malone.

Most restaurant critics notch up their share of enemies. Elizabeth Darr, however, was a well-loved international star. She and her husband, Simon, had just had dinner when Elizabeth collapsed, and spoiled seafood is the first suspect. The restaurant’s owner, worried her business is doomed, begs Megan to look into it. Between her irate boss and a handsome Garda who’s both amused and annoyed by her persistence, Megan has her hands full even before she’s cajoled into taking care of two adorable Jack Russell puppies (which she is almost definitely not keeping). But if cockles and mussels aren’t to blame, can Megan find the real culprit . . .before another fishy death occurs?

Meet the author - Catie Murphy
Catie Murphy, who has written numerous award-winning fantasy and Sci-fi books under the pseudonym C. E. Murphy, began writing around age six, when she submitted three poems to a school publication. The teacher producing the magazine selected (inevitably) the one she thought was by far the worst, but also told her—a six-year-old kid—to keep writing, which she has. She has also held the usual grab-bag of jobs often seen in an authorial biography, including public library volunteer (at ages 9 and 10; it’s clear she was doomed to a career involving books), archival assistant, cannery worker, and web designer. Writing books is better. She was born and raised in Alaska, and now lives with her family in her ancestral homeland of Ireland.

Author Link - Website Purchase Links - Amazon - B&N - Kobo - Kensington 

My thoughts
I enjoyed reading this first installment of a new cozy series. I enjoyed that it was set in Ireland which is a place I would love to visit. It was nice to follow along with Megan while she tried to figure out who murdered a client of hers. Another part I liked was that the author wrote parts of conversations with an Irish accent just like you would hear it if you were talking to the characters. I love an Irish accent. It was nice of Megan to take in the stray doggie mom and her new babies.  This was a nice book and I am interested to see where this series takes us. 

Giveaway


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
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January 13, 2020

Hems & Homicide by Elizabeth Penney - Spotlight


 

Book details
Cozy Mystery 1st in Series 
Publisher: St. Martin's Paperbacks (December 31, 2019) 
Mass Market Paperback: 288 pages 
ISBN-10: 1250257948 
ISBN-13: 978-1250257949 
Digital ASIN: B07SBQ9Y2Z


Book description
Welcome to the first in the Apron Shop mystery series by Elizabeth Penney, set in the quaint village of Blueberry Cove, Maine where an expert seamstress turned amateur sleuth is getting measured for murder. . .

Iris Buckley is sew ready for a change. After the death of her beloved grandfather, Iris decides to stay in her Maine hometown to help out her widowed grandmother, Anne—and bring her online hand-made apron designs to real-time retail life. Her and Anne’s shop, Ruffles & Bows, is set to include all the latest and vintage linen fashions, a studio for sewing groups and classes, and a friendly orange cat. The only thing that they were not planning to have on the property? A skeleton in the basement

Anne recognizes the remains of an old friend, and when a second body shows up in the apron shop—this time their corrupt landlord, whom Anne had been feuding with for decades—she becomes a prime suspect. Now, it’s up to Iris to help clear her name. Enlisting the help of her old high-school crush Ian Stewart who, like certain fabrics, has only gotten better-looking with age and her plucky BFF Madison Morris, Iris must piece together an investigation to find out who the real killer is. . .and find a way to keep her brand-new business from being scrapped in the process.

Meet the author - Elizabeth Penney
Elizabeth Penney is an author, entrepreneur, and local food advocate living in the White Mountains of New Hampshire. In addition to writing full-time, she operates a small farm. Elements that often appear in her novels include vintage summer cottages, past/present mysteries, and the arts. She is represented by the fabulous Elizabeth Bewley at Sterling Lord Literistic.

Elizabeth's writing credits include over twenty mysteries, short stories, and hundreds of business articles. A former consultant and nonprofit executive, she holds a BS and an MBA. She's also written screenplays with her musician husband.

She loves walking in the woods, kayaking on quiet ponds, trying new recipes, and feeding family and friends.

Author Links Webpage: www.elizabethpenneyauthor.com 

Twitter: @liz2penney 

Goodreads: https://www.goodreads.com/author/show/7877413.Elizabeth_Penney 

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October 11, 2019

Mumbo Gumbo Murder by Laura Childs with Terrie Farley Moran - Review and Guest Post

 

Book Details
Cozy Mystery 16th in Series 
Berkley (October 1, 2019) 
Hardcover: 320 pages 
ISBN-10: 0451489578 
ISBN-13: 978-0451489579 
Digital ASIN: B07M75KVSB 

Book Description
A shocking murder strikes a sour note during Jazz Fest in the latest New Orleans Scrapbooking Mystery from New York Times bestselling author Laura Childs.

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?
About The Authors

Meet the authors - Laura Childs and Terrie Farley Moran
Laura Childs is the New York Times bestselling author of the Tea Shop Mysteries, Scrapbook Mysteries, and Cackleberry Club Mysteries. In her previous life she was CEO/Creative Director of her own marketing firm and authored several screenplays. She is married to a professor of Chinese art history, loves to travel, rides horses, enjoys fundraising for various non-profits, and has two Chinese Shar-Pei dogs.

Laura specializes in cozy mysteries that have the pace of a thriller (a thrillzy!) Her three series are:

The Tea Shop Mysteries - set in the historic district of Charleston and featuring Theodosia Browning, owner of the Indigo Tea Shop. Theodosia is a savvy entrepreneur, and pet mom to service dog Earl Grey. She’s also an intelligent, focused amateur sleuth who doesn’t rely on coincidences or inept police work to solve crimes. This charming series is highly atmospheric and rife with the history and mystery that is Charleston.

The Scrapbooking Mysteries – a slightly edgier series that take place in New Orleans. The main character, Carmela, owns Memory Mine scrapbooking shop in the French Quarter and is forever getting into trouble with her friend, Ava, who owns the Juju Voodoo shop. New Orleans’ spooky above-ground cemeteries, jazz clubs, bayous, and Mardi Gras madness make their presence known here!

The Cackleberry Club Mysteries - set in Kindred, a fictional town in the Midwest. In a rehabbed Spur station, Suzanne, Toni, and Petra, three semi-desperate, forty-plus women have launched the Cackleberry Club. Eggs are the morning specialty here and this cozy cafe even offers a book nook and yarn shop. Business is good but murder could lead to the cafe’s undoing! This series offers recipes, knitting, cake decorating, and a dash of spirituality.

Laura’s Links: Webpage - http://www.laurachilds.com/ Facebook - https://www.facebook.com/laura.childs.31 Recipient of both the Agatha and the Derringer awards, 

Terrie Farley Moran is the author of the beachside Read 'Em and Eat cozy mystery series; co-author of Laura Childs’ New Orleans scrapbooking mystery series; and has published numerous short stories in Ellery Queen Mystery Magazine, Alfred Hitchcock Mystery Magazine, Mystery Weekly Magazine and numerous anthologies. The only thing Terrie enjoys more than wrangling mystery plots into submission is hanging out with any or all of her seven grandchildren who reside in New York and Florida. 

I enjoyed this newest installment to this series. Although I have to say that Ava really annoyed me this time. I just wanted to tell her to grow up and be quiet for a minute. To me she acted like a snot at times. Of course I still love Carmela and her dogs. I hope that Carmela and Edgar get the wedding things figured out sooner rather than later. I just want them to have a happy ending. I thought Quigg was a little pushy but when is he not.  I was very surprised at who committed the murder in this book. I would have never guessed this person. I had my eye on a couple of others but that did not pan out. This has been a long time favorite series of mine and I have enjoyed watching these characters grow. I also like hearing about the crafts that Carmela has lined up. I love the stores ideas. It would be fun to shop there. 

Character Guest Post by Carmela Bertrand,
protagonist in Mumbo Gumbo Murder by
Laura Childs and Terrie Farley Moran

Welcome to New Orleans, my friends. To a city brimming with history, mystery, and rabble-rousing celebrations that seem to get bigger, badder, and more glorious every year.

I ought to know, because I live right in the middle of the Big Easy in a quaint little apartment in the French Quarter. My best friend, Ava Grieux, lives just across the courtyard from me. Her place (painted Pepto pink with lots of leopard accents) is on the second floor above her shop, Juju Voodoo.

My shop, Memory Mine, is down a few blocks on Governor Nicholls Street. It’s an adorable little place with yellow brick walls, sagging floors, and baskets filled with colorful scrapbook paper. We also carry a huge array of rubber stamps, cardstock, tempera paints, ribbons, tassels, beads, brads Paperclay, and colored pens.

Crafting is big here in New Orleans. You never know when someone will pop in and want to create invitations, make a paper theatre, stamp a velvet pillow, decoupage a frame, make a pair of earrings, create table decorations, or make a mask.

There’s another thing the Big Easy is known for – spooky goings-on. For some reason I’m always nearby when there’s a murder, hijacking, ghost sighting, exploding car, or strange above-ground cemetery occurrence. And because I’ve been blessed with the curiosity gene (yes, I know curiosity killed the cat!) I seem to get involved. Which bugs Detective Edgar Babcock, my sweetie du jour, to no end.

Take for instance the murder at Devon Dowling’s antiques shop that happened during Jazz Fest. His front window was stove in, priceless antiques trashed, and his adorable little pug Mimi left standing over his dead body.

Babcock warned me to not get involved. He said, “Carmela . . . don’t you dare!” I thought about that for about two seconds, then scooped up Mimi and decided to run my own shadow investigation. After all, Mimi saw the killer so she ought to be able to sniff him out, right?

Well, I don’t dare get into what happened next. Suffice it to say that there are more suspects than I can shake a stick at. I mean, there’s a penny-pinching landlord, a questionable young assistant, a fat cat art collector, a burglar named Sonny Boy, and the mysterious (but strangely attractive) president of the Vampire Society.

If you’re at all intrigued, why don’t you come along with me on my journey? Hear that mournful toot of a tugboat over on the Mississippi? Now gaze at the quarter moon hanging in a blue-black sky. Admire the old-fashioned gaslights glowing in the French Quarter. Then step this way and follow me down the dark but enchanting Pirate’s Alley. And help me spy on one more suspect!

All my best,
Carmela

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