October 1, 2018

A Very Merry Murder by Mary Angela - Spotlight and Giveaway

 

Book details
Cozy Mystery 3rd in Series 
Camel Press (October 1, 2018) 
Paperback: 258 pages 
ISBN-10: 1603816550 
ISBN-13: 978-1603816557 
Digital ASIN: B07G2VLLCV
  

Book description
It’s December in Copper Bluff, and from hillside to hallowed hall, everyone is merry—or will be as soon as semester break arrives. Students are studying, professors are grading, and Emmeline Prather is anticipating the university-sponsored holiday concert. Friend and colleague Lenny Jenkins will be accompanying the visiting quartet, Jazz Underground, and Em can’t think of a better way to kick-start the holiday season.

But before she can say “Jingle Bell Rock,” trouble arrives at Candlelight Inn, the bed and breakfast where the quartet is staying. One of the band members dies unexpectedly, and suspicion falls on Em, whose altercation with the man ends with him on the floor. He never recovers, and now she’s worried her reputation might not either. When Emmeline starts to see parallels between an Agatha Christie novel she’s teaching and the victim, Lenny claims she’s read one too many mysteries.

As the clues unravel, so does the murderer’s patience. Em is close to finding the truth, but will the truth—or the murderer—push her over the edge? It will take a Christmas miracle to solve this case, but if there’s one thing in surplus this time of year, it’s faith.

Meet the author - Mary Angela
Mary Angela is the author of the Professor Prather academic mystery series, which has been called “enjoyable” and “clever” by Publishers Weekly. She is also an educator and has taught English and humanities at South Dakota’s public and private universities for over ten years. When Mary isn’t writing or teaching, she enjoys reading, traveling, and spending time with her family.

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TOUR PARTICIPANTS 
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September 30, 2018

Shattered at Sea by Cheryl Hollon - Spotlight and Giveaway

 

Book details
Cozy Mystery 5th in Series 
Kensington (August 28, 2018) 
Mass Market Paperback: 304 pages 
ISBN-10: 1496711777 
ISBN-13: 978-1496711779 
Digital ASIN: B077WY2SRQ
  

Book description
A Mediterranean cruise gives glass shop owner Savannah Webb a chance to demonstrate her expertise—and fire up her skills when it comes to foul play . . . When Savannah signs on to perform glassblowing on a ship, part of the appeal is that she’ll get a chance to reconnect with her boyfriend Edward’s family. An added bonus is that Edward’s cousin, Ian, will be joining them on board. But when Ian disappears at the beginning of the cruise, the ship’s authorities initially consider it suicide. Savannah tries to balance her growing suspicions with work on her shows, but her relationship with the other glass artists begins to crack. And she can’t let love color her judgment when Edward suddenly jumps to the top of the suspect list. His fate is in Savannah’s hands, and she’ll do everything she can—on land and sea—to clear his name . . .

Meet the author - Cheryl Hollon
Cheryl Hollon now writes full-time after she left an engineering career of designing and building military flight simulators in amazing countries such as England, Wales, Australia, Singapore, Taiwan, and India. Fulfilling the dream of a lifetime, she combines her love of writing with a passion for creating glass art. In the small glass studio behind her house in St. Petersburg, Florida, Cheryl and her husband design, create, and produce fused glass, stained glass, and painted glass artworks. 

Visit her online at http://cherylhollon.com, on Facebook or on Twitter @CherylHollon. 

Purchase Links: Amazon B&N Kobo BookBub 

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TOUR PARTICIPANTS 
September 17 – Babs Book Bistro – SPOTLIGHT 
September 17 – Readeropolis – SPOTLIGHT 
September 18 – Books a Plenty Book Reviews – REVIEW 
September 18 – Here's How It Happened – SPOTLIGHT 
September 19 – A Chick Who Reads – REVIEW 
September 20 – The Avid Reader – REVIEW 
September 20 – MJB Reviewers - AUTHOR INTERVIEW, 
September 21 – The Pulp and Mystery Shelf – GUEST POST 
September 21 – FUONLYKNEW – SPOTLIGHT 
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September 22 – StoreyBook Reviews – GUEST POST 
September 23 – Handcrafted Reviews – SPOTLIGHT 
September 24 – Community Bookstop – REVIEW 
September 25 – Mallory Heart's Cozies – REVIEW 
September 26 – Laura's Interests – REVIEW 
September 27 – Valerie's Musings - REVIEW, AUTHOR INTERVIEW 
September 28 – Celticlady's Reviews – SPOTLIGHT 
September 28 – A Blue Million Books – AUTHOR INTERVIEW 
September 29 – The Montana Bookaholic – REVIEW 
September 30 – A Holland Reads – SPOTLIGHT
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September 29, 2018

Assault and Beadery by Mollie Cox Bryan -- Review and Giveaway

Book details
Cozy Mystery 4th in Series 
Kensington (September 25, 2018) 
Mass Market Paperback: 320 pages
ISBN-10: 1496716442 
ISBN-13: 978-1496716446 
Digital ASIN: B078QM4V66
  

Book description
All of Cora Chevalier’s dreams are coming true. Since moving to Indigo Gap, North Carolina, the busy crafting maven has been blessed with a great boyfriend, a lovely home, and a booming craft retreat business. But on the eve of her first Crafty Mom’s Escape Weekend, tragedy strikes again in Indigo Gap. This time, it’s curtains for Stan Herald, the disagreeable director of the local theater group, who’s murdered on the opening night of their new production. Worse, Cora’s friend Zee is accused of the crime.

Cora is determined to prove her friend’s innocence, but Zee’s mysterious past is making that difficult. And with a list of suspects longer than a double spool of satin cording, getting a bead on the real culprit won’t be easy. With her friends Jane and Ruby at her side, Cora must string together the clues and solve Stan’s murder before the killer gives an encore performance.

Includes crafting tips!

Meet the author - Mollie Cox Bryan
Mollie Cox Bryan is the author of the Cumberland Creek Scrapbooking mystery series and the Cora Crafts mystery series. She is also author of two cookbooks, the regional bestseller Mrs. Rowe’s Little Book of Southern Pies and Mrs. Rowe’s Restaurant Cookbook: A Lifetime of Recipes from the Shenandoah Valley. An award-winning journalist and poet, she currently blogs, cooks, and scrapbooks in the Shenandoah Valley of Virginia with her husband and two daughters. Scrapbook of Secrets was nominated for an Agatha Award for Best First Novel. Visit her on the web at molliecoxbryan.com.

Author Links Website - http://molliecoxbryan.com/ 

Purchase Links - Amazon B&N IndieBound Kobo BookBub 

My thoughts
This is one of my go to series so I was happy to read the latest book in it. I like how crafting is included as part of the story. It is fun to see what Cora has been up to this time around. The idea of a Crafty Mom's Escape Weekend sounded like a great idea and lots of fun right up until a dead body is found. I liked that there were twists in the story as just when I thought I figured it all out there would be a twist and I was wrong. I look forward to visiting Cora and all her friends in the next series. 
Giveaway
TOUR PARTICIPANTS 
September 25 – The Power of Words = REVIEW 
September 25 – The Pulp and Mystery Shelf – GUEST POST 
September 25 – Satisfaction for Insatiable Readers -SPOTLIGHT 
September 26 – Read Your Writes Book Reviews – AUTHOR INTERVIEW 
September 26 – Devilishly Delicious Book Reviews – REVIEW 
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September 27 – The Avid Reader – REVIEW 
September 28 – T's Stuff – AUTHOR INTERVIEW 
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September 30 – Mallory Heart's Cozies – REVIEW 
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October 2 – Rosepoint Publishing – REVIEW 
October 3 – Celticlady's Reviews – SPOTLIGHT 
October 3 – Escape With Dollycas Into A Good Book – REVIEW 
October 4 – Valerie's Musings - GUEST POST 
October 4 – I'm All About Books – SPOTLIGHT 
October 5 – A Blue Million Books – CHARACTER INTERVIEW 
October 5 – Island Confidential – SPOTLIGHT 
October 6 – Community Bookstop – REVIEW 
October 6 – Laura's Interests – REVIEW 
October 7 – The Montana Bookaholic - REVIEW, CHARACTER GUEST POST 
October 7 – Brooke Blogs – SPOTLIGHT 
October 8 – Here's How It Happened – SPOTLIGHT 
October 8 – StoreyBook Reviews – SPOTLIGHT/RECIPE
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September 28, 2018

Trimmed to Death by Nancy J. Cohen - Spotlight and Giveaway


Book details
Cozy Mystery 15th in Series 
Orange Grove Press (September 25, 2018) 
Paperback: 290 pages 
ISBN-10: 0998531766 
ISBN-13: 978-0998531762 
Digital ASIN: B07F2FP55B
  

Book description
Mix together a cocktail for murder, add a few salty suspects, toss in a dollop of sweet humor, and you have the recipe for Trimmed to Death, #15 in the Bad Hair Day cozy mystery series.

Savvy hairstylist and amateur sleuth Marla Vail enters a charity bake-off contest at a fall festival sponsored by a local farm. While she waits to see if her coconut fudge pie is a winner, Marla joins a scavenger hunt where people playing character roles are the targets. Instead of scoring points with a live person, she finds a dead body planted face-down in the strawberry field. Who would want to cut short the life of food magazine publisher and fellow bake-off contestant Francine Dodger? As she investigates, Marla learns there’s no shortage of suspects. A celebrity TV chef, food critic, olive oil importer, food truck owner, pastry chef, and cookbook author may be stirring up more than their next recipe. Can Marla unmask the killer before someone else gets trimmed from life?

Recipes Included!

Meet the author - Nancy J. Cohen
Nancy J. Cohen writes the Bad Hair Day Mysteries featuring South Florida hairstylist Marla Vail. Titles in this series have made the IMBA bestseller list and been selected by Suspense Magazine as the best cozy mystery. Nancy has also written the instructional guide, Writing the Cozy Mystery. Her imaginative romances, including the Drift Lords series, have proven popular with fans as well. A featured speaker at libraries, conferences, and community events, Nancy is listed in Contemporary Authors, Poets & Writers, and Who’s Who in U.S. Writers, Editors, & Poets. When not busy writing, she enjoys fine dining, cruising, visiting Disney World, and shopping.

Author Links: Website: http://nancyjcohen.com 
Booklover’s Bench: http://bookloversbench.com 
Newsletter Sign-Up: http://nancyjcohen.com/newsletter/ 


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TOUR PARTICIPANTS 
September 26 – The Pulp and Mystery Shelf – GUEST POST 
September 26 – Readeropolis – SPOTLIGHT – EXCERPT 
September 27 – Mallory Heart's Cozies – REVIEW 
September 27 – Devilishly Delicious Book Reviews – SPOTLIGHT – EXCERPT 
September 28 – A Holland Reads – SPOTLIGHT 
September 28 – Teresa Trent Author Blog – CHARACTER INTERVIEW, INDIVIDUAL GIVEAWAY 
September 29 – Island Confidential – GUEST POST 
September 29 – Here's How It Happened – SPOTLIGHT – EXCERPT 
September 30 – A Blue Million Books – CHARACTER INTERVIEW 
September 30 – Lori's Reading Corner – GUEST POST 
October 1 – Babs Book Bistro – SPOTLIGHT – EXCERPT 
October 1 –Laura's Interests – REVIEW - EXCERPT 
October 2 – I'm All About Books – SPOTLIGHT 
October 2 – Mysteries with Character - AUTHOR INTERVIEW, INDIVIDUAL GIVEAWAY October 3 – Community Bookstop – REVIEW 
October 3 – Brooke Blogs – SPOTLIGHT – EXCERPT 
October 4 – Celticlady's Reviews – SPOTLIGHT 
October 4 – Mystery Thrillers and Romantic Suspense Reviews – SPOTLIGHT – EXCERPT October 5 – MJB Reviewers – AUTHOR INTERVIEW, INDIVIDUAL GIVEAWAY 
October 5 – Escape With Dollycas Into A Good Book – REVIEW
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September 27, 2018

Mayflower by Nathaniel Philbrick - Review


Book details
Paperback: 463 pages
Publisher: Penguin Books (April 24, 2007)
ISBN-13: 978-0143111979

Book description
How did America begin? That simple question launches the acclaimed author of In the Hurricane's Eyeand Valiant Ambition on an extraordinary journey to understand the truth behind our most sacred national myth: the voyage of the Mayflower and the settlement of Plymouth Colony. As Philbrick reveals in this electrifying history of the Pilgrims, the story of Plymouth Colony was a fifty-five year epic that began in peril and ended in war. New England erupted into a bloody conflict that nearly wiped out the English colonists and natives alike. These events shaped the existing communites and the country that would grow from them.

Meet the author - Nathaniel Philbrick
Nathaniel Philbrick is the author of In the Heart of the Sea, winner of the National Book Award; Mayflower, finalist for the Pulitzer Prize; Bunker Hill, winner of the New England Book Award; Sea of Glory; The Last Stand; Why Read Moby Dick?; Away Off Shore; and most recently, Valiant Ambition. He lives in Nantucket.

My thoughts
I thought this book was interesting. For being a non-fiction book I thought it read very well, almost like a novel in some parts. It was full of historical details that were new to me. I also learned some things that I did not like. For example when the English stole from the Native Americans or when they started to dig up the burial grounds. But even through all of that I still enjoyed this book and will be reading more by this author. 
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The Acid Watcher Diet by Jonathan Aviv MD FACS - Review


Book details
Paperback: 304 pages
Publisher: Harmony; 1 edition (January 24, 2017)
ISBN-13: 978-1101905586

Book description
Dr. Aviv guides readers through healthy dietary choices with targeted recipes, helping them balance their bodies and minds for optimal health and break acid-generating habits for good.

Do you suffer from abdominal bloating; a chronic, nagging cough or sore throat; postnasal drip; a feeling of a lump in the back of your throat; allergies; or shortness of breath?
If so, odds are that you are experiencing acid reflux without recognizing its silent symptoms, which can lead to serious long-term health problems, including esophageal cancer.

In The Acid Watcher Diet, Dr. Jonathan Aviv, a leading authority on the diagnosis and treatment of acid reflux disease, helps readers identify those often misunderstood symptoms while providing a proven solution for reducing whole-body acid damage quickly and easily.

His 28-day program is part of a two-phase eating plan, with a healthy balance of both macronutrients (proteins, carbs, and fats) and micronutrients (vitamins, minerals, antioxidants), that works to immediately neutralize acid and relieve the inflammation at the root of acid reflux.

Meet the author - Jonathan Aviv MD FACS
DR. JONATHAN E. AVIV, MD, FACS is a world-renowned physician, surgeon, educator, inventor, speaker, and author. He is the clinical director of the Voice and Swallowing Center of ENT and Allergy Associates, the largest ear, nose, and throat private practice group in the United States. He is also clinical professor of otolaryngology at the Icahn School of Medicine at Mount Sinai.

My thoughts
I really enjoyed this book. I have suffered from extreme acid reflux for years now. My was found by a chronic cough and I do have some damage already as I have a burn in my throat. So when I saw this book I thought it would be good for me. I plan on starting the diet here in a week. This book was very informative and I know I will be going back to it time and again. The recipes in the book are actually foods I would eat so I am actually looking forward to starting this. I highly recommend this book if you suffer from any type of acid issues. 
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The Duchess by Danielle Steel - Review


Book details
Mass Market Paperback: 464 pages
Publisher: Dell; Reprint edition (February 27, 2018)
ISBN-13: 978-0425285411

Book description 
The incomparable Danielle Steel breaks new ground as she takes us to nineteenth-century England, where a high-born young woman is forced out into the world—and begins a journey of survival, sensuality, and long-sought justice.

Angélique Latham has grown up at magnificent Belgrave Castle under the loving tutelage of her father, the Duke of Westerfield, after the death of her aristocratic French mother. At eighteen she is her father’s closest, most trusted child, schooled in managing their grand estate. But when he dies, her half-brothers brutally turn her out, denying her very existence. Angélique has a keen mind, remarkable beauty, and an envelope of money her father pressed upon her. To survive, she will need all her resources—and one bold stroke of fortune.

Unable to secure employment without references or connections, Angélique desperately makes her way to Paris, where she rescues a young woman fleeing an abusive madam—and suddenly sees a possibility: Open an elegant house of pleasure that will protect its women and serve only the best clients. With her upper-class breeding, her impeccable style, and her father’s bequest, Angélique creates Le Boudoir, soon a sensational establishment where powerful men, secret desires, and beautiful, sophisticated women come together. But living on the edge of scandal, can she ever make a life of her own—or regain her rightful place in the world?

From England to Paris to New York, Danielle Steel captures an age of upheaval and the struggles of women in a male-ruled society—and paints a captivating portrait of a woman of unquenchable spirit, who in houses great or humble is every ounce a duchess.
Meet the author - Danielle Steel
Danielle Steel has been hailed as one of the world’s most popular authors, with over 650 million copies of her novels in print. Her many international bestsellers include Against All Odds, Dangerous Games, The Mistress, The Award, Rushing Waters, Magic, The Apartment, and other highly acclaimed novels. She is also the author of His Bright Light, the story of her son Nick Traina’s life and death; A Gift of Hope, a memoir of her work with the homeless; Pure Joy, about the dogs she and her family have loved; and the children’s books Pretty Minnie in Paris and Pretty Minnie in Hollywood.
My thoughts
I absolutely loved this book. From page one I feel in love with Angelique. There was just something about her that made her very likable to me. I felt so bad for her when her brother turned her out but loved how the book ended. I was so shocked by the job that she took in France but she did very well at it and made her name for herself. 
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