Sunday, March 31, 2013

Head Case by Jennifer Oko




Welcome Jennifer Oko today! Her book Head Case is out and you won't want to miss this one!




my review:

I really enjoyed this book. Oliva is a trip, funny, witty and enough humor to make you laugh for Hours. She takes you through her life and her death and how she dealt with the flaws that identify who she is. This is a great book for anyone who loves to laugh out loud. Come take this journey and meet the roommates who are always fighting , grannies dealing drugs and the russian mob and more in this fantastic read!

Friday, March 29, 2013

Featured Book Friday

Our Feature Release coming out on April 2nd  is..

             Oak and Dagger( A White House Garden Mystery) by Dorothy St. James

 


Book Description

April 2, 2013 A White House Gardener Mystery (Book 3)
When it comes to gardening, Cassandra “Casey” Calhoun isn’t afraid to get her hands dirty. But when it comes to murder, she’s not the kind of gal to let any killer get away clean...
 
Despite cooler fall temperatures in Washington, D.C., tempers flare at the White House when important historical documents go missing from the curator’s office and the gardeners are blamed. As if that isn’t bad enough, Casey has started receiving death threats, the president’s pooch is digging unsightly holes all over the South Lawn, and the curator has been found dead. All evidence for the murder points to Gordon Sims, the chief gardener. His fingerprints are on the murder weapon, and witnesses saw him arguing with the curator shortly before her death.
 
With the help of Special Agent Jack Turner, her reluctant sidekick and new flame, Casey works to clear Gordon’s name. Along the way she finds herself in a deadly race against time to discover if there’s a link between the stolen papers, the dog’s holes in the South Lawn, and a rumored two-hundred-year-old treasure—before the killer strikes again...
 
 
Doesn't this book look and sound SENSATIONAL!!!!!!

Thursday, March 28, 2013

Thursday First

It's Thursday and as you know that means we have a First in a series to let you all know about !!



                        It Takes a Witch by the Fabulous Heather Blake
                                  ( A Wishcraft Mystery )




Book Description

January 3, 2012 Wishcraft Mystery (Book 1)
Darcy Merriweather has just discovered she hails from a long line of Wishcrafters-witches with the power to cast spells by making a wish. She's come to Enchanted Village to learn her trade but finds herself in the middle of a murder investigation...
 
Doesn't this sound great!!!

Wednesday, March 27, 2013

Author Shout out Wednesday!!!!!!

Today's Author Spotlight goes to the SENSATIONAL ...

                                           Joelle Charbonneau

Joelle is the Author of  Murder for Choir( a glee club mystery),


and her newest book
End Me A Tenor which will be released on April 2nd!





Joelle Charbonneau is a storyteller at heart. She has performed in a variety of operas, musical theatre and children's theatre productions across the Chicagoland area. In addition to her stage work, Joelle has also performed with several bands and worked as a solo performer.

While Joelle is happy to perform for an audience, she is equally delighted to teach private voice lessons and use her experience from the stage to create compelling characters in her mysteries. She is the author of the Rebecca Robbins (Minotaur Books), the Glee Club Paige Marshall (Berkley) mysteries and the YA The Testing trilogy (Spring 2013 Houghton Mifflin Harcourt Children's).

To learn more, visit Joelle at her website:
www.joellecharbonneau.com

 

 

 

 



Tuesday, March 26, 2013

Look whats coming in one week!!!!!

A Broth of Betrayal (A Soup Lover's Mystery) by Connie Archer hits the book world in just one week. And what better read than this one to beat the Spring Snow.


Book Description

April 2, 2013 A Soup Lover's Mystery (Book 2)
Even a town called Snowflake, Vermont, has a summer season. In August, Lucky Jamieson’s By the Spoonful serves chilled soups—celery and green onion, cream of asparagus—and salads. The shop also serves as a gathering place to talk about cold-blooded murder…
A protest to stop the construction of an ugly car wash in the middle of the town’s picturesque Village Green is interrupted by the discovery of a skeleton that may date back to the Revolutionary War. While the remains pose a historical mystery, a present-day murder shakes the town to its core when local auto mechanic Harry Hodges is found dead in his shop.

Straining the patience of Chief of Police Nate Edgerton, Lucky soon finds herself in the soup again when her dear friend Elizabeth, the Mayor of Snowflake, goes missing. No matter how much trouble she has to stir up, Lucky is determined to use her noodle to uncover a killer and recover her friend…

Recipes included!
 



Monday, March 25, 2013

8 MORE DAYS

Check out this DELICIOUS book about to be released for you to enjoy on April 2nd!

Want a tasty treat to beat the Spring Snow?

Jenn McKinlay brings you just that with a side of murder of course with her upcoming release Going,Going,Ganache.





Book Description

April 2, 2013 Cupcake Bakery Mystery (Book 5)
A new Cupcake Bakery Mystery from New York Times bestselling author Jenn McKinlay is icing on the cupcake!
 
After a cupcake-flinging fiasco at a photo shoot for a local magazine, Melanie Cooper and Angie DeLaura agree to make amends by hosting a weeklong corporate boot camp at Fairy Tale Cupcakes.  The idea is the brainchild of billionaire Ian Hannigan, new owner of SWS (Southwest Style), a lifestyle magazine that chronicles the lives of Scottsdale’s rich and famous. He’s assigned his staff to a team-building week of making cupcakes for charity. 

It’s clear that the staff would rather be doing just about anything other than frosting baked goods. But when the magazine’s creative director is found murdered outside the bakery, Mel and Angie have a new team-building exercise—find the killer before their business goes AWOL.

INCLUDES SCRUMPTIOUS RECIPES
 
 

Sunday, March 24, 2013

The Persnickety Princess by

 

 

About the Book - About the Author - Prizes!!!



About the book: High up in the tallest tower of the purplest castle in the Kingdom by the Sea, Princess Lavender awaits rescue. Desperate as she may be, only the most dashing, well dressed, properly mannered prince will do. Oh, and he must stand exactly four and three-quarters inches taller than her. A princess has got to have standards, after all. When, finally, one such prince comes to her castle—not to rescue her, but her younger sister—Lavender refuses to be ignored. Instead of waiting for the next suitor to come along, she devises a plan to put herself in danger, thus forcing the upstart prince to forget her sister and rescue her instead. Well accustomed to getting her way, there is only one thing, unfortunately, that this princess can’t control—her luck. When her plans go awry, putting her in very real danger, will she allow the prince to rescue her as he sees fit? Will he even want to try? And will anyone be able to find a way to rescue Lavender from her persnickety ways once and for all? Find out in this comedic tale of princes, dragons, and dreams that just may come true. The Persnickety Princess is a lower grade chapter book intended for kids 6 to 9 years old (although kids of all ages are sure to enjoy it! Pick up your copy through Amazon, Barnes & Noble, Smashwords or Kobo Books.



My review of the book:

This book was a fun read for kids to enjoy. I really enjoyed the adventures the princess went through. Pick up this book today for your little ones to have a fun filled adventure of there own, What is not to love about dragons and princesses!~









 About the author: I was born in the frozen wasteland of Alaska with the unfortunate stigma of being both a daydreamer and left-handed. Starting from an early age, I've filled my life with stories of every sort from my father's hunting trips to the Holy Trilogy (read: Star Wars). In the fourth grade, I became more interested in telling stories of my own than listening to those of others. Doctors—being doctors—attempted to medicate them out of me, but the best cure has always been a pen, a notebook, and my crazy, unrestrained imagination. I continue to whittle away at these stories in my endless search for the one that will finally bring me back to reality. All the while, I secretly hope such a story will never come along. I hear "reality" is far too boring. Connect with Falcon on his website, Facebook, GoodReads, or Twitter. About the prizes: Who doesn't love prizes? You could win (1) a $25 Amazon gift card, (2) a $50 Amazon gift card, or (3) a Princess Prize Pack, which includes a plush purple dragon, necklace with lavender pendant, The Fairy Godmother's Guide to Being a Princess, tiara and wand party set, and a DVD of The Princess Bride. Here's what you need to do...
  1. Enter the Rafflecopter contest
  2. Leave a comment on my blog.
That's it! One random commenter during this tour will win the $50 gift card. Visit more blogs for more chances to win--the full list of participating bloggers can be found here. The other two prizes (including the awesome Princess Prize Pack) will be given out via Rafflecopter. You can find the contest entry form linked below or on the official Persnickety Princess tour page via Novel Publicity. Good luck!  

EMBED CODE can be found at http://www.rafflecopter.com/rafl/share-code/YzE3YzI0YTkzYTJkODQ0ODQxZDUwNTUwMTQ3OTkxOjY4/













Thursday, March 21, 2013

Thursday First

Happy Thursday!!! Our First today is..

Homicide in Hardcover: A Bibliophile Mystery by Kate Carlisle

murder is always a bestseller...
first in the new bibliophile mystery series!


The streets of San Francisco would be lined with hardcovers if rare book expert Brooklyn Wainwright had her way. And her mentor wouldn’t be lying in a pool of his own blood on the eve of a celebration for his latest book restoration.

With his final breath he leaves Brooklyn a cryptic message, and gives her a priceless—and supposedly cursed—copy of Goethe’s Faust for safekeeping.
Brooklyn suddenly finds herself accused of murder and theft, thanks to the humorless—but attractive—British security officer who finds her kneeling over the body. Now she has to read the clues left behind by her mentor if she is going to restore justice.

This is a FANTASTIC read, Thank you Kate!!!!!!!





Wednesday, March 20, 2013

Author Shoutout Wednesday

Today we have another FABULOUS author shout out...
                 J.J. Murphy

author of A Friendly Game of Murder: An Algonquin Round Table Mystery

About the Author


They told J.J. Murphy: "Write what you know." So J.J. wrote a mystery about people who joke, drink and write--not necessarily in that order. (It's a far cry from being home with the kids.) In writing the Round Table Mysteries, J.J. Murphy aims to recreate the "anything goes" heyday of the Roaring 20s--a time when wit and champagne sparkled on the tongue, a time when hemlines were short and lunches were long, a time when writers and editors were as famous as the stars on Broadway. In other words, J.J. writes pure fiction (well...not quite so pure).

www.roundtablemysteries.com


















Monday, March 18, 2013

Staged by Ruby Preston



 Guest Post with Ruby:


The Real Life Drama of Daphnie du Maurier’s Rebecca
By Ruby Preston

In SHOWBIZ and STAGED I tell the story of Scarlett Savoy, an aspiring Broadway producer trying to bring a new musical to the stage. Based on my own personal experiences as a Broadway producer, I reveal all the backstage drama that goes into making a musical before the audience even sets foot in the theater.

There are many steps involved in getting a musical to Broadway, one of the most important of which is raising the money. It costs millions of dollars to produce a musical on Broadway and usually this money is raised through investors.

Though anything related to fundraising may seem, well, boring, there was a lot of breaking news about a new musical that never quite made it to the Broadway stage, which revealed just how fascinating and intriguing it can actually be!

The show was a musical based on Daphnie du Maurier’s Rebecca, the classic novel that was adapted for the stage by Michael Kunze and Sylvester Levay. Originally written in German, the musical first premiered in Vienna in 2006 and after many years was finally making its way to Broadway.

However, just as in du Maurier’s novel, all was not as it seemed.

The financing for the production fell through after one of the show's major investors was revealed to never have existed! The scandal rocked the Broadway community and became the buzz of conversation over many post-show cocktails, not to mention the butt of every legitimate Broadway producer's joke.

Eventually the authorities became involved and it was discovered by the FBI that a Long Island stockbroker had, in fact, invented this rich investor and others and had pocketed $60,000 in fees for himself. He has since been arrested and though the remaining producers are still trying to bring the show to Broadway, the Broadhurst Theatre, where the musical was supposed to play, has since been claimed by another show, Lucky Guy starring Tom Hanks.

Filled with deceit, scandal and dashed dreams the story of Rebecca the Musical has become such an epic tale that this behind-the-scenes story itself has the makings of great novel. Hmm, I’ll have to remember that as I’m writing the third and final installment to my Broadway Trilogy …

Excerpt from Staged:

Scarlett rallied the Swan Song troops for an emergency meeting at the bar above Sardi’s restaurant. Her favorite theater hot spot always cheered her up. The hundreds of caricatures which lined the walls - portraying decades of showbiz glitterati - always gave her a healthy dose of rejuvenating perspective. She gazed out the window of the second floor bar in time to see the two Jeremys, Swan Song’s composer and lyricist darting past yellow cabs, toward Sardi’s front door below.
 “Hey guys,” Scarlett said. “Thanks for meeting up on such short notice.”
“Anything for you, Madame Producer,” Jersey Jeremy said, with a mock bow as he sat down across from her.
“What can I get for everyone?” Lawrence said, arriving just in time.
His question was greeted with a chorus of “white” and he headed to the bar to secure their late afternoon libations.
The four of them had become a tight knit group in the past several months while working hard to bring the musical Swan Song to Broadway. In fact, their journey together had provided career breakthroughs for all of them. Swan Song’s off-Broadway success had given Scarlett and Lawrence the excuse they needed to open their own producing office. It had also made the Jeremys one of the hottest young musical theater writing teams in town.
“Cheers,” Lawrence said, when they all had a full glass in front of them. “To Team Swan Song. “Next stop Broadway!”
“So... about that...” began Scarlett, as three sets of eyes turned to look at her. “It seems we’ve hit a few snags. I’m having a hard time getting a theater. It seems that even though we have the funding and a great show, it’s not enough.”
“How can that not be enough?” Jersey Jeremy asked.
Lawrence explained, “We need a green light from one of the theater owners.”
“So you can have an awesome show, but if it doesn’t float the boat of some...” Buff Jeremy sounded disgusted as he searched for the right word “... real estate exec at one of those three companies, you’re just S.O.L.?”
Scarlett shrugged. Though the system was frustrating, she knew that so much of Broadway came down to dollars and cents, and this was just more of the same.
Before Scarlett could answer, more bad news walked in the door.
“Fancy meeting you two here,” Reilly said. It took a second for Scarlett to register Reilly’s appearance. Her ex was the absolute last person she wanted to see.
Her brief but intense relationship with the celebrity theater columnist, Reilly Mitchell, had imploded several weeks earlier. There had been an undeniable and thrilling attraction between Scarlett and Reilly from the second they had met. But things had gotten too complicated. In the end, a Broadway producer dating a Broadway gossip columnist turned out to be a recipe for disaster.
“Hi Scarlett,” Reilly said with his signature cocky charm. Though it didn’t quite ring true as their eyes met. She wondered what was going through his head. Was as awkward for him as it was for her, she wondered.
“Reilly, hi,” she said, trying to get her wits about her. “Good to see you. Still keeping the theater world on its toes?”
“You know me,” he said. They both registered the awkward choice of words. “If you’ll excuse me.”
With that, Reilly turned away without another glance and headed back across the room to his usual table.
“You OK, Gorgeous?” Lawrence said, wrapping a protective arm around Scarlett.
“I’m fine. It’s just weird. First time since the break up and all,” Scarlett said, finishing off her glass of wine in one gulp.
Scarlett couldn’t help stealing a quick glance toward Reilly’s table, wondering how she’d feel if she had to see him already wooing another girl. Scarlett’s eyes widened. His drinking companion had just arrived.
She grabbed Lawrence’s arm and whispered in his ear. “Look who that is with Reilly. It’s Bobby Stewart.”
“Ah, yes. Just the very theater owner we were talking about. In the flesh,” Lawrence said, with a glint in his eye. “Who knew he and Reilly were friends?”
In that moment, Scarlett realized there was, in fact, one more thing she could do to try to get her Broadway plans for Swan Song back on track. She hadn’t been willing to even consider it, but it was beginning to look like the only option. This wasn’t going to be pretty.
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my review of the book:

I loved this book! Broadway musicals are always a hit and Ruby sure has a hit with this one. Scarlett is Riveting fun filled and her wit makes you love her more. Meet Scarlet and her  sensational friends in the theater as they take you on a journey  that makes this story a Sensation! If you love Broadway then this book is one you won't want to miss.



Aspiring Broadway producer Scarlett Savoy has almost everything she needs to make her first musical a huge success- millions in financial backing, a talented (not to mention handsome) young director, and a big-name Hollywood starlet as her female lead. But with none of the theater owners in town willing to back a novice, she’s missing one final piece of the puzzle: a Broadway theater. Just when Scarlett thinks her show might never see the footlights of day, an unexpected meeting with the young, eligible son in the Stewart theatrical empire changes Scarlett’s Broadway prospects forever.
Staged is the much anticipated follow up to Ruby Preston’s juicy Broadway novel, Showbiz.



Author Bio:


Author Ruby Preston is an award-winning Broadway producer who has helped to bring many
musicals to the stage. Her first novel “SHOWBIZ,” described as “The Devil Wears Prada” meets
NBC’s Smash, received widespread praise. Now a promising talent in the literary as well as the theater world, Preston’s newest release is the second book in her Broadway Trilogy. For more information on Ruby Preston and her novels visit www.rubypreston.com or www.dresscirclepublishing.com.
Follow Ruby on twitter: @BroadwayRuby


Or on Nook, iTunes or Kobo!

Sunday, March 17, 2013

A Charming Wish by Tonya Kappes

It is a pleasure to welcome Tonya Kappes today as her new book A Charming Wish is released!



Excerpt of the book:
Bubble, Bubble. . .

It seems shop owner and newly appointed Whispering Falls Village President June Heal has it all: Beauty, wits, bewitching powers...Sheriff Oscar Park. Life is good. Because life in Whispering Falls is magical.

Cures and Trouble. . .

But when a member of the community is found dead on the steps of A Charming Cure, June's homeopathic cure shop, and her fingerprints show up at the scenes of local robberies, she is kicked off the village council and her powers fall under scrutiny. Until it's uncovered who is wreaking havoc on the town...June's magic is suspended.

Magic Stirs. . .

With the help of a rather obnoxious genie and Mr. Prince Charming, June's Fairy-God cat, June is determined to figure out who is framing her. Time is of the essence when it becomes clear that the true villain is trying to get rid of her...permanently!

And Trouble Doubles. . .

Oscar Park will do anything to protect June even if that means giving up all of his magical powers. . .or worse, his life.


My review of the book:  This is my first read by Tonya and I absolutly adored it. It's spell bounding fun filled plot made me fall in love with the  characters right from the start. A Fairy god cat and a purple genie make this story all the more fun. I am glad I read it and will go back and read the others in the series! If you like mystical and charm pick this book up today , Tonya doesn't disappoint!!





About the Author:

Author Bio:
Tonya is an Amazon Movers and Shakers, and self-published International bestselling author. She writes humorous cozy mystery and women’s fiction that involves quirky characters in quirky situations.
Splitsville.com, the first novel in the Olivia Davis Mystery Series, is a double finalist in the Next Generation Indie Book Awards in the Mystery and Humorous Categories.
Carpe Bead ‘em is a the winner in Amazon’s eFestival of Words in the Women’s Fiction Category.

She travel to various writer's groups giving workshops on marketing and promoting no matter where you are in your career, and a self publishing.
Become a member of Tonya’s STREET TEAM! It’s a gathering place of readers who love Tonya Kappes novels and Tonya gives away monthly prizes! To sign up for Tonya’s STREET TEAM, newsletter, view book trailer, and upcoming news, check out Tonya’s website, Tonyakappes.blogspot.com.


You can purchase any of my novels at:



Thursday, March 14, 2013

Thursday First

Happy Thursday everyone, Today's first is a great read!!!!

The Diva Runs Out of Thyme (A Domestic Diva Mystery by Krista Davis


Book Description

October 7, 2008 A Domestic Diva Mystery (Book 1)
Gracious living can be murder. First in an all-new mystery series? includes delicious recipes and great tips on entertaining!

Few can compete with Natasha Smith when it comes to entertaining, but her childhood rival, Sophie Winston, certainly tries. Natasha may have stolen the spotlight?and Sophie?s husband?but Sophie is determined to rob her of the prize for the Stupendous Stuffing Shakedown. She just needs the right ingredient.

But Sophie?s search for the perfect turkey takes a basting when she stumbles across a corpse. And when the police find her name and photo inside the victim?s car, Sophie will have to set her trussing aside to solve the murder?or she?ll be serving up prison grub.

 
 
Krista Davis writes the Domestic Diva Mysteries. She grew up devouring Nancy Drew, the Hardy Boys, and Agatha Christie and still loves a good mystery. Like Sophie Winston, Krista enjoys cooking (okay, eating!) and entertaining, but she'd just as soon leave the cleaning to someone else. She lives in the Blue Ridge Mountains with two cats and three dogs.
Look for Krista's new series due out in the fall or winter of 2013, which takes place on fictional Wagtail Mountain
 
You definatly must add this to your list to read! It is FANTASTIC!!!!!!

Wednesday, March 13, 2013

A Shout out to--

Today's Author shout out goes to ...

                                 
                                     Connie Archer
             the FABULOUS author of (A Soup Lover's Mystery)


 




A Broth of Betrayal comes out on April 2, 2013!!!

You Do not want to miss this Delicious Series!!!!!



Connie Archer is the author of the soup lover's mystery series set in Snowflake, Vermont. Spoonful of Murder, the first in this series from Berkley Prime Crime was released in August 2012 and is now a national bestseller. A Broth of Betrayal will be released in April 2013.
Connie was born and raised in New England and now lives on the other coast.
Visit her website at http://www.conniearchermysteries.com and her blog at www.conniearchermysteries.com/blog. You can also find Connie on Facebook at http://www.facebook.com/ConnieArcherMysteries.

Way to go Connie!!! I for one love this series and can't wait to get the next book!!




Saturday, March 9, 2013

Saturday Fun with Kari Lee Townsend

Do you all know her new book was released on March 5th, its called TROUBLE IN THE TAROT!! Did you get it? What a great read!

Kari is joining us today to talk her book! SO grab some tea or coffee and join us. We would love to hear from you!


Good Morning Kari,  Thank you for visiting with us today. It is a great pleasure to have you here!

Overview of Trouble in the Tarot:

TROUBLE IN THE TAROT (book 3 of the Fortune Teller Mysteries – March 5, 2013)
For psychic Sunshine Meadows, sometimes fortunes can be deceiving…

Lately Sunny has been experiencing a period of big opportunity: her business in Divinity, New York, is thriving, and Detective Mitch Stone has finally agreed to take Sunny on a date. But thanks to her clairvoyant abilities, Sunny knows better than anyone that life deals out bad cards along with the good.

When Sunny agrees to read tarot cards at the annual summer Solstice Carnival, she meets her Granny Gert’s “arch nemesis” Fiona Atwater, and is overcome by a vision of Fiona in a violent argument. Sunny knows trouble is brewing when Granny and Fiona start having squabbles all over town. But the fighting comes to a head when a local baker gets run over by a big white Cadillac—and Granny and Fiona are found at the crime scene.

Sunny knows she should step aside and let Mitch handle the investigating, but she’s not about to ignore her visions and leave her granny’s life in fate’s hands…

Getting to know Kari:
Tell us about yourself.

I've been married for 23 years and have four children. Three teenage boys and a ten-year-old Diva. I have my masters in English Education but get to live my dream by working from home writing books. I write mysteries and mysterious teen adventures under Kari Lee Townsend, as well as romance novels and women's fiction under the name Kari Lee Harmon.
How did you come up with this series?

I've always loved everything paranormal. When Berkley Prime Crime liked my writing and wanted to know if I had any other cozies, I searched their site and wrote down all the themes and then came up with three ideas they didn't have.My editor picked the one she liked best. I didn't want Sunny to be just any psychic. I thought it would be cool if she had an actual fortune-telling business and if each book focused on a different fortune-telling tool. Throw in an immortal cat and let the fun begin.
What are you working on Next?

My second Comfort Club book, To Have and To Hold, comes out in April. My third Digital Diva book, Let Freedom Ring, comes out in July. And then my fourth Fortune Teller Mystery, Peril in the Palm, will come out in November. Crazy busy, but I love it!
What was the hardest part to writing this series and the easiest?

The hardest part in writing this series is that I am not really psychic or a fortune teller. I have to do a lot of research to make sure I get my facts straight when it comes to the process. The problem is the process usually varies so I usually come up with Sunny's method by combing several. The easiest part for me is writing the characters and the dialogue. I love fun, quirky characters and lots of humor.
If you could have a dinner date with any character in any book who would it be and where?

That one's easy. Granny Gert, hands down. She's based on my real-life deceased grandmother Gertrude. I would have it take place in her kitchen, sitting at her table and eating cookies out of her orange pumpkin cookie jar. Oh, the tales we would tell...
Thanks Kari, I am so excited and love this series!

Thanks for having me. I love writing this series :-)
Kari Lee Townsend ~ www.karileetownsend.com
National Bestselling Author ~ Reviewers' Choice & Agatha Nominee
The Fortune Teller Mysteries
A Golden Duck Award Nominee
The Digital Diva Series
also writing romance as Kari Lee Harmon







Kari Lee Townsend lives in central New York with her understanding husband, her three busy boys, and her oh-so-dramatic daughter :-) She is the National Bestselling Author, Agatha & RT Reviewer's Choice Award nominee for her Fortune Teller Mystery series. Kari also writes romance under the name Kari Lee Harmon. Small towns, mystical elements, quirky characters and a few chuckles along the way are what her books are all about. To find out more about Kari and all of her books, check out her websites at: www.karileetownsend.com & www.karileeharmon.com


Love this series Kari, can't wait for the next one to come!!!!!

Thursday, March 7, 2013

Thursday First-

can't Believe it is Thursday already, Today's first is..

Allergic to Death (A Gourmet De-Lite Mystery) by Peg Cochran


Book Description

August 7, 2012 A Gourmet De-Lite Mystery (Book 1)
Preparing calorie-conscious meals for the dieters of Woodstone, Connecticut, Gigi Fitzgerald knows a cheater when she sees one. And when murder is on the menu, she's ready to get the skinny on whodunit...

Business is looking up for Gigi's Gourmet De-Lite, thanks to her newest client, restaurant reviewer Martha Bernhardt. Martha has the clout to put Gigi's personal meal plans on everyone's lips. But instead of dropping a few pounds, Martha drops dead from a severe peanut allergy...right after eating one of Gigi's signature dishes.

When the distractingly debonair Detective Mertz identifies traces of peanut oil in Martha's last meal, Gigi suddenly finds her diet catering business on the chopping block. Now she'll have to track down who tampered with her recipe before her own goose is cooked.

Includes delicious--and healthy--recipes!
Doesn't this sound like a great book!!!! Check it out today! Thank you Peg for a fantastic read!!!!!!!!

Wednesday, March 6, 2013

Author Apotlight Wednesday

Happy Wednesday Everyone! Today's Shout out goes to the Lovely                      

                                      Krista Davis


author of  A Domestic Diva Mystery Series!  Her latest book in the series is...





Book Description

June 5, 2012 A Domestic Diva Mystery (Book 6)
 Trouble in spades…
 
Determined not to be a garden-variety diva, Sophie Winston’s neighbor, Natasha, cultivates a plan to shine on television—using Sophie’s backyard. As the cast and crew of the makeover show Tear It Up With Troy bulldoze through her backyard—and vacation—Sophie retreats to her perennial boyfriend Wolf’s to replace a dead rose bush. But her tender deed goes awry when she digs up a purse belonging to Wolf’s missing wife.
 
As speculations sprout, Wolf bolts, and then a body crops up in a garden.  Is Wolf’s thorny past raising a dead head? This is one case the domestic diva can’t let wither on the vine…  
 
This is a wonderful series! Check it out if you haven't yet!

Monday, March 4, 2013

Victoria Abbott stops by today

Good Morning! Today is a good day! Victoria has stopped by for a visit and we are talking about her new book he Christie Curse, about to be released tomorrow. Are you excited?I know I am .

Thank you for being with us today Victoria. Hope you are having a lovely morning.

Tell us about yourself


We are a mother and daughter writing team having a great time with this new fun book collector series and excited that book one, The Christie Curse, will be out March 5th. Victoria is an artist, demon gardener, photographer and short story writer. MJ is a lapsed librarian and the award-winning author of three mystery series, now three and a half. We love to laugh and cuddle with our dachshunds.

There’s more about us here: www.victoria-abbott.com and www.maryjanemaffini.com


How did the idea for this book come about?

The idea came from our Penguin editor. We loved this concept and thought we might want to add a bipolar cat and some crooked relatives. Plus a sexy librarian named Lance and an Italian cook … and more!

What do you love most about Jordan?  

MJ loves that Jordan gets all caught up in the books and in the characters. Also that she’s so determined to go straight and yet her mother’s less than legal Kelly side keeps coming up. She’s also brave and feisty and never lets her imperious boss, Vera Van Alst, get to her. Victoria enjoys Jordan’s relationship with her uncles and the family dynamic. We both love her wardrobe and her enjoyment off all things vintage. You can see samples of Jordan’s tastes on Pinterest: http://pinterest.com/jbinghamkelly/

What are you working on now?

We are polishing The Sayers Swindle, the second book collector mystery and have started The Wolfe Widow. We love Dorothy L. Sayers and Nero Wolfe, so these books are fun for us. The work always involves re-reading and getting to know about the author. Certainly Agatha Christie, Dorothy L. Sayers and Rex Stout had very interesting lives—sometimes stranger than fiction.

If you could have a dinner date with any character from any book who would it be and why?

Victoria would be willing to risk all and have dinner with the elegant and shadowy Salvatore. MJ would love to spend an evening with Uncle Mick of Michael Kelly’s Fine Antiques. She’d eat first though (self-preservation) and have maybe just a sip of Irish whiskey.






Victoria Abbott is a collaboration between the always very funny and creative artist, photographer and short story author, Victoria Maffini and her mother, Mary Jane Maffini, award-winning author of three mystery series and two dozen short stories. Their four miniature dachshunds are understandably outraged that a pug and some Siamese cats have wiggled their way into the series.

You don't want to miss this release!!!!!


 The Christie Curse: a book collector mystery, by Victoria AbbottFirst in a new series!  Coming March 5, 2013
Victoria Abbott is Mary Jane Maffini & Victoria Maffini

www.victoria-abbott.com
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Friday, March 1, 2013

Double Feature Friday

HAPPY MARCH 1ST Everyone!!!!! Today we are doing a double feature book release. Check out these to AMAZING books getting making there way to a book store near you on March 5th, just 4 more days, can you beleive it!!!!!

Trouble in the Tarot by Kari Lee Townsend





Book Description

March 5, 2013 A Fortune Teller Mystery (Book 3)
For psychic Sunshine Meadows, sometimes fortunes can be deceiving . . .

Lately Sunny has been experiencing a period of big opportunity: her business in Divinity, New York, is thriving, and Detective Mitch Stone has finally agreed to take Sunny on a date. But thanks to her clairvoyant abilities, Sunny knows better than anyone that life deals out bad cards along with the good.

When Sunny agrees to read tarot cards at the annual Summer Solstice Carnival, she meets her Granny Gert‘s “arch nemesis” Fiona Atwater, and is overcome by a vision of Fiona in a violent argument. Sunny knows trouble is brewing when Granny and Fiona start having squabbles all over town. But the fighting comes to a head when a local baker gets run over by a big white Cadillac—and Granny and Fiona are found at the crime scene.

Sunny knows she should step aside and let Mitch handle the investigating, but she’s not about to ignore her visions and leave her granny’s life in fate’s hands . . .
 
And our second book is
 
BOWLED OVER by Victoria Hamilton
 
 
 

Book Description

March 5, 2013 Berkley Prime Crime
Stirring up trouble…
Vintage kitchenware and cookbook collector Jaymie Leighton has been estranged from her high school best friend Kathy Cooper since they were teenagers, but she never knew what turned Kathy against her. After fireworks at a Fourth of July picnic, Jaymie discovers the body of her former friend in the park. On the ground nearby is Jaymie’s own Depression-era glass bowl, broken in two.

With her fingerprints all over the bowl and a troubled history with the victim, Jaymie suddenly finds herself at the top of the list of suspects. Did the killer intend to frame her for the murder? If so, she is ready to mix it up, because solving crimes is vintage Jaymie Leighton…
 
Aren't they outstanding titles and look at those amazing covers!!!!
 
 Don't forget to add these to your list!!!

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