Author Spotlight Wednesday

Happy Wednesday!!!!!! Our Spotlight goes to ...Jim and Joyce Lavene

Jim and Joyce are the Sensational authors of  A Missing Pieces Mystery Series ,Renaissance Faire Mysteries, A Peggy Lee Garden Mystery and they also write as J.J. Cook(A Sweet Pepper Fire Brigade)

 

Joyce and Jim Lavene write award-winning, bestselling mystery fiction as themselves, J.J. Cook, and Ellie Grant. They have written and published more than 65 novels for Harlequin, Berkley, Amazon and Gallery Books along with hundreds of non-fiction articles for national and regional publications. They live in rural North Carolina with their family.

Visit them at www.joyceandjimlavene.com

www.facebook.com/joyceandjimlavene


Check out these Amazing Reads! You will not want to miss a single moment!

Thursday First

It's Thursday First and today we have featured...

Curiosity Thrilled the Cat(A Magical Cays Mystery) by Sofie Kelly

Book Description

Release date: February 1, 2011 | Series: Magical Cats (Book 1)

When librarian Kathleen Paulson moved to Mayville Heights, Minnesota, she had no idea that two strays would nuzzle their way into her life. Owen is a tabby with a catnip addiction and Hercules is a stocky tuxedo cat who shares Kathleen's fondness for Barry Manilow. But beyond all the fur and purrs, there's something more to these felines.

When murder interrupts Mayville's Music Festival, Kathleen finds herself the prime suspect. More stunning is her realization that Owen and Hercules are magical-and she's relying on their skills to solve a purr-fect murder.

This is such a fun series you won't want to miss out!

Author Spotlight Wednesday

Happy Wednesday!!  Today's Author Spotlight goes out to the Fabulous
            
                                       Ellery Adams



New York Times Bestselling author Ellery Adams grew up on a beach near the Long Island Sound. Having spent her adult life in a series of landlocked towns, she cherishes her memories of open water, violent storms, and the smell of the sea. Ms. Adams has held many jobs including that of caterer, retail clerk, car salesperson, teacher, tutor, and tech writer, all the while penning poems, children's books, and novels. She now writes full-time from her home in Virginia.
Ellery also writes as J.B. Stanley and Jennifer Stanley.

For more killer mysteries, visit www.elleryadamsmysteries.com

Ellery is the Author of The Charmed Pie Shoppe Mystery Series, A Books by the Bay Mystery Series and A Supper Club Mystery Series(writing as J.B. Stanley) She is also Featured in The Cozy Chicks Kitchen

Her books are a definate Must read, so pick them up today!

Shelley's Book Case: Laura Morrigan Stops by

Shelley's Book Case: Laura Morrigan Stops by: It is a pleasure to have Laura Morrigan with us today. Her new book Woof at the Door  is out today July 2nd!! Tell us about...

A Tasty Treat from Daryl Wood Gerber

Welcome Daryl Wood Gerber today! Her newest book Final Sentence was just released on July 2nd.. Read on for a chance to win her book!!

DARYL WOOD GERBER aka AVERY AAMES pens the Agatha Award-winning, nationally bestselling Cheese Shop Mystery series. As Daryl, she writes A Cookbook Nook Mystery series, featuring a culinary bookshop and café owner. Daryl’s short stories have been nominated for the Agatha, Anthony, and other awards. As an actress, Daryl has appeared in “Murder, She Wrote” and more.
Visit Daryl & Avery at www.darylwoodgerber.com.
Check out her recipes on her blog www.mysteryloverskitchen.com

Before writing my new Cookbook Nook Mystery series, I was lucky enough to write the nationally bestselling A Cheese Shop Mystery series. For nearly two years on Mystery Lovers Kitchen—the blog in which I participate with other authors who love to cook up crime—I did a weekly blog that included cheese. It’s not that hard. There are plenty of recipes out there with cheese in them. I learned so much while doing so. I also learned to “add” cheese to lots of recipes.

Changing up recipes is one of the most fu

n things to me in cooking. I need to eat gluten-free, and gluten-free pie crusts are hard to make. They don’t hold together as well as regular wheat flour crusts. But that doesn’t make me stop wanting pie – my all time favorite dessert. So I devised an apple pie, this one using a premade bottom shell crust, and adding cheese as the top crust. It turned out delicious!!

Enjoy!

APPLE PIE WITH CHEESE CRUST

Ingredients: 7-8 Pippin apples, peeled and sliced thin 1/2 cup brown sugar 1/4 cup white sugar 1/4 cup sweet rice flour (or regular rice flour or regular flour for those who can eat it) Pinch of ginger Pinch of nutmeg 1 tsp. cinnamon 1 lemon, juiced and seeds removed 1 gluten-free pie shell (Whole Foods* is my favorite, there are others; regular gluten eaters can use a regular shell!!) 1 1/2 Tbsp. butter, diced 4 ounces Edam cheese, diced or grated Directions: Preheat oven to 450 degrees. Peel and slice apples.  This will give you loosely 8 cups of apple slices (figure 1 cup per apple).  Add sugars, rice flour or regular flour, spices.  Stir. Squeeze the lemon juice over all and toss again. Layer into the pie shell, making sure you get apples to the edges.  Dot with butter. Sprinkle evenly with the diced/grated cheese. Set in oven on a tray that will catch any of the juice spilling over. Bake 35 minutes until cheese is nicely browned. Let sit 20 minutes before slicing. May be served with another wedge of cheese or vanilla ice cream. Question:

What is your all-time favorite dessert?





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Thursday First Betty Hechtman

It's Thursday and Betty Hechtman has a Fantastic New book out! It's called Yarn To Go release day was July 2nd and if it isn't on your list make sure you read this one!

Description of Book:

 Dessert chef Casey Feldstein doesn’t know a knitting needle from a crochet hook. But after her aunt dies unexpectedly, leaving Casey to run her yarn retreat business, the sweets baker finds herself rising to the occasion—and trying to unravel a murder mystery… When Casey finds out that her late aunt’s business, Yarn2Go, has one more yarn retreat scheduled, she decides to go ahead and host the event, despite her complete lack of experience as a knitter. At least the retreat is on the beautiful Monterey Peninsula. But the idyllic setting is soured when a retreat regular is found murdered in her hotel room. Feeling a sense of responsibility, Casey begins to weave the clues together and detects a pattern which may shed light on her aunt’s suspicious death. Despite the danger, the last thing Casey plans to do is retreat. She’ll catch this killer…or dye trying. Includes a knitting pattern and a recipe!






Stop by and say hello to Betty, she is a Fantastic Author!

Happy Release Day!!!!

Happy Release Day to all of you who have books out today!!!!!

Check out some of these titles:

Now that is what I call a Fantastic Month of Reading!!!!!!

Laura Morrigan Stops by

It is a pleasure to have Laura Morrigan with us today. Her new book Woof at the Door  is out today July 2nd!!

Tell us about yourself.

Let's see...I'm a Florida native. I love to make people laugh. I have an unhealthy obsession with shoes. I love animals, even creepy-crawley ones that freak most people out. I used to work at the local zoo, which is where I gleaned a lot of inspiration for my Call of the Wild Mystery series.
(Did you like that lead in?)

 

How did you come up with this book?

The book was inspired by my experience with both wild and domestic animals. (I've worked in a vet office, too)  I wanted a way to bring animals into the book as characters  who could contribute to the story and decided the best way to do that was to make my protagonist, Grace, an animal telepath. I've had a great time giving each animal their own unique personality.

What are you working on next?

The second book in the this series, A Tiger's Tail, is with my editor, so I'll be doing the 1st round of edits to that soon.  I'm also starting on book 3 in the Call of the Wilde series. This one is about a stolen horse!


What do you do when writing to keep yourself focused on your work?

I am an unbelievable scatterbrain. Focusing is an extreme challenge for me, so I try to minimize any distraction when I'm trying to write. I turn on off music and close out my e-mail. And I'm lucky to have good writing friends who will do sprints with me. (We'll set a time limit, say 20 minutes, and try for the highest word count. Then compare... It's a great way to get going and stay focused!)


What are the first five books in your TBR pile?

In randome order:

Heard it Through the Grape Vine by Liz Lipperman
Still Life by Louise Penny
The Beekeeper's Apprentice by Laurie King
MacRieve by Kresley Cole

Catching Fire by Susanne Collins 

 

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

Dumbledoor. 
Because I'd get to got to Hogwarts!! (and I have some questions for that wizard...)

 

 

 

Laura Morrigan

mail@lauramorrigan.com

www.lauramorrigan.com

 

Spending the first years of her life on a Costa Rican coffee farm blessed Laura Morrigan with a fertile imagination and a love for all things wild. Later she became a volunteer at a local zoo, helping out with everything from “waste management” to teaching an elephant how to paint. Drawing from her years of experience with both wild and domestic animals and her passion for detective novels, Laura created the Call of the Wilde series. She lives in Florida with her husband and far too many cats, loves the Blue Angels, sailing, wearing flip flops in November, and thunderstorms.


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