Saturday, December 02, 2023

Virtual Book Tour & Giveaway: Murder On Tour (Mystery Bookshop Mystery, #9) by V.M. Burns

 

Murder on Tour
A Mystery Bookshop Mystery
by
V.M. Burns


Cozy Mystery
9th in Series
Setting - Michigan
Publisher: Kensington Cozies
Publication Date: November 28, 2023
Paperback page count: 256 pages
ISBN-10: 1496739485 / ISBN-13: 978-1496739483
Digital ASIN: B0BZBPW627


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SYNOPSIS:

Bookstore owner and Michigander Samantha Washington is thrilled to see her debut historical mystery finally on the shelves, but a killer seems determined to steal away the spotlight . . .

While Sam wraps up her first whirlwind book tour, Nana Jo has kept Market Street Mysteries running smoothly. The last stop is a prestigious book festival in Sam’s hometown of North Harbor, Michigan. But not everyone thinks the guest of honor, bestselling author Judith Hunter, deserves stellar reviews. Sam witnesses nasty arguments between Judith and two different authors—who accuse her of plagiarism and sabotage . . .

When a publicist is poisoned during a cocktail reception, Sam wonders if the killer missed the intended target. It’s a twist that echoes the plot of Sam’s mystery, Murder at Wickfield Lodge. But fact can be stranger—and deadlier—than fiction. How much collateral damage is the killer willing to risk? With feisty Nana Jo and the girls from Shady Acres Retirement Village lending a hand, Sam tries to solve the case before the festival delivers another fatality . . .

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ABOUT THE AUTHOR:

Valerie (V. M.) Burns is an Agatha, Anthony, Edgar, and Next Generation Award Finalist. She is the author of the Mystery Bookshop, Dog Club, RJ Franklin, and Baker Street Mystery series. Valerie is a member of Crime Writers of Color, Sisters in Crime, Mystery Writers of America, Dog Writers of America, and Thriller Writers International. Valerie has a Bachelor’s Degree from Northwestern University, a Master’s Degree in Business from the University of Notre Dame, and a Master of Fine Arts from Seton Hill University. In addition to writing, Valerie works as a manager at a call center, and is also a mentor in the Writing Popular Fiction MFA Program at Seton Hill University in Greensburg, PA. Born and raised in northwest Indiana, Valerie now lives in Northern Georgia with her two poodles.


TOUR PARTICIPANTS:

November 28 – Reading Is My SuperPower – REVIEW
November 28 – Mystery, Thrillers, and Suspense – SPOTLIGHT
November 28 – Cozy Up With Kathy – AUTHOR GUEST POST
November 28 – Sapphyria's Book Reviews – SPOTLIGHT
November 29 – Escape With Dollycas Into A Good Book – REVIEW
November 29 – Celticlady's Reviews – SPOTLIGHT
November 29 – Maureen's Musings – SPOTLIGHT
November 29 – Island Confidential – AUTHOR INTERVIEW
November 30 – The Book Diva's Reads – AUTHOR GUEST POST
November 30 – Christy's Cozy Corners – REVIEW
November 30 – Read Your Writes Book Reviews – CHARACTER INTERVIEW
December 1 – FUONLYKNEW – SPOTLIGHT
December 1 – MJB Reviewers – SPOTLIGHT
December 1 – Lady Hawkeye – SPOTLIGHT
December 2 – Baroness Book Trove – REVIEW
December 2 – Guatemala Paula Loves to Read – SPOTLIGHT
December 2 – #BRVL Book Review Virginia Lee – SPOTLIGHT
December 3 – Brooke Blogs – SPOTLIGHT
December 4 – Diane Reviews Books – REVIEW
December 4 – Literary Gold – SPOTLIGHT
December 4 – Nadaness In Motion – SPOTLIGHT
December 4 – Angel's Book Nook – SPOTLIGHT


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Friday, December 01, 2023

Book Blast & Giveaway: Legacy of Evil by James Peyton



Legacy of Evil
by
James Peyton

Mystery / Thriller
Independently Published
Publication Date: November 4, 2023
Page count: 354 pages

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SYNOPSIS:

A banished detective. A body drained of blood. Mexico’s vampires are all too human.

After graduating from Harvard, Artemas Salcido is determined to transform Mexico’s justice system and joins the federal police. He begins solving crimes committed by the rich and powerful and is banished to the village of Bustamante.

On a college field trip to Bustamante’s nearby caverns, the daughter of a US senator is brutally murdered. The FBI, the international media, and a Mexican hit squad tasked with making the problem go away descend on the village. When Mexico’s attorney general tells Artemas his career depends on his cooperation, Artemas realizes his life is at stake.

As other grisly murders occur, Artemas’s investigation uncovers an ancient blood cult connected to a powerful financial cabal that stretches from mediaeval Europe to Mexico's most influential politicians and businessmen. When he disputes his violent colleagues’ bogus solution to the crime, Artemas is marked for death.

Can Artemas’s determination to bring fairness to Mexico’s justice system prevail against the overwhelming power of his government—or will it prove fatal …?

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The National Security Council meeting was breaking up when a White House aide approached the president and handed him a note. He scanned it, read it again, and his jaw muscles began to clench and twitch.

Those remaining in the room noticed the telltale signs of fury and quit their banter and paper shuffling. The president's eyes left the slip of paper and focused on Jonathan Sharp, Director of the FBI. "I'm glad you're still here Jonathan. I just learned that Senator Conners’ daughter has been murdered in Mexico—someplace called Bustamante—and quite gruesomely. It seems all the blood was drained from her body." He handed over the note.

"See what you can find out, then get some agents down there. Ask the attorney general to coordinate with the Mexicans. Tell him I said not to take ‘No’ for an answer.” He focused his gaze on the Secretary of State who instantly decided this was neither the time nor the place to voice his objections.


ABOUT THE AUTHOR:

Award-winning author James Peyton’s intriguing settings and memorable characters in his thrillers come from his years of international work and travel.

The first two editions of his four-part thriller Artemas Salcido series are now available on Amazon; Legacy of Evil and Terror Crossing, to be followed by La Buchona and Not For Sale. Peyton’s stand-alone adventure thriller, The Royal Fifth, was released in 2022. 

James has had five acclaimed books published on Mexican cooking, history, and culture. Peyton's writing reflects a depth of understanding and a unique perspective that sets his work apart.



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Thursday, November 30, 2023

Virtual Book Tour & Giveaway: Secrets Don't Sink (Chattertowne Mystery, #1) by K.B. Jackson

 

Secrets Don't Sink
A Chattertowne Mystery
by
K. B. Jackson

Traditional Mystery
1st in Series
Setting - Chattertowne, Washington
 - a small riverfront community in the Pacific Northwest - 
Publisher: Level Best Books
Publication Date: July 4, 2023
Paperback page count: 308 pages
ISBN-10: 1685123899 / ISBN-13: 978-1685123895 / Digital ASIN: B0C83SGJ23


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SYNOPSIS:

 

Loose lips may sink ships, but bodies and secrets will always float to the surface.

Audrey O’Connell has returned from Portland to her hometown of Chattertowne, Washington, a place where gossip is currency but knowing when to stay tight-lipped is priceless. Procuring a part-time job at the local newspaper to keep an eye on her impetuous sister following Vivienne’s latest romantic scandal, Audrey is assigned a feature series for the upcoming festival which has her digging through the town archives in search of anything interesting. When her former boyfriend Marcus is found floating dead in the marina not long after reaching out to her in hopes of utilizing her research skills, her investigation reveals his conspiracy theories about Chattertowne and corruption within its leadership might not have been so crazy after all.

As she plumbs the depths of the town’s 150-year history, she discovers that beneath the façade of this idyllic hamlet lie secrets long-submerged–including within her own family–and finds herself in the crosshairs of those who guard them. Now with three dead bodies, an intense case of aquaphobia, and a narrow window before her deadline, Audrey looks to City Manager Holden, octogenarian historian Mildred, and her enigmatic almost-boyfriend Darren to help her discover the truth that will forever change her and Chattertowne.

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REVIEW:

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ABOUT THE AUTHOR:

Kate B Jackson (KB Jackson) is an author of mystery novels for grownups and mystery/adventure novels for kids. She lives in the Pacific NW with her husband and has four mostly grown children. A part-time genealogist, she loves to craft stories with elements of history and family dynamics. 






TOUR PARTICIPANTS:

November 27 – Mystery, Thrillers, and Suspense – SPOTLIGHT
November 27 – Christy's Cozy Corners – AUTHOR INTERVIEW
November 27 – Sapphyria's Book Reviews – SPOTLIGHT
November 28 – Literary Gold – AUTHOR INTERVIEW
November 28 – #BRVL Book Review Virginia Lee – SPOTLIGHT
November 29 – Cozy, Suspenseful, and Sweet – SPOTLIGHT WITH EXCERPT
November 30 – Celticlady's Reviews – SPOTLIGHT
November 30 – Guatemala Paula Loves to Read – REVIEW
November 30 – Ruff Drafts – AUTHOR GUEST POST
December 1 – Novels Alive – REVIEW
December 1 – Maureen's Musings – SPOTLIGHT
December 2 – MJB Reviewers – SPOTLIGHT
December 2 – Cassidy's Bookshelves – AUTHOR GUEST POST
December 2 – Escape With Dollycas Into A Good Book – CHARACTER GUEST POST
December 3 – FUONLYKNEW – SPOTLIGHT WITH EXCERPT
December 4 – Brooke Blogs – CHARACTER GUEST POST
December 4 – Elizabeth McKenna - Author – SPOTLIGHT
December 5 – StoreyBook Reviews – AUTHOR GUEST POST
December 6 – Lady Hawkeye – SPOTLIGHT
December 6 – Rebecca M. Douglass, Author – REVIEW, AUTHOR INTERVIEW


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Virtual Book Tour & Giveaway: Butterfly Betrayal (Seneca James Mystery, #1) by Ruth J. Hartman

Butterfly Betrayal
A Seneca James Mystery
by
Ruth J. Hartman

Cozy Mystery
1st in Series
Setting - Rural Indiana
Publisher: Level Best Books
Publication Date: November 21, 2023
Print length: 289 Pages
Digital ASIN: B0CKJ16LXB


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SYNOPSIS:

 

Raising butterflies is peaceful and calm, until someone dies.

Majestic Monarch Butterfly Farm might flitter away forever. That is, unless Seneca James acquires the property next door. She and Winifred, her costume-wearing cat, have a fight on their hands. Their land sits next to a milkweed-covered field, essential for monarchs. If she’s unsuccessful in buying it, her precious, winged friends won’t survive. When people end up dead on her farmland, Seneca is suspected of murder.

What is it about the milkweed field that’s worth killing for? And who’s the murderer?

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 ABOUT THE AUTHOR:

Ruth J. Hartman spends her days herding cats and her nights spinning mysterious tales. She, her husband, and their cats love to spend time curled up in their recliners watching old Cary Grant movies. Well, the cats sit in the people's recliners. Not that the cats couldn't get their own furniture. They just choose to shed on someone else's.

Ruth, a left-handed, cat-herding, farmhouse-dwelling writer uses her sense of humor as she writes tales of lovable, klutzy women who seem to find trouble without even trying.

Ruth's husband and best friend, Garry, reads her manuscripts, rolls his eyes at her weird story ideas, and loves her despite her insistence all of her books have at least one cat in them. See updates about her cozy mysteries at Ruthjhartman.com




TOUR PARTICIPANTS:

November 21 – Cassidy's Bookshelves – SPOTLIGHT
November 21 – My Reading Journeys – AUTHOR INTERVIEW
November 22 – Mystery, Thrillers, and Suspense – SPOTLIGHT
November 22 – Reading Is My SuperPower – REVIEW
November 23 – THANKSGIVING U.S.
November 24 – Literary Gold – SPOTLIGHT WITH EXCERPT
November 24 – Brooke Blogs – SPOTLIGHT
November 25 – Maureen's Musings – SPOTLIGHT
November 25 – Escape With Dollycas Into A Good Book – AUTHOR INTERVIEW
November 26 – Cozy Up WIth Kathy – REVIEW
November 26 – Celticlady's Reviews – SPOTLIGHT WITH EXCERPT
November 27 – Sneaky the Library Cat's Blog – CHARACTER INTERVIEW
November 27 – FUONLYKNEW – SPOTLIGHT WITH EXCERPT
November 28 – Christy's Cozy Corners – AUTHOR INTERVIEW
November 28 – Sapphyria's Book Reviews – SPOTLIGHT
November 29 – Ascroft, eh? – CHARACTER INTERVIEW
November 29 –My Journey Back – SPOTLIGHT
November 30 – Guatemala Paula Loves to Read – SPOTLIGHT
November 30 – MJB Reviewers – SPOTLIGHT WITH EXCERPT
November 30 – Hearts & Scribbles – SPOTLIGHT
December 1 – #BRVL Book Review Virginia Lee – SPOTLIGHT
December 1 – Baroness Book Trove – SPOTLIGHT


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Wednesday, November 29, 2023

Review Tour & Giveaway: Death Tango by Lachi

 

Death Tango
by
Lachi


Science Fiction / Horror
Publisher: RIZE
Publication Date: October 2, 2023
Page count: 377 pages


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SYNOPSIS:

In a utopian twenty-third-century New York City, where corporations have replaced governments, AI dictates culture, and citizens are free to people-watch any other citizen they choose through an app, this horror-laden Sci-Fi Thriller follows four mis-matched coeds as they attempt to solve the murder of an eccentric parascientist. Only someone or something able to navigate outside the highest levels of croud-sourced surveillance could get away with murder in this town. If the team can't work quickly to solve the case, New York City will be devoured by a dark plague the eccentric had been working on prior to his death, a plague which, overtime, appears to be developing sentience.

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It is nine years ago. I stand alone on an unstable rock. Beneath that rock are a few precarious slabs of granite. Beneath the granite lies a hundred feet of air, of silence, of potential bone-shattering death. Surrounded by a dusk sky, Mount Venom—the cliff aptly named for the lives it has claimed—stretches endlessly beneath my quivering legs and far beyond my blurring vision.
 
Through the blaring wind, I hear several SOIs—School of Intelligence kids—hurl down demoralizing insults from the cliff’s edge. “She’ll never make it!” “Fall and die, swine!” Each year the SOIs goad us TFs—Testing Facility subjects—into scaling the cliff. If successful, the TF is accepted as an equal, putting an end to constant ridicule and torment. There is little sympathy for those who accept the challenge and fail. I tell myself to reach for the next stone along the slope, to keep my hands steady, to breathe.
 
I near the finish line.
 
Every inch of my body tastes it as much as my mouth tastes it. Get there; say nothing; feel no pride. My face wet with tears and mucus, my fingers slippery with blood, I feel around for my next grip and pull on my burning calves. I have only two heaves left. Two heaves, and no more being treated like trash.
 
I notice a small gap between two large stones above me. As I place my dampened hands into the hole for leverage, the rubble on which I stand gives out. My legs dangle freely. I have the willpower to lift my body onward, but my concentration is broken by a pair of black-gloved hands that pop out of the fissure above me.
 
Someone is hiding behind the rocks.
 
Tech Sports knitted in thin red stitching on each glove slides into view. My body ignores the anxiety presented by this new predicament, and I continue to lift. The gloves grab both my forearms and yank. I am now dangling by the grip of those hands; I am now at their complete mercy.
 
“Friend or foe?” I manage to growl between pained gasps, the wind forcing hair into my mouth.
 
“You’re so close,” replies a male voice I can hardly distinguish.
 
“I know! I know! Help me up!” I yell. My legs work uselessly to find hold. Receiving no verbal or physical response, I wriggle my shoulders. “Hey! Help me up!”
 
“Beg me!” the voice demands, barely audible over the blood rushing in my ears. I fend off a rapidly growing well of despair. Despair is a choice, a manifestation of surrender.
 
“Please!” I bark, the word taking with it all of my remaining willpower. I look up wide-eyed at the gloved hands, ignoring the falling stones as I await my fate.
 
“This is for putting in the application!” he yells, and with a quick jolt he lets go of my arms.
 
I fall.
 
I keep my eyes open, desperately hoping for something to grab, but all I see are a mix of gray sky, red rock face and my flailing arms. I hear my bones smash against the jagged teeth of Mount Venom and scream one long uninterrupted exhale, silenced only by the jarring collision of the back of my skull against the cold, hard pavement.
 
I don’t feel the fracture. I only hear it between my ears. Pop.
 
I lie at the foot of Mount Venom, looking up at dark clouds, a metallic taste oozing over my tongue, a harsh pain working its way down my neck. A thick puddle coalesces under my head as onlookers gather.
 
My vision snaps away instantly with a blink. Surrounding echoes fade slowly as the internal sound of my curtailed heartbeats takes over. Suddenly I feel cold and heavy. I am motionless, no longer taking in oxygen.
 
After an onslaught of euphoria, I feel my brain flatten. I hear its slight gummy movements of deflation against my last few heartbeats. And somewhere between no longer feeling the ground beneath me and no longer feeling the air around me, I realize I am dead.
 
I perceive only a black vastness about me. Like an autumn leaf I float in the Cartesian circle that is the keen awareness of my nonexistence. A mix of bliss and terror. I try to hold on to something physical, something I can understand. “You are safe. You are safe,” I repeat, exercising the remnants of my inner monologue.
 
Then I begin to see things.
 
A single bright blue diamond, about the size of a fist, appears five feet before me. It is soon joined by two more on either side, followed by two more still, until a string of blue diamonds surrounds me. I realize I can see my entire periphery, no longer limited by physical eyes. A light source switches on behind me, revealing that I am floating at the center of a rotating diamond-rimmed disco ball.
 
Trying to locate the light source, I push my perception upward, downward, left, right, only to find that I, myself, am the source of that light. The speed with which the disco ball spins steadily increases, faster and faster, until all is a blur of spinning frenzy. Suddenly thousands of quick snapshots of familiar faces speed toward me: my friends, my bullies, the dark skin of my estranged father, the Spanglish ravings of my drunken mother, their parents, their parents’ parents. Images of a cottage in France, a village in Africa, past wars, ancient discoveries, tree scavenging, gasping air, breathing ocean, swimming in gas, feelings of remorse, loss, shame, excitement, immense love, bitter anguish, and a desperate need for acceptance. Every imaginable emotion ravages me whole.
 
I experience my consummate past. A massive rewind that stops at a sweeping explosion. A sphere of white fire so bright, it could hardly be described as fire. I am an endless wave of raw emotion drowning in the unyielding flames. And in that eternal instant I understand everything.
 
Again, all fades to black, the warmth, the understanding. And though the blackness around me is infinite, I sense a presence. I am not alone.
 
“Look around you,” the presence communicates to me, not through sound, sight or touch, but through direct understanding. I am certain it is—at least in part—a being other than myself. I hold fast to my mantra. “Do not fear,” the presence continues. I allow the mantra to fade. “Do you see how far the blackness reaches, stretching beyond infinite horizons? That is how much you do not know, how much you’ve yet to learn.” A brief silence. “Fear is the great enemy of knowledge, and you, Rosa, are the switch between them.”
 
“Me?” I manage to convey through the slivers of my consciousness.
 
“Us.”
 
“Us? How? Why? What do you mean?” My figurative words come childlike and excited.
 
“You already know how,” the presence responds as it fades. “You already know why.” I feel a growing bitter loneliness as the presence drifts away.
 
“Wait!” I yell. The blackness around me congeals to a bumpy dark brown. “Come back!” The glistening euphoria gradually declines as my flattened brain begins to restructure. A physical atmosphere swiftly surrounds me, and a palpitating sensation starts beneath me, causing me to rise and fall. The pulsing sensation reveals itself to be my heart grappling for a pulse.
 
A crashing ocean of white noise fills my head. I feel that I have a head. A body. Arms. A face. My face.
 
I open my eyes as the rush of noise fades to the sound of an open room. I am lying on a bed in the infirmary, surrounded by the school nurse and Dr. Ferguson himself, their blurry faces examining my head wound.
 
Dr. Ferguson bends forward. “You had a very nasty fall, Ms. Lejeune. Do you remember that?” He watches a nurse as she dabs a cloth at my face. “You’re lucky to be alive.”


REVIEW:

5 stars!

A compelling tale of mystery and intrigue within an imaginatively uneasy and horrific future. 

Death Tango by author Lachi took me by surprise from the very first chapter with its exhilarating cliff-climbing opening, then absolutely refused to let me go. I was completely and utterly immersed in this clever, pulse-pounding story from start to finish. 

The story is told through multiple points of view, including the haunted and hurting heroine Rosa Lejeune, the urbane Torian “Tory” Ross, and hacker-extraordinaire Kris Johnson, all connected through their mentor Dr. George Q. Ferguson. But when Dr. Ferguson is murdered and his death disguised as an accident, his former protégés start asking questions. 

The author’s world-building created a mesmerizing vision of a utopian future with very dark and horrifying underpinnings. I was particularly enamored of the attention to even small details of life in this setting. Clever names for futuristic gadgetry were not only entertaining but had me in awe at the simple genius of it all. The more advanced concepts of the society itself were thought-provoking and terrifying. The plot was in constant motion, keeping me riveted to the story until the end. As this multi-talented author is a busy, involved activist and actively participates in other artistic endeavors, I can only hope she continues to write (and soon.) 

I recommend DEATH TANGO to readers of science fiction, horror, and tales of utopian futures or mystery and suspense set in the future.


ABOUT THE AUTHOR:


Lachi is an internationally-touring creative artist, writer and award-winning cultural activist living in New York City. A legally blind daughter of African immigrants, Lachi uses her platform to amplify narratives on identity pride and Disability Culture. In her public life, Lachi has helped increase accessibility to the GRAMMY Awards ceremonies as well as create numerous opportunities for music professionals with disabilities, through her organization RAMPD. Lachi also creates high-quality content amplifying disability. She has hosted a PBS American Masters segment highlighting disabled rebels and releases songs such as "Lift Me Up" and “Black Girl Cornrows” that elevate disability and difference to the pop culture market. Named a “new champion in advocacy” by Billboard, she’s held talks with the White House, the UN, Fortune 100 firms, and has been featured in Forbes, Hollywood Reporter, Good Morning America, and the New York Times for her unapologetic celebration of intersectionality through her music, storytelling and fashion.

In her free-time Lachi writes sci-fi and fantasy novels with diverse, headstrong characters, focusing heavily on atonal world-building, quip-ridden character development, likable villains and psycho-spiritual discourse.



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Monday, November 27, 2023

Virtual Book Tour & Giveaway: Grounds for Murder (Coffee & Cream Mystery, #2) by Lena Gregory

 

Grounds for Murder
A Coffee & Cream Cafe Mystery
by
Lena Gregory

Cozy Mystery
2nd in Series
Setting - Watchogue, Long Island, New York
Publisher: Gemma Halliday Publishing
Publication Date: November 21, 2023
Page count: 226 pages
Digital ASIN: B0CCLT922F

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SYNOPSIS:

 

From author Lena Gregory comes a tasty new mystery with a killer twist...

Danika Delaney is thrilled to have taken over her uncle Jimmie's old fashioned malt shop on eastern Long Island and is working hard to make it her own. In an effort to increase business, Danika invites a mystery writer to the Coffee & Cream Café for a discussion and book signing. Things seem to be going well, until a guest shows up and confronts the author, accusing him of plagiarizing his work.

Embarrassed by the incident, Danika goes to the inn where the writer is staying the following morning, hoping to apologize and offer him another chance to return. What she finds instead is his dead body—beside a cup of poisoned coffee! Now it's up to Danika to find out who wanted to silence the author... before the killer decides to write Danika a not-so-happy ending!

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REVIEW:

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ABOUT THE AUTHOR:

Lena Gregory grew up in a small town on the south shore of eastern Long Island, but she recently traded in cold, damp, gray winters for the warmth and sunshine of central Florida, where she now lives with her husband, three kids, son-in-law, and four dogs. Her hobbies include spending time with family, reading, and walking. Her love for writing developed when her youngest son was born and didn’t sleep through the night. She works full time as a writer and a freelance editor and is a member of Sisters in Crime.

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TOUR PARTICIPANTS:

November 21 – Mystery, Thrillers, and Suspense – CHARACTER GUEST POST
November 21 – Christy's Cozy Corners – REVIEW, AUTHOR GUEST POST, INDIVIDUAL GIVEAWAY
November 22 – Read Your Writes Book Reviews – CHARACTER INTERVIEW
November 22 – Escape With Dollycas Into A Good Book – REVIEW
November 23 – Thanksgiving U.S.
November 24 – The Mystery of Writing – SPOTLIGHT
November 24 – Celticlady's Reviews – SPOTLIGHT
November 25 – FUONLYKNEW – SPOTLIGHT
November 25 – #BRVL Book Review Virginia Lee – SPOTLIGHT
November 26 – Lady Hawkeye – SPOTLIGHT
November 26 – Elizabeth McKenna - Author – SPOTLIGHT
November 27 – Baroness Book Trove – REVIEW
November 27 – Guatemala Paula Loves to Read – REVIEW
November 28 – The Mystery Section – SPOTLIGHT
November 28 – My Reading Journeys – SPOTLIGHT
November 29 – Novels Alive – REVIEW – SPOTLIGHT
November 29 – Sapphyria's Books – REVIEW
November 30 – Ruff Drafts – AUTHOR GUEST POST
November 30 – Maureen's Musings – SPOTLIGHT
December 1 – View from the Birdhouse – REVIEW
December 1 – Ascroft, eh? – AUTHOR INTERVIEW
December 2 – Brooke Blogs – SPOTLIGHT
December 2 – Reading Is My SuperPower – REVIEW
December 3 – Cozy Up WIth Kathy – REVIEW, CHARACTER GUEST POST
December 4 – Literary Gold – AUTHOR INTERVIEW

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Sunday, November 26, 2023

Virtual Book Tour & Giveaway: Christmas Lights and Cat Fights (Jules Keene Glamping Mystery, #3) by Heather Weidner

 

Christmas Lights and Cat Fights
A Jules Keene Glamping Mystery
by
Heather Weidner

Cozy Mystery
3rd in Series
Setting - Virginia
Publisher: Level Best Books
Publication Date: October 17, 2023
Print length: 285 pages
Digital ASIN: B0CJQKWK3F


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SYNOPSIS:

Christmas has come to Fern Valley, and the town’s decked out with enough glitter and sparkle for a month’s worth of celebrations, each more over-the-top than the previous one. The idyllic setting, filled with laughter, carols, and sweet treats, is shattered, along with some of the decorations, when the current wife and the ex-wife of a big-cat showman have a knock-down, drag-out fight in the center of town. Jules Keene, owner of the Fern Valley Glamping Resort, tries to keep peace among her guests and with the town council, but it turns into a catastrophe when Tabbi Morris, winds up dead in one of her ex-husband’s tiger cages.

And if the murder wasn’t enough, Jules discovers that some of the big cats are missing, but the owner and his family insists that nothing is wrong.

Curiosity gets the best of her, and she has to solve the murder and figure out if the owner of Cal’s Cats is pussy-footing around or whether it’s something more sinister before it ruins the holiday season and her business.

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ABOUT THE AUTHOR:

Through the years, Heather Weidner has been a cop’s kid, technical writer, editor, college professor, software tester, and IT manager. Christmas Lights and Cat Fights is the third in her cozy mystery series, the Jules Keene Glamping Mysteries. She also writes the Delanie Fitzgerald mystery series and the Mermaid Bay Christmas Shoppe Mysteries (2023).

Her short stories appear in the Virginia is for Mysteries series, 50 Shades of Cabernet, Deadly Southern Charm, and Murder by the Glass, and her novellas appear in The Mutt Mysteries series.

She is a member of Sisters in Crime and active in the Central Virginia, Chessie, Grand Canyon Writers, and Guppies Chapters, International Thriller Writers, and James River Writers.

Originally from Virginia Beach, Heather has been a mystery fan since Scooby-Doo and Nancy Drew. She lives in Central Virginia with her husband and a pair of Jack Russell terriers.



TOUR PARTICIPANTS:

November 14 – Ascroft, eh? – CHARACTER INTERVIEW
November 14 – My Reading Journeys – CHARACTER GUEST POST
November 15 – Lady Hawkeye – RECIPE
November 16 – Christy's Cozy Corners – REVIEW, AUTHOR GUEST POST
November 16 – Brooke Blogs – SPOTLIGHT
November 17 – Mystery, Thrillers, and Suspense – SPOTLIGHT
November 17 – Sapphyria's Book Reviews – SPOTLIGHT
November 18 – Reading Is My SuperPower – AUTHOR GUEST POST
November 19 – Maureen's Musings – SPOTLIGHT
November 20 – Literary Gold – SPOTLIGHT
November 21 – Ruff Drafts – SPOTLIGHT
November 22 – #BRVL Book Review Virginia Lee – SPOTLIGHT
November 23 – THANKSGIVING U.S.
November 24 – MJB Reviewers – SPOTLIGHT
November 24 – FUONLYKNEW – SPOTLIGHT
November 25 – Celticlady's Reviews – SPOTLIGHT
November 25 – Escape With Dollycas Into A Good Book – SPOTLIGHT
November 26 – Guatemala Paula Loves to Read – SPOTLIGHT
November 26 – The Mystery Section – SPOTLIGHT
November 27 – My Journey Back - SPOTLIGHT
November 28 – Baroness Book Trove – SPOTLIGHT
November 29 – Rebecca M. Douglass, Author – REVIEW, AUTHOR GUEST POST
November 29 – Hearts & Scribbles – SPOTLIGHT

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