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Saturday, March 30, 2024

Virtual Book Tour & Giveaway: Poppies, Perils, and Poison (Camelot Flowers Mystery, #2) by Erica Wynters

 

Poppies, Perils, and Poison
Camelot Flowers Mysteries
by
Erica Wynters

Cozy Mystery
2nd in Series
Setting - Illinois
Publisher: Gemma Halliday Publishing
Publication Date: March 19, 2024
Number of Pages: ~280 pages
Digital ASIN: B0CPKP9N3G

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SYNOPSIS:


From author Erica Wynters comes another Camelot Flowers Mystery blooming with secrets, suspicions, and danger at every turn...


Things are finally looking up with florist Gwen Stevens’ family business, Camelot Flowers, which means her biggest problem now is making her heart choose between her lifelong crush on the charming Chris Crawford and her budding romance with Finn Butler, the new police detective who makes her want to stop and smell the roses.

But Gwen’s thorny love life takes a backseat when Shannon Wentworth, a newcomer to the small town of Star Junction, drops dead in the local coffee shop the day after she announces her candidacy for garden club president. Unfortunately, Margie Philips, Gwen’s surrogate aunt, has been garden club president for years and had threatened to win again this year at any cost—which suddenly puts her in the role of prime suspect in Wentworth's untimely demise!

Determined to clear Margie’s name, Gwen digs deep and discovers a bouquet’s worth of secrets, including marital infidelity, a lawsuit threatening to ruin a local business, and even doubts about where Margie was right before the murder. With too many suspects all hiding something, will Gwen uncover the truth before the killer poisons her chances of a happily ever after?

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REVIEW:

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ABOUT THE AUTHOR: 

Erica Wynters may have lived most of her life in the frigid Midwest, but now she spends her time in the warmth and sunshine of Arizona. She loves hiking, hunting down waterfalls in the desert, reading (of course), and napping. Can napping be considered a hobby? When not weaving tales of mystery with plenty of quirky characters, laughs, and a dash of romance, Erica works as a Marriage and Family Therapist helping others find their Happily Ever Afters.



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March 21 – Jody's Bookish Haven – SPOTLIGHT
March 22 – The Mystery of Writing – AUTHOR GUEST POST
March 22 – Maureen's Musings – SPOTLIGHT
March 23 – Socrates Book Reviews – SPOTLIGHT
March 23 – Elizabeth McKenna - Author – SPOTLIGHT
March 23 – Reading Is My SuperPower – AUTHOR GUEST POST
March 24 – Sapphyria's Book Reviews - SPOTLIGHT
March 25 – Angel's Book Nook – SPOTLIGHT WITH EXCERPT
March 25 – Sarah Can't Stop Reading – REVIEW
March 26 – Baroness Book Trove – SPOTLIGHT
March 27 – Christy's Cozy Corners – CHARACTER GUEST POST
March 27 – Novels Alive – REVIEW
March 28 – Ascroft, eh? – CHARACTER INTERVIEW
March 28 – Cozy Up With Kathy – AUTHOR INTERVIEW
March 29 – Teatime and Books – SPOTLIGHT
March 29 – FUONLYKNEW – SPOTLIGHT
March 30 – Guatemala Paula Loves to Read – REVIEW
March 30 – MJB Reviewers – SPOTLIGHT WITH EXCERPT
March 30 – Escape With Dollycas Into A Good Book – SPOTLIGHT

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Saturday, August 12, 2023

Virtual Book Tour & Giveaway: Weeding Out Lies (Texas Flower Farmer Cozy Mystery, #1) by Jackie Layton

 

Weeding Out Lies
A Texas Flower Farmer Cozy Mystery
by
Jackie Layton

Cozy Mystery
1st in Series
Setting - Texas
Publisher: Level Best Books
Publication Date: July 11, 2023
Print length: 302 pages
ASIN: B0C7JT33B4


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SYNOPSIS: 
Flower farmer Emma Justice’s life is firmly rooted in Lutz, Texas where she has recently begun her new business. One morning while delivering flowers, she stumbles upon a prominent citizen. Dead. When a friend is accused of murder, Emma launches her own investigation. She’s used to separating weeds from flowers. Emma will dig for clues, weed out red herrings and cultivate a plan to find the killer.

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REVIEW:

4 stars!

A new amateur sleuth blossoms in this fresh, flower-filled, Texas-set debut cozy mystery!

Emma Justice is the unlikely new amateur sleuth in Jackie Layton’s new Texas Flower Farmer Cozy Mystery series set in the small fictional town of Lutz, Texas. A former pharmacy tech, she’s finally pursuing her dream of flower farming now that her only child, daughter Abby, is out of the house and off to college. Her transformation to gumshoe is courtesy of a promise to help her dear friend and bookstore owner, Paige Booker, clear her name as the main suspect in the murder of her part-time employee, Willow Moore. With loads of suspects and as many possible motives for her murder, this first book is rife with red herrings and plot twists.
 
Emma is hard-working and determined to find her joy in growing and selling her beautiful blooms. There are plenty of descriptions of lovely flower combinations throughout the story, and I was often tempted to try to recreate some of her displays. In addition, Emma’s best friend, Sophie, owns the bakery in town, and another, Brett, the local coffee shop, so many luscious food items and delicious drinks are mentioned. Love interest Jake is new to town and helping out his best friend, Brett, while he takes a break and does his best to delight Emma with yummy new coffee concoctions.

As with most first-in-series books, the author must establish the small-town setting and its residents in this entry, including the protagonist, family, friends, victim, and suspects. Layton does a great job providing a wide variety of people, professions, and businesses to populate Lutz without overwhelming the reader. She hits a good balance with those who make only a casual appearance and those who will have a more substantial hand in the current proceedings. 

With a victim everyone seems to like, Emma has to really dig into Willow’s private affairs to discover suspects and their motives. However, once she gets going, meanies start to come out of the woodwork. Emma is mostly discreet about her inquiries, but it’s a small town, and word inevitably gets around that she’s asking tough questions. She eventually narrows down her list of names and motives, but it wasn’t until the final reveal that I knew the real killer and the truth behind Willow’s death. 

I recommend WEEDING OUT LIES to cozy mystery readers ready for a new series featuring flowers, food, and a scrappy female protagonist in an authentic down-home Texas setting.

ABOUT THE AUTHOR:

Jackie Layton is the author of cozy mysteries with Spunky Southern Sleuths. Her stories are set in Texas, Georgia, and South Carolina. She lives on the coast of South Carolina where she enjoys walks on the beach and golf cart rides around the marsh. Reading, gardening, and traveling are some of her favorite hobbies. She always keeps a notebook handy to write down ideas for future stories. Be careful what you say around her, because it might end up in a book. 




TOUR PARTICIPANTS:

August 9 – Reading, Writing & Stitch-Metic – CHARACTER GUEST POST
August 9 – Brooke Blogs – SPOTLIGHT
August 10 – Celticlady's Reviews – SPOTLIGHT
August 10 – Ascroft, eh? – CHARACTER INTERVIEW
August 11 – Baroness Book Trove – SPOTLIGHT
August 11 – Christy's Cozy Corners – AUTHOR GUEST POST
August 12 – Guatemala Paula Loves to Read – REVIEW
August 12 – Jane Reads -CHARACTER GUEST POST
August 13 – StoreyBook Reviews – REVIEW
August 13 – ebook addicts – AUTHOR GUEST POST
August 14 – Literary Gold – AUTHOR INTERVIEW
August 14 – Sapphyria's Book Reviews – SPOTLIGHT
August 14 – My Reading Journeys - REVIEW
August 15 – FUONLYKNEW – SPOTLIGHT
August 15 – Ruff Drafts – AUTHOR INTERVIEW
August 15 – Escape With Dollycas Into A Good Book – REVIEW, AUTHOR GUEST POST
August 16 – Socrates Book Reviews – SPOTLIGHT
August 16 – Maureen's Musings – SPOTLIGHT
August 17 – Mystery, Thrillers, and Suspense – CHARACTER GUEST POST
August 17 – #BRVL Book Review Virginia Lee – SPOTLIGHT
August 18 – Novels Alive – REVIEW
August 18 – Reading Is My SuperPower – REVIEW

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