Author: Debbie

I'm a retired librarian and the award-winning author of the Cobble Cove, Buttercup Bend, and SOUP THE SUPERNATURAL KITTEN cozy mystery series and other novels, short stories, poems, articles, and a novella. My books include CLOUDY RAINBOW, REASON TO DIE, SEA SCOPE, MEMORY MAKERS, TIME'S RELATIVE, MEOWS AND PURRS, MEMORIES AND MEOWS, A MIXED BAG OF CAT TAILS, and A MYSTERY BOX OF CAT TAILS. My Cobble Cove cozy mystery series published by Solstice Publishing consist of 6 books: A STONE'S THROW, BETWEEN A ROCK AND A HARD PLACE, WRITTEN IN STONE, LOVE ON THE ROCKS, NO GRAVESTONE UNTURNED, and ROCK A BYE BYE BABY. My standalone short story collection featuring the Cobble Cove characters is SNEAKY'S SUPERNATURAL MYSTERY AND OTHER COBBLE COVE STORIES. My Buttercup Bend series published by Next Chapter Publishing includes THE CASE OF THE CAT CRAZY LADY, THE CASE OF THE PARROT LOVING PROFESSOR, THE CASE OF THE LLAMA RAISING LIBRARIAN, THE CASE OF THE WHALE WATCHING WEDDING PLANNER, THE CASE OF THE REPTILE RESCUING RESCEPTIONIST, and the forthcoming CASE OF THE BULLFIGHTING BUILDER. I've also written a paranormal romance, CLOUDY RAINBOW, and short stories of various genres published as eBooks and in anthologies published by the Red Penguin Collection. My poetry appears in the Nassau County Voices in Verse and the Bard's Annual. My latest book is SUITCASE STORIES, a collection of mostly mystery short stories. My forthcoming standalone gothic mystery is LOOKING FOR LUCY. I'm a member of Sisters-in-Crime, International Thriller Writers, and the Cat Writers' Association. I live in South Carolina with my husband, daughter, and 3 cats.
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Spotlight and Recipe for French Quarter Fright Night by Ellen Byron

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French Quarter Fright Night (Vintage Cookbook)
by Ellen Byron

About French Quarter Fright Night

FRENCH QUARTER FRIGHT NIGHT 3
French Quarter Fright Night (Vintage Cookbook)
Cozy Mystery
3rd in Series
Setting – the Garden District of New Orleans
Publisher ‏ : ‎ Severn House (September 3, 2024)
Hardcover ‏ : ‎ 256 pages
ISBN-10 ‏ : ‎ 1448312655
ISBN-13 ‏ : ‎ 978-1448312658
Digital ASIN ‏ : ‎ B0CTHQXNM5

The third in the fabulous cozy mystery series with a vintage flair from USA Today bestselling and Agatha Award-winning author Ellen Byron.

Welcome to the Bon Veeevil Festival of Fear! Prepare for the spookiest night of your life . . .

It’s Halloween in New Orleans, and the staff of Bon Vee Culinary House Museum is setting up a fantastic haunted house tour for their visitors. But when flashy movie star Blaine Taggart and his entourage move into the mansion next door, gift shop proprietor Ricki James-Diaz gets a fright of her own.

While Ricki is excited about the potential business the tours will bring to her vintage cookbook shop, she’s less thrilled by former friend Blaine’s arrival in town. Then Bon Vee’s prop tomb becomes a real tomb for Blaine’s nasty assistant, and suddenly everyone at Bon Vee is a murder suspect. There isn’t a ghost of a chance one of them committed the crime, but with NOPD busy tackling the mischief and mayhem generated by the spooky holiday, it falls on Ricki and her friends to catch the killer.

As the Big Easy gears up for the Big Scary, it seems everyone has skeletons in their closets. Can Ricki reveal the shadowy killer before someone else becomes part of the Halloween horror show?

RECIPE

Cookbook: Betty Crocker’s Party Book (1960 ed.)

My Vintage Cookbook Mystery series always includes recipes that I’ve adapted from my own persona collection of vintage cookbooks.

Under the auspices of General Mills, Betty Crocker’s library of cookbooks included a handy selection of spiral-bound hardcover themed cookbooks like this “Party Book.” These popcorn balls were a delicious Halloween treat in the 1960s and they’re a delicious treat now.

Popcorn Balls

Ingredients:

1 cup sugar

1/3 cup water

1/3 cup light corn syrup

1 tsp. salt (not necessary if you use salted, already-popped popcorn)

¼ cup butter

1 tsp. vanilla extract

7 cups popped popcorn

Directions:

In a heavy saucepan, mix the sugar, water, light corn syrup, butter (and salt if you’re using it as an ingredient).

Cook the mixture to 250 degrees or until a few drops form a hard ball when dropped into cold water.

Remove the pan from the heat and stir in the teaspoon of vanilla.

Place the popcorn in a large bowl. Pour the liquid mixture over the popcorn in a thin stream, stirring constantly to mix well and coat the popcorn.

Butter your hands to lessen stickiness and shape the popcorn into balls. Chill to firm up.

Servings: approx. 12 balls.

About Ellen Byron

Ellen is a USA Today bestselling author, Anthony nominee, and recipient of multiple Agatha and Lefty awards for her Cajun Country Mysteries, Vintage Cookbook Mysteries, and Catering Hall Mysteries (as Maria DiRico). Her new series, The Golden Motel Mysteries, recently debuted. She is also an award-winning playwright and non-award-winning writer of TV hits like Wings, Just Shoot Me, and Fairly OddParents, but considers her most impressive achievement working as a cater-waiter for Martha Stewart. Visit her at Cozy Mysteries | Ellen Byron | Author

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Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/ellenbyronauthor/

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Guest Post and Blog Tour for Buried on a Sundae by Lena Gregory

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Buried on a Sundae (Coffee & Cream Café Mysteries)
by Lena Gregory

About Buried on a Sundae


Buried on a Sundae (Coffee & Cream Café Mysteries)
Cozy Mystery
4th in Series
Setting – Long Island, NY
Publisher ‏ : ‎ Gemma Halliday Publishing (August 27, 2024)
Digital : Number of Pages 225
ASIN ‏ : ‎ B0CW1B4V2Y

From author Lena Gregory comes a delicious new mystery…

Things have been looking up for Danika Delany’s business—her uncle’s old fashioned malt shop on eastern Long Island. But for her love life? Not so much. After a disastrous date with Detective Jake Barlow, Danika lets her best friends, Gwen and Eli, talk her into a night out at the hottest new nightclub in town. Only, while there, Dani finds her sort-of boyfriend secreted in the shadows on the beach behind the club with crime boss Patrick Johansen’s wife, Angelique! An upset Dani leaves without giving Jake a chance to explain, but when he doesn’t get in touch the next day, she takes a long walk along the beach to reevaluate her love life. That’s where she suddenly stumbles across Angelique’s body buried in the dunes near where she last saw her with Jake. Sure that Jake is innocent—of murder at least—Danika and her friends set out to prove Jake had nothing to do with her murder and stop a killer…before they strike again!


GUEST POST

Evolution of My Writing Process

By Lena Gregory

One of the first interview questions I ever answered as a writer was, “Are you a plotter or a panster?” To which I adamantly declared I was, and would always be, a panster. Well, like most things in life, you can never be too sure what’s going to change. My first novel came in at a whopping 100,000 words. When it was published, it had been ruthlessly—and sometimes tearfully—cut to 54,000.

When I first started writing, I would sit at my computer each night and write whatever came to mind. Usually, what came to mind led to a satisfying conclusion—often with only a few minor tweaks to the storyline. Then one day, I painted my hero into a corner I couldn’t find a way out of. I eventually did, but I was never quite satisfied with the outcome.

When I started my next book, I was careful to outline the progress of the story and the ending so I wouldn’t have the same problem. That worked out so well, I started plotting everything. I plotted the number of words in each chapter, whose head each scene would come from, how many words would be in each scene. I made sure each point-of-view character got an equal amount of time. Needless to say, too much of a good thing hindered the writing process, and I ended up with a major case of writer’s block.

Now I’ve found a nice balance between the two. I plot the major parts of the story. I don’t plot the ending. I never decide how a book is going to end or who the killer is until the entire story has been written and gone through several rounds of edits. Once the rest of the story is in good shape and ready to go out for submission, I write the ending. I love being surprised when I find out what happens.

About Lena Gregory

Lena Gregory is the author of the Bay Island Psychic Mysteries, which take place on a small island between the north and south forks of Long Island, New York, the All-Day Breakfast Café Mysteries, which are set on the outskirts of Florida’s Ocala National Forest, the Mini-Meadows Mysteries, set in a community of tiny homes in Central Florida, and the Coffee & Cream Café Mysteries, which take place in a small town on the south shore of eastern Long Island, New York.

Lena 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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Spotlight and Blog Tour for The Poseidon Project by E. William Podojil

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The Poseidon Project (The Herb Society Mysteries)
by E William Podojil

About The Poseidon Project


The Poseidon Project (The Herb Society Mysteries)
Mystery- Suspense – Adventure
1st in Series
Setting – Tucson, AZ and Dubai, UAE
Publisher ‏ : ‎ Wild Rose Press (August 26, 2024)
Paperback ‏ : ‎ 270 pages
ISBN-10 ‏ : ‎ 1509256849
ISBN-13 ‏ : ‎ 978-1509256846
Digital ASIN ‏ : ‎ B0CW1BKWS3

Molly Halloran and her friends have a secret past. Their bucolic retirement is suddenly upended when Molly’s husband is abducted and held for a steep ransom. Now she, her friends, her tech executive son, Lukas and his Air Force pilot boyfriend must race against the clock and travel halfway around the world to meet the kidnappers’ demands. But when they learn why her husband has been abducted, they realize how high the stakes truly are. Molly and her friends now must face their past in order to save the future. But not only their futures; the world’s.

About E William Podojil

E. William is an international business executive and novelist. He has traveled extensively and visited over sixty countries while based in Europe and the USA. Podojil works as an executive business advisor, strategist, and coach while also pursuing his love of storytelling and writing. His second novel, The Poseidon Project, will be published in 2024 by The Wild Rose Press and is the first in a series of adventure thrillers. Podojil writes personal, humorous stories of his life and travels with his husband and three sons in his blog at www.ewpodojil.com.

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Guest Post and Blog Tour for In the Event of Murder by Cynthia Kuhn

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In the Event of Murder (A Starlit Bookshop Mystery)
by Cynthia Kuhn

About In the Event of Murder


In the Event of Murder (A Starlit Bookshop Mystery)
Cozy Mystery
2nd in Series
Setting – Colorado
Publisher ‏ : ‎ Crooked Lane Books (August 20, 2024)
Hardcover ‏ : ‎ 304 pages
ISBN-10 ‏ : ‎ 1639100709
ISBN-13 ‏ : ‎ 978-1639100705
Digital https://amzn.to/3xRh1X8

It’s the star-studded event of the season in Silvercrest, Colorado—but some of the guests might not make it to the last dance alive in the second charming installment of the Starlit Bookshop mysteries from Agatha Award-winning author Cynthia Kuhn.

Nestled on the banks of a breathtaking Rocky Mountain river and dotted with delightful boutiques and galleries, Silvercrest, Colorado, is a book lover’s paradise. Bookseller and literary event planner Emma Starrs is looking forward to attending the annual Silvercrest Library Gala, a glamorous evening with celebrities including the legendary Whitney Willton, currently on the hit crime show Chasers, and her niece, party-planner-to-the-stars Lyra Willton. Gala Week is full of exciting activities honoring both page and screen, and library board president Tabitha Baxter is basking in the glow of her successful launch—until Lyra is found dead.

With the gala only days away, the board asks Emma for help, despite Tabitha—her longstanding nemesis—bristling over the choice. Emma agrees, even though she is already in charge of a classic mystery panel at her family’s bookstore, Starlit Books, which turns out to have its own challenges. Meanwhile, Whitney, who is aware of Emma’s sleuthing skills, begs her to find the killer. The case grows more complex with the disappearance of several priceless objects, an attack on one of the attending celebrities, and other predicaments. Emma searches for clues while handling every unexpected twist and turn leading up to the extravagant affair. But when the guests step onto the red carpet, a killer still lurks in the shadows—and murder just might become the main event.

GUEST POST

Not Always The Way We Think

I have gone back and forth about this post.

This is a cozy, after all! Blue skies and butterflies.

But I keep feeling as though I need to share something a little different. So here goes.

All books are challenging to write, in the sense that they require effort and energy. But In the Event of Murder was more difficult. Not because of the content—I loved writing these characters and telling their stories!—but because of what was going on during the development of it.

I even had surgery the day after I turned this book in the first time. Can still remember how happy I was to have made it, to have hit the deadline.

And I thought once the surgery was over, I’d just get back into the swing of things. Write up a storm. Produce, produce, produce.

But I had no idea that it would take over a year to heal. And right when I could see the light at the end of the tunnel: surprise–I had to have another surgery!

This was bigger and took longer to heal (still happening, actually).

Point is: it took far too long to finish.

But I learned something. It may not look like we planned, but as long as we keep going, we’re going to get somewhere new.

It’s not unlike the amateur detectives of the cozy genre, when you think about it. They don’t zoom straight to a solution…they bob and weave, go up and down, and just keep pushing.

Slow and steady wins the race, as they say. Doing the best we can do is enough.

(Can anyone relate? Wishing you all the best with your projects too.)

————————–

Cynthia Kuhn writes the award-winning Starlit Bookshop Mysteries and Lila Maclean Academic Mysteries. Originally from upstate New York, she lives with her family—including one very sweet, very barky springer spaniel—in Colorado. For more information, please visit cynthiakuhn.net.

About Cynthia Kuhn

Cynthia Kuhn writes the Starlit Bookshop Mysteries, which focus on a bookseller solving crimes in an artistic mountain community, and the Lila Maclean Academic Mysteries, featuring a professor-turned-amateur-sleuth. Her work has also appeared in Mystery Most Diabolical, Mystery Most Edible, McSweeney’s Quarterly Concern, Copper Nickel, Prick of the Spindle, Mama PhD, and other publications. For more information, please visit cynthiakuhn.net.

Author Links

Website: https://cynthiakuhn.net

Blog: http://chicksonthecase.com

Twitter/X: http://www.twitter.com/cynthiakuhn

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Something for Every Reader

Posted on by Debbie

I write a variety of books. Most of them are mysteries, some are part of a series, and others are mixed genres. Recently, I posted readalike themes on my social media. I’m sharing them here for those who may have missed them. I hope you find a few books to add to your virtual or real bookshelves.

These books can be found in several places online, and some can be ordered from your local bookstore. All are available as eBooks and paperbacks. Some are on Kindle Unlimited. Some are also available in hardcover, large print, and audio. A few have been translated into other languages.

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Book Blast for A Corpse at the Witching Hour by Debra Sennefelder

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A Corpse at the Witching Hour: A Food Blogger Mystery
by Debra Sennefelder

About A Corpse at the Witching Hour


A Corpse at the Witching Hour: A Food Blogger Mystery
Cozy Mystery
6th in Series
Setting – Connecticut
Publisher ‏ : ‎ Beyond the Page Publishing (October 6, 2023)
Paperback ‏ : ‎ 228 pages
ISBN-10 ‏ : ‎ 1960511394
ISBN-13 ‏ : ‎ 978-1960511393
Digital ASIN ‏ : ‎ B0CKM7LTGJ

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Hope Early has to contend with ghosts, a fatal curse, and a decades-old family secret to catch a killer in the new Food Blogger Mystery . . .

When her best friend’s Aunt Issy falls ill, food blogger Hope Early agrees to help him hand out Halloween candy at his aunt’s house, which is rumored to be cursed. A murder-suicide took place there a century ago, and legend has it that a woman has died there every twenty years since—on Halloween. Hope doesn’t really believe in curses or ghosts, but when all the trick-or-treaters are gone and she discovers a woman’s dead body on the front lawn, she wonders if the curse might be real after all.

Then Hope and her friend discover a cache of love letters linking the dead woman to Aunt Issy’s husband years ago, and Hope is certain they’ve uncovered the motive for murder—and the police are certain Aunt Issy is their main suspect. Determined to prove Issy’s innocence and nab the real culprit, Hope starts shaking other branches of the family tree. But she forgets that Halloween isn’t the only day people hide behind masks, and if she’s not careful, Hope will come face-to-face with a ghoulish fiend who’s not afraid to kill again . . .

Includes two tasty recipes!

About Debra Sennefelder

Debra Sennefelder lives and writes in Connecticut, where she lives with her family and slightly spoiled Shih Tzu. An avid reader across a range of genres, mystery fiction is her obsession. Her interest in people and relationships is channeled into her novels against a backdrop of crime and mystery. She’s the author of the Food Blogger Mystery series, the Resale Boutique Mystery series and the Cookie Shop Mystery series. When she’s not writing, she’s either baking or reading. To learn more, visit her on the web at www.debrasennefelder.com

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Excerpt and Blog Tour for The Case of the Bayfront Murder by S.K. Derban

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Case of the Bayfront Murder: A Macaroni on Wheels Mystery
by S.K. Derban

About Case of the Bayfront Murder


Case of the Bayfront Murder: A Macaroni on Wheels Mystery
Cozy Mystery
1st in Series
Setting – Little Italy, San Diego and San Diego Bay
Publisher ‏ : ‎ S.K. Derban (March 27, 2024)
Paperback ‏ : ‎ 278 pages
ISBN-10 ‏ : ‎ 1963188020
ISBN-13 ‏ : ‎ 978-1963188028
Digital ASIN ‏ : ‎ B0CV5Z5VY2

Little Italy in San Diego, once a thriving fishing community, has blossomed into a prominent tourist destination. Nestled in the heart of this vibrant neighborhood, both travelers and residents find the Tiepolo Mercato a favorite spot to stop and shop. Ezio and Benedette Tiepolo are the proprietors of the Mercato, while their daughter owns Macaroni on Wheels, the catering company located directly next door.

There’s more than pasta cooking in the Macaroni on Wheels kitchen. Meet Terza Tiepolo, a feisty Italian caterer who fills her free time solving crime. She belongs to a local murder mystery book club, and leads the other participants in their monthly whodunnit contest.

Terza also works diligently to grow her catering business. But when a prominent doctor hires Terza’s company to cater a dinner party, she never expects murder to be on the menu. The prestigious bayfront event should enhance the Macaroni on Wheels portfolio, and Terza anticipates meeting many potential new clients. On the day of the party, Terza arrives early to prepare, only to discover her grand expectations are as dead as the body on the kitchen floor.

Fans of cozy mysteries will revel in solving the murder along with Terza, and will appreciate her zest for life. Readers will also treasure the introduction to her vibrant Italian relatives. They will enjoy getting to know the Tiepolo family, and will smile at the special relationship Terza has with her mother and father. The fun never stops when the animated relatives join together each Sunday for dinner. Consider this your personal invitation!

EXCERPT

Terza sent a text to Moheenie: Where is Ranger?

Five minutes later, Moheenie responded: At CrossFit.

Terza read the text and called Moheenie.

“Yes,” Moheenie answered.

“How long will he be there?”

“At least two hours, maybe more. Ranger just left, and he has to drive there, so probably three total. Ranger usually showers at the gym, so he doesn’t have to drive home all sweaty.”

“Good,” Terza said. “Can you go out?”

“Sure, where are we going?”

“We haven’t looked into Rose McCool at all. I think we should take a drive over to her house.”

“Would we go in?”

“No, not unless we can think of a good reason. I just thought we could take a look around.”

“Oh, like a stakeout?”

“Well, kind of.”

“Cool! Then let’s wear all black.” Moheenie sounded excited.

“That’s not a bad idea, actually. If we do decide to look around, it will help with the camouflage. Wear something with a hood, too.”

About S.K. Derban

S.K. Derban resides with her husband in Southern California. Although born in the United States she moved to London within the first three months and remained in England until the age of five. Her father, an American citizen, was a decorated veteran of the Second World War. Her British mother was involved with the London Royal Ballet Company and a great fan of the arts. After returning to the United States, Derban’s life remained filled with a love of the theatre and a passion for British murder mysteries.

S.K. Derban’s personal travel and missionary escapades are readily apparent as they shine through into her characters. Readers are often transported virtually across the globe. She has traveled to Hong Kong on five separate occasions to smuggle Bibles into China and has been to Israel on seven missionary trips. Derban’s other adventures include visits to Bangkok, Greece, Egypt, Italy, and the Caribbean.

Beginning with her faith in the Lord, S.K. Derban relies on all aspects of her life when writing. She hopes her books will allow readers to go on holiday without having to pack!

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Twitter/X – https://x.com/skderban

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Website – https://childofthecarpenter.com/

Purchase Link – Amazon

TOUR PARTICIPANTS

August 12 – Mystery, Thrillers, and Suspense – SPOTLIGHT

August 12 – Books, Ramblings, and Tea – RECIPE

August 13 – Christy’s Cozy Corners – CHARACTER GUEST POST

August 13 – Lady Hawkeye – SPOTLIGHT

August 14 – Sarah Can’t Stop Reading Books – REVIEW

August 14 – Maureen’s Musings – SPOTLIGHT

August 15 – Literary Gold – SPOTLIGHT

August 15 – Novels Alive – REVIEW

August 16 – Cozy Up With Kathy REVIEW, AUTHOR INTERVIEW

August 16 – Sapphyria’s Book Reviews – SPOTLIGHT

August 17 – Celticlady’s Reviews – SPOTLIGHT, EXCERPT

August 17 – Escape With Dollycas Into A Good Book – AUTHOR GUEST POST

August 18 – FUONLYKNEW – SPOTLIGHT

August 18 – StoreyBook Reviews – AUTHOR GUEST POST

August 19 – Boys’ Mom Reads! – REVIEW

August 19 – Baroness Book Trove – SPOTLIGHT

August 20 – Elizabeth McKenna – Author – SPOTLIGHT

August 20 – Eskimo Princess Book Reviews – SPOTLIGHT

August 21 – Ruff Drafts – SPOTLIGHT, EXCERPT

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Guest Post and Blog Tour for Peach Tea Smash by Laura Childs

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Peach Tea Smash (A Tea Shop Mystery)
by Laura Childs

About Peach Tea Smash


Peach Tea Smash (A Tea Shop Mystery)
Cozy Mystery
28th in Series
Setting – South Carolina
Publisher ‏ : ‎ Berkley (August 6, 2024)
Hardcover ‏ : ‎ 320 pages
ISBN-10 ‏ : ‎ 0593201019
ISBN-13 ‏ : ‎ 978-0593201015
Digital ASIN ‏ : ‎ B0CLKSY4GV
Audiobook ASIN B0CVLG7ZGL

Murder at an Alice in Wonderland–themed event threatens to send Theodosia Browning through the looking glass in the latest entry in this New York Times bestselling series.

During the Mad Hatter Masquerade, a fundraiser hosted by the Friends of the Opera on the grounds of the old Pendleton Grist Mill, Harlan Sadler, husband of Cricket Sadler, the chairwoman, is killed. He’s been hit in the head with a croquet mallet, and his body hung on the chains and paddles of the grist mill. Nobody can figure out why since Harlan was much beloved by everyone. It’s only after Cricket and Delaine beg Theodosia to investigate that she realizes the killer might have mistaken Harlan for his crazy son, Duke. After all, Duke is a slum landlord and recently injured a woman in a boating accident.

INCLUDES DELICIOUS RECIPES AND TEA TIME TIPS!

GUEST POST

Inspiring Quotes from Favorite Authors

by Laura Childs, New York Times

bestselling author of Peach Tea Smash.

Sometimes, the most difficult part about writing is getting started. Whether you’re writing mystery, romance, a thriller, or even a short story, that blank computer screen can be awfully daunting. In order to light a fire under myself – and inspire you if you’re a would-be author – I’ve compiled a few quotes from favorite authors that give insight into how they got themselves juiced up and motivated.

William Faulkner says “Get it down. Take chances. It may be bad, but it’s the only way you can do anything really good.” And Jack London says “You can’t wait for inspiration. You have to go after it with a club.” I totally get what theses guy are saying. Sometimes, when I sit down to write a new Tea Shop Mystery I have an idea, but I don’t know where I’m going with it. So I try to think of an exciting opening – a robbery, stabbing, poisoning, fire, or body being tossed from a building – then kind of build from there. Once I’ve developed a few exciting paragraphs, they begin to grab my imagination and help springboard me on to a few more pages – and then to a completed chapter.

Okay, now I need to turn those first few pages into an actual story complete with plotlines, additional characters, twists, and maybe even another murder. How does a writer go about doing exactly that? Ray Bradbury says “First, find out what your hero wants, then just follow it.” Which makes total sense to me. If you send your hero/protagonist on a quest and make it damn hard for them, they’ll stumble, make mistakes, and uncover clues along the way.

And then, of course, you keep writing. Terry Pratchett says “There’s no such thing as writer’s block. That was invented by people in California who couldn’t write.” And E.L. Doctorow says “Writing a novel is like driving a car at night. You can only see as far as your headlights, but you can make the whole trip that way.” As the author of 57 mysteries, I don’t believe in writer’s block either. There’s so much out there – spooky, trippy new ideas or ripped-from-the-headlines craziness – that there’s plenty to go around. Find your idea, grab it, gnaw on it, exploit it, and write it!

Along the way, try not to lose your sense of humor. In the words of Robert Benchley “It took me fifteen years to discover I had no talent for writing, but I couldn’t give it up because by that time I was too famous.” And Isaac Asimov says “If my doctor told me I had only six minutes to live, I wouldn’t brood. I’d type a little faster.” And Margaret Atwood says “If I waited for perfection, I would never write a word.” Ah, these authors certainly had the right attitude and a healthy dose of tenacity.

What about editing a book you might ask? Well, John Irving says “Half my life is an act of revision.” And the very prolific Stephen King says “When your story is ready for rewrite, cut it to the bone. Get rid of every ounce of excess fat. This is going to hurt; revising a story down to the bare essentials is always a little like murdering children, but it must be done.” And Jodi Picoult says “You can always edit a bad page. You can’t edit a blank page.”

Of course, as a writer of fiction it’s critical that you absolutely believe in yourself. Somerset Maugham says “If you can tell stories, create characters, devise incidents, and have sincerity and passion, it doesn’t matter a damn how you write.” And Erica Jong says “I went for years not finishing anything. Because, of course, when you finish something you can be judged.”

Perhaps the author quotes I enjoy most are ones that are upbeat and see light at the end of the tunnel. Octavia E. Butler says “You don’t start out writing good stuff. You start out writing crap and thinking it’s good stuff, and then gradually you get better at it.” And J.K. Rowling says “Words are our most inexhaustible source of magic.”

Really, truer words were never spoken.

Love to you and good luck with your writing!

Laura Childs

About Laura Childs

Laura Childs is the New York Times bestselling author of the Tea Shop Mysteries, Scrapbook Mysteries, and Cackleberry Club Mysteries. In her previous life she was CEO/Creative Director of her own marketing firm and authored several screenplays. She is married to a professor of Chinese art history, loves to travel, rides horses, enjoys fundraising for various non-profits, and has two Chinese Shar-Pei dogs.

Laura specializes in cozy mysteries that have the pace of a thriller (a thrillzy!) Her three series are:

The Tea Shop Mysteries – set in the historic district of Charleston and featuring Theodosia Browning, owner of the Indigo Tea Shop. Theodosia is a savvy entrepreneur, and pet mom to service dog Earl Grey. She’s also an intelligent, focused amateur sleuth who doesn’t rely on coincidences or inept police work to solve crimes. This charming series is highly atmospheric and rife with the history and mystery that is Charleston.

The Scrapbooking Mysteries – a slightly edgier series that takes place in New Orleans. The main character, Carmela, owns Memory Mine scrapbooking shop in the French Quarter and is forever getting into trouble with her friend, Ava, who owns the Juju Voodoo shop. New Orleans’ spooky above-ground cemeteries, jazz clubs, bayous, and Mardi Gras madness make their presence known here!

The Cackleberry Club Mysteries – set in Kindred, a fictional town in the Midwest. In a rehabbed Spur station, Suzanne, Toni, and Petra, three semi-desperate, forty-plus women have launched the Cackleberry Club. Eggs are the morning specialty here and this cozy cafe even offers a book nook and yarn shop. Business is good but murder could lead to the cafe’s undoing! This series offers recipes, knitting, cake decorating, and a dash of spirituality.

Laura’s Links: Website – Facebook

Purchase Links – Amazon – B&N – Kobo – Bookshop.org – PenquinRandomHouse

TOUR PARTICIPANTS

August 6 – The Plain-Spoken Pen – REVIEW

August 6 – Maureen’s Musings – SPOTLIGHT

August 6 – story.book.lady – REVIEW

August 7 – Mystery, Thrillers, and Suspense – SPOTLIGHT

August 7 – Books, Ramblings, and Tea – SPOTLIGHT

August 8 – Socrates Book Reviews – SPOTLIGHT

August 8 – Lady Hawkeye – SPOTLIGHT

August 9 – Cozy Up With Kathy – REVIEW

August 9 – The Mystery of Writing – SPOTLIGHT

August 10 – Reading Is My SuperPower – AUTHOR GUST POST

August 10 – Paranormal and Romantic Suspense Reviews – SPOTLIGHT

August 11 – FUONLYKNEW – SPOTLIGHT

August 12 – Literary Gold – SPOTLIGHT

August 12 – Mystery Thrillers and Romantic Suspense Reviews – SPOTLIGHT

August 13 – The Avid Reader – REVIEW

August 13 – Celticlady’s Reviews – SPOTLIGHT

August 14 – Escape With Dollycas Into A Good Book – REVIEW

August 14 – Ruff Drafts – AUTHOR GUEST POST

August 15 – Christy’s Cozy Corners – AUTHOR INTERVIEW

August 15 – Sapphyria’s Book Reviews – SPOTLIGHT

August 16 – Baroness Book Trove – REVIEW

August 16 – Ascroft, eh? – AUTHOR INTERVIEW

August 17 – Elizabeth McKenna – Author – SPOTLIGHT

August 17 – StoreyBook Reviews – SPOTLIGHT

August 18 – Sarah Can’t Stop Reading Books – REVIEW

August 19 – Angel’s Book Nook – SPOTLIGHT

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Interview of Marilyn Levinson aka Allison Brook and Blog Tour for Booked on Murder, the final Haunted Library Mystery

Posted on by Debbie

It’s my pleasure to speak with Marilyn Levinson from Holbrook, New York, who writes the Haunted Library series as Allison Brook.

Hi, Marilyn. How long have you been published? What titles and/or series have you published and with which publisher? Have you self-published any titles? Please give details.

I have been published since 1985 when And Don’t Bring Jeremy, my first children’s book, came out with Holt.

My Haunted Library series (8 books) is published by Crooked Lane Books

Murder a la Christie and Murder the Tey Way, the two books in the Golden Age of Mystery Book Club series– were both republished by Rowan Prose Publishing in 2024.

A Murderer Among Us and Murder In the Air in my Twin Lakes series and  Giving Up the Ghost, and Dangerous Relations –will be republished by Rowan Prose Publishing in 2025

Sounds like you’ve had a wonderful career.

Tell us a little bit about your books — if you write a series, any upcoming releases or your current work-in-progress. If you have an upcoming release, please specify the release date.

Come Home to Death, a novel of suspense, came out with Rowan Prose Publishing this year. When Erica Parker returns home to Long Island to raise money for her gambling husband, she discovers she’s about to become very wealthy if she manages to live till her twenty-fifth birthday.

Booked on Murder, the eighth and final book in my Haunted Library series, came out August 6, 2024. My sleuth Carrie Singleton is about to marry her fiancé, when she and Dylan discover a body on the lawn of their wedding venue. Two more murders follow, all of which are connected to a bank robbery that took place seven years earlier. Carrie and Dylan dodge crooks and capture killers hours before their nuptials are to take place.

This year, 2024, eight books, five of which are being republished, and a short story are being released.

I am currently writing the first of a new series–Death on Dickens Island and the third in my middle grade Rufus and Magic Run Amok series–Rufus and the Dark Side of Magic.

Wonderful! Congratulations!

Describe your goals as a writer. What do you hope to achieve in the next few years? What are you planning to do to reach these goals?

I plan to write more books in the Dickens Island series, the new mystery series I’ve started, and to write the fourth and final book in my middle grade Rufus and Magic Run Amok series.

Great goals.

What type of reader are you hoping to attract?  Who do you believe would be most interested in reading your books?

For my mysteries: readers who are interested in stories with depth and character development.

Nice.

What advice would you give other authors or those still trying to get published?

My advice is: continue writing as you search for an agent or a publisher; join writing organizations and become active in one or two of them; join a helpful, caring critique group.

Excellent advice.

What particular challenges and struggles did you face before first becoming published?

Getting published and then continue to be published.

Those are most writers’ challenges.

Do you belong to any writing groups? Which ones?

I belong to Sisters in Crime and the subgroup the Guppies as well as Mystery Writers of America. I also am part of a small group of seven cozy mystery authors.

I’m also a member of Sisters in Crime and the Guppies. They’re great groups.

What are your hobbies and interests besides writing?

reading, yoga, traveling, crossword and Sudoku puzzles, knitting.

Interesting pasttimes.

What do you like most and least about being an author? What is your toughest challenge?

I like the actual writing process, though my toughest challenge is sitting down to it every day. What I like least are all the guest blogs and essays I need to write to promote my books.

I feel the same.

What do you like about writing cozy mysteries?

I love writing cozy mysteries because my characters live on in several books, giving me the opportunity to show their growth and maturity over time. Writing cozies gives me the freedom to  include side issues I consider important. And I love writing about my characters’ relationships with one another. I enjoy delving into their old secrets and how they impact current situations.

That’s the fun part of cozy mystery writing.

Is there anything else you’d like our readers to know about you or your books?

I love to be in touch with readers on Facebook and my newsletter. (links below)

Buy Links:
Amazon: https://amzn.to/3uuPRDZ
PRH: https://bit.ly/PRHBookedonMurder

website: http://www.marilynlevinson.com where you can sign up for my newsletter
social media:
Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/marilyn.levinson.10?ref=ts&fref=ts
Goodreads: https://www.goodreads.com/author/show/161602.Marilyn_Levinson
X: https://twitter.com/MarilynLevinson
BookBub: https://www.bookbub.com/authors/marilyn-levinson
Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/marilynlevinsonauthor/

I blog with Writers Who Kill the third Thursday of every month: https://writerswhokill.blogspot.com

Thanks for the interview, and best wishes on your blog tour. I’m sharing it below.


Booked on Murder (A Haunted Library Mystery)
by Allison Brook

About Booked on Murder


Booked on Murder (A Haunted Library Mystery)
Cozy Mystery
8th in Series
Setting – Connecticut
Publisher ‏ : ‎ Crooked Lane Books (August 6, 2024)
Hardcover ‏ : ‎ 304 pages
ISBN-10 ‏ : ‎ 1639108459
ISBN-13 ‏ : ‎ 978-1639108459
Digital ASIN ‏ : ‎ B0CLKZ83SX

Librarian Carrie Singleton must catch a killer before she can say “I do” in the 8th delightful installment in Agatha Award-nominee Allison Brook’s Haunted Library mystery series.

Carrie Singleton is ready to kiss the single life goodbye. Her wedding to Dylan Avery is just a few weeks away, and a happy ending is about to be hers. But when a body is found on the lawn of their wedding venue, happily-ever-after is looking deadlier than ever.

The victim turns out to be Billy Carpenter, a young man recently released from prison after serving time for a bank robbery. The stolen money he’d buried is gone and Carrie and the police suspect Billy’s two alleged co-conspirators, his friends Luke Rizzo and Tino Valdez. But then Luke is murdered and Tino is nowhere to be found.

With no leads and only a week to go before her big day, Carrie is on the hunt for clues. She hopes to wrap up this investigation with a neat bow before she and Dylan tie the knot. Carrie has something old, something new, and something borrowed ready for her walk down the aisle. Now she needs to find the killer without becoming the ‘something blue.’

About Allison Brook

A former Spanish teacher, Marilyn Levinson writes mysteries, romantic suspense, and novels for kids. Her books have received many accolades. As Allison Brook, she writes the Haunted Library series. Death Overdue, the first in the series, was an Agatha nominee for Best Contemporary Novel in 2018. Other mysteries include the Golden Age of Mystery Book Club series, the Twin Lakes series, and Giving Up the Ghost. Her romantic suspense, Come Home to Death, was released on April 30, 2024, and her romantic suspense, Dangerous Relations, will be republished in 2025.

Marilyn’s juvenile novel, Rufus and Magic Run Amok, was an International Reading Association-Children’s Book Council Children’s Choice and recently appeared in a new edition. And Don’t Bring Jeremy was a nominee for six state awards. Her YA horror, The Devil’s Pawn, came out in a new edition in January 2024.

Marilyn lives on Long Island, where many of her books take place. She loves traveling, reading, doing crossword puzzles and Sudoku, chatting on FaceTime with her grandkids, and playing with her kittens, Romeo and Juliet.

Author Links
Website: http://www.marilynlevinson.com
Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/marilyn.levinson.10?ref=ts&fref=ts
Goodreads: https://www.goodreads.com/author/show/161602.Marilyn_Levinson
Twitter: https://twitter.com/MarilynLevinson ; https://twitter.com/AllisonBrookML
BookBub: https://www.bookbub.com/authors/marilyn-levinson; https://www.bookbub.com/authors/allison-brook
Pinterest: http://www.pinterest.com/marilev/
Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/marilynlevinsonauthor/

Buy links:
Amazon Penguin Random House B&N BAM Bookshop.org Hudson Booksellers Powell’s Target Walmart

TOUR PARTICIPANTS

August 6 – Books, Ramblings, and Tea – SPOTLIGHT

August 6 – Mystery, Thrillers, and Suspense – SPOTLIGHT

August 6 – Christy’s Cozy Corners – REVIEW, AUTHOR GUEST POST

August 7 – Reading, Writing & Stitch-Metic – AUTHOR GUEST POST

August 7 – Angel’s Book Nook – CHARACTER GUEST POST

August 7 – Sarah Can’t Stop Reading Books – REVIEW

August 8 – The Avid Reader – REVIEW

August 8 – Literary Gold – AUTHOR INTERVIEW

August 8 – Read Your Writes Book Reviews – AUTHOR INTERVIEW

August 9 – View from the Birdhouse – REVIEW

August 9 – ebook Addicts – REVIEW

August 9 – FUONLYKNEW – SPOTLIGHT

August 10 – fundinmental – SPOTLIGHT

August 10 – MJB Reviewers – REVIEW

August 10 – Sapphyria’s Book Reviews – SPOTLIGHT

August 11 – Celticlady’s Reviews – SPOTLIGHT

August 11 – Cozy Up With Kathy – REVIEW

August 11 – Eskimo Princess Book Reviews – SPOTLIGHT

August 12 – Ruff Drafts – AUTHOR INTERVIEW

August 12 – Reading Is My SuperPower – REVIEW

August 12 – Maureen’s Musings – SPOTLIGHT

August 13 – Ascroft, eh? – CHARACTER INTERVIEW

August 13 – Socrates Book Reviews – SPOTLIGHT

August 13 – Escape With Dollycas Into A Good Book – REVIEW

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Spotlight and Blog Tour for Murder in Vancouver 1886 by Marion Crook

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Murder in Vancouver 1886
by Marion Crook

About Murder in Vancouver 1886


Murder in Vancouver 1886
Historical Cozy Mystery
1st in Series
Setting – Vancouver, BC, Canada
Publisher ‏ : ‎ Epicenter Press (WA) (May 14, 2024)
Paperback ‏ : ‎ 234 pages
ISBN-10 ‏ : ‎ 1684921619
ISBN-13 ‏ : ‎ 978-1684921614
Digital ASIN ‏ : ‎ B0CW2RQT3V

Vancouver, 1886, a bustling city with a growing population and tantalizing opportunities. Some of those opportunities are illegal. When Amy MacDonald, the school teacher at Hastings Mill, discovers new Win­chester ’86 rifles are being smuggled through the city, she tries to enlist the aid of the earnest but slow-witted provincial policeman. She involves a curious local newspaperman, a businessman, a knowledgeable woman of the street, and her irrepressible younger brother in her efforts to prevent the contraband from flowing to the Métis re­bels in the North West.

Vancouver life is complicated by the murder of a Métis man, the persecution of the Chinese people living in the city and the intent of the mob to oust the Chinese onto boats and out of the new city. Amy manages to move between different the levels of society but not without risk of being dismissed from her teaching position. She tries to do what she believe is morally right without being discovered. All her plans and careful stratagems are disrupted suddenly and dramatically by the devastating, overwhelming fire.

About Marion Crook

Marion Crook wrote mysteries: The Susan George Mysteries for young adult readers and The Megan Mysteries for middle-grade readers. Recently she produced The British Book Tour Mysteries (Camel Press) writing under the name Emma Dakin. Shadows in Sussex (Book 5) was released in 2023. Storms in the Cotswolds (Book 6) is scheduled for September 2024. As Marion McKinnon Crook, she wrote non-fiction history Always Pack a Candle: A Nurse in the Cariboo-Chilcotin. 2022 (Heritage House Publishing) which won The Lieutenant Governor’s Community History Award. A sequel Always on Call: Adventures in Nursing, Ranching and Rural Living hit the BC Bestsellers list in its first week of release. Her interest in the Victorian era took her to research 1886 in Vancouver, Canada. Hours of reading old newspapers accounts of life in that new city, and checking archives combined with her fascination with the mystery genre produce Murder in Vancouver 1886. Marion Crook lives near the Pacific Ocean in Gibsons, BC.

Website http://crookpublishing.com/

Facebook https://www.facebook.com/MarionCrookAuthor

LinkedIn https://www.linkedin.com/in/marion-mckinnon-crook-98542020/

Instagram https://www.instagram.com/franklinbeeach/

Purchase Links

Amazon CA – Amazon US – Amazon UK

TOUR PARTICIPANTS

August 7 – Socrates Book Reviews – SPOTLIGHT

August 7 – Christy’s Cozy Corners – AUTHOR GUEST POST

August 8 – Mystery, Thrillers, and Suspense – SPOTLIGHT

August 8 – Cozy Up With Kathy – REVIEW, AUTHOR INTERVIEW

August 9 – Maureen’s Musings – SPOTLIGHT

August 9 – Books, Ramblings, and Tea – SPOTLIGHT

August 10 – Boys’ Mom Reads! – REVIEW

August 10 – Ruff Drafts – SPOTLIGHT

August 10 – Escape With Dollycas Into A Good Book – GUEST POST

August 11 – Celticlady’s Reviews – SPOTLIGHT

August 12 – Lady Hawkeye – SPOTLIGHT

August 12 – Sapphyria’s Book Reviews – SPOTLIGHT

August 13 – Literary Gold – SPOTLIGHT

August 13 – FUONLYKNEW – SPOTLIGHT

August 14 – StoreyBook Reviews – CHARACTER GUEST POST

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