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Spotlight and Blog Tour for Death at a Firefly Tea by Laura Childs

Posted on March 19, 2026 by Debbie

Death at a Firefly Tea (A Tea Shop Mystery)
by Laura Childs

About Death at a Firefly Tea

Death at a Firefly Tea (A Tea Shop Mystery)
Cozy Mystery
30th in Series
Setting – South Carolina
Publisher ‏ : ‎ Berkley
Publication date ‏ : ‎ March 10, 2026
Print length ‏ : ‎ 336 pages
Hardcover
ISBN-10 ‏ : ‎ 0593815475
ISBN-13 ‏ : ‎ 978-0593815472
Digital
ISBN-13 ‏ : ‎ 978-0593815489
ASIN ‏ : ‎ B0FCRJMV96

A brazen killer sparks Theodosia Browning’s sense of justice in this latest installment of the New York Times bestselling series.

As fireflies dazzle like tiny glowing lanterns, tea maven Theodosia hosts an elegant evening tea on the patio of the Tangled Rose B and B. But in this gentle darkness an intruder has made their way in and slipped deadly drugs into the baked Alaska of Mrs. Van Courtland, one of Charleston’s local grande dames. Shocked by this brazen act, urged on by Mrs. V’s grieving son, Theodosia begins her own shadow investigation. Soon, she finds herself at odds with a greedy developer, the questionable residents of Honey Badger House, a vengeful ex-daughter-in-law, ne’er do well relatives, and a housekeeper who knows all the secrets.

As Theodosia hosts a Moulin Rouge Tea and a Queen Victoria Tea, her tea sommelier Drayton is assaulted by a masked stranger and the fiancé of Mrs. V’s son is kidnapped. It’s only at the Starry Starry Night black tie ball that Theodosia stumbles upon the killer and gets pulled into a dramatic life and death chase.

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

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March 9 – Books1987 – SPOTLIGHT

March 9 – Jody’s Bookish Haven = SPOTLIGHT

March 10 – The Avid Reader – REVIEW

March 10 – Christy’s Cozy Corners – SPOTLIGHT

March 11 – Socrates Book Reviews – SPOTLIGHT

March 12 – Books, Ramblings, and Tea – SPOTLIGHT

March 13 – View from the Birdhouse – REVIEW

March 14 – Sarandipity’s – SPOTLIGHT

March 14 – Sapphyria’s Book Reviews – SPOTLIGHT

March 15 – @bibliophile_foodie – REVIEW

March 16 – Angel’s Book Nook – AUTHOR INTERVIEW

March 17 – Salty Inspirations – AUTHOR GUEST POST

March 18 – Escape With Dollycas Into A Good Book – REVIEW

March 19 – Ruff Drafts – SPOTLIGHT

March 20 – Ascroft, eh? – SPOTLIGHT

March 21 – Boys’ Mom Reads! – SPOTLIGHT

March 22 – Cozy Up With Kathy -REVIEW

GIVEAWAY LINK: https://kingsumo.com/g/mpj247m/death-at-a-firefly-tea-a-tea-shop-mystery-by-laura-childs

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Blog Tour and Spotlight for A Scoop of Deceit by Lena Gregory

Posted on March 16, 2026 by Debbie

A Scoop of Deceit (Coffee & Cream Café Mysteries)
by Lena Gregory

About A Scoop of Deceit

A Scoop of Deceit (Coffee & Cream Café Mysteries)
Cozy Mystery
7th in Series
Setting – New York
Publisher ‏ : ‎ Gemma Halliday Publishing
Publication date ‏ : ‎ March 10, 2026
Digital ASIN ‏ : ‎ B0GHZMWLBV

From author Lena Gregory comes another decadently delightful cozy mystery …

Spring has finally sprung on the south shore of eastern Long Island, New York, and Danika Delaney is ready to take a break from running her old-fashioned malt shop, the Coffee & Cream Café, to help her mom start planting for the season. With visions of colorful tulips and delicate daffodils in mind, Danika and her mother browse through the local garden center, where they can’t help but notice a confrontation between out-of-towner Sebastian Krane and the local cashier. Unfortunately, as Krane storms off, aggravated and not paying attention, he hops into his BMW, and crashes right into Mrs. Delaney as she’s backing up in her borrowed pickup truck. As if that weren’t enough to put a damper on her sunny mood, Krane then has the nerve to file a lawsuit against her. But when Dani shows up at his mansion to try to straighten things out, she finds him dead, with a knife in his back. Apparently, someone had it out for Sebastian. Someone other than her mother. A fact Dani sets out to prove with the help of her sidekicks, Gwen and Eli, wading through a slew of shady suspects from the victim’s stormy past. Can Dani clear her mother’s name and find the truth behind Krane’s murder? Or will Dani be in danger of pushing up daisies herself this spring?

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.

Author Links
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Purchase Links
Amazon – Barnes & Noble

TOUR PARTICIPANTS

March 9 – @bibliophile_foodie – REVIEW

March 9 – Angel’s Book Nook – SPOTLIGHT

March 10 – Sapphyria’s Book Reviews -REVIEW

March 10 – Jody’s Bookish Haven – SPOTLIGHT

March 11 – Escape With Dollycas Into A Good Book – REVIEW

March 11 – Read Your Writes Book Reviews – SPOTLIGHT, INDIVIDUAL GIVEAWAY

March 12 – Salty Inspirations – AUTHOR INTERVIEW

March 12 – Maureen’s Musings – SPOTLIGHT

March 13 – Boys’ Mom Reads! – SPOTLIGHT

March 13 – Reading, Writing & Stitch-Metic – AUTHOR GUEST POST

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

March 14 – FUONLYKNEW – SPOTLIGHT

March 15 – Sarandipity’s – CHARACTER GUEST POST

March 15 – Deal Sharing Aunt – AUTHOR INTERVIEW

March 16 – Socrates Book Reviews – SPOTLIGHT

March 16 – Ruff Drafts – SPOTLIGHT

March 17 – Christy’s Cozy Corners – REVIEW, CHARACTER GUEST POST, INDIVIDUAL GIVEAWAY

March 18 – Books, Ramblings, and Tea – SPOTLIGHT

March 18 – Ascroft, eh? -CHARACTER INTERVIEW

March 19 – Cozy Up With Kathy – REVIEW

March 19 – Baroness Book Trove – CHARACTER INTERVIEW

March 20 – View from the Birdhouse – REVIEW

March 21 – Reading Is My SuperPower – REVIEW

March 22 – StoreyBook Reviews – AUTHOR GUEST POST

GIVEAWAY LINK:

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Spotlight and Blog Tour for Crime Quiz by TJ Stanley

Posted on October 9, 2025 by Debbie

Crime Quiz: Cosy Mystery on a Cruise
by TJ Stanley

About Crime Quiz

Crime Quiz: Cosy Mystery on a Cruise
Cosy (Cozy) Mystery
Setting – On a cruise from Sydney to Hobart in Australia
Publisher ‏ : ‎ Stanley Press
Publication date ‏ : ‎ September 26, 2025
Paperback
Print length ‏ : ‎ 198 pages
ISBN-10 ‏ : ‎ 1763510050
ISBN-13 ‏ : ‎ 978-1763510050
Digital
ISBN-13 ‏ : ‎ 978-1763510043
ASIN ‏ : ‎ B0FL53FVV6

Molly should be on her honeymoon, but her husband had disappeared.

Thomas should be preaching, but the bishop had other ideas.

Lynette should be in Aspen, but her doctor refused to let her fly.

Instead, they’re sailing on a five-day round trip between Sydney and Hobart.

At 5.00am on the fourth day of the cruise, Captain Jonas Strong announces that five passengers have died overnight.

Were this a cruise with the usual guest profile, such news may have caused a temporary flutter of nerves before being forgotten. But the Oceanic Wanderer was hosting a Crime Writers’ Conference with hundreds of amateur sleuths who were now wondering, if there was more to the announcement than they were being told.

Was there a murderer among them?

CRIME QUIZ delivers a cosy-mystery caper in a cruisy setting.

About TJ Stanley

Tracy Stanley has been in love with storytelling since she left university in 1984.

In 2017, she started publishing, and as of August 2025, Tracy has independently published fifteen books across five genres, including business books, travel memoirs, cosy mysteries, romantic suspense, and action-adventure novels. These last two genres have been written under the pen name of Jane Ellyson.

Her writing approach for novels recognises that creativity in storytelling comes from mixing the familiar with a twist, combining comfort and intrigue.

Tracy is Australian and lives in Brisbane.

Author Links – More to Come

https://tjstanley.com/articles/

Purchase Link – Amazon

TOUR PARTICIPANTS

September 25 – Jody’s Bookish Haven – SPOTLIGHT

September 25 – Books, Ramblings, and Tea – SPOTLIGHT

September 26 – Salty Inspirations – AUTHOR GUEST POST

September 26 – Baroness Book Trove – CHARACTER INTERVIEW

September 27 – MJB Reviewers – SPOTLIGHT

September 28 – StoreyBook Reviews – AUTHOR GUEST POST

September 29 – Socrates Book Reviews – SPOTLIGHT

September 29 – Reading Is My SuperPower – SPOTLIGHT

September 30 – Cozy Up With Kathy – CHARACTER GUEST POST

September 30 – Escape With Dollycas Into A Good Book – REVIEW

October 1 – Maureen’s Musings – REVIEW

October 1 – Novels Alive – REVIEW

October 2 – Christy’s Cozy Corners – AUTHOR GUEST POST

October 2 – FUONLYKNEW – SPOTLIGHT

October 3 – Ascroft, eh? – AUTHOR INTERVIEW

October 4 – Guatemala Paula Loves to Read – REVIEW

October 5 – Infinite House of Books – SPOTLIGHT

October 6 – Books1987 – SPOTLIGHT

October 7 – Sarandipity’s – CHARACTER INTERVIEW

October 7 – Sapphyria’s Book Reviews – SPOTLIGHT

October 8 – Ruff Drafts – SPOTLIGHT

Giveaway: https://kingsumo.com/g/m88992m/crime-quiz-cosy-mystery-on-a-cruise-by-tj-stanley

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Spolight and Blog Tour for Home Fries by Lena Gregory

Posted on October 2, 2025 by Debbie

Home Fries and Alibis (An All-Day Breakfast Cafe Mystery)
by Lena Gregory

About Home Fries and Alibis

Home Fries and Alibis (An All-Day Breakfast Cafe Mystery)
Cozy Mystery
8th in Series
Setting – New York
Publisher ‏ : ‎ Beyond the Page Publishing
Publication date ‏ : ‎ September 23, 2025
Print length ‏ : ‎ 178 pages
ISBN-10 ‏ : ‎ 1966322275
ISBN-13 ‏ : ‎ 978-1966322276
Digital ISBN-13 ‏ : ‎ 978-1966322269
ASIN ‏ : ‎ B0FN8G8H1G

When a belligerent woman moves in across the street, café owner Gia Morelli has to call off the welcome wagon and call in the homicide squad . . .

When a nasty new neighbor moves into their peaceful community, Gia and everyone else in the neighborhood is ready to blow a fuse. The spiteful woman has quickly made a nuisance of herself, complaining to and about everyone there. Then she makes the grave mistake of falsely claiming Gia’s dog tore up her yard, and Gia goes ballistic, telling the woman to back off . . . or else. It was an impulsive move for Gia, but someone else decides an even more extreme approach is called for, and silences the woman—permanently.

Unnerved by the thought of a murderer living in her neighborhood, Gia begins digging into the victim’s life to figure out who would have wanted her dead. She soon discovers that the woman was not only malicious but was blackmailing people in the community. Even more surprising is that nearly everyone in the neighborhood has something to hide. Dead-set on rooting out the culprit, Gia has to determine who stood to lose the most if their secret was revealed, unaware that she’s perilously close to losing her own life . . .

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.

Author Links

Newsletter: http://lenagregory.us12.list-manage.com/subscribe?u=9765d0711ed4fab4fa31b16ac&id=49d42335d1.
Website: http://www.lenagregory.com/
Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/lena.gregory.986
Facebook Page: https://www.facebook.com/Lena.Gregory.Author/?fref=ts
Twitter/X: https://twitter.com/LenaGregory03
Goodreads: https://www.goodreads.com/author/show/14956514.Lena_Gregory?from_search=true
Pinterest: https://www.pinterest.com/lenagregoryauth/

Purchase Links

Amazon Barnes & Noble Kobo

TOUR PARTICIPANTS

September 23 – Angel’s Book Nook – SPOTLIGHT

September 23 – Sarandipity’s – CHARACTER INTERVIEW

September 24 – Jody’s Bookish Haven – SPOTLIGHT

September 24 – Read Your Writes Book Reviews – AUTHOR GUEST POST

September 25 – Christy’s Cozy Corners – REVIEW, CHARACTER GUEST POST, INDIVIDUAL GIVEAWAY

September 26 – View from the Birdhouse – REVIEW

September 26 – Boys’ Mom Reads! – SPOTLIGHT

September 27 – Infinite House of Books – SPOTLIGHT

September 28 – @bibliophile_foodie – REVIEW

September 29 – Reading Is My SuperPower – REVIEW

September 29 – Salty Inspirations – AUTHOR GUEST POST

September 30 – My Books and Crafts – SPOTLIGHT

October 1 – Escape With Dollycas Into A Good Book – REVIEW

October 2 – Books, Ramblings, and Tea – SPOTLIGHT

October 2 – Ruff Drafts – SPOTLIGHT

October 3 – Reading, Writing & Stitch-Metic – CHARACTER GUEST POST, INDIVIDUAL GIVEAWAY

October 4 – Maureen’s Musings – SPOTLIGHT

October 5 – Cozy Up With Kathy – REVIEW

October 6 – Sapphyria’s Book Reviews – REVIEW

Giveaway: Home Fries and Alibis (An All-Day Breakfast Cafe Mystery) by Lena Gregory https://kingsumo.com/g/m5gn2x3/home–fries-and-alibis-an-all-day-breakfast-cafe-mystery-by-lena-gregory

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Spotlight and Blog Tour for Murder Pays a Call by Nancy J. Cohen

Posted on September 16, 2025 by Debbie

Murder Pays a Call: A Keri Armstrong Cozy Mystery
by Nancy J Cohen

About Murder Pays A Call

Murder Pays a Call: A Keri Armstrong Cozy Mystery
Cozy Mystery
1st in Series
Setting – Florida
Publisher ‏ : ‎ Orange Grove Press
Publication date ‏ : ‎ September 9, 2025
Print length ‏ : ‎ 290 pages
ISBN-10 ‏ : ‎ 1952886376
ISBN-13 ‏ : ‎ 978-1952886379
Digital ASIN ‏ : ‎ B0F8NNP8NN

Personal concierge Keri Armstrong will accept almost any job, but solving murders wasn’t on her to-do list—until now.

When personal concierge Keri Armstrong swings by her favorite client’s mansion to drop off groceries, she expects a heartfelt chat along with a cup of tea—not Fiona Sullivan dead in bed and her room ransacked. Though police chalk it up to a botched robbery, Keri isn’t so sure. Whispers around town suggest Fiona wasn’t as adored as Keri had believed, and many of the philanthropist’s so-called friends in affluent Sunny Grove, Florida seem glad she’s gone.

Keri refuses to let Fiona’s memory be reduced to malicious gossip. Armed with a keen eye, insider access, and a fully charged tablet, she sets out to uncover the truth. Soon her file of suspects grows faster than her to-do list. Between sneaky neighbors, resentful relatives, and tight-lipped charity board members, Fiona left behind a trail of frenemies who’d happily skip her memorial brunch.

As Keri digs deeper, she discovers her late mentor had a gift for extracting people’s secrets and using them like fine china—carefully storing them until they could serve a purpose. But Fiona also kept a few skeletons in her own walk-in closet. Now, with danger creeping closer, Keri must race to crack the case before her number comes up next… and Murder Pays a Call.

“A page-turner of a mystery from one of my favorite authors. Cohen’s deft mastery of the cozy genre shines through in every scene, delighting readers with another engrossing whodunit.” Muddy Rose Reviews

“Fans of award-winning author Nancy J. Cohen’s long-running Bad Hair Day Mysteries will be thrilled to learn there’s a new sleuth in town. Murder Pays a Call is the debut book in her Keri Armstrong Cozy Mystery Series featuring a personal concierge who adds solving murders to the services she offers her clients.” – Lois Winston, author of the bestselling and award-winning Anastasia Pollack Crafting Mysteries.

About Nancy J. Cohen

Nancy J. Cohen writes the Bad Hair Day Mysteries featuring South Florida hairstylist Marla Vail and the Keri Armstrong cozy mysteries. Her books have won numerous awards including her nonfiction titles, Writing the Cozy Mystery and A Bad Hair Day Cookbook. Active in the writing community, Nancy is a past president of Mystery Writers of America Florida Chapter. When not busy writing, she enjoys reading, fine dining, cruising, and visiting Disney World.

Author Links

Website: https://nancyjcohen.com

Blog: https://nancyjcohen.com/blog

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

X/Twitter: https://twitter.com/nancyjcohen

Threads: https://www.threads.com/@nancyjcohen

LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/in/nancyjcohen

Instagram: https://instagram.com/nancyjcohen

Pinterest: https://pinterest.com/njcohen/

BookBub: https://www.bookbub.com/authors/nancy-j-cohen

YouTube: https://youtube.com/@NancyJCohen

Goodreads: https://www.goodreads.com/nancyjcohen

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September 11 – Jody’s Bookish Haven – SPOTLIGHT

September 11 – The Avid Reader – REVIEW

September 12 – Books, Ramblings, and Tea – SPOTLIGHT

September 12 – Ascroft, eh? – CHARACTER INTERVIEW

September 13 – fundinmental – SPOTLIGHT

September 13 – Sarandipity’s – AUTHOR GUEST POST

September 14 – Christy’s Cozy Corners – AUTHOR GUEST POST, INDIVIDUAL GIVEAWAY

September 14 – Books1987 – SPOTLIGHT

September 14 – FUONLYKNEW – SPOTLIGHT

September 15 – Read Your Writes Book Reviews – CHARACTER INTERVIEW

September 15 – Angel’s Book Nook – AUTHOR INTERVIEW

September 16 – Ruff Drafts – SPOTLIGHT

September 16 – @bibliophile_foodie – REVIEW

September 17 – Escape With Dollycas Into A Good Book – REVIEW

September 17 – Reading, Writing & Stitch-Metic – AUTHOR GUEST POST, INDIVIDUAL GIVEAWAY

September 18 – Sapphyria’s Book Reviews – REVIEW

September 18 – Maureen’s Musings – SPOTLIGHT

September 19 – Sarah Can’t Stop Reading Books – SPOTLIGHT

September 19 – Elizabeth McKenna – Author – SPOTLIGHT

September 20 – Boys’ Mom Reads! – REVIEW

September 20 – StoreyBook Reviews – CHARACTER GUEST POST

September 21 – Cozy Up With Kathy – REVIEW, AUTHOR INTERVIEW

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Spotlight and Blog Tour for Solid Gold Murder by Ellen Byron

Posted on August 4, 2025 by Debbie

Solid Gold Murder (Golden Motel Mysteries)
by Ellen Byron

About Solid Gold Murder

Solid Gold Murder (Golden Motel Mysteries)
Cozy Mystery
2nd in Series
Setting – California
Publisher ‏ : ‎ Kensington Cozies
Publication date ‏ : ‎ July 29, 2025
Print length ‏ : ‎ 272 pages
ISBN-10 ‏ : ‎ 1496745388
ISBN-13 ‏ : ‎ 978-1496745385
Digital ASIN ‏ : ‎ B0DLR3TVJP

Dee Stern’s Golden Motel-of-the-Mountains promises a tranquil getaway for outdoor lovers in the scenic Californian village of Foundgold. But when Dee accidentally triggers a modern gold rush, she suddenly turns her peaceful retreat into a hotspot for mayhem and murder . . .

With the summer season looming, former Hollywood sitcom writer Dee Stern has one small goal—scrubbing her motel’s unflattering moniker as the “Murder Motel.” Dee and ex-husband-turned-business-partner Jeff Cornetta are excited to introduce a family-friendly panning activity complete with fool’s gold just in time for the peak tourist months. Except neither could have anticipated the discovery of a real gold nugget or the ensuing social media frenzy. In a flash, the viral sensation draws grizzled prospectors, wide-eyed adventurers, and trend-chasing thrill seekers to the abandoned mines scattered around the woods . . .

The instant popularity proves great for business, but it also attracts a group of out-of-touch Silicon Valley techies with dreams of striking it rich—again. Dee finds herself particularly annoyed by the insufferably smug Sylvan Burr, a retired CEO who sold his startup before age 30 and won’t let anyone forget it. But things take a sinister turn when Sylvan meets a grim fate at the bottom of a mineshaft, leaving Dee at the center of a deadly mystery that could end her days as a motelier. And while Sylvan had plenty of enemies, Dee suddenly faces adversaries rooting against her own success. Now, with her life and the future of the Golden Motel hanging by a thread, Dee must unearth a minefield of suspects and outwit a greedy killer before she finally digs herself too deep . . .

About Ellen Byron

Ellen is a bestselling author, Anthony nominee, and recipient of multiple Agatha and Lefty awards for her Cajun Country Mysteries, Vintage Cookbook Mysteries, Catering Hall Mysteries (as Maria DiRico), and Golden Motel Mysteries. 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.

A native New Yorker, Ellen is a graduate of Tulane University and lives in the Los Angeles area with her husband, daughter, and a rotating crew of rescue pups. Visit her at http://www.ellenbyron.com/.

Author Links

Newsletter: https://www.ellenbyron.com/

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

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

BookBub: https://www.bookbub.com/profile/ellen-byron https://www.bookbub.com/authors/maria-dirico

Goodreads: Ellen Byron (Author of Plantation Shudders) | Goodreads
https://www.goodreads.com/author/show/19130966.Maria_DiRico

Purchase Links – Amazon – Kensington – Bookshop.org – B&N – Hudson Books – Target – Walmart

TOUR PARTICIPANTS

July 30 – The Plain-Spoken Pen – REVIEW – RECIPE

July 31 – Christy’s Cozy Corners – REVIEW

August 1 – Books, Ramblings, and Tea – SPOTLIGHT

August 1 – Jody’s Bookish Haven – SPOTLIGHT

August 2 – The Mystery of Writing – CHARACTER GUEST POST

August 3 – Cozy Up With Kathy – REVIEW

August 3 – FUONLYKNEW – SPOTLIGHT

August 4 – Ruff Drafts – SPOTLIGHT

August 4 – Sarah Can’t Stop Reading Books – REVIEW

August 5 – Maureen’s Musings – SPOTLIGHT

August 5 – Sarandipity’s – AUTHOR INTERVIEW

August 6 – Salty Inspirations – CHARACTER INTERVIEW

August 6 – Escape With Dollycas Into A Good Book – REVIEW

August 7 – Socrates Book Reviews – SPOTLIGHT

August 7 – MJB Reviewers – SPOTLIGHT

August 8 – View from the Birdhouse – REVIEW

August 9 – Boys’ Mom Reads! – AUTHOR GUEST POST

August 9 – Elizabeth McKenna – Author – SPOTLIGHT

August 10 – Sapphyria’s Book Reviews – SPOTLIGHT

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Spotlight and Blog Tour for Death at Rock Bottom by Kris Bock

Posted on August 1, 2025August 1, 2025 by Debbie

Death at Rock Bottom: A Paranormal Mystery
(Reluctantly Psychic Murder Mystery)
by Kris Bock

About Death at Rock Bottom

Death at Rock Bottom: A Paranormal Mystery (Reluctantly Psychic Murder Mystery)
Paranormal Cozy Mystery
2nd in Series
Setting – New Mexico
Publisher ‏ : ‎ Tule Publishing
Publication Date ‏ : ‎ July 30, 2025
ISBN-13 ‏ : ‎ 978-1966593997
ASIN ‏ : ‎ B0F2KN4ZSB

She can touch an object and sense the emotions of the people who’ve held it before…

After solving the mystery of her predecessor’s death, geologist Petra Cloch wants to focus on her new job as the rocks and minerals curator at a quirky, small-town New Mexico museum. But her friend and colleague Liberty is suspicious of the “accidental” death of Frank Underwood, a retired petroleum engineer and rockhound who unexpectedly died while hiking. Frank acted odd and secretive in his last weeks—mumbling about an incredible find in the desert and aliens. Was he showing the first signs of dementia, or were more sinister forces at work?

Petra agrees to help excavate the truth, and soon, instead of meeting for book club, she and her friends become amateur investigators. Petra uses her gift and her brains to sort through the contradictory stories and confusing clues as she and her friends dig for answers.

Did Frank’s heirs decide to hasten their inheritance? Or did his rock shop business partner decide to go solo? Petra joins the local geological club to discover whether someone there acquired a taste for murder, because they’ll need rock solid evidence to catch a killer.

Perfect for fans of Paige Shelton’s Alaska Wild Mysteries and Heather Graham’s Krewe of Hunters!

If you love supernatural sleuths, small-town intrigue, and mysteries with a geological twist, Death at Rock Bottom is your next must-read! Grab your copy today!

About Kris Bock

Kris Bock writes mystery, suspense, and romance, often with Southwestern landscapes. In the Accidental Detective humorous mystery series, a witty journalist solves mysteries in Arizona and tackles the challenges of turning fifty. This humorous series starts with Something Shady at Sunshine Haven, which made Barnes & Noble’s list of “Handpicked Favorites You’ll Love!” Kris’s romantic suspense novels include stories of treasure hunting, archaeology, and intrigue. Readers have called these novels “Smart romance with an Indiana Jones feel.”

Learn more about Kris’s books or sign up for the Kris Bock newsletter and get an Accidental Detective short story and other freebies. Then every two weeks, you’ll get fun content about pets, announcements of new books, sales, and more. As for Kris’s romance stories, the Furrever Friends Sweet Romance series stars the employees and customers at a cat café. Watch as they fall in love with each other and shelter cats. In the Accidental Billionaire Cowboys series, a Texas ranching family wins a fortune in the lottery, which causes as many problems as it solves.

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Amazon US page or Amazon UK page

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TOUR PARTICIPANTS

July 29 – Jody’s Bookish Haven – SPOTLIGHT

July 29 – fundinmental – SPOTLIGHT

July 30 – Books, Ramblings, and Tea – SPOTLIGHT

July 30 – Escape With Dollycas Into A Good Book – REVIEW

July 31 – Carla Loves To Read – REVIEW, CHARACTER GUEST POST

August 1 – Ruff Drafts – SPOTLIGHT

August 2 – Deal Sharing Aunt – AUTHOR INTERVIEW

August 3 – Boys’ Mom Reads! – REVIEW

August 4 – Salty Inspirations – AUTHOR GUEST POST

August 4 – Angel’s Book Nook – SPOTLIGHT

August 5 – Ascroft, eh? – CHARACTER INTERVIEW

August 6 – Christy’s Cozy Corners – AUTHOR INTERVIEW

August 7 – Sarandipity’s – CHARACTER INTERVIEW

August 7 – Sapphyria’s Book Reviews – SPOTLIGHT

August 8 – StoreyBook Reviews – AUTHOR GUEST POST

August 9 – FUONLYKNEW – SPOTLIGHT

August 9 – MJB Reviewers – SPOTLIGHT

August 10 – Cozy Up With Kathy – REVIEW, AUTHOR GUEST POST

August 11 – Maureen’s Musings – SPOTLIGHT

August 11 – Novels Alive – REVIEW

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Spotlight and Blog Tour for A Poetic Pox, A Lady Librarian Mystery, by Samantha Larsen

Posted on July 30, 2025 by Debbie

A Poetic Pox: A Lady Librarian Mystery
by Samantha Larsen

About A Poetic Pox

A Poetic Pox: A Lady Librarian Mystery
Historical Cozy Mystery
3rd in Series
Setting – 1786, England
Publisher: Dreamscape First
Audible.com Release Date: July 22, 2025
Listening Length: 8 hours and 18 minutes
Author: Samantha Larsen
Narrator: Marni Penning
ASIN: B0FBBG4GZC

1786, England

It is the twelve days of Christmas, and Mrs. Tiffany Lathrop is happily juggling her duties as a new mother and a librarian to Catharine, the Duchess of Beaufort. Her employer receives a mysterious letter from an old paramour, the Marquess of Harwood, who is the biological father of Catharine’s son. He promises to leave his estate and fortune to Beau if he can see the boy before he dies.

Her elder son, Thomas Montague, has a terrible cold, so Catharine asks Tiffany to accompany her and Beau. When they arrive at the dilapidated abbey, they discover a dead body—only it isn’t the marquess, but his valet! Lord Harwood is alive, but unconscious with suspicious-looking pox marks on his hands. Tiffany wonders if the marquess is really dying, or if it is all poetic revenge? Especially when she discovers the secrets that haunt Rosedean Abbey.

Between breastfeeding and dirty diapers, Tiffany must discover who killed the valet and attempted to murder the marquess before anyone else dies.

©2025 Samantha Larsen (P)2025 Dreamscape First

About Samantha Larsen

Samantha Hastings met her husband in a turkey sandwich line. They live in Salt Lake City, Utah, where she spends most of her time reading, having tea parties, and chauffeuring her four kids. She teaches World Literature at Brigham Young University. Her young adult fiction books are Junior Library Guild Gold Standard selections and her historical romances are published around the world. She also writes murder mysteries under Samantha Larsen that Publisher’s Weekly called “wildly enjoyable.”

Author Links

Website www.SamanthaHastings.com

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

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

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BookBub https://www.bookbub.com/authors/samantha-hastings

Purchase Links – Amazon B&N

TOUR PARTICIPANTS

July 21 – Jody’s Bookish Haven – SPOTLIGHT

July 21 – fundinmental – SPOTLIGHT

July 22 – Salty Inspirations – CHARACTER GUEST POST

July 23 – Books, Ramblings, and Tea – SPOTLIGHT

July 24 – Christy’s Cozy Corners – CHARACTER INTERVIEW

July 25 – Sarandipity’s – AUTHOR INTERVIEW

July 26 – Boys’ Mom Reads! – SPOTLIGHT

July 26 – FUONLYKNEW – SPOTLIGHT

July 27 – Maureen’s Musings – SPOTLIGHT

July 28 – Review Thick And Thin – REVIEW

July 29 – Cozy Up With Kathy – AUTHOR GUEST POST

July 30 – Ruff Drafts – SPOTLIGHT

July 31 – Sarah Can’t Stop Reading Books – REVIEW

July 31 – Escape With Dollycas Into A Good Book – REVIEW, AUTHOR GUEST POST

August 1 – Sapphyria’s Book Reviews – SPOTLIGHT

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Spotlight and Blog Tour for Murder She Wrote: A Body in Boston by Jessica Fletcher and Terrie Farley Moran

Posted on July 8, 2025 by Debbie

Murder, She Wrote: A Body in Boston
by Jessica Fletcher and Terrie Farley Mora

About Murder, She Wrote: A Body in Boston

Murder, She Wrote: A Body in Boston
Cozy Mystery
61st in Series
Setting – Boston, Massachusetts
Publisher ‏ : ‎ Berkley (July 1, 2025)
Paperback Print length ‏ : ‎ 304 pages
ISBN-10 ‏ : ‎ 0593820193
ISBN-13 ‏ : ‎ 978-0593820193
Digital ASIN ‏ : ‎ B0DHWR568Q

Jessica Fletcher has dinner with her old pal Harry McGraw and gets pulled into a puzzling murder case.

Invited to deliver a lecture at the Boston Public Library, Jessica Fletcher excitedly makes plans to see local friends. Naturally that includes dinner at Gilhooley’s with PI Harry McGraw. Harry excitedly talks about his latest client, the CEO of Cure All Pharmaceuticals, who’s received anonymous blackmail demands and wants Harry to identify the culprit. Cookie, Gilhooley’s longtime bartender, also has something he wants to tell Jessica: he asked Harry to investigate his daughter Aileen’s boyfriend, who Cookie thinks is too slick by half, but now Harry is too wrapped up in this new case. While Jessica wonders how best to approach Aileen, the young woman stumbles into Gilhooley’s covered in blood. She just discovered her boyfriend’s corpse — and quickly becomes the chief suspect in his murder!

About the Authors

Terrie Farley Moran is the bestselling author of the Read ‘Em and Eat cozy mystery series, including the Agatha Award-winning Well Read, Then Dead. Along with Jessica Fletcher, she co-writes the Murder She Wrote mystery series. She also co-writes the Scrapbooking Mysteries with Laura Childs. Terrie’s short mystery fiction has been published in Ellery Queen’s Mystery Magazine, Alfred Hitchcock Mystery Magazine, Mystery Weekly, and numerous anthologies. “A Killing at the Beausoleil” was nominated for an Agatha Award for Best Short Story. “Inquiry and Assistance” received the Derringer Award for Best Novelette.

Author Links – Webpage, Facebook

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

TOUR PARTICIPANTS

June 30 – Books, Ramblings, and Tea – SPOTLIGHT

June 30 – Jody’s Bookish Haven – SPOTLIGHT

July 1 – Infinite House of Books – SPOTLIGHT

July 2 – The Mystery of Writing – AUTHOR GUEST POST

July 3 – Sapphyria’s Book Reviews – SPOTLIGHT

July 4 – OFF

July 5 – Reading Is My SuperPower – REVIEW

July 5 – MJB Reviewers – SPOTLIGHT

July 6 – FUONLYKNEW – SPOTLIGHT

July 7 – Diane Reviews Books – REVIEW

July 7 – Sarandipity’s – AUTHOR GUEST POST

July 8 – Ruff Drafts – SPOTLIGHT

July 9 – Christy’s Cozy Corners – REVIEW

July 9 – Escape With Dollycas Into A Good Book – REVIEW

July 10 – Baroness Book Trove – REVIEW

July 11 – View from the Birdhouse – REVIEW

July 11 – Sarah Can’t Stop Reading Books – REVIEW

July 12 – Boys’ Mom Reads! – REVIEW

July 12 – Maureen’s Musings – SPOTLIGHT

July 13 – Cozy Up With Kathy – REVIEW

July 13 – Bigreadersite – REVIEW

July 14 – Melina’s Book Blog – REVIEW

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Spotlight and Blog Tour for Homemaker: The first Prairie Nightingale Mystery by Ruthie Knox and Anne Mare

Posted on June 19, 2025 by Debbie

Homemaker (Prairie Nightingale)
by Ruthie Knox and Annie Mare

About Homemaker

Homemaker (Prairie Nightingale)
Mystery/Amateur Sleuth/Romantic Elements
1st in Series
Setting – Green Bay, Wisconsin
Publisher ‏ : ‎ Thomas & Mercer (June 1, 2025)
Paperback Print length ‏ : ‎ 300 pages
ISBN-10 ‏ : ‎ 1662530900
ISBN-13 ‏ : ‎ 978-1662530906
Digital ASIN ‏ : ‎ B0DKK5TWT5

When a former friend and devoted mother vanishes, a confident homemaker turned amateur sleuth follows an unexpected trail of scandals and secrets to find her.

Prairie Nightingale is both the midlife mother of two teenage girls and a canny entrepreneur who has turned homemaking into a salaried profession. She’s also fascinated with the gritty details of other people’s lives. So when seemingly perfect Lisa Radcliffe, a member of her former mom-friends circle, suddenly disappears, it’s in Prairie’s nature to find out why.

Given her innate talent for vital pattern recognition, Prairie is out to catch a few clues by taking a long, hard look at everyone in Lisa’s life—and uncovering their secrets. Including Lisa’s. Prairie’s dogged curiosity is especially irritating to FBI agent Foster Rosemare, the first interesting man Prairie has met since her divorce. His square jaw and sharp suits don’t hurt.

But even as the investigation begins to wreak havoc on Prairie’s carefully tended homelife, she’s resolved to use her multivalent homemaking skills to solve the mystery of a missing mom—and along the way discover the thrill of her new sleuthing ambitions.

About Ruthie Knox and Annie Mare

Ruthie Knox and Annie Mare write critically acclaimed, bestselling mystery and romance, usually (but not always) together. They are the authors of the Prairie Nightingale mysteries and the TV Detectives mystery series. If you want more of their stories, check out their queer romances co-written as Mae Marvel, as well as solo work by Ruthie Knox (het romance), Annie Mare (grounded queer paranormal romance), and Robin York (Ruthie’s pen name for New Adult romance). Ruthie and Annie are married and live with two teenagers, two dogs, multiple fish, two glorious cats, four hermit crabs, and a bazillion plants in a very old house with a garden.

Author Links:

Webpage: https://ruthieknoxandanniemare.com

Facebook: http://facebook.com/ruthieknox and https://www.facebook.com/anniemareromanceauthor

Instagram: @ruthieknoxromance and @spinsterpress

Purchase Links – Amazon – Bookshop.org – Barnes & Noble –

TOUR PARTICIPANTS

June 17 – Jody’s Bookish Haven – SPOTLIGHT

June 18 – The Avid Reader – SPOTLIGHT

June 18 – Sapphyria’s Book Reviews – SPOTLIGHT

June 19 – Ruff Drafts – SPOTLIGHT

June 20 – Boys’ Mom Reads! – REVIEW

June 20 – MJB Reviewers – SPOTLIGHT