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Review & #Giveaway – The Knotted Ring by Myra Hargrave McIlvain

          The Knotted Ring   By   Myra Hargrave McIlvain     Historical Fiction / Family Saga / Historical Romance Publisher: Next Chapter Page Count: 412 Publication Date: December 7, 2023   Scroll down for Giveaway!           Susannah Mobley, expecting a baby by her lover, a slave […]

Review & Excerpt – What Happens in Montana by Kim McCollum

    Synopsis   A ghost’s antics, a harrowing moose chase, a hypnosis session, and smuggled booze lead to spilled secrets and betrayal, but do they also lead to murder? At a hot springs retreat in Montana, whiskey-swigging Maude, the nearly eighty-year-old chef, longs for the glory days when the retreat hosted martini-sipping celebrities instead […]

Recipe & #Giveaway – Ill-Fated Fortune by Jennifer J. Chow

            Ill-Fated Fortune: A Magical Fortune Cookie Cozy Mystery 1st in Series Setting – California Minotaur Books (February 20, 2024) Mass Market Paperback ‏ : ‎ 320 pages   Synopsis   Jin grew up literally hanging onto Mom’s apron strings in their magical bakery in the quaint town of Pixie, […]

Excerpt – After Camus by Jay Neugeboren

    Synopsis   A troubled marriage and love story set against the background of the AIDS pandemic and the American wars in Vietnam and Iraq lie at the heart of After Camus. Saul Davidoff and Tolle Riordan, who meet during a protest against the Vietnam War, marry, live through the Plague Years of the […]

Excerpt – Kate & Destiny by India J. Leino

  Synopsis   Kate’s home is filled with turmoil that leaks out into her small town as her famous mother draws her family into international power struggles. Her parents worry about Kate’s interaction with her invisible friend Destiny… who can’t be real… or can she?     Amazon   Read for Free via Kindle Unlimited […]

Excerpt – Power in Betrayal by Kirby Ann

        Synopsis   Step into the captivating world of Andrea de Laney, leader of the DeLaney Mob. In this gripping tale, Andrea finds herself entangled in a web of personal and professional challenges as her organization faces relentless attacks. Amidst the chaos, she unexpectedly encounters Valerie Cross, a resilient young woman whose […]

Guest Post & #Giveaway – Murder Under a Honey Moon by Abigail Keam

        Murder Under A Honey Moon: A 1930s Mona Moon Historical Cozy Mystery Historical Cozy Mystery 12th in Series Setting – On the RMS Majesty ocean liner in the Atlantic Worker Bee Press (February 19, 2024) Print length ‏ : ‎ 250 pages   Synopsis   Mona Moon and her new husband, […]

Review – The Book of Doors by Gareth Brown

    Synopsis   If you could open a door to anywhere, where would you go? In New York City, bookseller Cassie Andrews is living an unassuming life when she is given a gift by a favourite customer. It’s a book – an unusual book, full of strange writing and mysterious drawings. And at the […]

Mystery Spotlight & #Giveaway – A Ghostly Clue by Maryann Shanesy

          A Ghostly Clue (Pet Momma Cozy Mysteries) Cozy Mystery 2nd in Series Setting – The small town of Starport Cove and a suburb of the town called Bluffington Hills Independently Published (December 15, 2023) Paperback ‏ : ‎ 151 pages   Synopsis   It’s the Christmas season in the charming […]

Review & #Giveaway – Roses in December by Mark A. Gibson

        Synopsis   Jimmy Hamilton overcame childhood tragedy to become a hero in Vietnam, only to die there in 1967. All but forgotten, Jimmy leaves behind a young wife, an infant son, and a man wracked by guilt. Circumstances allow Becca, his young widow, to be manipulated into an abusive, loveless union […]