The cozy temps of fall are just starting to reach Texas, bringing with them one
of my guilty pleasures—snuggling up with a fuzzy blanket and a good mystery in
front of the fire pit in my back yard. The thought of sitting in my comfy lounge
chair with the fresh scent of a fire wafting through the air has allured me away
from my desk the last couple nights. Once the fire was lit, and the crackle of
the sap mixed with the mysterious calls of the night birds down near the creek,
I forgot about the work awaiting me. Experiencing the artistic paintbrush of the
setting sun on beautiful night canvas while sipping rich hot chocolate, has been
as important to my soul, as work is to my mind.
Don’t resist the temptation. Take a couple hours away and relax with one of
these cozy mysteries in your hands.
Lucky Paws
Petsitting mystery #2
Even an experienced pet sitter like Daphne Templeton can be fooled by animal
behavior: how can an adorably tiny fuzz ball named Tinkleston be capable of
sudden flying leaps with cat claws bared? But human behavior remains even more
mysterious, especially when Tinkleston’s owner is murdered on the night of a
gala fundraiser for Fur-ever Friends Pet Rescue.
Accompanied by her unflappable basset hound, Socrates, Daphne plans to take
charge of Tinks the Terror and leave the crime-solving to handsome detective
Jonathan Black. But while luring the prickly Persian out of hiding, she uncovers
clues that might take suspicion off her own mother. Maeve Templeton already has
a reputation as a killer—in real estate. How far would she go to bag Sylvan
Creek’s most coveted property, the Flynt Mansion?
To expose the truth, Daphne finds herself donning a deranged clown costume on
an autumnal adventure that might just be crazy enough to work—if it doesn’t get
her killed.
Includes recipes for homemade pet treats!
Mystery Cozy [Kensington, On Sale: September 26, 2017, Mass Market
Paperback / e-Book, ISBN: 9781496707406 / eISBN: 9781496707413]
Brewing Trouble
#3
Disaster is on tap in this all-new mystery from the author of Tangled Up
in Brew.
It's Oktoberfest in Pittsburgh, and brewpub owner Maxine "Max" O'Hara is
prepping for a busy month at the Allegheny Brew House. To create the perfect
atmosphere for the boozy celebration, Max hires an oompah band. But when one of
the members from the band turns up dead, it's up to Max to solve the murder
before the festivities are ruined.
Adding to the brewing trouble, Candy, Max's friend, is acting suspicious...
Secrets from her past are fermenting under the surface, and Max must uncover the
truth to prove her friend's innocence. To make matters worse, Jake's snooty
ex-fiancée shows up in town for an art gallery opening, and she'll be nothing
but a barrel of trouble for Max.
Mystery Cozy [Berkley Prime Crime, On Sale: October 3, 2017, Mass
Market Paperback / e-Book, ISBN: 9780425277713 / eISBN: 9780698181762]
Book Barn
Mystery
Charli Rae Warren doesn’t plan on striking it rich as the owner of an
independent bookstore in Hazel Rock, Texas—especially one with a pink armadillo
as its mascot. But when an ingenious advertising campaign puts her business on
the map, it ropes in some deadly publicity . . .
Charli can’t believe writer Lucy Barton has agreed to promote her latest
Midnight Poet Society novel at The Book Barn Princess—or that there’s only a
week-and-a-half to prepare for the signing. It’s all because of The Book
Seekers, a smartphone app created by her cousin Jamal exclusively for Charli’s
bookstore, which sends fans on a virtual scavenger hunt around town for a chance
to meet the bestselling author. But as soon as it goes live, people turn up dead
. . .
Someone’s using The Book Seekers to track victims and copycat the fictional
Midnight Poet Society homicides, and horrified locals suspect Jamal could be the
mastermind behind the crimes. While Charli readies the Barn for a stampede of
new customers, it’ll take true grit to shelve the culprit before her brainy
cousin gets locked behind bars, Ms. Barton backs out of the visit, and she finds
herself up a creek—with a serial killer holding the paddle!
Mystery Cozy [Lyrical Press Underground, On Sale: October 10, 2017,
e-Book, ISBN: 9781601837356 / eISBN: 9781601837356]
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