Instead of trying to find your perfect match in a dating app, we bring you the โAuthor-
Reader Match" where we introduce you to authors as a reader you may fall in love with. It's our
great pleasure to presentย Kirsten Weiss!ย Writes: I write cozy mystery in its various forms, including paranormal. My
latest release is the cozy mystery CHOCOLATE A LA MURDER, book four in my Perfectly Proper Paranormal
Museum series. I call this series โparanormal light.โ There may be something supernatural
happening at the San Benedetto Paranormal Museum (it is, after all, a paranormal museum),
but thatโs up to the reader to decide. The real defining elements of my books are love and
humor. The main characters love and care about each other, and the quirky humor reflects
that.
About my heroine: Maddie Kosloski returned to California after a decade overseas and
discovered she had a lot of rebuilding to do. CHOCOLATE A LA MURDER is the fourth book in the cozy mystery series, and
at this stage, Maddieโs finally ready to settle into her new life with her new love, police
detective Jason Slate. But the universe has some zany curveballs (and murder) in store. Plus
chocolate. Lots and lots of chocolate.
What Iโm looking for in my ideal reader match:
- My ideal reader is looking for a light and breezy cozy mystery puzzle.
- She wants to laugh with someone, not at someone.
- She enjoys page-turning suspense, quirky characters, and witty banter.
- Her perfect evening in involves a riveting mystery novel, a box of chocolates, and a glass of
wine or diet soda.
- She enjoys wine tasting or at least the idea of wine tasting. This mystery is set in central
California wine country, after all.
What to expect if weโre compatible: If weโre compatible, youโll be staying
up half the night reading to see what happens next, and laughing out loud as you flip the
pages. You can expect a wide library of mystery novels and novellas coming your way. I have a
large backlist of titles, including my โWitsโ Endโ funny cozy mystery series and โThe Witches
of Doyleโ witch mysteries.
It's Wine and Chocolate Days in San Benedetto, and paranormal
museum owner Maddie Kosloski has sweet dreams about her new
Magic of Chocolate exhibit. Her latest attraction is a haunted Mexican
whisk called a molinillo that rattles if someone lies. When Maddie visits
the town's new boutique chocolate shop, she finds one of the owners
dead and covered in melted cocoa.
Maddie's determined to catch the killer, and she soon uncovers deadly
dealings in the world of artisan chocolate. But the deception
surrounding those dealings are enough to make the molinillo rattle all
night. Will Maddie have to temper her passion for sleuthing before a
killer makes her fate a bittersweet one?
Kirsten Weiss grew up in San Mateo, California. After getting her MBA, she joined the Peace
Corps, starting an international career that took her around the fringes of the defunct USSR
and into the Afghan war zone. Her experiences abroad not only gave her glimpses into the
darker side of human nature, but also sparked an interest in the effects of mysticism and
mythology, and how both are woven into our daily lives.
She writes paranormal mystery and suspense, blending her experiences and imagination to
create vivid worlds of magic and mayhem.
Kirsten has never met a dessert she didn't like, and her guilty pleasures are watching ghost
Whisperer re-runs and drinking good wine.
I love finding books and authors that can make me laugh! Thank you for the chance! (Margaret Yelton 12:43pm March 2, 2019)
I think we are a perfect match! I love cozies and just love the cover on this one! (Jaime Minter 2:06pm March 5, 2019)
Love mysteries and chocolate! Match made in heaven! (Shelley Butcher 2:05am March 11, 2019)
This sounds like a great book - and I LOVE the cover. Thanks for the chance to win. (Nancy Reynolds 11:43am March 11, 2019)
I had seen the paranormal museum mysteries on amazon when I was book shopping but I hadn't tried one yet and I'm not sure why. Reading this post I realize that I've been missing out on an author that I will very likely love. I'll be trying this series the next time I'm on Amazon. Thanks to the author for the post and to Fresh Fiction for introducing me to another author that sounds perfect for me. (Mary Songer 4:14pm March 11, 2019)
Love mysteries. Can't wait to read. Thanks. (Sharon Extine 6:11pm March 11, 2019)
This is a fun series & I'm looking forward to reading Maddie's new adventure. (Jana B 12:51pm March 12, 2019)
Mystery and paranormal --- That's a perfect combination (Anna Speed 2:32am March 12, 2019)
You had me at chocolate. (Pam Howell 7:43am March 12, 2019)
sounds like a good book,,id love to read (Vickie Couturier 8:47am March 12, 2019)
Chocolate, paranormal and humor - sounds wonderful! (Catherine Wolverton 4:53pm March 12, 2019)
I love cozy mysteries and would love to win this one! Thanks for the chance to win a copy!! (Teresa Ward 10:40pm March 12, 2019)
Light and breezy mysteries sound perfect! Great cover! (John Smith 9:10am March 13, 2019)
Chocolate and mysteries, a match made in heaven. Thanks for the chance! (Kathleen Gardiner 9:30pm March 13, 2019)
Love the cover. Thanks for the chance. (Susan Clickner 2:39pm March 14, 2019)
OMG Chocolate, Wine, Murder and the Supernatural! Sounds Delicious!! Thank You for the opportunity to win a copy! (Kathy Roope 10:57pm March 14, 2019)
I love the story! Thanks for the giveaway (Jaye Smith 2:34pm March 16, 2019)
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