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April 12, 2023
One-of-a-Kind Sale
Happening now! Bent spines, off-center covers, glue on the spines—these things happen in printing. These copies are one-of-a-kind because they are not “perfect.”
Now’s your chance to pick up SIGNED COPIES of the first three books in the Spokane Clock Tower Mysteries for ONE LOW PRICE!
Normally $16.99 each, pick up all three for just $30.
Give these books a home. The insides are just fine, and full of the mystery you’ll love!
Order now!
The Spokane Clock Tower Mysteries“Not only surpassed my expectations, Butcher, Baker, Candlestick Taker also fired up my brain and I still can’t get the feeling out of my head.… Her books are a high that no drug can match.” — @purposeofabook, Bookstagram Reviewer
“I was in suspense the whole time.” —Alex Fergus, Spokane Historian
“Page-turning addicting!” — @thegingermorticia, Bookstagram Reviewer
“You won’t want to put this one down, even for a minute.” —Brenda, Goodreads Review
“All the Agatha Christie vibes I could want.…” — @bibliobrunette, Bookstagram Reviewer
Butcher, Baker, Candlestick TakerSet in Gilded Age Spokane, Archie Prescot has traveled across the country to design the now-iconic Spokane clock tower for the new Great Northern Railroad Depot. When his talent for creating unique clock chimes connects him with a local patroness, he is thrilled, until she is discovered dead in the workshop of his new colleague.
Cupboards All BaredA body discovered in Hangman Creek looks to be the result of an accidental fall, but what begins as a “simple” mystery for Thomas Carew and his twin brother Bernard quickly becomes a lot more complicated, including implications that tie in with the bombings at the Idaho mines, and perhaps even President McKinley’s planned visit.
Crazy Maids in a RowThe insane belong in the asylum. But what if the insane are the only ones who can help you?
The Baker is in the Medical Lake asylum, which means all should be well with the world. But when a string of murders draws Marian, Archie, and the Carew brothers to her doorstep, they begin to wonder if she’s at it again…
Be sure to read Books 1 & 2 before diving into Book 3.
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March 24, 2023
Live Antiquarian Books Chat
Do you love old books? Vintage books? Book restoration? Then this is the chat for you!
Join me and Leah Humenuck as we discuss antiquarian books LIVE tomorrow at 1:00pm MST!Leah spends her days restoring vintage books! I’m so excited to take a look at her personal collection and to learn more about classic books!
Leah is a personal friend and aspiring writer—encourage her, folks! She’d write an amazing book!
Be sure to follow her as @bibliobrunette on Instagram as she posts incredible videos and images of the books she’s read, restored, and collected.
Be sure to hit that subscribe button for my channel, as well! New videos posted every Saturday, LIVE every last Saturday of the month!
Find more information about the Spokane Clock Tower Mysteries here.
Purchase copies direct from the author by clicking the image above!Learn more about my new book, A Deed of Dreadful Note, first in the Anna Katharine Green Mysteries here!
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You can also add my books to your Want to Read list on Goodreads! Follow my Author Page while you’re there to hear when a new book is added! (Hint: I just added one!)
Thank you for reading, watching, and supporting me and my writing!
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March 20, 2023
NEW NOVEL COMING SOON
As we near the end of Women’s History Month, it’s time to announce my NEW novel COMING SOON!
In 2019, I wrote my first draft of this novel. For the past four years I’ve been researching, reading, and soaking up anything and everything I could learn about a certain female author who has been forgotten.
Fifteen years before Sir Arthur Conan Doyle published A Study in Scarlet, Anna Katharine Green began writing The Leavenworth Case, inspiring the creation of detectives like Sherlock, Poirot, and Wimsey, as well as almost every device and convention we now recognize as standard in detective mystery fiction.
When her father’s client is found murdered, Anna takes up the call to prove innocent the young girl accused of the murder. The investigation inspires many of the events, characters, and descriptions that would later be published in her debut novel.
A love letter to mystery and writing itself, A Deed of Dreadful Note is an homage and reintroduction to an author who was the Agatha Christie of her time but a forgotten female today.
This book is a fictionalized account of how Anna Katharine Green’s first novel may have come to be…
Release Date, Cover, and More Coming Soon!Sign up for my newsletter to be the first to hear all the details! You’ll also receive my latest short story, “Murder for a Jar of Red Rum,” for FREE for signing up!
Be sure to also follow me on Instagram and Facebook to hear the latest news concerning new book releases and events. And of course, subscribe to my YouTube channel!
You can also add my books to your Want to Read list on Goodreads! Follow my Author Page while you’re there so you’ll be notified when this new book is updated! For now, you can add it to your list here!
—Learn more about Anna Katharine Green—Watch my YouTube Channel playlist all about Anna Katharine Green.
November 11th is Anna Katharine Green’s birthday! Read this post to learn more about her impact on mystery fiction.
AKG and I have a lot in common, it turns out! Read this post to learn why I consider Anna Katharine Green my sister from another century.
Find my full review, great quotes, and learn how Anna Katharine Green inspired Agatha Christie here from when I re-read The Clocks, and began to really research who this Green woman was.
Find my full review and great quotes here from the first time I read The Leavenworth Case.
Find my full review and great quotes here from the first time I read That Affair Next Door, the first Miss Butterworth case.
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February 23, 2023
Live Jekyll and Hyde Discussion
Hello, readers!
If you’ve read my books in the Spokane Clock Tower Mysteries, you’re familiar with my characters’ discussion of The Strange Case of Dr. Jekyll and Mr. Hyde…
Tune in TODAY at 4:00pm MST to hear a live discussion of the book with my fellow BookTubers!It’s a Classics Cage Match! Join me, historical mystery author Patricia Meredith, as I discuss the Strange Case of Dr. Jekyll and Mr. Hyde by Robert Louis Stevenson with fellow classics readers @ToriTalks2 @KaysHiddenShelf and @SheWasOnlyEvie!
Be sure to check out their channels and give them a follow!
https://youtube.com/@ToriTalks2
https://www.youtube.com/@KaysHiddenShelf
https://www.youtube.com/@SheWasOnlyEvie
Be sure to hit that subscribe button for my channel, as well! New videos posted every Saturday, LIVE every last Saturday of the month!
I’d also encourage you to read a copy of my book, Butcher, Baker, Candlestick Taker, as you’ll find our discussion pertinent to the mystery within… 
Purchase copies direct from the author by clicking the image above!Sign up for my newsletter to receive my newest blogs delivered straight to your inbox. This includes sneak peeks and behind-the-scenes for all my books! You’ll receive my latest short story, “Murder for a Jar of Red Rum,” for FREE for signing up!
Be sure to also follow me on Instagram and Facebook to hear the latest news concerning new book releases and events. And of course, subscribe to my YouTube channel!
You can also add my books to your Want to Read list on Goodreads! Follow my Author Page while you’re there!
Thank you for reading, watching, and supporting me and my writing!
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February 10, 2023
Live Interview with Tori Talks
Hello my dear readers!
Tonight I’ll be interviewed by the incredible Tori on her channel! I hope you’ll tune in and join the live conversation as we chat. Feel free to ask any questions you might have about me and my writing. I’d love to have the opportunity to answer them!
Join us Tonight, Feb 10, at 6:00 pm MST!While you’re on YouTube, be sure to check out my channel and punch that subscribe button!
Be sure to hit that notification bell, too, so you’ll be the first to know when I post a new video! New videos posted every Saturday, every last Saturday of the month I’ll be going LIVE!
On my channel you’ll find behind-the-scenes, writing tips, favorite book lists, readings, interviews, reviews, as well as my baking videos!
Subscribe today—you won’t want to miss what I’ve got planned!
Find more information about the Spokane Clock Tower Mysteries here.
Purchase copies direct from the author by clicking the image above!Sign up for my newsletter to receive my newest blogs delivered straight to your inbox. This includes sneak peeks and behind-the-scenes for all my books! You’ll receive my latest short story, “Murder for a Jar of Red Rum,” for FREE for signing up!
Be sure to also follow me on Instagram and Facebook to hear the latest news concerning new book releases and events. And of course, subscribe to my YouTube channel!
You can also add my books to your Want to Read list on Goodreads! Follow my Author Page while you’re there!
Thank you for reading, watching, and supporting me and my writing!
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January 28, 2023
Bake-Along Live with Amy Marie
Today at noon MST I go LIVE with fellow BookTuber Amy Marie!
Join me and @bookswithamymarie as we bake lemon-rosemary muffins straight out of Mrs. Curry’s cookbook! (Mrs. Curry is my cook character featured in the Spokane Clock Tower Mysteries.)
Find the recipe here!
Subscribe to my YouTube channel!If you enjoy baking, check out my other 19th century cookbook baking videos on YouTube!
Be sure to hit that subscribe button and notification bell so you’ll be the first to know when I post a new video! New videos posted every Saturday, every last Saturday of the month I’ll be going LIVE!
On my channel you’ll find behind-the-scenes, writing tips, top ten lists, readings, interviews, reviews, and, of course, my baking videos! In fact, I’ve already got over 50 videos posted!
Subscribe today—you won’t want to miss what I’ve got planned!
Find more information about the Spokane Clock Tower Mysteries here.
Sign up for my newsletter to receive my newest blogs delivered straight to your inbox. This includes sneak peeks and behind-the-scenes for all my books! You’ll receive my latest short story, “Murder for a Jar of Red Rum,” for FREE for signing up!
Be sure to also follow me on Instagram and Facebook to hear the latest news concerning new book releases and events. And of course, subscribe to my YouTube channel!
You can also add my books to your Want to Read list on Goodreads! Follow my Author Page while you’re there!
Thank you for reading, watching, and supporting me and my writing!
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January 22, 2023
Lemon-Rosemary Muffins
“So,” Thomas began, “any sign of your husband, Mrs. Sigmund? Just cream, please,” he said in response to the proffered additives, helping himself to a muffin—yes, definitely lemon but with a sprinkling of rosemary. He was beginning to wonder if Mrs. Curry had been his mother in another life.
“No, sir,” the maid said softly, avoiding his eyes.
“I see. And you still maintain you don’t know where he’s snuck off to?” Lemon crumbles fell from his lips. He used his fingertip to pick them up again, emphatic he wouldn’t be letting one morsel go to waste.…
He sighed as he finished his muffin and reached for a second one, bumping hands with Prescot as he did the same. Prescot shifted in his seat beside him and looked apologetic, but Thomas didn’t see any problem with showing Mrs. Curry their gratitude for her skills, so he grabbed another one with an encouraging smile in the clockmaker’s direction.
—Butcher, Baker, Candlestick Taker by Patricia Meredith
Today I’m so excited to share with you my recipe for Mrs. Curry’s Lemon-Rosemary Muffins—one of my favorite treats to make for tea, breakfast, or any old time!
Tricks from the 19th CenturyDid they even have sour cream and buttermilk in the 19th century? They sure did! At least, according to the cookbooks I’ve collected, I’ve certainly found it listed among the used ingredients for recipes multiple times.
Don’t have sour cream? Don’t have buttermilk?
You can replace both easily by mixing 1 cup milk with 1 tablespoon lemon and letting it sit for 10 minutes before incorporating it into your muffin mix.
If you don’t have sour cream but you do have yogurt, that’s another great substitute!
Catch us baking this recipe LIVE on YouTube!I’ll be joined by Booktuber Amy Marie, who’s been devouring the Spokane Clock Tower Mysteries and raving about them on her channel!
Head to YouTube and subscribe to both of our channels, and be sure to hit that notification bell for when we go LIVE on Saturday, January 28, at 12:00 MST!
Learn more information about the Spokane Clock Tower Mysteries here.
Sign up for my newsletter to receive my newest blogs delivered straight to your inbox. This includes sneak peeks and behind-the-scenes for all my books! You’ll receive my latest short story, “Murder for a Jar of Red Rum,” for FREE for signing up!Be sure to also follow me on Instagram and Facebook to hear the latest news concerning new book releases and events. And of course, subscribe to my YouTube channel!
You can also add my books to your Want to Read list on Goodreads! Follow my Author Page while you’re there!
Thank you for reading, watching, and supporting me and my writing!
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January 9, 2023
Live Intro Via Bookshelves
If you missed it live, you can still stream my introduction via my bookshelves that happened Saturday!
They say you can tell a lot about a person from their bookshelves…
To that end, I went live to introduce myself via my bookshelves! People asked questions, responded to my favorite books, and really got involved in the live chat! It was such a blast!
Even if you missed it, I’d love to hear your reactions to the video and my ideas for some of the vlogs I intend to post this year. Let me know what you want to know about me and my writing!
Subscribe to my YouTube channel!In case you didn’t hear, beginning this year, I’ll be switching to a primarily BookTube format! If you want to be the first to know when I upload a new video, head on over to YouTube now to subscribe to my channel. Be sure to hit the little notification bell, too!
On my channel you’ll find behind-the-scenes, writing tips, top ten lists, readings, interviews, reviews, and, of course, my baking videos! In fact, I’ve already got over 50 videos posted!
Subscribe today—you won’t want to miss what I’ve got planned!
What about my website newsletter subscription?
Don’t worry! The subscription to my website will continue to notify you when I’ve posted a new blog, but now they’ll simply be vlogs, so they’ll point you to YouTube (like this one)!
To show YouTube that you like my stuff and think I’m worth watching (and reading!), please also subscribe over on YouTube. It doesn’t change anything and it helps other people find me! We’re almost to 50 subscribers already! Make it happen today!
Find more information about the Spokane Clock Tower Mysteries here.
Sign up for my newsletter to receive my newest blogs delivered straight to your inbox. This includes sneak peeks and behind-the-scenes for all my books! You’ll receive my latest short story, “Murder for a Jar of Red Rum,” for FREE for signing up!
Be sure to also follow me on Instagram and Facebook to hear the latest news concerning new book releases and events. And of course, subscribe to my YouTube channel!
You can also add my books to your Want to Read list on Goodreads! Follow my Author Page while you’re there!
Thank you for reading, watching, and supporting me and my writing!
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December 18, 2022
Spice Cookies from 1901
Join me as I try out Christmas recipes circa 1900!
Last year, I shared three recipes from three different cookbooks. You can find them here:
You can also find all my recipe videos in one easy playlist on my YouTube channel. (Be sure to hit that subscribe button while you’re there!)
Last week I shared my recipe for Three Minute Cake, and the week before that for Apple Pie.
This last recipe is for Spice Cookies from The Settlement Cookbook published in 1901.
Spice Cookies
—The Settlement Cook Book, recipes compiled by Lizzie Black Kander, Milwaukee, 1901
I did the second recipe and baked these cookies at 350 F for 10-15 minutes. Be sure to spray your pan as these cookies do not come up easily!
Thank you for joining me!
Find more information about the Spokane Clock Tower Mysteries here.
Sign up for my newsletter to receive my newest blogs delivered straight to your inbox. This includes sneak peeks and behind-the-scenes for all my books! You’ll receive my latest short story, “Murder for a Jar of Red Rum,” for FREE for signing up!
Be sure to also follow me on Instagram and Facebook to hear the latest news concerning new book releases and events. And of course, subscribe to my YouTube channel!
Add my books to your Want to Read list on Goodreads! Follow my Author Page while you’re there!
Check out my Christmas Sale!This is your perfect chance to pick up the first three books in the Spokane Clock Tower Mysteries direct from the author SIGNED for one low price! A perfect Christmas gift!
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December 11, 2022
Three Minute Cake from 1905
Join me as I try out Christmas recipes circa 1900!
Last year, I shared three recipes from three different cookbooks. You can find them here:
You can also find all my recipe videos in one easy playlist on my YouTube channel. (Be sure to hit that subscribe button while you’re there!)
Last week I shared my recipe for Apple Pie.
This second recipe is for Three Minute Cake from a Pillsbury Cookbook published in 1905.
Three Minute Cake
—A Book for a Cook by Pillsbury, published in Minneapolis, Minnesota, 1905
If you’d like to make these like I did as cupcakes instead of a cake, bake at 350 F for 15-20 minutes.
Thank you for joining me!
Find more information about the Spokane Clock Tower Mysteries here.
Sign up for my newsletter to receive my newest blogs delivered straight to your inbox. This includes sneak peeks and behind-the-scenes for all my books! You’ll receive my latest short story, “Murder for a Jar of Red Rum,” for FREE for signing up!
Be sure to also follow me on Instagram and Facebook to hear the latest news concerning new book releases and events. And of course, subscribe to my YouTube channel!
Add my books to your Want to Read list on Goodreads! Follow my Author Page while you’re there!
Check out my Christmas Sale!This is your perfect chance to pick up the first three books in the Spokane Clock Tower Mysteries direct from the author SIGNED for one low price! A perfect Christmas gift!
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