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HERE COMES THE BODY: First Book Fridays Giveaways, Week 2!

First, congratulations to Colleen C, winner of the first giveaway for HERE COMES THE BODY, Catering Hall Mystery #1!

it's Week 2 for ,HERE COMES THE BODY , the first book in my Catering Hall Mystery series, which I write under the name "Maria DiRico" - which happens to be the maiden name of my beloved late nonna.

Here's how the First Book Fridays giveaways work:

1) ,Every Friday,, I'll share a new entry form via a blogpost on my website, starting with this post today.

2) One winner will be chosen via random.org and announced in a blog post on my website ,every Monday.

3) Books will mailed to ,all four of the month's winners as soon as I can get to the post office or after the giveaway for each series is completed.

,TO ENTER THE GIVEAWAY for HERE COMES THE BODY,

,CLICK HERE!

(And if you'd like to receive my newsletter for breaking news - professional and personal! - and contests available only to newsletter subscribers,, ,click here .)

A NEW BOOK for First Book Fridays Giveaways!

First, congratulations to Carla Thomas, winner of the final giveaway for PLANTATION SHUDDERS, Cajun Country Mystery #1!

It's time to share a new book in my three months of giveaways of the first book from each of my series! It's HERE COMES THE BODY, the first book in my Catering Hall Mystery series, which I write under the name "Maria DiRico" - which happens to be the maiden name of my beloved late nonna.

Here's how the First Book Fridays giveaways work:

1) ,Every Friday,, I'll share a new entry form via a blogpost on my website, starting with this post today.

2) One winner will be chosen via random.org and announced in a blog post on my website ,every Monday.

3) Books will mailed to ,all four of the month's winners after the giveaway for each series is completed.

I'm kicking off this massive giveaway with ,,PLANTATION SHUDDERS, Cajun Country Mystery #1.

TO ENTER THE GIVEAWAY for HERE COMES THE BODY, ,,CLICK HERE!

(And if you'd like to receive my newsletter for breaking news - professional and personal! - and contests available only to newsletter subscribers, click here .)

First Book Fridays Giveaways - Week 4!

It's the last giveaway week for , PLANTATION SHUDDERS, Cajun Country Mystery #1 .

But first... Based on a number generated by ,random.org, we have a winner for the Week Three giveaway and it's Susan Waagner. Congratulations, Susan!

My three months of giveaways of the first book from each of my series continues! Here's how it works:

1) ,Every Friday,, I'll share a new entry form via a blogpost on my website, starting with this post today.

2) One winner will be chosen via random.org and announced in a blog post on my website ,every Monday.

3) Books will mailed to ,all four of the month's winners after the giveaway for each series is completed.

This is the last week of a giveaway for ,,PLANTATION SHUDDERS, Cajun Country Mystery #1.

TO ENTER THE GIVEAWAY, ,,CLICK HERE!

(And if you'd like to receive my newsletter for breaking news - professional and personal! - and contests available only to newsletter subscribers, click here .)

WEEK TWO of First Book Fridays Giveaways!

Welcome to Week Two of my three-months-giveaway for the first book from each of my series! Here's how it works:

1) ,Every Friday,, I'll share a new entry form via a blogpost on my website, starting with this post today.

2) One winner will be chosen via random.org and announced in a blog post on my website ,every Monday.

3) Books will mailed to ,all four of the month's winners after the giveaway for each series is completed.

I'm kicking off this massive giveaway with ,,PLANTATION SHUDDERS, Cajun Country Mystery #1.

TO ENTER THE GIVEAWAY, ,,CLICK HERE!

(And if you'd like to receive my newsletter for breaking news - professional and personal! - and contests available only to newsletter subscribers, click here .)

We have a winner for First Book Friday Giveaways, Week 1!

Thank you all so much for entering this week's giveaway. Using ,random.org to generate a number that aligned with signups, the winner is Cheryl H. Wright from western Washington state.

I hope you'll all continue to enter my three months of giveaways. I'll share a contest signup link via a blog post every Friday from now through October 30th, so check back here this coming Friday. A new winner every week!

First Book Friday Giveaways, Week 3!

But first, based on a number generated by random.org, we have a winner for Week Two's contest and it's Debbie Schnieder.... Congratulations, Debbie!

My three months of giveaways of the first book from each of my series continues!

Here's how it works:

1) ,Every Friday,, I'll share a new entry form via a blogpost on my website, starting with this post today.

2) One winner will be chosen via random.org and announced in a blog post on my website ,every Monday.

3) Books will mailed to ,all four of the month's winners after the giveaway for each series is completed.

I'm kicking off this massive giveaway with ,,PLANTATION SHUDDERS, Cajun Country Mystery #1.

TO ENTER THE GIVEAWAY for WEEK THREE, ,,CLICK HERE!

(And if you'd like to receive my newsletter for breaking news - professional and personal! - and contests available only to newsletter subscribers, click here .)

Introducing First Book Fridays Giveaways!

I'm so excited to share my new idea with you - three months of giveaways of the first book from each of my series! Here's how it works:

1) ,Every Friday,, I'll share a new entry form via a blogpost on my website, starting with this post today.

2) One winner will be chosen via random.org and announced in a blog post on my website ,every Monday.

3) Books will mailed to ,all four of the month's winners after the giveaway for each series is completed.

I'm kicking off this massive giveaway with ,,PLANTATION SHUDDERS, Cajun Country Mystery #1.

TO ENTER THE GIVEAWAY, ,,CLICK HERE!

Enjoy FOUR PARTIES AND A FUNERAL!

Life got in the way of sharing the release of my fourth Catering Hall Mystery (which I write as Maria DiRico). So, enjoy a double dose of videos celebrating a book reviewers have described as hilarious. Don't believe me? Watch the second video...

https://video.wixstatic.com/video/2a89c9_e09ae99cc02040d3be55a4ae8126a6b3/1080p/mp4/file.mp4

Here's that second video!

https://video.wixstatic.com/video/2a89c9_8e333966f464438d8a8f4ed59354a2b3/1080p/mp4/file.mp4

Hope you enjoy the book as much as these reviewers did!

WINED AND DIED IN NEW ORLEANS is available!

I'm thrilled to share that WINED AND DIED IN NEW ORLEANS, Vintage Cookbook Mystery #2, has officially released. To celebrate, I put all my goofy Shameless Shilling Campaign graphics into one video. Brace yourself for some major punning!

And you can purchase WINED AND DIED IN NEW ORLEANS by using one of the links found on this page.

https://video.wixstatic.com/video/2a89c9_2e52151893db48668c3cb2305e32c2c1/1080p/mp4/file.mp4

A Great Kirkus Review for WINED AND DIED IN NEW ORLEANS

I'm kicking off my Shameless Shilling Campaign for WINED AND DIED IN NEW ORLEANS by sharing the essence of the Kirkus review. They can be really tough on books, so I count this as a rave. :-)

WINED AND DIED IN NEW ORLEANS officially launches February 7, but you can preorder it by clicking here to guarantee speedy delivery.

Laissez les bons temps rouler! Let the good times roll.