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April 28, 2013
A Thyme to Die: Peggy Lee Garden Mystery #6
By Joyce and Jim Lavene
If you've ever read a Peggy Lee Garden Mystery, you'll know there is plenty of gardening information and a lot of common sense from botanist, garden shop owner, Peggy Lee. This time she is chairing the International Flower Show in Charlotte, NC. It is the perfect home for her , but the murder of her friend makes opening day a wreck. Peggy must keep the flower show going, and help find the person who killed her friend.
A Thyme to Die
If you've ever read a Peggy Lee Garden Mystery, you'll know there is plenty of gardening information and a lot of common sense from botanist, garden shop owner, Peggy Lee. This time she is chairing the International Flower Show in Charlotte, NC. It is the perfect home for her , but the murder of her friend makes opening day a wreck. Peggy must keep the flower show going, and help find the person who killed her friend.
A Thyme to Die
April 15, 2013
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March 31, 2013
Book launch for That Old Flame of Mine
National bestselling authors, Joyce and Jim Lavene, will launch, discuss, and sign their latest mystery novel, That Old Flame of Mine, on Thursday, April 4th from 6:30 -- 8:00 PM at Mysteries & More Bookstore in Lenox Village, Nashville, TN. Written under the pseudonym of J. J. Cook, this is the first book in their Sweet Pepper fire brigade mystery series. It's set in the Great Smoky Mountains of East Tennessee and features Fire Chief Stella Griffin, who solves crime with the help of her predecessor, who just happens to be a ghost. Light refreshments will be served and everyone is invited to attend. For additional details, call 837-3300 or see the Mysteries & More website: www.mysteriesandmore.netThat Old Flame of Mine
March 26, 2013
That Old Flame of Mine
That Old Flame of Mine, the first book in the Sweet Pepper Fire Brigade Mysteries will be out next week, on April 2nd! Yay! It feels like forever since we sent it in. The publishing process doesn't move quickly.
We will be doing a mini book tour in Tennessee next week, with stops in Nashville, Knoxville, Sevierville and Pigeon Forge.
Blurb: Set in the Great Smoky Mountains of Tennessee, J. J. Cook’s thrilling new mystery series features Fire Chief Stella Griffin, who solves crime with the help of her predecessor, who just happens to be a ghost…
From Melissa's Mochas, Mysteries and More: "The writing team of Jim and Joyce Lavene (under the pen name JJ Cook) have created a wonderful new Southern cozy series - the Sweet Pepper Fire Brigade Series - set in the Great Smoky Mountains of Tennessee.
Stella has left a cheating boyfriend behind in Chicago to start up a fire brigade in Sweet Pepper - not knowing there is an ulterior motive behind her being chosen for the job. When her good friend Tory dies in what appears to be an accidental house fire, Stella suspects arson and murder, especially when she discovers suspicious fires have haunted the woman for years. Aided by the ghost of the former fire chief Eric Gamlyn, Stella attempts to sniff out a killer while weeding through the townsfolk's secrets, including a few right in her own family!
There are so many questions left unanswered by the end of this book that the wait for book #2 is going to be a killer. Stella and Eric have developed a surprisingly touching relationship, and are a crime-solving duo to be reckoned with."
We will be doing a mini book tour in Tennessee next week, with stops in Nashville, Knoxville, Sevierville and Pigeon Forge.
Blurb: Set in the Great Smoky Mountains of Tennessee, J. J. Cook’s thrilling new mystery series features Fire Chief Stella Griffin, who solves crime with the help of her predecessor, who just happens to be a ghost…
From Melissa's Mochas, Mysteries and More: "The writing team of Jim and Joyce Lavene (under the pen name JJ Cook) have created a wonderful new Southern cozy series - the Sweet Pepper Fire Brigade Series - set in the Great Smoky Mountains of Tennessee.
Stella has left a cheating boyfriend behind in Chicago to start up a fire brigade in Sweet Pepper - not knowing there is an ulterior motive behind her being chosen for the job. When her good friend Tory dies in what appears to be an accidental house fire, Stella suspects arson and murder, especially when she discovers suspicious fires have haunted the woman for years. Aided by the ghost of the former fire chief Eric Gamlyn, Stella attempts to sniff out a killer while weeding through the townsfolk's secrets, including a few right in her own family!
There are so many questions left unanswered by the end of this book that the wait for book #2 is going to be a killer. Stella and Eric have developed a surprisingly touching relationship, and are a crime-solving duo to be reckoned with."
January 16, 2013
Visions of Love
It's release day for our new paranormal, romantic suspense novel, Visions of Love! We're so excited!
Visions of Love
Sexy, Paranormal, romantic suspense, novel-length
Ex-FBI agent and psychic child finder, Grace Harris, is coerced into helping wealthy software king Steve Williams find his missing six-year-old daughter. Grace hasn’t done this work since she almost killed a man who’d murdered his daughter four years ago. She quit the FBI and gave up drinking, retiring to her home in South Carolina where generations of women in her family have been psychic healers. Grace doesn’t trust Steve Williams, but she falls hard for him anyway. In his arms, Grace begins to lose sight of everything, except her promise to find Bryce, Steve’s daughter. But there are too many secrets, too many lies, standing in her way. Can Grace’s psychic visions and FBI training, help her find Bryce? Or will they both be lost in a web of deceit and darkness?Visions of Love
Visions of Love
Sexy, Paranormal, romantic suspense, novel-length
Ex-FBI agent and psychic child finder, Grace Harris, is coerced into helping wealthy software king Steve Williams find his missing six-year-old daughter. Grace hasn’t done this work since she almost killed a man who’d murdered his daughter four years ago. She quit the FBI and gave up drinking, retiring to her home in South Carolina where generations of women in her family have been psychic healers. Grace doesn’t trust Steve Williams, but she falls hard for him anyway. In his arms, Grace begins to lose sight of everything, except her promise to find Bryce, Steve’s daughter. But there are too many secrets, too many lies, standing in her way. Can Grace’s psychic visions and FBI training, help her find Bryce? Or will they both be lost in a web of deceit and darkness?Visions of Love
December 4, 2012
Launch Day for A Haunting Dream!
Hey! It's launch day for A Haunting Dream! To celebrate, we are giving away a copy of A Haunting Dream AND a copy of A Taste of the Outer Banks Cookbook! We bought the cookbook in October at Duck's Cottage. It includes a 150-year-old recipe for clam chowder and recipes collected from Outer Banks residents!
To enter the drawing, tell us the animal that runs wild on the beach (cat, muskrat, etc.) that is depicted by statues along the Outer Banks!
Send your answer to joyce@joyceandjimlavene.com
Good luck, and thanks for reading!A Haunting Dream
To enter the drawing, tell us the animal that runs wild on the beach (cat, muskrat, etc.) that is depicted by statues along the Outer Banks!
Send your answer to joyce@joyceandjimlavene.com
Good luck, and thanks for reading!A Haunting Dream
November 26, 2012
Blurb from A Haunting Dream
A Haunting Dream
By Joyce and Jim Lavene
ISBN: 978-0-425-25179-9
from Berkley Prime Crime
I crawled out of the ditch as quickly as I could, my heart pounding, the ghost ship pushed from my thoughts like yesterday’s high tide. I’d almost fallen right on the person. It was hard to tell for certain in the dim light, but the face looked like it belonged to Chuck Sparks.
Nothing but Banker determination made me go back to the ditch and try to decide if he was still alive. I got down close bedside him. I wasn’t a doctor, but I couldn’t feel a pulse. He felt cold. His body was stiff to the touch.
I used the light from my cell phone to look at him more carefully. It was Chuck. He was covered in sand as though he’d been rolled in it. Had someone buried him and the tide had shifted the sand?
I tried using the phone to call someone for help. No signal. At that point, it was a better flashlight than a phone. I didn’t want to leave Chuck alone but I had no choice. There was only so much I could do to help by myself.
“I’m sorry,” I whispered. “I have to go. I’ll be right back with someone who can do something for you. Don’t worry. You’ll be fine.”
As I started to get to my feet, his hand moved, clutching at my skirt beside it. His ghastly white face turned and looked at me as it had in the previous vision. “Help her.”
A Haunting Dream
By Joyce and Jim Lavene
ISBN: 978-0-425-25179-9
from Berkley Prime Crime
I crawled out of the ditch as quickly as I could, my heart pounding, the ghost ship pushed from my thoughts like yesterday’s high tide. I’d almost fallen right on the person. It was hard to tell for certain in the dim light, but the face looked like it belonged to Chuck Sparks.
Nothing but Banker determination made me go back to the ditch and try to decide if he was still alive. I got down close bedside him. I wasn’t a doctor, but I couldn’t feel a pulse. He felt cold. His body was stiff to the touch.
I used the light from my cell phone to look at him more carefully. It was Chuck. He was covered in sand as though he’d been rolled in it. Had someone buried him and the tide had shifted the sand?
I tried using the phone to call someone for help. No signal. At that point, it was a better flashlight than a phone. I didn’t want to leave Chuck alone but I had no choice. There was only so much I could do to help by myself.
“I’m sorry,” I whispered. “I have to go. I’ll be right back with someone who can do something for you. Don’t worry. You’ll be fine.”
As I started to get to my feet, his hand moved, clutching at my skirt beside it. His ghastly white face turned and looked at me as it had in the previous vision. “Help her.”
A Haunting Dream
November 11, 2012
A Haunting Dream
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Only a few weeks until December 4th when the new Missing Pieces book comes out! The new excerpt and other info is up at our website now. Check it out and get back with us! Our thanks to all our readers!
Only a few weeks until December 4th when the new Missing Pieces book comes out! The new excerpt and other info is up at our website now. Check it out and get back with us! Our thanks to all our readers!
October 25, 2012
A Happy Halloween!
We are at The Author's Desk at Berkley Prime Crime this morning, blogging about our family's Halloween parties.
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October 7, 2012
Looking up for a moment
Being a writer is different from many other careers. You're busy, sometimes very busy, like other occupations.
The only difference is that none of it is real.
Oh, it's real enough to you. The setting. The characters. You work hard to make them real to you so they can be real to your readers.
But they aren't really there - except in your mind.
It's always amazing when you're in the middle of a book and the roof is leaking and needs repair.
Where did that come from? I didn't write that into the plot!
No, wait. That's the REAL roof in my REAL house!
A character has to take her dog to the vet and you realize your REAL dog needed to go last week.
It's not easy living in two or three worlds at one time. Sometimes it's hard to know which world is real.
The only difference is that none of it is real.
Oh, it's real enough to you. The setting. The characters. You work hard to make them real to you so they can be real to your readers.
But they aren't really there - except in your mind.
It's always amazing when you're in the middle of a book and the roof is leaking and needs repair.
Where did that come from? I didn't write that into the plot!
No, wait. That's the REAL roof in my REAL house!
A character has to take her dog to the vet and you realize your REAL dog needed to go last week.
It's not easy living in two or three worlds at one time. Sometimes it's hard to know which world is real.
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